In the book Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. Some would say Coach Al Ulbrickson was too harsh on his team and could not keep up with the same people in a boat. Some would say otherwise, and that his actions were all strategic and necessary to find that perfect boat. However, in the novel, the claim that Ulbrickson's actions were strategic and this claim was the best supported in the book.
At first, during tryouts for the rowing team, Ulbrickson was in the background watching and observing them. Once the boys had made the rowing team, Ulbrickson stepped in and put the boys through rigorous training right away. Then they started to get cut or moved to a better or worse boat. Ulbrickson was constantly swapping around people to find the
