Practice on Wednesday April 16th will be 9:00-2:00pm for all groups. Please dress warmly and bring extra clothing as the temperatures will be dropping through the night.
A few remarks on Tuesday's practice:
Take a moment to revisit the quote we read this afternoon.
“It's not the critic who counts. It's not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled. Credit belongs to the man who really was in the arena, his face marred by dust, sweat, and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs to come short and short again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. It is the man who actually strives to do the deeds, who knows the great enthusiasm and knows the great devotion, who spends himself on a worthy cause, who at best, knows in the end the triumph of great achievement. And, who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and cruel souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”- Roosevelt
Each of you had moments of success today: a clean release through the waves, an efficient spin in the middle of the piece, or a negative split on the erg sets. These positive gains are directly attributed to the hard work and focus that you each have put in at practice thus far this spring and as your coach I am always pleased to witness these small wins.
But today I also saw a lot of failure: an crab resulting from an attempt at sharpening the catch, a cramp or nausea or dizziness during the erg pieces, or a extreme frustration with an off set boat. What I saw in these failures wasn't a deficit of skill or fitness, rather it was a willingness to raise the expectations for yourselves and for your teammates.
The fiercest competitors learn to chase the boarder between success and failure, and when they overstep to embrace the lessons that result. That seed was planted today, and as a result you've raised the bar for what it means to be an NDA rower. Good job.
Now get some rest and let's do it again tomorrow!
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