rsr coaches

HOLLY-Coach

HOLLY AUSTIN - "HONEYBADGER"

Be the Hunter.

Favorite RSR Lesson: Performance DOES NOT EQUAL Performer. Your erg time, squat number, SAT score, college admissions letter - these do not equal your value. You are deserving of love and joy just because. You do not have to PR to be "enough." You do not have to attend your top choice college to be happy.

Favorite Song to Erg to: Three 6 Mafia feat Tiesto "Feel It"

Favorite Happy Song: Todd Rundgren "Bang the Drum All Day"

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: Maximum Perceived Exertion DOES NOT EQUAL Maximum Exertion and it never will. Once you understand that the goals of training are to 1) push out the limits or extend your fitness so that your maximum exertion level is farther out on the scale and 2) push out your mental limit of your maximum perceived exertion level then you will see that it's all about your perception of the physiological sensations. Those sensations feel different if you are on target or off. They feel different if you are mentally tired or not. Once an athlete understands all of this - you start to see the door open where they are willing to take more risks and see the numbers as facts rather than emotional interpretations of their value. I still need to remind myself of this.

What Makes RSR Different? RSR focuses on building the internal capacity and "youth development" of our rowers. We use rowing as the medium by which we can teach these important and critical life skills. Yes, we want boats to go fast but we want them to go fast because there is an army of amazing young women who can do hard things - pushing themselves and each other to go that fast.

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JACKIE KLEINHANS - "ORCA"

Favorite RSR Lesson: The brain is also a muscle and it can be trained. Training our brains in conjunction with our bodies helps us do hard things.

Favorite Song to Erg To: Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"

Favorite Happy Song: Pharrell Williams "Happy"

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: Food Macronutrients! Salad is a carb, peanut butter is a fat, and cheese counts as a protein! Also, I always eat healthier when I'm near Coach Holly, even virtually.

What Makes RSR Different: RSR combines physiology and mental training. The result is fast athletes who also have a fast mindset, a healthy mental relationship to their training, and the ability to overcome hard things (rowing related or not).

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Flo elkins - "Flotorious"

Favorite RSR Lesson: TBD

Favorite Song to Erg to: TBD

Favorite Happy Song: TBD

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: TBD

What Makes RSR Different? TBD

KELSEY-Coach

KELSEY ANDERSON - "Rooster" “

Favorite RSR Lesson: A plant can only grow from the darkness of the soil. You have to go through the darkness in order to grow.

Favorite Song to Erg to: Mulan “I’ll make a man out of you”

Favorite Happy Song: Walk Off the Earth “Anthem”

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: One of the things that has stuck with me from RSR is having a brave mantra. Something to tell yourself to keep you going, even when the workout is hard or the challenge seems super daunting. I find myself using it often, whether it be having a difficult conversation with someone or when I am struggling on a run.

What Makes RSR Different? RSR is different because we focus more on helping people succeed in their own personal goals as well as their athletic goals. The coaching is meant to help them as an entire person, rather than just an athlete. It teaches the lessons I wish I had known before I was a college athlete, instead of just figuring them out on my own.

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greta ohara - "Sunflower"

Favorite RSR Lesson: Taking a risk, attempting a challenge head on, and failing is better than shying away from a challenge and choosing the easier road. Failure is where we learn, grow, and get closer to becoming our best self, athlete or otherwise. Failure can be vulnerable and scary, but chasing it down with bravery is empowering and courageous!

Favorite Song to Erg to: KALEO "Glass House"

Favorite Happy Song: "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" by Harry Styles 

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: You are not defined by one performance, race result, erg test, or moment. If we all had great days everyday, the journey would be boring. Learning to love the process and take ownership of successes and shortcomings make us better athletes and better people. Each of us brings something unique and special to the RSR community and with that, we have the ability to elevate one another. We are all capable of accomplishing difficult tasks and what better place to face your fears, than rowing at RSR!

What Makes RSR Different? Mental training is just as valued as physical training. This program provides the support, resources, and space to embrace the secret sauce of the sport of rowing - the mental game. What RSR offers around mental training, is everything I would have wanted as a competitive athlete, prior to competing in college. When you can train your brain to work through mental barriers and understand why they are there, you take a big step in increasing your ability to perform under pressure. The mental training tools you learn at RSR will live in your tool box forever and can be applied to any rowing or non-rowing experience.

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jillian behrens

 

Favorite RSR Lesson: TBD

Favorite Song to Erg to: TBD

Favorite Happy Song: TBD

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: TBD

What Makes RSR Different? TBD

CARLA-Coach

CARLA NOWICKI - "Land LLAMA"

Favorite RSR Lesson: My favorite RSR lesson is the "what would you tell a friend with this problem" lesson. Positive self talk is a game changer.

Favorite Song to Erg to: Imagine Dragons “Whatever it takes”

Favorite Happy Song: Taylor Swift “22”

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: Every time I go to an RSR camp I can work on the same lessons (and new ones) and find new pieces of inspiration and directions. My favorite personal lesson I have learned from RSR is that no matter how much you master a subject, there is always other perspectives that you can learn from to help you grow even more into the subject or ability. Go into every day with an open mind and you will take in so much more.

What Makes RSR Different? RSR encourages you to dive deep into becoming more than just a good rower, it challenges rowers to find out what is inside of them that can uniquely take them to their best qualities as a person. The mental skills taught through RSR impact so far beyond just rowing, but help develop the abilities to communicate with and understand yourself. This basis is transitional to almost every part of your life and ability to grow.

Chris Luff 600 by 600

Chris luff - "Stretch"

Favorite RSR Lesson: Shoulder Packing! I wish I had heard it as a youth athlete myself and it's taught really well.

Favorite Song to Erg to: The full Turn Off the Light album by Kim Petras

Favorite Happy Song: Attention by NewJeans

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR:  I find the motivation talk can be really beneficial and introspective. Asking yourself how you would best feel supported helps with motivation for your whole rowing career because after the talk you can search out your best performance environment. 

What Makes RSR Different? I think the environment makes RSR different than other programs. Everyone has similar goals and are there to improve, coaches included. 

Kate W 600 by 600

Kate Woll

Favorite RSR Lesson: TBD

Favorite Song to Erg to: TBD

Favorite Happy Song: TBD

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: TBD

What Makes RSR Different? TBD

David Osborne 600 by 600

David osborne - "junior"

Favorite RSR Lesson: TBD

Favorite Song to Erg to: TBD

Favorite Happy Song: TBD

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: TBD

What Makes RSR Different? TBD

Alana 600 by 600

Alana Holt

Favorite RSR Lesson: TBD

Favorite Song to Erg to: TBD

Favorite Happy Song: TBD

Favorite Personal Lesson from RSR: TBD

What Makes RSR Different? TBD