Learn to Row Program

Here George Auld explains the parts of the single scull for a novice rower during their first visit. 28 Jan 2019.

Cost

$250 for 5 lessons, includes annual membership, with incidental ongoing coaching and insights from your experienced team members.

Expressions of interest.

Email your phone number to us @ lithgowrowingclub@gmail.com and we will get back to you.

Coach’s Bio

Currently, we have one coach, Robert Forbes.

Robert learnt to row with Epping Boys High at North Shore RC on the Lane Cove River. Robert competed in Combined High Schools (CHS) regattas in the 1974-1975 seasons.

During the 1995-1996 season Jackie Kelly persuaded Robert to begin coaching out of Nepean Rowing Club (NRC). He subsequently took over Jackie's early morning coaching as she successfully campaigned for Federal Parliament.

As a member coach @ NRC, Robert coached the St Dominic's College, Kingswood competitive team and regular weekly sport from 1996 though to 2000.

Robert has coached rowing at LRC since it's foundation in 2011

Learning Sequence

We believe it is best to learn to row sculling, rather than sweep style. And, that it is best to learn in a single scull.

If you become an elite sweep oar rower, your selection process for a crewed boat will be a time trial in a single scull.
Every action you make has an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's 3rd Law.

In a single it's just the boat and you with no one else creating movement.

We teach safety,

then control,

and lastly how to apply power.

Your learning steps are listed below and apply to learning to row in a single scull.

Many of these steps may be completed in one lesson.

Learning Steps

the difference between sweep & scull rigged rowing shells
the parts of an oar
how to turn the oar
about carrying the boat
the parts of the boat
what to do if you capsize
about sitting in the boat
to be stable using handle height
to feather square the oar
about basic rowing cycle (stroke) catch, drive. release, recovery
to row moving only hands & back while tethered by a light cord
to turn the boat rowing with one hand while tethered by a light cord
turning the boat 180 degrees and returning while tethered by a light cord
row free (untethered) on the lake without moving your legs
row using half slide
row using full slide
to turn the boat while rowing without interrupting your pace
to row backwards
to turn the boat 'on a dime' rowing simultaneously forward and backwards
to recover from a capsize
to free your boat from reeds
to develop your stroke, working towards your perfect stroke
to start in a race
to row as a team in a double and quad
to row sweep oar in a four

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