Introducing the Rowing Technical Error & Drill Explorer — a Free Educational Resource for Rowers and Coaches
Have a rowing technical error and don’t know how to fix it?
Maybe you’re catching too early, missing the front end, or rushing the slide — and you’ve watched every slow-motion clip you can find, but still can’t figure out what to do differently.
I’ve been there.
There was a time when I didn’t know this stuff either. The understanding I have now has come from years of coaching, observation, feedback, and learning from both success and mistakes — mine and those of countless athletes I’ve coached.
That’s why I built the Rowing Technical Error & Drill Explorer, a free, interactive resource designed to help rowers and coaches quickly identify common errors and find targeted drills that actually fix them.
Explore it here:
Why I Created This Resource
When I was developing as a coach, I would have loved a resource like this, something visual, structured, and clear. Rowing technique can be complex, and it’s easy to get lost in the details of the stroke. The Explorer brings structure and clarity to that process.
I wanted to give back to the rowing community by sharing knowledge that’s been built over decades on the water and on the erg. But I also wanted to demonstrate how learning itself can be structured, how you can connect cause and effect, error and correction, phase by phase.
This project combines three of my passions: coaching, education, and technology. It’s not just a list of drills, it’s a learning system that helps athletes and coaches develop awareness, problem-solving skills, and technical understanding.
How It Works To Fix Rowing Technical Errors
The Rowing Technical Error & Drill Explorer is simple to use:
Identify the error — scroll through the list or search by keywords like “rushing,” “skyed catch,” or “early arm break.”
Learn what’s happening — each entry explains how to recognize the error and why it occurs.
Fix it with drills — watch curated YouTube videos from my channel demonstrating specific exercises to correct the problem.
Apply and reflect — test the drills in your next session, observe the changes, and refine your movement patterns.
It’s organized by rowing phase — catch, drive, finish, recovery, and force application strategies — to help you see how each part of the stroke connects to the others.
Who It’s For
Some knowledge should be shared.
Rowing has given me a lifetime of lessons, about perseverance, curiosity, and community. Creating this resource is one small way to give something back and to show how technical understanding can be built step by step.
At the same time, this project is also an example of how structured learning frameworks can be applied beyond sport. I believe this kind of structured approach, diagnose → drill → reflect — can help anyone learn faster and more effectively.
Explore, Learn, and Improve
Visit the Rowing Technical Error & Drill Explorer
Explore, learn, and improve your rowing technique — one error, one drill, and one insight at a time.
And if you find it helpful, share it with your crew, your teammates, or your athletes. Together, we can keep raising the technical standard of rowing.
