Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...composition of the Freshman crew. It is gratifying to everybody interested in Harvard boating or in the physical development of students, to notice the large number of students in strict training. This thorough system of training for class races was introduced several years ago by our late coach, Col. Bancroft. Now that the onerous duty of coaching the crews falls upon the respective captains, it is strongly to be hoped that no relaxation in the thoroughness of the training will result. Our class crews, which are unequalled by those of Yale or Columbia, which have largely contributed to Harvard...
...that of number nine, and that the body-swing back ward and forward is well controlled. The men should be careful to keep the shoulders down, the chest active, and the arms straight until the back ward swing of the body has been completed. Mumford, '87, is acting as coach...
...vote showed that the meeting was heartily in favor of accepting the action taken by the committee. A motion followed to thank the graduate committee for their past efforts in behalf of college boating. The further business consisted of voting an appropriate testimonial to Col. Bancroft, the late coach; for his long services with the crew, and of voting that the advisability of having another graduate committee be left to the judgment of the executive committee of the club...
...gentlemen who have, during the last few years, been members of the University crew. From these men, all of them recent graduates, and thoroughly acquainted with the present system of boating at Harvard, we can surely hope to obtain reliable information as to the advisability of retaining a paid coach...
Under the same head we wish to speak of the letter of resignation sent by the advisory committee to the boat club during the recess. The gentlemen of that committee say that as they are not in accord with the under-graduates in the matter of a paid coach, it seems but proper for them to resign. It is, indeed, unfortunate that a state of things has come to pass, such as to bring a difference between this committee and the students. Since its organization, no one can deny that it has given material aid to the cause of boating...