Joe McMullin's Blog

  • Regatta Race Day Timelines – A Guide

    This is Joe McMullin’s take on race day timelines for high school crews. I’m currently mentoring a former rower turned HS novice coach who asked what does a race day timeline look like. I became curious and asked some AI chatbots what they thought race day timelines look like for a home race. I’ll add…

  • Do’s and Don’ts at Stotesbury as a Coach

    This is Joe McMullin’s take on what coaches should and shouldn’t do at Stotesbury I’ve personally raced at Stotesbury 4 times and coached crews for nearly a decade. Here are my do’s and don’ts at Stotesbuy. Do: Create a schedule ahead of time for your crew(s) so they know when and where to be for…

  • Your Crew Qualified for the Grand Final Later in the Day. What do you do to prepare?

    This Joe McMullin’s take on what to do between a heat or semi and a final on the same day in high school rowing. So your crew had a pretty good heat or semi and made it to the grand final that’s later in the day, what should you do to keep your crew fresh?…