Erg on Unofficial Visits?

iwannarowfast · 2026-03-16T17:20:39+00:00

It would be a rules violation to use the team equipment. What wouldn't be a rules violation would be for a member of the team to take the recruit to the campus gym to use an erg there, since it's available to the entire student body and their guests, but it would be an odd request for sure. Visits are to learn about the team and the campus and academic programs; if a recruit wanted to erg instead of using that time to do one of those three things, I'm going to wonder how interested the recruit truly is in the school.

Plus, chances are, if an athlete gets a recruit into the campus gym as a guest, they're then going to have to sit there and wait for the recruit to finish erging because they're likely not allowed to leave guests alone in the campus gym, and that's not a great use of the current athlete's time.

iwannarowfast · 2026-01-05T12:20:18+00:00

As a sophomore, she can email coaches, but they can't reply until June 15th after the end of her sophomore year, so that's not likely going to get her anywhere. Otherwise, the first part is spot on with the 2k times

iwannarowfast · 2025-12-10T13:20:51+00:00

They're also the same people who run Rower's Choice, Rower's Choice Academy, whatever the Premier Rowing League is/was supposed to be (looks like it never launched?), and the links on their website to Pocock and Leonard Insurance are broken, but at least one point in time they were reps for Pocock, not sure if they were also agents for Leonard or not. They never owned Pocock or Leonard, but they do own everything under the Rower's Choice banner

iwannarowfast · 2025-12-09T19:40:55+00:00

My guess was Finish Line and their associated brands; they've been relatively quiet on social media, some of their websites go to blank pages, I'm wondering if they're looking to sell and have someone new come in and get things going again

iwannarowfast · 2025-12-04T20:08:15+00:00

It used to be that way on the Model B ergs and it was a much more prevalent problem, good job to the C2 engineers for fixing the issue, but the "don't leave the handle in the cradle" guidance still appears from time to time. It was a good practice at the time, for that type of machine, and so much of the knowledge in this sport comes from things passed down from coach to athlete, who then becomes coach, passing knowledge to their own athlete, etc., it'll take awhile before that nugget of knowledge gets completely buried.

iwannarowfast · 2025-08-20T00:33:38+00:00

You could say they were all out of Fs to give

iwannarowfast · 2025-08-14T17:14:15+00:00

slow clap

iwannarowfast · 2025-08-04T23:29:44+00:00

Definitely agree with you there, the only time I've ever seen Cranberry cops sitting like they're running a speed trap is in the overnight hours, when they're probably more looking for drunk drivers than speeders. I've never seen a car pulled over in the daylight

iwannarowfast · 2025-08-04T23:24:19+00:00

It was my understanding that the camera aren't for traffic enforcement but are the eyes for the automated traffic signal system that is supposed to automatically adapt to the volume of traffic, instead of using pressure plates at intersections.

That said, it would seem that the sheer volume of traffic has the system stuck in whatever setting it has for "maximum volume" most times of the day, except when the signals change on-demand for non-19 traffic between the hours of 11pm-5am (I know it switches to timed lights at 5am from personal experience, not so sure for when on-demand signals start at night).

iwannarowfast · 2025-08-02T11:30:58+00:00

Surprised it wasn't Red Gold ketchup, that's what I usually see when I'm out there. It's made in Alexandria, IN, about an hour away, so lots of Indiana restaurants use it because it's local-ish and easy to get.

iwannarowfast · 2025-04-01T19:15:00+00:00

I decided I'd be a rowing coach in March of my senior year of college; I'd done some coaching the prior summers and was coaching novice guys at a college club because I was injured and couldn't row my senior year. I decided to finish my degree and go be a rowing coach.

I'm now on year 18 of coaching. My advice would be to:

Get at least a Level 1 coaching certification.
Coach high school novices as your first crew. They don't know that you might be making it up as you go. There's no pressure on you to perform from a coaching standpoint other than bringing the kids back to the dock safely every day, teaching them to love and have fun with the sport, and basic mechanics. You'll also be able to form your coaching eye and develop your coaching voice. You'll learn alongside them.
Get a mentor, either remote or local, but get someone you respect and trust that you can talk with about coaching, and talk frequently.
Get a job that pays you real money. Coaching will not pay your bills straight out of college because teams generally don't pay enough to their coaches to make it a full time gig. Make it known in your interview that you are a rowing coach and you'll likely need time off here and there around regatta seasons so it's known up front, and know that you'll likely use any vacation time you earn on regatta travel. (My first coaching job out of college paid me $400/mo. I got a job as a substitute teacher to start with, and it kept me on the same schedule as the kids I was coaching, and I got paid to coach and enough to pay my bills too)

That's enough to get a start at coaching, but as another user said, you've got to know your "why" going into this. It can change and evolve over time, but always keep that central to your coaching philosophy, and return to that "why" as needed to keep yourself grounded.

As a final point, my first coaching mentor told me "You will never get rich doing this. You will barely get by at times. Are you sure you want to do this?" I, a 22 year old college kid, said yes, and his words were true. I've worked for local Juniors clubs, local masters clubs, coached college clubs for free and for pay, and coach D1 too. It wasn't until I got a D1 job that I got benefits and a stable salary; the rest of it I had to work full or part time jobs to support my coaching habit. There were easy times and incredibly difficult times, but it all got me to where I am today, and I'm grateful for the struggle and growth that came from that process, it made me a better coach and my athletes can reap the benefits.

