We all enjoyed the brand new space which is filled with light and has plenty of room to work on boats.
The weather cooperated beautifully and many days we were able to stretch and get to know each other while playing "psychiatrist", where one person initially leaves the group, then returns to question and guess the answer pattern of the remaining circle of participants.
Dinner was in the "great room" of our new boathouse and progressed from hamburgers and hot dogs cooked by our own coaching staff on the first night, to more elaborate catered dinners sponsored by neighboring restaurants, some of which are owned by parents of the current crew.
After dinner buses took the crew back to the "luxurious" hotel, where each night the girls retired to sleep earlier and earlier as the physical exercise of the training began to sink in.
The coaching strategy was to keep groups of 4 girls together as much as possible so when it came time to form boats for racing, they were very accustomed to rowing next to each other and were able to "swing" well together in the boat.
Coach Joe
