How should effective coaching look? In the novel "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel J. Brown, the quality of Al Ulbrickson's coaching is a controversial topic. Some may say that the coach is not effective with his boys or that he has no patience. However, the claim that he is clever, well guarded, and effective is best supported by the novel.
To begin, Al Ulbrickson led a group of Washington college students to the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Prior to this, in chapter twenty-one during the championship regatta, the Washington varsity boat was three lengths back with a mile still left to go. Al Ulbrickson had a plan for his crew to conserve their energy. During the race the team repeated "Save, save, save" as said on page 150. Fans were doubting,
