Wanted: Rowing Coach

By Brad Alan Lewis

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881656063
• ISBN13: 9781881656067
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Shark Pr
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

For the rower

As a rower myself, I greatly enjoyed reading this book. It gave me a bit of insight into a coach's mind and into how I think about rowing. I don't know how someone without knowledge of the sport would feel reading this book because it doesn't give one great specifics about some rowing terms, but nothing one could not look-up. In that respect, it doesn't delve into lots of rowing terms so I don't think the non-rower would be overwhelmed. It was a fun read, written like a diary of the events of the day for a coach and his thoughts on what to change, how to understand his rowers, and how to make the most of a season. I don't know who edited this because there were a handful of grammatical errors that you will notice, but it really doesn't take away from the reading.

Lots of rowing nuggets here!

Brad's book is a great read for rowers and crew coaches. He uses his excellent writing skills to combine a good story with lots of practical useable rowing drills and inspirational sayings. I would have loved having him as a coach. With all his superhuman coaching efforts, it was too bad his results were not better!

Another superb contribution to sports literature

Thanks again to Brad Alan Lewis for this entertaining and illuminating look at the sport of rowing, and athletics in general. This is a fitting post script to Brad's earlier work, Assault on Lake Casitas, which is one of the best books on high level athletics ever written.

Jam-packed full of gems for life, rowing and coaching

I can't remember the last time (if ever) that I wanted to start reading a book again as soon as I'd finished it... but, as a rower, coach (back in Blighty) and Zen acolyte, this book contains so many gems that I feel I need to go back and mop up any I might have missed.When I first met the character Brad Lewis in The Amateurs, 'likeable' is not a word I would immediately associate with a predatory shark with sustained obsession... but, after this volume, I kinda like the guy...The only downside is that this is a work of FICTION - how can this be?? Anyway, great stuff!

Great for both rowers and non-rowers

Brad Lewis takes you into his rowing world through the eyes of a men's collegiate club team coach. Rather comical, but may escape the humor of a non-rower. Very easy to read and hard to put down.