The podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle & Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Marlene's article in Rowing News Magazine e-news - Self improvement 101 05:45 Masters Rowing Survey This will take 10 minutes max. It's a global survey on the state of masters rowing and is multiple choice, mostly. https://bit.ly/rowingsurvey 09:00 Making winter ergs fun. Variety - build your erg work into a circuit. Aerobic medley with 10 minutes on each gym machine. Do core exercises in between erg pieces Set up some good music playlists Target your countdown to a bribe which you'll enjoy Shower room count the clothes hooks around the room. Have an accountability partner. 14:00 Building new habits - make it easy, reduce friction and make it visible so you can see your progress. 16:00 Alternate exercises on the erg Face Pulls - high rowing up to your eyes with the handle - draw your scapulas together. Pallof Press - sit sideways on the seat and hold the handle in both hands, rotate side to side. Good for sweep rowers. Erg Posture Drill - in the Faster Masters Land Training Module reference material. Rowing Up Hill - put a crate or aerobics step under the front leg and use this to control your slide 20:00 Staying on track during the holidays. Plan to train,. Keep the intensity up 2-3 times per week. Shorter workouts Go to the party but plan to train the next day Don't worry about going off track. Have fun. Be measured if you choose For Habit Tracking try the Way of Life App. https://wayoflifeapp.com/ 25:00 Popcorn as a snack that fills the need for "crunch" in your food. 42 calories per cup. Marlene's stove top recipe Put 2 kernels into the pan and when they pop, add the rest. Sit the kernels for 1 minute to absorb fat off the heat. Using a medium flame crack the lid to release the steam and remove any popped corn so you get the whole lot to pop.

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Making winter ergs fun | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

Meet the director of the recently released movie "The Novice" about an obsessive rower and her college team. Lauren rowed for 4 years while at university in Texas. Stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Amy Forsyth with Kate Drummond as the head coach, Charlotte Ubben as the coxswain and Jonathan Cherry as the novice coach. Timestamps 01:50 Lauren Hadaway is the writer and director of the full length feature film, The Novice. She was told to 'write about what you know and a story only you can tell'. Taking the obsessed artist trope and translating it to rowing. A sport characterised by internal drive, grit and ambition. 04:00 Why is the film so dark? Lauren is a sound specialist. Whatever sound effect you choose, what does it add to the story? 07:00 In her first 2k test the scene has the lead character, Alex played by Isabelle Fuhrman, "make love" to her erg - she objectifies herself and the machine. It's a bit like being in love with the erg and the story arc of that initial interest building to obsession before descending into a toxic relationship. 09:00 Rowing is not naturally cinematic 11:40 What cinematic challenges are there to overcome when shooting rowers and rowing? Isabelle and Amy both had to learn to row. Lauren interviewed all the background cast of extras herself. She needed to ensure they were actually rowers. 18:30 Where the rowing isn't quite right.... there are a few places. Shooting 500 frames a second allowed some of the marvellous slow motion shots. 21:00 The crab wrangler.. yes, honestly they had one. 23:00 Filming in a portaloo (porta-potty) And how to film a coxswain close up. The Novice movie is on cinema release 17th December 2021 in USA and shortly afterwards on all streaming services (Prime, Netflix, Apple). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11131464/

Lauren Hadaway - The Novice movie

Drills for leg drive off the catch | Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Speaking at the US Rowing Convention, CRASH-B erg training program launch 06:00 Setting up your erg Resistance - the drag factor on Concept2 erg, Water rower, RP3 and Rowperfect. C2 drag factor is 100 - 110 or 115 for masters. Comfort - set your seat and foot height to avoid lower back load and over-use injuries Make your Erg "boat-like" is the key. 12:00 How to set up your erg to be like your boat - single scull. Do short 250m pieces at firm pressure low rate, come into the dock and get on the erg (also on the dock) and row 250m at similar pressure and rate. Do they feel the same? If no, adjust the erg damper setting and drag factor. Fixed Head rowing machines versus floating head rowing machines - what's the difference? How does it affect the set-up? 14:30 Why am I doing better splits on a resistance 10 than 4? 23:00 Monitor height - set it for a "long core" posture as advised by Baz Moffat 25:00 Drills for leg drive off the catch - A good drive reduces the "slip" in the chain and increases your effective leg power in the rowing stroke. Drive suspension drill - put resistance high - slow motion rowing - equal contact for feet and fingers - the pressure is the same Legs only rowing drill Start with the set-up from the finish - get into the forward-leaning catch posture, then roll up the slide. Row only using your legs - keep shoulders forward of your hips and arms straight. Quarter slide push drill From the catch, row ONLY the first quarter of the leg drive, return to the catch. Progress down the slide in a pyramid. If your erg monitor offers a force curve display, use this to check your effectiveness in spinning the fly wheel as you lengthen and shorten the slide. 37:00 Coffey Simulatoar - set the inboard of the sculls to match your boat. Bio Rower - set the finish / release position correctly to match your boat.

