calls

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| finish | catch | drive | recovery |
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| squeeze biceps at finish | raise hands at the catch | pull in strong with outside hand | quick hands, slow slide |
| **send** the boat | catch like you mean it | watch your depth | push against yourself with your feet on the recovery |
| down and away | stand up off footplate | hang off that blade | let the boat move underneath you |
| finish together | match up at this catch | drive together | don’t pull yourself up to the catch |
| match up at the finish | drop blades | jump off the footplate | control the slide |
| send your puddles away from you | quick entry | drive with the legs | quick hands away |
| | don’t hesitate | bury those blades | |
| | get there and drive | clear the puddles | |
| | slam heels down | get that run | |
| | hard catches | power comes from the legs | |
| | aggressive catches | no digging | |
| | dramatic catches | no washing out | |

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| calls for technique | | |
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| down and away together | match up bodies over | you can’t have set w/o power |
| minor adjustments | keep trapezoid shape | you can’t have set w/o timing |
| tiny adjustments | relax your muscles | get that layback |
| steady hands | keep breathing | don’t drive til your blade is in |
| stay controlled | length is strength | keep your head still/stable |
| control your blade | reach out to your rigger | keep your shoulders level |
| sit up tall, be proud | pull **straight** back | keep your chest up |
| relax your grip | keep pressure on balls of feet | don’t drop hands at the catch |
| slow down the recovery | maintain connection with footplate | keep your chin up |
| relax the shoulders | get a good long layback | |
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| motivational calls | | |
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| think of someone to row this for, make them proud | we have ____m of water to make this happen | you’re running out of space with every stroke |
| put it all on the line | you’re not novices anymore | make it count |
| i know you have more in you | is this all you’re going to give | that was a good stroke, let’s do it again |
| give me 5 more strokes just like that | you’ve rowed for longer than this before | pain is temporary, push it out of your mind |
| leave everything on the dock | you have one job, do it well | (that thing about buying a win) |
| i want all your energy in the drive | i want to feel this boat move | give it to me right here |
| pull through | prove it to your team/ coach | make it hurt |
| do it for yourself, for the team | finish off with a bang | you’re so close you can taste it |
| work for your boat and it’ll work for you | full pressure | keep your head in the boat. this is abt you |
| keep building | give me everything you’ve got | empty the tank |
| make the move | this is your race | we’ve got em |
| stroke by stroke | take this race back | they know we’re coming |
| go crazy | get excited | bend the oar |
| make this boat fly | hold them off | keep the fire |
| make every stroke count | make the decision here | take it here and **now** |
| make every stroke better than the last | make it look easy | power it up |
| no off strokes | nothing can phase you | push the other crews away |
| how much do you want this | show me you want this | |
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