Lyall McCarthy - Formula for speed, Sweep and Sculling Technique, Rigging and what makes a Successful Coach

To say Lyall knows his stuff is an understatement. Hold onto your hats as he covers 100s of key rowing topics in this 1hr and 19min session in full high definition video 1080P.

Lyall has coached crews at the last 6 Olympics for Australia and has won 4 medals, including a Gold with Kim Brennan at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the single scull. He also has a further 14 World Championship medals to his name.

Now, after 24 years as a high-performance senior coach, Lyall is pouring his vast knowledge into developing athletes and coaches.
In this video he covers:
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• His formula for speed
• Warm-up practices
• Timing and slide control
• Hand skills
• Sweep rowing technique
• Sculling technique
• Leg drive
• Oar bend
• Pitch
• Lay
• Height
• Standard gate to water height
• Feet to seat height
• What through the work is
• Is and is depth significant?
• Arcs
• Gearing
• Essential rowing technique
• The correct sequence
• How to practice race technique and pressure at a low rate
• Balance
• The hardest skills to learn
• Boat run
• Levers
• Video analysis
• Training volume and progression
• What makes a successful coach
• The difference between coaching men and women
• Formula to win a Gold Medal