Rowingchat

John Wojtkiewicz is challenging the structure of the sport of rowing - how are we constrained? What could we do better? Top challenges for clubs 1. new members 2. Digital advertising and awareness 3. Equipment rotation schedules 4. Strategic vision - 10 to 30 year future map Timestamps 01:00 John wrote a provocative article on LinkedIn which caught my eye Rowing as a Zero Billion Dollar Industry - How we devalue our own sport https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rowing-zero-billion-dollar-industry-how-we-devalue-our-wojtkiewicz/ 03:30 Is this amateurism endemic to our culture? We cheapen our own sport - people want it to be insular and hold onto traditions and exclude new joiners. This keeps investors out. 07:00 Golf clubs have paid professionals to coach. Most rowing clubs have coaches - many are compensated. But a member doesn't have the experience of a country club. 08:40 What is the rowing club experience? From the parking lot to the boat - is everything in the boat working? Pre-emptive maintenance. The first