Youth Summer Rowing Camp
AGES: 12-16
WHEN: July 16-20 OR July 23-27
TIME: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
WHERE: Guelph Rowing Club, Guelph Lake
WHAT: Rowing, Volleyball, Water Study, Geocaching, Survival Skills
Morning programming provided by Guelph Rowing Club coaches
Afternoon programming provided by Guelph Lake Nature Centre Naturalists
Cost Per Week: $280.00
To Register- go to our REGISTER tab above.
For more information: youthrowing@guelphrowing.ca
Recreational Rowing Season Now Open
With warm water temperatures in effect, recreational rowers can now get out on the lake!
Warm water rules are now in effect.
Remember to take a few minutes to:
* Sign in (and out) your name and boat in the rowing log book
* Take a lifejacket (one for each rower) and orange safety pail
* Orientate yourself with naviagation rules (see board on outside of boathouse)
* Warm up prior to rowing.
Recreational Rowing Coach
Duration: June 18-Aug 10 (8 weeks)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Times: daily working schedule will vary to accommodate programming requirements of the club and will include early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Pay: $12.50/hour
Responsibilities:
• coaching junior competitive program
• coaching recreational rowers, including seniors and youth
• dry-land instruction for youth, including water safety, environmental awareness, conservation of water ways, healthy living.
• assisting in development of adaptive rowing program
• assisting in planning, set-up and running of local regattas
• some site and boat maintenance duties
• some administrative duties
Candidates will be required to have the following qualifications:
• 18 years of age or older
• Enrolled as a student
• Postsecondary training in Recreation, Human Kinetics, Athletics and Sports Management is an asset
• Rowing experience
• First aid and CPR certification
• Pleasure Craft operators card and experience driving motorboats
• Police Check and Vulnerable sector screening
• Previous coaching experience
• 2 coaching references
• NCCP coaching qualifications preferred: LTR Instructor and/or RCA coach OR Level 1 certified (old coaching system)
• Life Guard qualifications preferred
Desired Qualities:
• Enthusiastic, encouraging, supportive
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Attention to safety issues
• Ability to work with adult and youth learners
• Ability to work independently as part of a coaching team
Diversity is a key area of development at the Guelph Rowing Club. Diversity is broadly defined as all the ways that we are unique and different. Valuing diversity at the Guelph Rowing Club is recognizing an environment of collaboration, innovation and creativity resulting from a workplace that embraces individual backgrounds, experiences, ideas and talents.
To apply: Contact julierowing@yahoo.ca.
Deadline: May 25, 2012
Registration Now Open!
We now have a new website, here, at www.guelphrowing.com. The old website at www.guelphrowing.ca will very soon be shut down and the link will point to this new site.
Please visit the ”Register” page as the process has changed. We now have a new system that uses the Rowing Canada website. Please give it a try! All the programs are listed on the RCA site under Guelph Rowing Club. Currently the PayPal system is not in use, so we require payment by cheque.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you back on the lake!
High School Rower Training Information
Monthly Training Schedules are provided by coaches and posted in the YMCA rowing training binder.
- Indoor workouts are conducted at the YMCA, Monday-Friday, 6:00-7:30AM; go to the Guelph YMCAweb site for membership fees and YMCA program schedules. Bring your student ID for YMCA registration.
- The Perfect Stroke - British Rowing Technique
- Click here to learn how to manage hand blistersand other common rowing associated skin injuries.
High School Rowing Google Calendar
Select Agenda view for a chronological listing of events and regattas; click on an event and more details>> for links to event web sites and maps. For other club events go to the GRC Club Calendar.
New to Rowing?
Get off to a good start by learning these rowing terms.
Bow: Front of the boat (from coxie seat)
Stern: Back of the boat (from coxie seat)
Port: Right hand side of boat when seated.
Starboard: Left hand side of boat when seated.
Catch: When the blade of the oar enters the water.
Finish: When the blade is approaching and at the end of the stroke.
Release: When the blade leaves the water.
Let it Run: A command by the coxie or coach to stop rowing.
