Learn to Row and Recreational Rowing

							       Learn to Row and
      Recreational Rowing



Rory Semple and Rob Cree
    21st January 2007
                L2R Learn To Row

• Which Regional Clubs currently Run Learn
  to Row courses?
               Why run a Learn to Row
                      course?

•   Volunteers/Coaches
•   Safety
•   Better experience for new rowers
•   Large numbers learning together
•   Retention of new members.
•   Income!
•   Ease of delivery.
                   How to run a course…

• What Major Sessions could make up a
  L2Rcourse.
• Your thoughts….
  –   Boathouse induction and safety
  –   Dry Rowing
  –   Getting afloat
  –   Skills, Drills and Manoeuvrability
  –   British Rowing Technique
  –   Putting it all together…
                   Applications

•   To Open clubs?
•   To Schools?
•   To Universities?
•   To Colleges?
•   HOW CAN YOUR CLUB ADAPT THE L2R
    TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR NEW
    ROWERS?
                        More Information

• www.oara-rowing.org
                    Recreational Rowing

•   Why?
•   Who is it suitable for?
•   What advantages and disadvantages?
•   How does it work?
    – A4A
    – CCDP
• Recreational Accreditation… (handout)
                        More Information

•   rory.semple@ara-rowing.org
•   07884 230 884
•   www.oara-rowing.org
•   The ARA Recreational Tour