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 he has often felt in later years that, if he had his time over again with this or that oarsman or crew, he would now forma different judgment from what he formerly did.

In concluding this chapter we cannet do better than ex- tract from Dr, Warre’s treatise on Athletics certain aphorisms for the benefit of coaches, which he has tersely compiled under the head of ‘Notes on Coaching’:

Notes ON COACHING, In teaching a crew you haye to deal with—

A. Crew collectively. B. Crew individually.

A, Collective,

1, Ytme.—a. Oars in and out together. 3, Feather, same height ; keep it down. ¢, Stroke, same depth ; cover the blades, but not above the blue.

2. Swing.—a, Bodies forward and back together. 4 Sliders together. ¢. Eyes in the boat.

3. Work.—a. Beginning—together, sharp, hard. 2. Turns of the wrist—on and off of the feather, sharp, but not too soon. ¢. Rise of the hands—sharp, just before stroke begins. @. Drop of the hands—sharp, just after it ends.

General Exhortations.— Time |? ‘ Beginning !7 ‘Smite 1? ‘Keep it long 1’? and the like—to be given at the right moment, not used as mere parrot crics.

B. Individual.

1. Faults of position,

2 Faults of movement.

N.B,—These concern body, hands, arms, legs, and somctimes head and neck.

1. Point out when you easy, or when you come in, or best of all, ina gig. Show as well assay what is wrong and what is right.

N.B.—Mind you are right. Decif:t exemplar vitits imitabile.

2. To be pointed out during the row and corrected. Apply the principles taught in ‘E. W.’s’ paper on the stroke, beginning with how and working to stroke, interposing exhortations (A) at the proper time.

N.B.—-Never hammer at any one individual. If one or two