Psychology and goal setting

Understanding rowing’s essential mental skills and abilities including how to set goals effectively

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Crew listening to coach on bank

How to benefit from coaching

Psychology and goal setting

Race day – what it’s really like

women in a crew joining hands after a race

Psychology and goal setting

Crew bonding

Coach having 1-1 discussion with rower on landing stage

Using goals to help athletes recognise their success

Single sculler with blurred background

Psychology and goal setting

Clarity of outcome (Part 2)

Rowers at the start

Psychology and goal setting

Performance psychology for rowing

blade at catch

Psychology and goal setting

Clarity of outcome (Part 1)

boat with bow number on ready for race

Psychology and goal setting

Overcoming race day nerves

boys double scull on the start

Psychology and goal setting

New Year’s resolutions: Rowing edition

crew pushing off landing stage at head race

Psychology and goal setting

Head racing: Mind over matter

Vicky Thornley

Setting goals and maintaining motivation

How to recover mind and body

women smiling in four

Psychology and goal setting

Sophie Bashford

Is your team high-risk or high-performing?

Goals and measuring training for masters

Sophie Bashford

How do you cope with racing and training stress?

Woman with arms outstretched at sunrise

Beat the winter blues

Mature rowers doing indoor rowing class

The mindset of a teammate

Self-talk and your conscious mind

Caroline Roberts

‘Act confident and do the things that make you feel confident and through those actions your confidence will grow’

Woman looking at lake

‘Learning is a journey; we don’t know where it will take us