45 rowers and 6 coxswains finished a very successful 2 week pre-season erg training "camp" last Friday March 8th. They trained for 90 minutes per day, half the time on the rowing ergometers and the other half doing body circuits.

Staple workouts were 5 x 6 minutes full pressure between 18 and 24 strokes per minute, 1 min on and 1 min off x 30 at 30+ strokes per minute, and 4 x 1000 meters at 26 strokes per minute. The emphasis was on full pressure, low to moderate ratings with good discipline on technique.

We finished off the 2 week period with 2 x 1000m on the erg for time and had several stand out performances.

Our team has 28 experienced girls, 11 novices from last fall, and 12 entirely new to Andover crew, spring novices. We are now 1 team of 45 rowers and 6 coxswains with the majority returning early for a 4 day pre-season on-water camp out of our new boathouse.

We welcome coaches Jen Bauer and Noah Warren (both Andover graduates) who will be working with boats 3 through 5 or 6, depending on how many girls we add after other spring sports select their final rosters.

I have been impressed with the girls' work ethic and team spirit; we are off to a very good start.

We have corrected all of the common erg errors depicted in the following video:

And now we row like this: (click on the "view on youtube link"

Coach Joe Bouscaren