As a coach I find that a large amount of time is spent repeating the same things and concepts to the same people. Rowers must learn to understand the rowing stroke, how to do it efficiently and then how to keep the concentration and making sure they are doing it right. A coach is there to teach the technique, explain the stroke, and teach the athlete to be self analyzing and self improving.
What I mean by this is that you have to be constantly evaluating your stroke and asking yourself( and your coach) is this the most efficient way I can row. Will this make the boat go faster? And if a coach is telling you it will make the boat go faster, make sure to ask why, and how, it will make the boat go faster. A good coach should be able to answer these questions.
Having the outside eye of a coach to tell you what you're doing wrong is great, but that doesn't mean you should only rely on that and not learn to spot your own mistakes and fix them. Your goal should always be to make your self as good of a rower as possible.
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