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let me tell you about the most disgusting thing i saw today.my mixed crew came in third after charging 5 seats and
almost came in a photo finish. oh wow!
but dude! why is that disgusting you may ask?
after doing my homework (talking to the cox) i found out
that our charges were insignificant, but we had a very
good last charge(5 seats and more).
so what are the implications of that?
simple, fear and conservation. people didnt give their
all and when bad things happened, like calling a later
charge, they were too far behind to make a comeback.
why save your energy to come in looking good? get third
place and go rapid charge. the race breakdown showed that
we were right beside the leading boat for the first 250m
but we let the other boats catch up. and then instead
of giving it all during the race, they depended on their
5 seat length very impressive last charge.
in contrast, look at the mens b boat.
there was composure, bad things happened. we called too
late (which i did predict by counting but i assumed
that the common mindset of giving all would not lead
to a very bad result. i was proven right, no issue)
but it was a good call by ian, very good initiative.
we gave all (even then i'd say "almost" because we
finished strong but at least not like in the mixed
race. they were panting but not heavily enough yet)
and they felt satisfied in doing a good set.
what was the difference?
drilling, confidence and composure.
they went in confident and calm, trusting each other
and the leaders. that was further improved by the
spirit and calling on the boat. transitions are
smoother when people call out.
we went in knowing and wanting to win, we didnt
dissapont as compared to the mixed boat. they
conserved because they were afraid to lose. they
wanted to have some "backup". that cost them.
now, i could go on. but to focus on the more
important issue is to find out how this applies
to the team as a whole, in particular my batch
in the a boat. which lost to our boat based on time.
1) open your mouths.
i know you guys give, but make sure you give
together. if the spirit aint there, you aint winning.
2)anticipate cockups
bad things will happen. caller may be down. who
takes over? in bad situations ( go figure some out)
what is the contingency plan.
3) go in fighting.
all you guys want to do is beat us in training and
be satisfied. its not going to make you win the
cup. beat us, but keep improving and dont rest on
the good feeling of winning. there are other teams
and those guys are the big prize to beat.
fighting spirit. is also definitely more on my boat
than on mens a. if you disagree we will settle it
on the race. you know its true.
guys, we're a team. and it sucks when you're not
performing to your best. i'm with you all the way,
and i'll be just as disappointed if you end up
with another sad stop in the campaign
posted by green unseen @ 3:21 AM
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