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Parents' Rowing Manual 2017 PARENTS’ ROWING MANUAL 2017 St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 1 3 March 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians and Supporters, To all of the new families and all of those returning I would like to welcome you all to the 2017 St Hilda’s School Rowing season. In 2017 we aim to build on the success of last season and emulate the tremendous efforts of all our competitors. In 2016 we saw the most impressive results that St Hilda’s School Rowing has produced to date in both the BSRA ‘Head of the River’ and the Queensland School State Rowing Titles. Together with the coaches, I aim to develop a safe and enjoyable environment for all whilst not losing sight of the reason why we are rowing and that is to develop the girls rowing skills, physical fitness and performance, giving our best effort to help all girls reach their upmost potential. Although enjoyable, I acknowledge that rowing is certainly a very demanding sport which requires a great deal of commitment from all involved and I would like to thank all parents/guardians in advance for your time and efforts to take the girls to and from training this coming season. I am looking forward to the challenge of the season ahead, building on the growing success of the St Hilda’s School Rowing Program which has come so far in the past few years. We endeavour to nourish the development of all competitors throughout the season from the Year 8s first ever stroke to the final race at the Head of the River as a Senior and every step in between. Please feel free to contact me at any time with any questions you may have on Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0405239635 or approach me around the boat shed or at regattas. Adam Harrison Head of Rowing St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 2 CONTENTS Training schedule .......................................................................................................... 4 Calendar of Events ........................................................................................................ 5 Contact Details and the Rowing Supporters Group ...................................................... 6 Daily Training Structure ................................................................................................ 7 Points to Remember ...................................................................................................... 8 Regatta Information ....................................................................................................... 9 BSRA Participating Schools ......................................................................................... 10 Terminology .................................................................................................................. 11-12 Seating .......................................................................................................................... 13 Community Code of Conduct ........................................................................................ 14-15 Rowing Selection Guidelines ........................................................................................ 16-18 St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 3 BSRA-St Hilda’s School Rowing Training Schedule 2017 Saturday Training Schedule Time Year 8 Year 9 & 10 Seniors 5.00am Boarders Bus Pick Up Boarders Bus Pick Up 5.15am Arrive at Boat Shed Arrive at Boat Shed 5.30am On Water On Water 7.15am Boarders Bus Pick Up 7.30am Arrive at Boat Shed Off Water 7.45am On Water Off Water 8.00am Breakfast Breakfast 8.15am X-Train X-Train 9.15am Finish Finish 9.30am Off Water Help Wash Boats Help Wash Boats 10.00am Finish Finish Finish Boarders Bus Drop Off Boarders Bus Drop Off Boarders Bus Drop Off ***IMPORTANT NOTE - YEAR 8 (Boarders & Day Girls) must have breakfast prior to arriving at the Boat Shed on Saturday morning. Breakfast will not be supplied for Years 8 due to commencement time on the water. Rowing Training Schedule and X Training Sessions Year Level Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Times Yrs 9-12: 5am Yrs 8: 7.15am Year 8 AM Row Row Row/ Time: 5.00am Regatta – 7.30am Year 8 PM X-training Time: 3.30pm – 4.45pm Year 9 AM Row Row Row/ Time: 5.00am X-training/ – 7.30am Regatta Year 9 PM X-training Time: 3.30pm – 4.45pm Year 10 AM Row Row Row/ Time: 5.00am X-training/ – 7.30am Regatta Year 10 AM X-training Time: 3.30pm – 4.45pm Seniors AM Row Row Row Row/ Time: 5.00am X-training/ – 7.30am Regatta Seniors PM Gym Ergos Gym Time: 3.30pm – 4.45pm St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 4 ROWING MORNING SESSIONS are at the TSS Boat Shed at 5.15am. Boarders will be picked up at 5.00am. The School Bus will transport all girls back to school at 7.45am. All girls will have breakfast prior to catching the bus back to school. X-TRAINING SESSIONS are held at St Hilda’s School in the Gym or on the Oval. X-Training