WANT TO GET FIT AND LOSE WEIGHT?
WANT TO LEARN A NEW SPORT?
WANT TO MEET NEW PEOPLE?
WHY NOT TRY ONE OF THE CLUBS LEARN2ROW COURSE!!!!!

The Lea Rowing Club has a strong tradition of creating its own athletes from the local community.
The club does this in two equally important ways:

1. Junior Learn2Row

These sessions are designed to teach juniors through 3 different levelled sessions which are open to anyone between the ages of 11 and 18 who would like to learn how to row.  Juniors pay £30 per term to learn how to row.  Even though juniors pay termly they are entitled to row outside of school terms.  The times and general structure to the junior sessions are as follows;

• Beginners – these sessions run on Saturdays between 10am and 12:30pm.  They introduce juniors to the red play boats and the technique required for sculling.  From 1st September 2008 these sessions will be run on Saturdays between 12:30pm and 2:30pm.  It is expected to take between half a term to a term before beginners progress into the Intermediate group.

• Intermediate – as juniors increase their ability, skill and fitness they are invited to join the intermediate sessions.  These sessions look to move juniors into finer boats as well as rowing in crews.  These sessions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays (4:30pm to 6:30pm), Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 12:30pm.

• Advanced – juniors in this group train up to 6 days a week and are at the club from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays.  Juniors in this group train especially to race other clubs as well as focusing on regional and national selection.

If you would like more information about junior Learn2Row please email the Junior Head Coach Ben Cox or the Community Sports Coach Dan Cooper.

2. Summer Adult Learn2Row

SUMMER 2008 FULLY BOOKED!!!

The Lea Rowing Club will only be running Summer L2R courses from now on for a maximum of 64 people over 10 weeks and the cost of the course will be £100.  There will be 4 separate courses running parallel to one another and these will be on Mondays (7-9pm), Wednesdays (7-9pm) and Sundays (8-10am & 11-1pm).  The next courses will be commencing the week beginning 20th July 2009.  The structure of these courses is as follows;

 
Module 1 – Introduction from Club Captain. Understanding of the Boathouse, club rules, etiquette, safety and course structure. Basic understanding of parts of the boat. Very basic understanding of the rowing technique using an indoor rowing machine.
Module 2 – Coordination of basic rowing movements in a rowing tank (London Regatta Centre).
Module 3 – Getting in and out of a boat safely and basic skills exercises.
Module 4 – Building confidence and balance skills.
Module 5 – Manoeuvrability.
Module 6 – Whole stroke sequence and stopping.
Module 7 – Catch, Suspension and Drive.
Module 8 – Extraction, Recovery and Rhythm.
Module 9 – Putting it all together. ‘Side by Side’ racing.
Module 10 – Rowing in a fine boat.       

As part of the Summer L2R course you will be able to join in our pre-season training and this starts from early September.  This will cover the remaining 4 weeks of your course and will give you an opportunity to improve your fitness levels.  Our pre-season training sessions run on Tuesday and Thursday nights and are general fitness circuits.  All participants who complete the course will be presented with a complimentary Lea Rowing Club t-shirt and certificate after the ‘Side by Side’ racing.

If you are interested in the Summer 2009 Adult Learn2Row courses please check this website again in April 2009 for a downloadable application form.