Updates

Hi Crew,

 Just a reminder that we will not be down at the rowing club until everyone is paid up and we get clearance that it is safe.

   Next week is practice as usual unless notified otherwise.

   We will have a very important meeting Monday after school. All must be there, it wont be too long.

   Please get you rowing fees in Monday, or else we will have to start modifying crews to accommodate those who are actually committed to a 5 day practice schedule. 

   There are still issues with the SCRC registration. Please register with Rowing Canada, and we will work out SCRC registration when we can.

Thanks!

SCRC Registration *UPDATED

I have received a few e-mails regarding registration for the St. Catharines Rowing Club. Apparently it is causing difficulties.

* I have received a bunch of registration confirmations, and word from parents that it is back up working. Please give it another try if you have not been able to complete it successful. If it is being fickle, please be patient.

Swim Test

The pool and transportation has been booked for the swim test. The swim test is mandatory for all athletes each year, so attendance is mandatory.

Wednesday March 26th we have the Kiwanis Pool booked from 7am-8am. Parents should drop off their athletes by 6:45am so we can be in the pool by 7:00am. I have a bus booked to pick up our athletes at 8:30am from the pool and take them to the school.

I will take the cost of this out of the Rowing Fees since it will be less than $5 per athlete.  

Location of the Kiwanis Centre can be found HERE.

ST.CATHARINES ROWING CLUB HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEST PROTOCOL

Each athlete will prepare for the test by wearing: Bathing Suit, T-shirt, Socks, Sweat Pants, and Sweat Shirt

Each athlete will complete all of the following steps:
1. On direction, enter the pool wearing all of the above clothing.
2. Tread water for three minutes without touching the bottom or side walls.
3. Remove sweatpants, sweatshirt and socks can be removed at the participant’s discretion.
4. Once the appropriate clothes have been removed, continue treading water for another three minutes.
5. After successfully treading water for three minutes, put on an approved life preserver, tuck knees to chest with face up, and hold this position for two minutes.
6. After successfully putting on the life jacket and continuing to tread water swim to the opposite side of the pool (one width) and exit.

Novice Athlete Orientation

All novice athletes will be at the St. Catharines Rowing Club on Monday March 24th from 3:30-5:00pm for orientation.

Dress warm!! It will be cold. You can always choose not to wear a layer, but if you're cold, there is no where to warm up.

Athletes will run to the club from the school. (BE SAFE! It is advised to use only one earbud, and use common sense when navigating roads and sidewalks.) I will have my truck at the school to bring your bags down for you. Parents will have to pick up their athletes from the club at 5:00pm.

Junior Women and Men, our shift is 3:30-5pm at the club once registration is complete, and the water is deemed safe by the club captain. Seniors, you will be practicing during the morning 5:30-7am shift.

Please look at my last post for important registration details.

I am still working on swim test details. Keep tuned.

Moving in to Water Season

Hi Crew,

   With all this snow on the ground, it seems hard to believe, but we are moving in to the water season. There is some house keeping we need to get done before we move forward.


Rowing Fees

   I will make up and send out an information sheet on payment and expectations for water season. This year Eden Rowing Club fees will be $375 - cheques can be made payable to Eden High School. I will need this money in by March 26th at the latest, but the earlier the better. This has gone up $25 from last year as there was a SCRC club fee increase, and we just barely made our budget last year. Money pays SCRC fees, race entry fees, and other misc. costs for the water season. (I.E. Trailer fees for transporting equipment, minor repairs on equipment, etc.) Money raised from fundraising such as Rudernkrieg are saved for large purchases such as boats, oars and cox boxes.


Registration

   All athletes and coaches need to register with both the St. Catharines Rowing Club and Rowing Canada before getting on the water. This must be done with Internet Explorer.

Click below for links.  
                           
St. Catharines Rowing Club Registration (Follow the promts.)
Rowing Canada Registration (You are registering under St. Catharines Rowing Club.)


Swim Test

   I am currently trying to find a time to book to do the swim test. I have called and the YMCA is not available on Thursday March 20 from 3:30-4:30. I am working on finding another solution. Please be patient as I find how best to get this done as a group.


Race Uniform

   All athletes who race are required to wear an Eden Unisuit or Unitop. If you need to get one, they can be ordered from Regatta Sport at the link found below.

Regatta Sport - Iteam Orders  

• Select 'Eden Rowing' from the drop down menu.
• Password is EDEN14
• OPTIONAL spirit wear is also available there. Long sleeve racing top is NOT needed.
• If you are unsure of your size, please visit the Regatta Sport retail store on Main St. Port Dalhousie for fitting. (Especially those tank tops!)
• Orders can be made until March 23rd, after that the site will close.

Safety Videos

   All athletes will have to watch the Rowing Club safety videos. We will set that up with your coaches and do it during a practice time. Curious Parents can watch the safety video which is linked under the Eden Rowing Blog banner, and linked HERE.

   That's all for now. I hope you are all keeping up with your conditioning... maybe some snow shoveling. See you Monday. As always, please e-mail with any questions.

Awesome video to get you motivated for water, especially for our novices who still aren't sure what it's all about. This is our goal:

Dates Again:

DATE	Event	LOCATION
*Apr 27	Early Bird Regatta	Martindale Pond, St. Catharines
*May 10	Tag Day	St. Catharines
*May 11	Mother's Day Regatta	Martindale Pond, St. Catharines
May 16-17	Stotesbury Cup Regatta	Philadelphia, PA
*May 16-17	High School Invitational Regatta	Welland
May 24	Sam and Doug Wells Invitational Regatta	London
*June 6-8	CSSRA Championships Regatta	Martindale Pond, St. Catharines

*Events most likely to have full crew participation.

   

March Break Madness

Hi Crew,

   First off, congrats to all who competed at the Ontario Ergometer Championship last Saturday. We had some great success; Colleen G won her category! Both Matt F and Brent C placed in the top 10 of their categories, which is a huge accomplishment for novices! Aside from that, our program was represented well, and I am proud of everyone's personal accomplishments so far this season. 

   Since we had little interest in doing an organized training schedule over the break, you will be responsible to keep up your conditioning on your own. I know it can be hard to keep motivation up, but our competitors are working hard over the break and so should we. Your coaches are busy organizing the program for water season. Keep posted next week for rowing fee, club registration, swim test and uniform information, I hope to have it up Tuesday night/Wednesday Morning.

   There will be no Brock Tank on March 8th or 15th, we will let you know when your next session is after the break.


March Break Workouts (Check the 'Video Resources' section of the blog for Pilates and Yoga workouts.) Get a variety of exercises in.   

Calisthenics (Do 4-6 circuits.)

Stretching!
20 minute run/row/bike
Stretching!
15 x Leg Raises
15 x Squats (Touch floor.)

30 x High Knees
15 x Crunches
15 x Back Extensions
15 x Push Ups
30 x Jumping Jacks
10 x Burpees
1 Minute Wall Sit
Stretching!

Cardio
Stretching!
30-60 minute run/row/bike
Stretching!

Core (Do 4-6 circuits.)

Stretching!
20 minute run/row/bike
Stretching!
1 minute plank
1.5 minute V Sit
30 second side plank
1 minute bridge holding and switching legs out strait every 15 seconds
30 second side plank (Other side.)

1 minute wall sit
Stretching!