3 Tips For Setting Up Your Erg

Our guest this week is Baz Moffat, the co-founder of the Well HQ, a community that promotes womens health in sport. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 05:00 The December Faster Masters program CRASH-B training plan for 2k racing on erg is now available in ALL our programs (except Magazine). CRASH-B 13 Feb 2022 Canadian indoor champs 30 Jan 2022 Irish indoor champs 22 Jan 2022 10:00 Baz Moffat from The Well HQ. Interest in pelvic floor but it was "medicalised" as a topic. And hadn't been re-interpreted into sport. The team at the Well includes an exercise physiologist and a general practitioner (family) doctor. 16:00 The "Caught Short" kit of period products for your club changing room 90% of women will leave a venue if her period starts and they don't have a product to use. 18:30 pelvic health for rowing What is your pelvic floor? Its role is to hold everything up and keep you dry. Coughing, laughing, sneezing, jumping should not make you leak, wind or urea /faeces. Athletes have higher levels of dysfunction than the population. Upwards of 50% of masters rowers (women) have prolapse or stress incontinence issues. We have normalised this and it should not be so. 23:00 Kegle exercises are pelvic floor drills which are OK for starting. 26:00 It's taboo to mention because we are arrogant about our physicality. Prolapse is when the vaginal wall is not strong enough to hold up everything inside. Level 1 or 2 feels like a drag and can be fixed with pelvic floor exercises and pessaries to protect the vagina during exercise. 30:00 Bladders. Most people don't know how many times a day they should go to the loo. You should be weeing 8-12 seconds around 5-8 times per day. Healthy habits - we lose collagen as we age and this can cause a floppy bladder so it doesn't retract. Go every 3 hours or so. Respond to the urge. Bladder irritants - sugar, caffeine, spices, cold temperatures, alcohol. We get more sensitive with age. 35:00 Bowel health - bowels are different from bladders. Excreting waste product includes hormones. In mid-life we have a lot of stress hormones. If you don't go to the loo they get re-absorbed and stored around your middle. Stress, lack of sleep and constipation mean you cannot lose weight. When you get the urge you have 15-20 minutes to go. People prefer to go at home. You should respond to the urge, not wait. As we age digestion slows. Lack of oestrogen and more progesterone make you more likely to be constipated. Complementary health therapies and naturopaths can help a lot. Sit on the toilet with your knees higher than your hips is helpful if you are constipated. Lean forward, relax and let go. Your menstrual cycle also affects your bowel health. 43:00 Strength and conditioning in mid life Evidence is from age 30 women lose muscle strength, muscle mass and bone density. Counteract the rate of decline with exercise. Lifting technique matters - learn this first. Function and form are your limitations. Focus on the "big lifts" squat, bench pull, bench press and dead lift. Check you are breathing. We do not need to hold the breath in order to stabilise the core if we are lifting 10-40kgs. Use a flowing breath. 49:00 In the Faster Masters subscription training programs we focus on do-able exercises and things you can do at home. 52:00 Keep your core long and ensure your stomach doesn't puff out. What should coaches cue when a female athlete sits in a rowing boat? Do not tell her to "hold" her core. Breathing in and out should move both the diaphragm and the pelvic floor - holding the core stops this happening. Tell her to seek "length" because a long muscle is a strong muscle. 58:00 We have 3 arches in our body - feet, diaphragm and pelvic floor. All are needed. Train Like a Woman webinar 8 December 2021- it's free and also recorded so sign up https://the-well-hq.mykajabi.com/offers/aYVmjXRi/checkout

Pelvic Health for Rowing | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

Katie Rodgers is a passionate rower and supporter of Row for the Cure - a breast cancer charity. https://rowforthecure.org/ Timestamps to the show 01:00 Your background in rowing 02:00 How Row for the Cure got started - the teams are all in pink Cathy Frederick founded it as she wanted to fund raise for the Susan G Koman cancer centres. 04:15 since the pandemic we have a new focus. We are now a grant giving organization as well as a fund raising group. 07:000 who gets involved in fund raising? Ambassadors - these people row on different teams and spread the word. Participants - these guys fund raise or raise awareness. How can I get involved? Host a regatta Integrated fund raisers within a regatta - the Head of the Hooch has an event just for Row for the Cure crews. 11:30 How much money have you raisedTo date US$3.2 million has been raised. Our goal in 2022 is to reach $3.5 million. 13:00 October is a big month for us as it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. We run #PinkTheBoathouse We celebrate joyful moments. 16:00 Join. the newsletter https://rowforthecure.org/ Also the calendar of events on the website.

