Published on Jun 15, 2015 150 Years of Rowing Faster: What Are the Sources of More and More Speed? Professor Stephen Seiler discusses how rowing has a 150 yr. + competitive history and that examining results from historic races like Oxford-Cambridge (est. 1829) and the world championships (est. 1893) reveals a linear increase in boat speed by 2-3% per decade. Boat velocity increases if propulsive power is increased and/or power losses are reduced. Over time, the propulsive power capacity of elite rowers has increased. Part of this increase is a result of recruiting athletes from a population that has become taller (1-3 cm per decade) and heavier. Speaker BiographyProfessor Stephen Seiler (PhD FACSM earned his doctoral degree from the University...
Teet Seene presented on "Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle: Strength Development Through the Lifespan". Here Teet talked about how skeletal muscular development begins when the baby is born. It was highlighted that at the time of birth, a babies muscular contraction velocity is the same throughout all their muscles. However, from this point on, that's where the differentiation between the different fibres starts: Slow twitch and fast twitch. The most intensive developmental phase for skeletal muscular growth is in this first 28 days of life. Teet has found that this is due to the high levels of anabolic hormones present in the neonatal period. Teet states that protein synthesis rate is higher than protein degradation. Factors like insulin, growth hormone and glucagon play a role...
Dr Annelen Collatz, who presented on "Athletes and Coaches" at the 2012 coaches conference, presented on "Coach the coach - The German Concept".
Introducing the tasks of a Rowing Coach, Annelen highlighted how broad these tasks are. The importants of the German "Coach the Coach" concept is to develope the coach through these broader roles.
Using the national team coaches, Annelen and the fedaration have deturmined what competencies are required for development.
For more: Dr Annelen Collatz: Coach the coach