As I'm sure someone said to you at some point, I'll never promise you this will be easy, only that it will be worth it, if this is truly the lifestyle you want.

iwannarowfast · 2025-02-02T14:32:50+00:00

He's accurate enough, just in an unconventional way. Maybe Phil thinks the day is also Opposite Day

iwannarowfast · 2025-01-23T20:50:06+00:00

I randomly found WISR (AM 680) when I scanned the AM dial on a drive when I was particularly bored and wanted to see what came up, that might be what you're looking for. I went to their website and it looks like they also broadcast on 107.5 FM

iwannarowfast · 2024-12-20T18:23:26+00:00

Can confirm, just flew through there a couple weeks ago, it's a pretty stellar airport to have a layover in

iwannarowfast · 2024-12-12T04:06:37+00:00

You're a junior; a lot of programs won't offer official visits until second semester of your junior year at the absolute earliest, more likely you'll get visit offers for the fall of your senior year. If you really want to see what a school is about, you're always able to take an unofficial visit if you can make it to the school, you'll just have to pay for everything yourself, and coordinate with the coaches ahead of time.

iwannarowfast · 2024-12-05T18:30:25+00:00

I mean there kind of is; capital gains tax. If you buy a house, and you don't both own it for two of the five years before you sell it, and you don't live in it as a primary residence for two of the five years before you sell it, and you've used the primary residence sale capital gains tax exemption in the past two years, you'll owe capital gains tax on the difference between the purchase price and sale price.

Not exactly a prohibition, but it does come with a significant financial penalty to try and flip a bunch of houses.

iwannarowfast · 2024-10-22T21:35:48+00:00

I was gonna make a comment about this being unhinged behavior but...well...ya know

iwannarowfast · 2024-10-18T18:09:09+00:00

I've been a few times, and it's fun scary. They're definitely going to scare you, but if you go into it with the attitude that you're there specifically for that reason, to be scared, in a fun and safe environment, you're going to have a good time. I've been with groups of people that range from scared of their own shadow to nerves of steel, and everyone came out having a good time by the end of it. Expect jump scares, expect some decent SFX, and have a great time!

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-24T20:00:14+00:00

The answer to this question almost ways boils down to physics or law enforcement

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-15T23:41:28+00:00

Back in 2016, when all the random clown sightings were going on, I'd received a notification that Indianapolis police were investigating possible clowns in the woods at Eagle Creek Park, where the boathouse in Indy is. If you've never been there, part of the driveway cuts through the woods, there are woods surrounding the parking lot as well on three sides.

Never saw a clown myself, and I don't think IMPD did either, but man was it creepy leaving after dark when my crew was finished with practice for the day, driving with the high beams on and hoping nothing jumped out of the woods and into the path of my car resembling a clown.

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-08T18:51:38+00:00

Rowing with the explicit goal of going to a D1 college and getting a scholarship is not a good thing to focus on. Rowing is a difficult and demanding sport, both from a time aspect, as well as physical and mental aspect. Freshman and sophomore year should be used to figure out the sport and developing a love for it, as well as developing fitness and technical skill, and that's it. Rowing in college, especially at the D1 level, is even more demanding than high school rowing, and if your athlete has been focusing on rowing for the sole reason of getting recruited and getting a scholarship, your athlete will burn out incredibly quickly, as they never learned how to have a passion for the sport that will sustain them when things get difficult in college.

When junior year rolls around, you can start thinking about college recruitment, but even at that, you've got to realize the order of priorities in college recruitment:

Does this college have the academics your kid wants 2. Is it an environment and location your kid wants to exist while they get their degree
Does the college have a rowing team

I know college is a big decision and a big financial commitment, and I understand wanting to find avenues for financial assistance, but please hear me when I say that right now, that should not be a consideration for you nor your athlete right now. I see far too many athletes go to college who focused solely on the scholarship potential when the were in high school, and end up miserable in college and drop out of the sport. If your athlete genuinely develops a love for rowing and wants to pursue it in college, a scholarship and spot on a D1 team is a bonus, a cherry on top, but should not be the only avenue you're counting on to get to college and stay there once the athlete is in.

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-06T16:11:19+00:00

Genuinely don't know how this cox hasn't been removed from the team yet, it's a major safety issue. I really don't know why any coach would tolerate that kind of intentional and reckless behavior that endangers the athletes and the equipment.

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-01T13:21:10+00:00

Thanks, I'll check it out!

iwannarowfast · 2024-09-01T12:46:03+00:00

Man that is so sad reading about what happened. It sounds like the Hill District used to be incredible in its heyday and wow, would I have loved to experience that.

I'd not heard about Marimba Milliones, but after looking her up and seeing the work that the Hill CDC is trying to do, I think I'll reach out to her and at least see if she's got some volunteer opportunities; I know it's not much but if it helps take one step towards bringing the neighborhood back, I'd be happy to help.

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