Welcome to the Premier Issue of MastersCoaching!
A free electronic newsletter created to help you become a better rower.
Contains training tips you can use right away!
Hello!
My name is Mayrene Earle. As a rowing coach and a life coach, I partner with masters rowers to help them achieve their highest potential on and off the water. In the coming months, MastersCoaching will provide a sampling of helpful tools and techniques drawn from the exciting new field of life coaching as well as from the best practices of athletic coaching. You’ll find practical training tips tailored to the needs of masters rowers like yourself, as well as strategies to support you in your drive for greater fulfillment. I’ll also share articles by guest authors, inspirational messages, motivational tools and helpful resources.
I aim to make MastersCoaching as dynamic as the individuals I coach, so I’d love your feedback on the kinds of information you’d like to see in future issues. I look forward to hearing from you!
Mayrene
In this issue:
¶ Winter Training Manual: Ten Tips for Success
¶ Coaching Special! 50% Off Through Nov. 30
¶ Mayrene’s Toolbox: Helpful Hints On and Off the Water
¶ Motivational Magic: Quotes to Inspire You
¶ From the Bookshelf: Recommended Reading
Winter Training Manual: Ten Tips for Success
Winter training season is fast approaching. This is a great time to re-evaluate the goals you set for yourself a year ago and to establish goals for next season. Here are 10 tips for more effective training during the winter months.
1. Evaluate your preparation for the past season. Did you accomplish your goals? What do you need to work on so you improve next year? Do you need more strength training this winter? Do you need a stronger base of aerobic conditioning?
2. Assess your rowing technique. Winter training is an opportunity to bring your stroke rating down and “groove in” muscle memory for better technique.
3. Set your goals. Identify short-term, intermediate and long-term goals and use these as a road map. When you know where you are going, your training becomes far more effective. Your goals can be performance-related, such as developing a better turnaround at the catch, or outcome-related, such as lowering your 2K score by 15 seconds.
4. Keep a logbook. Record your workouts, keeping notes on what did and didn't work as well as how you feel physically and emotionally. This gives you invaluable feedback regarding your progress and will help you identify if you are under-training or over-training.
5. Visualize your goals and a successful outcome. All good athletes mentally rehearse. Your mind is one of your most powerful tools for success!
6. Add variety to your workouts. It’s especially helpful to identify cross-training activities that are fun for you. Turn to these when you feel stale from the usual workouts.
7. Re-evaluate your progress regularly and don’t hesitate to modify your goals. Have you set your goals too high? Should you be challenging yourself more? Perhaps you need to ease off while an injury heals. It’s important to be flexible.
8. Hire a rowing¶life coach who’s committed to your success. A coach provides personalized feedback and instruction, ongoing support, an objective perspective and accountability. When I coach rowers, I help them design workouts, stay focused and re-discover their passion for rowing.
9. Eat well, drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep. Your body needs fuel and rest to perform.
10. Celebrate your successes. HAVE FUN!!!
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Sign up for coaching by November 30 and receive a 50% discount off the price of the basic coaching package.
All packages include regular meetings by phone, unlimited e-mail backup, assessment tools and value-added extras. Packages are custom-tailored to your needs and budget. By integrating the best practices of traditional athletic coaching with the goal-setting, motivational and values-clarification tools of life coaching, I help rowers maximize their rowing experience AND create a more healthy, rewarding and vital life -- both on and off the water.
To schedule your complimentary 30-minute phone consultation, e-mail me at mayrene@masterscoaching.com or call (508) 896-0076.
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¶ Thinking Positive. Athletic coaches often talk about eliminating mental obstacles such as negative self-talk and other self-limiting beliefs. If you’re thinking “Easy for you to say!” you’re not alone. As a life coach, I take a different tack. I assign homework to help you affirm your strengths and tame your inner critic. Now, here’s your homework: For the next week, carry a sheet of paper with you and write down every time you think or say something negative about yourself or your performance. Then write a statement that turns the negative thought into a positive statement. What happens?
¶ Technical Matters. Here are two technical cues for beginning your indoor season on the erg: 1. Keep your hands moving into and out of the finish at the same pace. 2. Hold your legs down until your hands are past your knees on the recovery.
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” ~ William Arthur Ward
“People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.” ~ Ted Williams
“People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” ~ Earl Nightingale
From the Bookshelf: Recommended Reading
The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning and the Water, by Daniel J. Boyne
“From their dramatic bid for the gold at the 1975 World Championships, to their preparations for their first Olympic Games in 1976, this gripping story of bravery, determination, and indomitable spirit captures a compelling moment in the history of sports.”
The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal, by David Halberstam
“David Halberstam takes as his focus the 1984 single sculls trials in Princeton. The man who wins will gain the right to represent the United States in the '84 Olympiad; the losers will have to struggle further to gain a place in the two- or four-man boats."
Back to Wow! Lighting the Path Beyond Wellness, by Best, Crocker, Lowey, Meints, Petry
“A practical and inspirational guide to freeing your vital life force in seven key areas of health -- physical, spiritual, relational, social, vocational, financial and mental.”
MastersCoaching Special: Receive a free 45-minute phone coaching session when you purchase Back to Wow! direct from mayrene@masterscoaching.com. $15.95 plus $2.00 S & H
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Mayrene T. Earle, M.Ed.
Rowing¶Life Coach
“Empowering Individuals Through the Sport of Rowing”
Founder: masterscoaching.com
phone: 508-896-0076
email: mayrene@masterscoaching.com
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