Three-Question Protocol Archives • David Schary

Female collegiate rowers sitting in a shell docked at the water's edge after spring break rowing practice, listening to a coach crouched on the dock with a notebook. A candid moment of mental training and reflection between pieces, with trees and calm water in the background.

Spring Break Mental Training: What Most Rowers Skip

David Schary February 3, 2026 No Comments

Every year around this time, I talk to rowers who are somewhere between cautiously optimistic and quietly terrified. Training has gone well enough. The erg numbers are reasonable. But racing…

Monday Morning Implementation: How to Start Training Mental Toughness in Rowing

David Schary December 9, 2025 No Comments

If you understand Racing Brain recalibration theory and know why “dig deeper” coaching doesn’t work for athletes with miscalibrated threat detection. You also know about systematic exposure and prediction error…

What to Say After Hard Rowing Pieces: Post-Practice Mental Performance Questions

David Schary December 2, 2025 No Comments

You gather your athletes after a brutal 2k erg test. You want to debrief. Help them extract learning. So you ask the standard question: “How did it feel?” They answer:…

The Three-Question Protocol: How Rowers Can Train Mental Toughness

David Schary October 21, 2025 No Comments

Sarah was the rower every coach has seen: dominant in training, fading in races. Her 6k erg was top-three in the boathouse. Technically sound. Strong aerobic base. But she was…

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Spring Break Mental Training: What Most Rowers Skip

Monday Morning Implementation: How to Start Training Mental Toughness in Rowing

What to Say After Hard Rowing Pieces: Post-Practice Mental Performance Questions

The Three-Question Protocol: How Rowers Can Train Mental Toughness