Coach-In-A-Box

Well, as many people know, I am a rower (well I was since the season is over, but I WILL be back when the season starts again). And, we have many coaches during the summer, and an adequet number during our actual fall season.

However, while searching the NK site (one of many equipment suppliers for the sport, most often the Cox Boxes - yes Cox Box) I found this new product they offer called the "SpeedCoach" (picture shown is a SpeedCoach Gold - just a more featurable and fancier version).

I am appauled to find that suppliers such as these think they can output things such as these, and replace coaches in doing such. I doubt that this is their intent, but seriously. With these, all you need is one coach with a safety launch to follow several boats, and each boat equipped with a SpeedCoach to tell them the workout. This is not good. Yes, it allows one crew to keep going and going, but it replaces the need for a coach! Come on now, how ill anyone improve enough with just a machine telling people what to do?

If I were a rowing coach (which would be fun) it would totally stink having a company output this.

However, I do see the flipside of convenience. I'm just saying, I wouldn't want to buy it. Hmph.


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