Row for the Cure

Future Plans | Faster Masters Rowing Radio Faster Masters future - What we've done so far - What we'd like to do in future - Your ideas Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 It's the holidays in USA so Rebecca is hosting solo today. 02.30 US Virtual Rowing convention - Masters Monday will feature Marlene and Rebecca talking on a Vision for the future of Masters Rowing. This link is to the schedule https://usrowcon2021.sched.com/ 04:00 Coaching in a rowing tank - what can you do inside with a group of beginners? Sweep or sculling Use the mirrors Drills for technique Recommend you stay square blades for beginners. - Teach the timing points - watch the outside elbow (sweep) both elbows (Sculling) watch the slide. Film the athletes 07:00 Faster Masters future - we'd like you to be a part of our planning - What we've done so far - Training programs; webinars (one off) 11:45 Rowers who don't want to race. Would you like a Faster Masters program which suits your goals (technique and skill rather than fitness workouts)? 12:40 What we'd like to do in future - new webinar topics. What would you like to learn? - Your ideas - A program setting up your rigging, footstretchers and oarlock heights - Menopause and Rowing - Nutrition - how our needs change as we age and what we can do about it. Aging well. 13:300 Concierge service - book a 20 minute free meeting with us to answer your rowing questions. https://fastermastersrowing.com/concierge

Future Plans | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

How to plan your rowing season - when to peak - how racing contributes to peak events - winter / summer racing - what to work on for fitness https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This past week - Rowing Canada Aviron safe sport webinar. British Rowing strategy https://www.britishrowing.org/2021/11/have-your-say-british-rowing-strategy/ Karapiro Rowing are seeking a Board chairman. 03:00 Best wishes to the Canadians affected by the recent storm and flooding 07:00 What is a peak in rowing? You are gearing up for a big performance. When you peak you want to be as rested and prepared as possible. The taper period is longer, if your training volume is high. 7-14 days before the big event to allow recovery and attain a fully rested state. 11:00 you can do 2 to 3 peaks per year. In between you review the date of your last peak and when the next major event is. Every race is NOT a peak. Winter peak can be races or big erg events Summer peak can be national championships 13:00 After a peak event you have to regenerate - physical and mental Choose your calendar and find your events. Look at intermediate events between the peaks too Consider cross-training. Catch up on home things and deferred activities when you are regenerating. 17:00 What to work on for fitness Take the tempo down and do long endurance work less than 22 stroke rate. Do your technique work to correct flaws. Cross training can also help. Get back into a routine to build strength - circuits and body weight work. Variety. 20:00 The Faster Masters Fitness assessment is 4 tests. Peak power, top end race tempo, anaerobic threshold, base fitness aerobic. The proportional fitness of peak power impacts your results. Base fitness tells us if your bottom of the fitness pyramid is wide or narrow. Helps manage intensities fro training and your recovery ability. It takes about 3 years to build base fitness. Newcomers should do cross training to get fitness on land. A light sweat - not out of breath. Up your intensity if you can (not too hard). Keep it 'conversational' while you train. Low intensity strengthens your cardiac muscles. Use fat as your primary fuel. 29:00 doing multiple races in a day - like A/B races to try different lineups Helps you define your race plan and try different race strategies

Planning your rowing season | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

Matteo Steffanini is a former international athlete who started a private club "Rowing in Tuscany". Designed for small groups and crews he takes long weekend mini camps to guide you how to improve your rowing. You row with an experienced athlete because it's easier to learn by watching and following than explaining with words. Plus you get to row in Italy! https://www.rowingintuscany.com/

Rowing in Tuscany

Hugh Dunstan explains how to replenish your sweat losses during and after exercise.

