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Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:20 |
Learn to Row with Capital Rowing Club!
Program Overview| Class Schedules & Registration | Information for Classes
Have you always wanted to learn how to row?
Do you see crews out on the river and think it looks like fun?
Are you looking for a fun-filled, team sport?
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Capital Rowing Club offers learn to row classes that will teach you the basics of the sport of rowing. Our talented coaches and enthusiastic volunteers will introduce you to the equipment, the language, and the rowing technique.
You just pick the class that fits your schedule. No previous experience is needed. And you don’t need to be in tip-top shape.
Program Overview
The classes meet on Saturdays and Sundays over 5 weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Each class is limited to 30 students to allow for personal interaction between our coaches, volunteer assistants, and novices.
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Novices will learn every aspect of sweep rowing, including:
· Basics of the rowing stroke and body mechanics
· Fundamental boat topics such as set, run, ratio, and timing
· Blade (oar) technique
· Rowing terminology
· Use of rowing machines (ergometers)
· Introduction to training and racing
· Boat safety
· Equipment terminology and care
A typical practice might consist of the following activities:
· A light jog and stretching
· Land coaching via demonstrations on the ergometers (ergs)
· Light erg sessions to practice technique and body mechanics
· Rowing on the water using a training barge or in 8-person or 4-person rowing shells
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At the end of the 5-week session, the novice rowers participate in fun, local races against other novice rowers. With the strong foundation in rowing that they receive, graduates of our novice classes are prepared to continue their journey into rowing with Capital’s Club programs.
Friendships grow over the course of the session, as people learn to work as a team, both on land and on the water.
And if that’s not enough, you also get to explore and see parts of the Washington DC landscape that most residents and visitors never see – a view from the river. It’s really quite unique.
To find out more about the 2009 Novice Sweep Learn to Row Program Registration information contact learntorow@capitalrowing.org.
To see the 2010 Novice Sweep class schedule and fees click here.
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Learn To Row
