Lea Park-Kim wanted to row in college, but realized she couldn’t give it the time and dedication she wanted. For her it was all or nothing so she stepped away to focus on academics. Several years later, with her professional life on track, she found her way back to the water. Today Lea is a disciplined, motivated, and insightful rower, coxswain, and coach at River City Rowing Club in West Sacramento, CA.
QUICK LOOK
00:00 - Episode intro and welcome04:00 - Rowing Week on a scale of 1-10: tendonitis, injury, and “customer rela...
Lea Park-Kim wanted to row in college, but realized she couldn’t give it the time and dedication she wanted. For her it was all or nothing so she stepped away to focus on academics. Several years later, with her professional life on track, she found her way back to the water. Today Lea is a disciplined, motivated, and insightful rower, coxswain, and coach at River City Rowing Club in West Sacramento, CA.
QUICK LOOK
00:00 - Episode intro and welcome
04:00 - Rowing Week on a scale of 1-10: tendonitis, injury, and “customer relations”
09:40 - The Huddle
13:15 - Hot Seat Q&A
15:28 - Rowing Origin Story
20:29 - Coxing personality: absorb all she can; give rowers what they need in a way they can best receive it
25:16 - Taking a holistic approach to coxing ROWsist
28:34 - Coxing levels I, II, III
32:41 - Chatter in the boat? Absolutely no. But: here are tips for signaling your coach when things aren’t ok.
37:24 - Bringing her professional skills as a communications director to the boathouse, and how rowing time management has made her more efficient at the office
39:23 - About RCRC, Lea’s many rolls, and her transition to coaching with the support of other RCRC coaches
44:30 - The creep of AI into developing training plans and club communications
47:24 - A look back at the season, and a look ahead to growing as a coach and coxswain
50:44 - A consideration of the post-practice huddle
55:47- Lea’s idea of a perfect stroke
57:11 - Steady State Network news and notes
59:52 - Outtake
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To see photos of Leah and get links to the people, clubs, and events mentioned in this episode, check out the show notes on our website.
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This episode was made possible in part by Breakwater Realty, RowSource, and our Patrons.
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