Texas Rowing's Dave O'Neill in Crossy's Corner - Part 3

The Head Coach of Texas Rowing, Dave O'Neill loves the sport and his enthusiasm is infectious. In this edition of Crossy's Corner, Martin Cross drags Dave back into the office after months of lockdown to ask him the important questions. Topics include the NCAA, the Olympic Rowing format, the benefit of pausing at the finish and what 2K score is going to catch his attention if you want to make the 1V. This interview is split into three parts, this it the last of the three. 0:00 Talking technique… 1:15 Looking at some video of Texas 8s in action. The pause at the release 2:55 Ian Wright’s influence? 3:30 Video of crews at higher rate, the pause goes away. 4:40 VIDEO NCAA Championships 2019 Final - the tailwind… 6:25 Where did you watch from? 7:00 The team medal - should it be at the Olympics? 7:55 The German 8+ out the start, something to emulate. 10:10 Using time instead of distance for race calls. Effort not stroke rate. 11:35 Looking loose through the 1K mark 13:05 The last 250… 15:00 Dave’s view on the Olympic format - getting the best athletes racing each other. 16:30 Crossy throws ergs into the Olympic mix… 17:00 Coastal rowing? 18:20 lessons from le Tour 19:25 What would you change in World Rowing? (doubling up!) 21:00 Is there a favourite race you have that watched repeatedly? 22:20 What do you think your chances were in 2020 of success? 23:15 Racing the Chinese 8+ 24:40 Athletes coming back in September? 25:40 Closing remarks Sign up to a Free 30 Day Trial with Ludum at: https://ludum.com/free-trial/