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 any man’s rowing, and against which it may be difficult for the most painstaking pupil to contend successfully. If the coach is good in practice as welf as in theory of oarsmanship, he can niatérially simplify his own labours and those of his pupils by inspecting and trying the ‘work * of each man in turn.

He should bear in mind that if a young oar is thrown out of shape in his early career by had mechanical appliances, the faults of shape often cling to him unconsciously later on, even when he is at last furnished with proper tools. If a chiid were taught to walk with one boot an inch thicker in the sole than the other, the uneven gait thereby produced might cling to him long after he had been preperly shod.

Young oarsmen in a club are toa often relegated to practise in cast-off boats with cast-off oars, none of which are really fit for use. Nothing does more to spoil the standard of junior oarsmanship in a club than negleet of this nature,

Having ascertained that all his pupils are properly equipped and are properly seated, fair and square to stretchers suitable for the length of leg of each, the next care of a coach should be to endeavour to trace’ the aruse of each fault which he may detect. This is more difficult than to see that a fault At the same time, if the coach cannot trace the cause, it is hardly reasonable to expect the pupil to do so. So many varied causes may produce some one generic fault that it may drive a pupil from one error to another to tell him nothing more than that he is doing something wrong without at the same time explaining to him how and why he is at fault.

For instance, suppose a man gets late into the water, This lateness may arise from a variety of causes, for example +

1. He may be hanging with arms or body, or both, when he has finished the stroke, and so he may be late in starting to go forward ; or

2. Ile may be correct until he has attained his forward reach, and then, may be, he hangs before dropping his oar into the water ; or

3. He may begin to drop his oar at the right time, but to do