Coaching & Training

Yorkshire Rowing Council Coaching Commissioner, Ken Wootton.

Coaching Commissioner: Ken Wootton

Our aim is to "improve the standard and quality of coaching & rowing in the Region."
To achieve this we run regular coaching courses and training days, as well as a coaching forum, where we invite guest speakers to come to the Region & maintain a repository of their lectures.

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UKCC Level 2 Coaching Course, 10-14 Jun 2012.

Venue: York (TBC), Cost £350. Closing date 9 May.
Regional grants are available. Application form.

19/04/12
UKCC L2 Coaching Course Doncaster.

Courses planned in Doncaster (13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23rd Oct). Further details email Rob Cree CDO.

18/04/12
Indoor Coaching

British Rowing offers 3 qualifications for indoor rowing coaches. Regional funding is available towards course costs.

09/04/12
North Yorkshire Generic Training Courses.

Including Equity, First Aid, Safeguarding, Coaching Juniors & Funding Juniors. Regional grants are available.

05/11/11
Nominate a coach to win £1000 of sports equipment.

Perkins Slade "Coach, You’re the Best" competition.

07/10/11
More News

Coaching Forum

High Performance Juniors & U23's

Richard Boulton, GB Junior & U23 coach gave a talk in the Region. Here is a report from the evening & all the slides.

08/11/11
How Much, How Often

A talk by Pete Sheppard the Chief Coach, GB Juniors

30/01/03
Variety vs. Specificity

A talk by Janet Vickers of Sheffield Hallam University about training methods for club athletes.

2002
The Mechanics & Biomechanics of Rowing

C. Jones & CJN Miller discuss the mechanics & biomechanics of rowing, and the implications for rowing technique & style.

20/01/02
British Rowing Coaching Resources

Have a look at the wealth of coaching information available on the British Rowing website.

08/09/11