Al Ulbrickson's The Boys In The Boat

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Have you ever felt like a teacher or coach was pushing you too hard? In ‘The Boys in the Boat’ they have a coach named Al Ulbrickson who wants to make the boys the best rowers they can be. Though some people question some of his methods to take farmers boys to winning gold at the 1936 Olympics. He spent time and effort to help the boys become the best rowers and people they could be.

If Al had not pushed the boys as he did in the book, they wouldn’t have gone to the Olympics. Throughout the book, Al pushes the boys to do better and he tries several different ways to help coach them better. “Ulbrickson had been studying Hoe for a year now, ever since Tom Bolles had told him about the boy. Since then, Ulbrickson has tried everything. He's scolded Joe, encouraged him, demoted him, promoted him.” When the boys got more serious about rowing in their sophomore year, he put them on a special diet so they would have plenty of strength and energy for rowing. …show more content…
It says that "Ulbrickson went from room to room, sitting on the ends of bunks, reassuring his boys." Coach Ulbrickson, also listened to his boys about what they thought would be best. When Don Hume was sick, Ulbrickson suggested that they have another man take his place. Mooch and Joe said that Hume was vital for them to be able to row well and Ulbrickson agreed and told them to bring Hume along. Ulbrickson suggested that they have another man take his place. Mooch and Joe said that Hume was vital for them to be able to row well and Ulbrickson agreed and told them to bring Hume

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