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Draft minutes from the British Rowing Annual General Meeting are now available to read, they can be downloaded as pdf for your ease.
Further information and a link to a video recording of the AGM can be found on the BR site
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The British Rowing Club Safety Audit is an annual process that helps clubs identify opportunities for safety improvements within their operations. It is also a requirement for all British Rowing clubs to complete the audit as part of their affiliation to British Rowing.
1st October 2019: Audit open for submission.29th November 2019: final audit acceptance date 2nd December 2019: club suspension.
When you are submitting your Audit, please remember to upload the requested documents to the GDrive. If you need any help or a reminder on using the GDrive, please have a look at the Guide to Google Drive for CRSAs.
Coaching
After a long period of time, we have have managed to get a L2 coach course booked in for the region and the associated pre-requisites of Capsize training.
The Club Coach course qualifies you to prepare, deliver and review consecutive coaching courses to develop the skills of individuals or crews. Any BR member over 18 is welcome to attend.
The course covers aspects of Coaching Principles, Safety, Planning, Skill and Technique Development, Equipment Set up and warm-up and cool-down.
The course is run over 36 hours over 2 consecutive weekends November 2nd/3rd and November 9th/10th with a final assessment 4-6 weeks later.
The pre-requisite Capsize and Recover Course will be held Sunday 17th November at Nottingham and Union Boat Club and Bingham Leisure Centre.
The L2 Club Coach costs £450
The Capsize and Recovery Workshop costs £55 (for BR members)
If you think the course is for you and you are ready to book, you can follow the links below.
Before booking your Capsize and Recovery Workshop, please make sure have completed the two following online RowSafe courses:
Safety Basics Risk Assessment
Cold Water and Hypothermia
BOOK ONTO THE LEVEL 2 COACHING COURSE
BOOK YOUR CAPSIZE AND RECOVERY WORKSHOP
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For the past few years the University of Lincoln Rowing Club has been trying to run a head race aimed at beginners but unfortunately it has not attracted many entries and did not run at all in 2018.
The University would like to continue running this competition if possible but would like to gauge the likely level of support from clubs and universities in the East Midlands.
The competition is aimed at rowers that have started rowing in the current year but could be opened up further to crews with low ranking points if there was enough interest. There are two divisions of 1500m each and rowers are encouraged to race twice if they wish.
The 2019 competition is scheduled for Sunday 24th November and will take place on the River Witham in Lincoln.
It would be very helpful if clubs and universities in the East Midlands could send any comments to head@lincoln-rowing.org.uk to let us know if they would be interested in supporting this competition or if they have any other suggestions that might encourage more crews to take part.
Many thanks Paddy Ibbotson President, Lincoln Rowing Centre
Juniors
Regatta London is a challenge row along the river Thames. All eights, coxed fours and coxed quads are welcome to enter – fine or stable shells. The row will cover 14 miles along the Thames from BR HQ, Hammersmith, to the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich and being joined by paddle boarders, kayakers and canoeists from Putney.
Regatta London will take place on Sunday 29th September 2019
The regatta is being held as a way to present the sport of rowing in a whole new way to those outside of the sport. The event will also be a chance to fundraise for one of many great causes, you can view some of the charities on the Regatta London site.
You can enter directly through the Regatta London website or by contacting your chosen charity.
Download the Invitation from Andrew Triggs Hodge for further details
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MASTERS
TRAIN SMARTER ROW FASTER WORKSHOP
Newark Rowing Club, Farndon Road, Newark, Notts. NG24 4SE Monday 25th March 2019, 19.00 – 21.00
This free workshop is being organised in response to requests by masters rowers for information on coaching and training, specifically for masters rowers. The workshop is designed for masters rowers and their coaches and is supported by a manual prepared by the BR Masters Committee.
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Congratulations goes to the Nottingham rowers at the Home Internationals. They are an inspiration to rowers in clubs across the region and maybe encouragement for others to go for it next year!
After a successful trial at the London Docklands, 10 rowers, a cox and coach all travelled to Cork for the annual Home International Regatta taking place at the National Rowing Centre, Home of Rowing Ireland.
Juniors
Last weekend, 20-22 July, saw the annual British Rowing Junior Championships take place at the NWSC in Nottingham where the region was well represented. Over the weekend, juniors took part in a range of skills sessions and side-by-side racing depending on their age and boat type.
Coaching
It is that of year where we recognise those who have made positive contributions to all aspects of rowing but may have gone a little unnoticed. Now is your chance to nominate your ‘unsung hero’ within the rowing community, that person who has gone above and beyond or made an outstanding contribution to rowing.
There are a range of different awards covering both Volunteers and Coaches. There will be regional winners for each of the awards and a National winner will be selected by British Rowing for Volunteering and by the National Coaching Committee for the Coaching award
There are some condition and notes for the different awrads, full details of these can be found on The British Rowing Site.
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Recreational rowers from the East and West Midlands and throughout the Thames Valley are today packing their lycra, their boats are loaded, riggers taped up, blades gathered and tide tables checked, all ready to travel south for the inaugural Great Coal Rows this weekend. Southampton Coalporters ARC are hosting their first recreational event with two Great Rows to celebrate the traditions of working people rowing in local waters.
The first row will see a procession of coxed 4’s joining in the Parade of Sail as part of Southampton Sailing Week before crossing the waters to lunch at Hythe Marina before rowing back to Coalporters. The second row on Sunday will see the boats row out into Southampton water up and along the River Hamble, before stopping for a well earned BBQ lunch and then rowing back to Coalporters. “Each row is a challenge” said Anne Hock, Event Organiser, “Distance, tides, currents and water conditions are very different for rowers used to canals and rivers, so for recreational rowers it’s going to be both a new experience and enormous fun.” Read more “Great Coal Row 2017”