Batsman
In rowing and canoeing, a batsman is the athlete who determines the stroke frequency of a team boat , i.e. the times at which the straps or sculls or paddles are inserted into the water and lifted out. The other athletes follow his movements so that the boat moves smoothly. He also has the task of keeping the number of strokes as constant as possible and of setting the racing tactics.
The role of the batsman beyond the rowing tasks is often overestimated by the media in particular. Since there is generally no role of a team captain in rowing , the batsman does not fulfill this role either. Internal communication on the boat, for example during training or a rowing regatta , takes place via the helmsman (if available) or via a rower placed in the central nave of the boat. His announcements are much easier to hear for all team members than those of the batsman.
literature
- Tobias Isenhuth: Safety in rowing. Guidelines for Safe and Safe Rowing . GRIN Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-640-64555-8 , pp. 6 .
- Wolfgang Fritsch: manual for rowing: training - stamina - free time . 4th, revised edition. Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2006, ISBN 978-3-89899-111-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Ralf decides who sits in which position." (No longer available online.) In: www.deutschlandachter. Germany-Achter , June 29, 2013, archived from the original on August 23, 2016 ; accessed on August 22, 2016 .