Free Online Tools for Rowing Crew Management
With technology's exponential growth rate, it's no surprise that you can find almost anything online these days. As a rower, club manager, coach, or cox, this can be used to your advantage. We've compiled a list of free online tools that can assist rowers with training sessions, recording ergo scores and creating email group listings for coaches, coxes and the crew. Scheduling A handy tool for getting the team together is a simple online scheduling system,doodle, where you create an event, set
How to Organise a Squad of Athletes for your Rowing Club
Organising athletes can be a major job, and a major pain, but we're going to help make it a little bit easier for you. Structure is everything, and it all starts with a few simple lists. See our own Rowing Athletes list below. It's simple and user friendly, and has everything you need to stay on top of things. The Specifics Under 'Contact Me' you should outline specific times of the week and day that members can get in touch with you because
How to Learn from Safety Incidents and Share the Knowledge Around the Club
Nothing puts a damper on our favourite sport of rowing like common accidents on and off the water. Do any of these scenarios sound all-too-familiar? Slipping in water puddling off boats fresh from the river Dropping boats and fracturing them Collisions on the water between boats (watch where you're going!) Collisions on the water with stationary objects - trees / banks / poles - it happens! Let's jump straight into avoiding the mishaps Drying off your boat once you get out of the water is not
Club Fundraising know-how: It’s the little things
Are you worried about keeping rowing club members on board to keep your club finances from springing leaks? Well we have a few tricks for you to keep up your sleeve that should help pay for the necessities, and all YOU have to do is start thinking small, because it's little bits of change that can make the difference. Regatta fees - When planning to race, within the regatta entry fee you can charge any person wanting to put their behind in one
10 Lessons from Bad Rowing Websites
Guest Post by Barrie Robinson Part of our Club Management series - because having a good rowing website is essential to having a good rowing club. As the developer and manufacturer of the OarRATER stroke rate stopwatch I have visited literally hundreds of web sites of universities, colleges, high schools and clubs as well as other organisations. In a previous life I wrote a column in a computer magazine and I did a short series on web sites and their failings. So, naturally, I
Is Your Rowing Club Inclusive?
For many rowing clubs out there, competition and winning is the main goal, but rowing is just as much about fun as it is winning. Many people join clubs to enjoy themselves, meet new people, participate in the club atmosphere and enjoy the thrill of competition at their own level. And the truth is many of these people end up giving up their time to volunteer at these clubs. Sadly too many sports now are focusing only on ideal body shape
Translating efficiency to better performance
We all know that the better prepared we are the better we will perform. The question is, how far can we take that theory? All the crews in a shed work hard to achieve their on-water goals, and clubs provide the resources to do that. The aim should be to develop momentum throughout the season, building to the championship regatta. There are a few things which can put a stop to a crew's momentum. Injuries and illness are sometimes unavoidable. The most
Space Saver Rowing Systems Oar Brackets
How to use Space Saver Rowing System oar brackets in your rowing shed.