WORKSHOP: RCA Learn to Row Coach Workshop

Workshop Overview:

The RCA Learn to Row Coach Workshop is intended for coaches who will be working with beginner athletes (those in the Learn to Train stage of Long Term Athlete Development).

In this workshop you will learn about and discuss: safety, analyzing the rowing stroke, Long Term Athlete Development, lesson planning, skills analysis, teaching and learning, rigging, para rowing, and modifying Learn to Row lessons to meet the needs of your club and the participants.

Following completion of this workshop you will be “RCA Learn to Row Coach Trained”.

Details: 

This workshop will be delivered in-person at the Vancouver Rowing Club (450 Stanley Park Drive) from 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM on Saturday, March 7th.

Registration:  Registration and payment ($200 workshop fee) is available through the EventBrite HERE.

Registration will close on Sunday, March 1st. Each workshop offering requires a minimum of 6 participants in order to proceed. If there are fewer than 6 registrants for a given option at the time that registration closes, every effort will be made to include those participants in an option that will be running. Contact memberservices@rowingbc.ca if you have missed the deadline and want to know more about other upcoming opportunities.

Pre-requisites: 

Before taking this workshop, all coaches must have completed the following RCA Every Coach Certified Requirements:

• Criminal Record Check
• NCCP Coach Initiation In Sport (Online Module)
• RCA Rowing Essentials (Online Module)
• Making Ethical Decisions Module (Multiple Delivery Options Available)

Information about how to complete each of these requirements is available HERE.

In addition, coaches are expected to have a Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card.

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Additional information about the Coach Pathway is available HERE.