WEYFARERS ROWING CLUB
Next rowing course starts 11th April 2012
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WEYFARERS ROWING CLUB Next rowing course starts 11th April 2012 |
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| Latest news! Caroline Turnbull has won the British Rowing
Caroline with a group of beginners Our rowing courses are approved by British Rowing |
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WEY TO ROW - the Weyfarers Beginners' Rowing CourseDownload an application form now! Click here for the full course timetable WHY SHOULD IT DO IT? You'll get fitter, make new friends, and have FUN WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone from 18 to 80 can join (our sister club Weybridge offers junior rowing courses). No prior experience of rowing is required. You just need to be able to swim 100 metres in light clothing. WHAT WILL I LEARN? We will teach you the basics of sculling (with 2 oars) and rowing (with 1 oar) and introduce you to coxing. We will cover safety, boat handling, and improving general fitness. We also have sessions on nutrition or other topics. You will be given a course handbook to remind you of what you have learned! WHO WILL BE TEACHING ME? The course will be run by Caroline Turnbull and other experienced club coaches. Caroline is a British Rowing qualified Bronze Award coach, and Coach Educator (which means she also coaches the coaches). She also holds a Level 3 Advanced Fitness Instructor award and level 3 Nutrition Advisor award. All our coaches are volunteers. HOW IS THE COURSE RUN? There will be two sessions per week, mostly with about one and a half hours practical on the water and half an hour learning about different aspects of the sport (upstairs in the bar!). Our coach/ participant ratio will generally be 1 to 4, so the course is limited to 12 people. We will teach you in wide, stable boats, with either 2 or 4 people rowing. Towards the end of the course we will move to racing boats - eights, fours and double sculls. WHEN IS IT? Our beginners' rowing courses comprise 10 sessions, with 2 sessions per week on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The next course starts on Wednesday 11th April and finishes on Saturday 12th May 2012. WHERE? Weyfarers Rowing Club, Thames Lock, Jessamy Road, Weybridge, KT13 8LG. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? The 10 session course costs £125, which includes temporary club membership (so that you are covered by the Club's insurance) a course handbook, and one year's membership of British Rowing. We ask for £25 on registration and the remaining £100 at the end of the first session. HOW DO I ENROL? Download an application form, email us at weyfarers@aol.com or phone CarolineTurnbull on 01932 340108. Completed forms, together with your £25 registration fee, should be returned 2 weeks before the start of the course. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE COURSE? We hope you will be bitten by the bug and carry on rowing with us! If you just want to keep fit and enjoy the river with your new friends you can continue with Weyfarers. Members meet on Saturday and Sunday mornings for a leisurely row from 10 a.m. to 12 noon (plus some evenings in the summer), followed by refreshment in the bar. We also organise and take part in rowing tours in this country and abroad. If you decide you want to row seriously and race, you can join Weybridge Rowing Club. Members train at least 4 times a week (Saturday, Sunday plus a minimum of two evenings). Membership of Weybridge costs £252 p.a. and Weyfarers £165 p.a. This includes use of all equipment and ongoing coaching, though some sessions may be unsupervised.
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