views on the various polytechnics team

[leftrower]

hi ppl.

seems like the polys nowadays are getting stronger.

with the likes of powerhouse like rp, the polys are getting stronger and stronger.

most of them are using trivium; there's only one not using it.

i notice that the progression of that team is not very obvious as compared to others.

does paddle matters?

anyviews on that?

[boyfromcc]

I have to agree with you left rower. Even though the fact remains that they still are a two-three steps behind the ntu, nus and mountbatten, they definitely have improved so much. I have mentioned earlier in other posts about the improvements the poly have make. SP for example have their strengths in the last 50-100 metres and definitely if they could improve on their overall aspects of the game, then definitely they can be up there but definitely they are improving.

NYP have been given a new lease of life with the trivium. They are able to clock in better timing and are definitely much more stronger and coming up with the likes of NP and SP. they are able beat RP in the SAVA, not sure whether its the main team or not but most probably the juniors. They are definitely the one to watch besides NP. Not sure about TP coz didnt see them a lot in action recently. NP is one of the team that have rather maintained very since the great team of regatta is mostly no longer in it. in terms of technique, it seems that they are still using the same one as in regatta (sorry if im wrong) but definitely, they are stronger with every tradition of NP.

RP have always been up there behind the tails of NUS and NTU and will most likely to keep up that way because of their ability to keep focusing on their technique based direction led by Steve but the team could be put to a new test when steve will have to lead the team as he is involved with the 'N' team and how they are able to cope with that new challenge will be inteesting. But i wouldnt bet against them dropping the standard within the poly standards but rather a matter of time when the other polys catch with them.

I  dont actually think the trivium plays a part in it because if you compared to NTU, NUS and even NJC, they are able to paddle and become powerhouses without trivium. The trivium is definitely a confidence booster but its not enough. Its all about the understanding of the technique and applying it with the addition of strength that will make you better. my two cents worth. hehe

[KNS]

I  dont actually think the trivium plays a part in it because if you compared to NTU, NUS and even NJC, they are able to paddle and become powerhouses without trivium. The trivium is definitely a confidence booster but its not enough. Its all about the understanding of the technique and applying it with the addition of strength that will make you better. my two cents worth. hehe

wonder if one day can arrange NTU or NUS to take the sdba fat wooden paddle to race with RP using the trivium for 500meter.   

[backwash4life]

why do ppl keep talking about rp don't you think they are overrated ?

[boatingkid]

why do ppl keep talking about rp don't you think they are overrated ?

well, they are the best in the Poly-ITE standard.
so i don't think they're overrated.
but i will still focus my attention to NTU, NUS and M-CSC.
 
but i'm not underestimating those kids.
i'm also not underestimating the other polytechnic teams.
these young men are coming up and they're coming up fast.

[right_rower]

yup! agreed. rp is one example.

[lastman]

Guessed TP is back for a share in the Grand Final for Masters Series, beating M CSC en route. But one race may not prove much. Will they improve by leaps and bounds by Regatta?

Exciting final though. Every team was pretty close to each other: NTU, RP, SP and TP vying for second place. Scary. 

[boyfromcc]

Have to agree with you there lastman. The final was great. M CSC, NTU and RP were neck to neck heading down the last 150 till both team of the CSC and NTU charge up. There was a lot of NJC paddlers for the CSC team and somehow to me, they performed not up to their usual standard because firstly, they didnt have the best timing and secondly they didnt beat most of the teams convincingly in the heats and the semis.

TP is cathicng up a lot. They have improve a lot, so with SP and that final, the last 150 metres especially, the bring-it-up for TP nearly beat RP for the third placing, lost by just a minute over compared to when RP was leading them by many seats in the first part of the race.

As for regatta, its anybody's game. The fact that its 300m is good enough reason that it can be anybody winning. M CSC wasnt even in the grand finals last year when ngee ann beat rp to it. Definitely, if, TP and SP can put in their good performance of charging in the last few metres, alongside RP fast stroke rate and NP as well, we will have a good poly showing for the regatta.

[backwash4life]

i guess that M CSC didn't wanted to be in a lane sandwitched between NTU and RP. So they didn't give all out in heats and semis ?

[DBrocks]

Hi. Views on the various polytechnic: Well, what I could see in the last Masters Series is that the grand final was exciting. As usual, the top teams: NTU and MCSC were in the grand final but with the likes of polytechnics: RP, SP and TP, we could see the intensity there. RP was always good since last year. They were on par with NTU with the guys having gone through army and so and MCSC with their national rowers, ex-national rowers and NJC rowers. SP has improved a lot compared to last year with their last charge extremely strong and their change of equipment to the carbon fibre paddles. TP was quiet at the beginning of the year, not performing but however, at this Master Series, we could see them suddenly pop out of nowhere. Therefore, we cannot write TP off in the upcoming regatta. As regatta is a 300m race, it could be anyone's game. Looks like, the grand final for tertiary Men and Men's Open is gonna be a close one.