The Alec Hodges Sculling Courses
Tideway Scullers School runs sculling courses each year, at Easter and in the summer.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SUMMER 2012 SCULLING COURSES
July course: 23-27 July, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. each day
August course: 6-10 August, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. each day
Click here to download the application form.
Open to athletes of any sculling ability, adult and junior. The courses are for anyone who wants to improve their sculling ability – from new beginners to confident scullers. The students will be a mixture of juniors (age 11–17) and adults who will work together with their coaches primarily in single sculls, although there will also be some crew-boat work (2x, 4x and 8x+). The course is for approximately 32 students, about half adult, half junior.
The course will include:
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Individual and crew coaching
- Setting and reviewing individual objectives
- Video analysis
- Stretching for rowing
- Boats, blades and coaching launches
- Ergo work including tests
- Safety advice
- Tideway navigation and regulations
- Racing on the final day.
The course fee of £280 includes lunches and refreshments for the five days of the course. Please download the application form and post, with a cheque payable to Tideway Scullers School, to: Alec Hodges Sculling Courses, Tideway Scullers School, Dan Mason Drive, Chiswick W4 2SH. Applicants should be sure to include an e-mail address on their form as this will be the primary means of communication with participants.
For further information, please contact the course organiser, Parvis Jamieson: parvisjamieson [at] yahoo.com, 07855 751435.
If you have to cancel after booking we will refund the full fee subject to finding a replacement student.