Know your Audience
The next time you get into a racing situation in practice make sure you know who is in your boat. Sometimes the best motivation for a rower is simple information. Information like: How much farther until the line? How many seats will it take to get even? How many seats until the lead? After your rowers hear the information, make them accountable for the information. Call out individual rowers to execute making up the difference or execute taking the lead. Then ...