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Coach Al Ulbrickson In Daniel Brown's The Boys In The Boat

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Washington's boys varsity rowing team defined all odds in winning the 1936 Olympics, and they couldn't have done it without their coach, Al Ulbrickson. Although some could argue that Coach Ulbrickson was inefficient in his coaching, the author of the Boys in the Boat, Daniel Brown, mentions throughout the book the effectiveness of the trust that the boys in the number two boat have with each other, which wouldn't have been accomplished without the cleverness of Coach Al Ulbrickson. In chapters eighteen and nineteen, Joe finds himself moving back and forth in between boats with different boys that he doesn't know and doesn't trust. Coach Ulbrickson has tried everything from scolding and encouraging, to demoting and promoting, but still nothing seemed to work. Pocock speaks with Joe, telling him that he has to trust the boys in his boat completely in order for him to row his best. Eventually, Coach Ulbrickson puts Joe back in the boat with the boys he knows, and Joe, thinking hard about what Pocock told him, trusts his crew mates while rowing. Not only does Joe do this he rows better than he ever has before, but he also feels back at home and able to trust easily with this crew that Ulbrickson has placed him with. …show more content…

This shows that he takes the time to truly think about his team and where they need to be placed in order to perform their best. We are also able to see how Coach Ulbrickson views other athletes besides Joe. He speaks very highly of Bobby Moch, how perfect he is for his position and how well he executes it. He notices their strengths and weaknesses, and who they perform best with and

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