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Junior rowing at ACRC

Junior Rowing and Sculling

oarsome_2x_smile ACRC – An Amateur Rowing Association Go-Row accredited junior coaching centre.

Are you in Year 7 or above?
Do you fancy splashing about down on the river?
Do you like having FUN?

Rowing could be the sport for you!

Rowing and Sculling are great ways to make new friends, explore riverbanks, eat picnics and generally have a good time!

‘Rowing’ means paddle with one oar (like Sir Steven Redgrave) and sculling means paddle with two! You will start by learning to scull.

kids_in_viruses_med The club has lots of beginner sculling boats (called viruses, banana boats or lemons depending on who you ask!), which are great for splashing around, getting stuck in the bank or giving someone a free ride – oh yes! And learning to scull in!

As you get more experienced, you will progress to racing boats. These are very wobbly – but also go really fast! The club has lots of junior racing boats – singles (one person) doubles (two), quadruples or quads (four) and also an octuple (eight people - scary!). Most of these boats were provided by project Oarsome, a Lottery funded scheme to promote rowing in State schools. The two schools (Wellsway, Keynsham and Oldfield, Bath) involved in the scheme, also own some of the equipment, which was provided by the Lottery funded ‘Awards for All’ scheme.

Racing

The club encourages members to have a go at racing - not for everyone of course - but many people enjoy the challenge. The junior section is no exception, and we try to find suitable competative opportunities for everyone.

2005_silver_medal_squad Over the past nine years we have had lots of wins and good placings, some of them at National level and in the past seven years at International level – which has involved racing in France, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Wales, Italy and Scotland!

We also have a large group of recreational (non competing) scullers who also have a lot of fun!

Joining

As the junior section of the club is quite large, we now operate a waiting list for juniors who'd like to have a go. Those on the list are usually started off together at Easter. Remember that you will be expected to swim 100m fully clothed (in a swimming pool) when you join so it might be an idea to brush up your swimming skills while you are waiting to start.

If you’d like to be added to the list, then contact the Junior Organiser, Penny Senior for more information. She will need you name, date of birth and a contact email (if possible or phone number if not).

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Training Times

The Junior squad meets at the following times:

All year round:

Saturday 9.00am
Sunday 10.00am and 11.30am

Summer only

Tuesday 6.00pm
Thursday 6.00pm
Friday 3.30pm (Wellsway and Oldfield Schools only)

Winter only

Wednesday 7.00pm, club circuit training
Monday 6.15pm, junior land training session (term time only)

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Coaching, Good Practice and Child Protection

Octuple_afloat The club has several qualified coaches and uses the Amateur Rowing Association’s coaching schemes and ‘Go-row’ methodology. ACRC is a Sport England ‘Clubmark’ club and has achieved bronze in the Bath and North East Somerset Council club quest accreditation scheme.

The club has a child protection policy and encouraged good practice. It is also registered with the local constabulary ‘Child Safe’ scheme.

There is a list of Junior rules and codes of conduct (for coaches, officials, volunteers and parents) available on the club notice board.

All youngsters are expected to complete a swim test (100m, fully clothed) and are encouraged to complete their water safety certificate (which involved deliberately capsizing a boat and learning what to do in that situation – all in the safe environment of a swimming pool). The club has buoyancy aids for those that have not yet completed the test.

Notable achievements

2000
Gold		‘Go-Row’ Super sprint event at Dorney Lake, Eton.

2001
Bronze	WJ15 2X	National Schools Regatta
Gold	WJ15 4X+	Junior Inter-regional Championships (Composite)
Gold	WJ15 2X	National Championships
Silver	WJ15 4X+	National Championships

2002
Silver	WJ16 2X	National Schools Regatta
6th	J14 2X	National Championships
Bronze	WJ 1X	National Championships
Bronze	W 4X	National Championships
Gold	WJ 1X	Great Britain v France J16 match, Nantes
Bronze	WJ 4X	Coupe de la Jeunesse (composite rep GB), Portugal

2003
4th	J14 4X+	Junior Inter-regional Championships
6th	WJ16 4X	Junior Inter-regional Championships (composite)
5th	WJ 4X	National Schools Regatta
Silver	WJ 2X	National Schools Regatta
4th	J14 2X	National Championships
Gold	WJ 2X	National Championships (composite)
Gold	W 2X	National Championships (composite)
Gold	WJ 2X	Home Countries (composite rep England), Cork
Gold	WJ 4X	Home Countries (composite rep England), Cork
6th	WJ 2X	World Junior Championships (composite rep GB), Athens

2004
Gold	WJ 2X	National Schools Regatta
Gold	WJ 2X	Henley Womens' Regatta
Gold	WJ 2X	National Championships
2nd	WJ 2X	Home Countries (rep England), Nottingham
4th	WJ 4X	Home Countries (rep England), Nottingham

2005
Silver	J16 4X-	National Championships
?	J 4X-	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Wales

2006
Bronze	WJ16 2X	National Championships
4th	WJ 2X	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Scotland
?	J 4X	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Scotland
2007
4th	WJ16 4X	National Sculling head
Bronze	WJ16 2X	Junior Inter-regional Regatta
4th	WJ16 2X	National Schools Regatta
4th	WJ16 2X	National Champioships
2nd	WJ 4X	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Cork, Ireland
Gold	J 4+	Coupe de la Jeunesse (composite, rep GB), Varese, Italy
Silver	J 4+	Coupe de la Jeunesse (composite, rep GB), Varese, Italy
2008
Bronze	WJ4+	National Championships (composite)
Bronze	WJ8o	National Championships (composite)
3rd	WJ2X	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Cardiff
3rd	WJ4+	Home Countries (composite, rep Wales), Cardiff

Key

W = women’s
J14 = year 9, J15 – year 10, J16 – year 11, J – sixth form
1X – single scull, 2X – double scull, 4X – quadruple scull

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