From the Editor: The High Point of Competence
Hanlon’s Razor is an adage that tells us never to attribute to malice that which can be explained adequately by incompetence.
Neither side of the kerfuffle between referees and USRowing is malicious. Their communication and conflict-resolution skills, however, are less than what you’d expect of race officials and the administrators of our sport’s national governing body. You can decide for yourself by reading the latest.
For demonstrated competence in coaching, nobody had a year quite like Michael Callahan. The Olympic and University of Washington coach took the U.S. men’s eight to Lucerne to win last-chance Olympic qualification, then turned around and led his Huskies to a sweep of the heavyweight men’s events at the IRA National Championship.
Then his year got even better.
It was more than a case of bringing the best talent together. Callahan, in collaboration with his Washington staff, club coaches, and the U.S. National Team coaches, employed the latest measurement technology to prepare crews to perform their best in the biggest events of their lives. Don’t take my word for it. Read Callahan’s in the exclusive Rowing News interview.
At High Point University in North Carolina, aspiring rowers now have a chance to reach their figurative high point thanks to the latest NCAA Division I varsity program. It’s another courageous move by the non-traditional school that’s been making waves in the staid world of higher education. In coming years, we’ll see where on the spectrum of competence they land.
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