finishes at 4.45pm. Calendar of Events BSRA-ST HILDA’S SCHOOL ROWING CALENDAR 2017 DATE EVENT TIME VENUE 27 Mar – 2 National Championships TBC Penrith, NSW Apr 31 March END TERM 1 19 April COMMENCE TERM 2 Seniors (Yr 11 & 12) Training 19 April 5.15am & 3.30pm starts TSS Boat Shed Commences 24 April Year 9’s Training Commences 5.15am & 3.30pm starts TSS Boat Shed 20 April Year 8’s & 10’s Training Commences 5.15am & 3.30pm starts TSS Boat Shed 23 May BSRA - Indoor Rowing Championships 5.00pm-8.30pm St Peters Murwillumbah 10 June Senior Rowing Trials 5.30am-11.30am Rowing Club 15 June END TERM 2 St Hilda’s St Hilda’s Rowing Camp 5am 16/6 Boarding, TSS 16 – 18 June (Season Launch held on Sunday the 18th) 12.30pm 18/6 Boat Shed Schedule TBC 5am 1st 8 departs nd Senior Rowing Camp 7am 2 8 departs 7 - 10 July rd (Murwillumbah ) (Fri 7 – Mon 10 July) 9am 3 8 departs Schedule TBC 11 July COMMENCE TERM 3 22 July BSRA - BGGS / Stuartholme Regatta 8.00am Wyaralong Dam 29 July BSRA - St Hilda’s / Lourdes Hill Regatta 8.00am Wyaralong Dam BSRA - All Hallows / Somerville House 5 August 8.00am Wyaralong Dam Regatta 12 August BSRA - SPLC / BSHS Regatta 8.00am Wyaralong Dam BSRA - St Aidan’s / St Margaret’s 19 August 8.00am Wyaralong Dam Regatta 26 August BSRA - Head of the River Regatta 8.00am Wyaralong Dam 26 August Ammonite Dinner 6.00pm St Hilda’s School 14 Sep END TERM 3 16 - 18 Queensland State School Championships TBC Rockhampton September Queensland State Championships (5-6 5 December TBA TBA Dec) Please note that it is expected that girls will travel on buses to Regattas at Wyaralong Dam. St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 5 CONTACT DETAILS Position Name Contact Details Head of Rowing Mr Adam Harrison 0405 239 635 [email protected] Head of Sport Mrs Jill Moore 0404 053 076 [email protected] Rowing Administration Mrs Shelby Stewart 07 55 777 175 [email protected] Absentee Email Sport [email protected] Rowing Supporters’ Group Mr Simon Gray [email protected] President Community Liaison Officer Mrs Simone Crowther 07 55 777 261 or 0417 111 533 [email protected] ROWING SUPPORTERS’ GROUP The Rowing Supporters Group is comprised of parents who support St Hilda’s Rowers in three main areas: Support of the girls at early morning training sessions and in making trips to Beaudesert and beyond for regattas Fundraising to purchase equipment Offering parents and friends the chance to develop friendships while at regattas or attending one of the social functions. Our annual Ammonite Dinner is held on Saturday 26 August 2017, St Hilda’s School in the Jennifer Reeves Cafeteria. Parent support on a daily basis during the rowing training and regatta season is instrumental to the success of our Rowing Program. Each year our Mega Raffle supports the program’s breakfasts which fuels our girls for training sessions and at regattas. If you would like to support with volunteering, donating, sponsoring for the upcoming 2017 season please make contact via the RSG email address [email protected]. Your support and assistance is welcome – however, please note that it mandatory for the safeguarding of our students that all volunteers complete and submit the Volunteer Forms on Page 14, prior to volunteering. Thank you. ROWING SUPPORTERS’ GROUP MEETINGS Second Tuesday of each month, starting at 6.30pm James Administration Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 2017 Meeting Dates: 9 May, 13 June, 11 July, 8 August, 12 September. St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 6 DAILY TRAINING STRUCTURE Morning Training Schedule Place bags in the area provided Pull scull racks out of the shed Put coach’s boat on the water – tie it up to the jetty Carry oars down to water’s edge Warm up/Stretch Make sure each crew has adequate lighting (two lights on Quads/Fours/Eights, one light on Singles and Doubles) Check boat is in good working order and all nuts are tight Put your boat on the water with your crew (under instruction from stroke) After leaving the ramp, adjust your foot stretcher and await coxswain’s instructions Wait for coach before rowing away (to the South) Post-Training Schedule Approach the ramp from the correct direction (from the North) On Coxswain’s instruction, get out of boat Remove oars and place them at the water’s edge On stroke’s instruction, lift boat from the water and place on trestles Wash boat with soapy water and sponges Wash oars Place all equipment back on storage racks Put coach’s boat away Pack away any remaining equipment (trestles, coil hoses) St Hilda’s Rowing Parent Manual – V1 2017 - 050417 Page 7 POINTS TO REMEMBER Single Sculls are to be carried by two people. Quads/Fours are to be carried by four people standing at either end of the gunnels, plus the coxswain at the stern directing. Eights are to be carried by eight people positioned opposite their rigger, plus the coxswain at the stern directing. All boats are to be placed on the water facing Surfers Paradise.
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