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Swing

"Move together!"

"Find that swing!"

"Seat you're early/late." - Use this judiciously. If you notice one person is consistently getting to one part of the stroke earlier or later than everyone else, and your coach has not pointed this out, let them know by telling them they are early or late, and what part of the stroke they are early or late too.

"Focus straight ahead."

"Follow the person in front of you!"

"Think of the drive as an acceleration!"

"No pauses at the catch, connected stroke!"

"Don't rush up to the catch than wait!"

"In together, out together!"

"On catch, one release"

"Synchronize with your stroke!"

"Follow stroke" - Use the name of your stroke instead of the seat number.


Ratio

Lowering the stroke rate

"Down from a rate to a rate in two, down one, down two!" - Use the rate you are at and the rate you should be at two fill in the blanks.

"Lengthen it out!"

"Think about resisting your seat on the recovery with the same muscles you drive with."

"Your wheels are inching up the track."

"Keep it long!"

"Lengthen it out together! Timing!"

When talking about lowering the rate, use a very calm, long cadence in your voice.

"Long and strong!"

"I need ratio NOW!" - note, this is best used as an "emergency" call, don't overuse it!

"Squeeze out the run!"

You may want to count the catches and the finishes in the rhythm of an appropriate stroke as set by your coach, such as "Catch-2-3-4!"


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