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Dr Schneider is both an ethics specialist, she is also expert on the state of drug testing in sport and works with WADA. Timestamps 01:15 Background in rowing - from recruitment at university to the 1984 Olympics and retirement in 1985 before the 2010 comeback as a master and learning to scull with Volker Nolte. 06:30 The history of drugs in sport - it's always been there We knew it took off in a couple of sports - cycling where they used strychnine or sugar and ether. 1956 Olympics in Melbourne when USSR joined was the first where steroids were used. In 1984 cyclists were blood doping. Two types of performance enhancement - Strength - testosterone and steroids - Cardiovascular - increasing blood update and EPO Some sports use stimulants too 10:00 The IOC took notice when someone died and introduced the rules. Angela joined WADA in 2000. Beating the tests is the ongoing challenge 12:00 If it wasn't banned, it wasn't cheating. When it was against the rules then it was cheating - a game of deception and the ethics came in too. There were 600 drugs on the list based on are they 2 out of these 3 things - harmful - performance enhancing - against the spirit of sport 15:30 Medics can't research on human subjects. But the military can. 17:30 Genetic doping is gene transfer technology this is the new biggie. Look for the Marathon Mouse experiment - this enabled huge oxygen uptake without training. The Schwarzenegger Rat is another one where a gene mutation is used to grow muscle strength. Baby Popeye is a third - natural in nature. 22:00 To test for gene doping you have to find the injection site. WADA asked for a green marker to be added. 25:00 WADA's expertise was laboratory until the Russian scandal in the Winter Olympics. Blood tests are hard to beat.Urine can be inserted to the bladder. WADA had to become sophisticated intelligence - a spying agency. 28:00 Rule interpretation is another issue - the letter versus the spirit. We will never have perfect fair play. Gamesmanship is probably less morally reprehensible than cheating. Is this now a skill in professional sport? Moral character is affected - what does the win mean? 30:00 the Umpires and referees do interpret it. e.g. soccer "diving" when they fake an injury. Respect for the game and for your opponent. 33:00 Sanctions - should they be standardised? - let's get down to the core drugs only on the banned list. - Consistency of the rules. Some sports are short-lived. Justice has to take into account the sport and the drug. We need minimum and maximum penalties Athletes have rights. We are a drug taking society - why are we so concerned? 36:00 Inadvertent doping. We need to scale back and not sweat the small stuff. Focus on Olympics, not on masters. Athletes have to forfeit their privacy for drug testing. 41:00 I know when I was racing rowers did take drugs. Rowing could benefit but in our culture we are anti drugs. Celebrate sport and good humans.

Angela J Schneider - Drugs in Sport

Feet on the footboard | Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. - How the foot pressure changes through the rowing stroke. - Drills to practice foot connection Sponsor www.UniDragon.com colourful puzzle Christmas gift. Get a 10% discount using the coupon ROWING841 Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. We will be speaking at the US Rowing Convention (virtual) on An Inclusive Vision for the Future of Masters Rowing. https://usrowing.org/sports/2021/9/29/2021-usrowing-convention.aspx 06:40 How the foot pressure changes through the rowing stroke. The goal is to move the oar handle using the kinetic chain. Pushing onto the heels during the power phase. The heel connection happens naturally. If you push with quads to initiate then as you add the heels it transfers into the glutes. 15:00 Drills to practice foot connection Focus on the last third of the drive - activate the heels and glutes At the end of the drive phase, do you point your toes? or keep heels down? Keeping the suspension and stying up through the drive is best. 19:00 Get the right size shoes - if your calves hit the deck. Shoes and foot flexion during the drive phase are important. The carbon sole rowing shoe helps your foot perform better - allows your toes to spread as pressure comes onto the feet. 27:00 Bont Rowing offer - will be shared with everyone on our newsletter list this week 28:00 Feet on the erg - do they come away from the foot stretcher? 29:00 More Drills to practice foot connection - Rowing quarter slide from the release. Try to stand up in your shoes - Feet out rowing and square blades. Note where you lose pressure on your feet and try to move the timing closer to the finish. - Timing the release off your foot pressure. when you lose connection, take the oar out of the water. - Can you hold the foot pressure as you make the turn around the finish? - Recovery when you start to square, make sure you ave a good connection with the foot stretcher - Row one foot in the shoe and one out - are they different? Swap. 37:00 Caryn Davies recommended rowing on the erg feet out for all rates lower than 26. Adjust the heel cup height - does it give you better contact? Equal pressure on blade - feet - handle through the stroke

Feet on the footboard | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

Choose a rowing camp that suits your needs | Faster Masters Rowing Radio Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:00 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. Doing race debriefs after a big event helps to decide future priorities. 06:00 Faster Five - Technique. how to get set up properly in the boat - adjustments to make. Going faster by not slowing down. 08:00 Developing new speed - improve what you already have. Improve the quality - makes rowing more fun. 10:00 Do the basics really well. Are you getting your blades off the water? Rowing harder and maintain technique. Rowing harder in difficult conditions. Rowers have to maintain the same quality under conditions of fatigue and pressure. You can always do drills stationary, even if you are tired. Advert www.unidragon.com 10% Coupon code Rowing841 16:30 Camps for rowing A change is as good as a rest. Reasons to go on camp. Training - get a good block of hard work done. New challenges - a new coach, new lineup, longer distance, Crew Selections - get your lineups right for racing Fitness - get fitter and stronger 17:50 Sweep or Sculling camp? Single scull or team boats? How much do you want to spend $$ and How much time away do you want? Consider the time split between rowing and tourism - you can bring your non-rowing partner who can do wine tasting, another sport, cycling, walking. Look at your local area - can you camp locally? Or a weekend camp at your own club? Row twice on Saturday and Sunday. 22:00 Find a camp and Find a rowing coach at the rowing directory www.Rowing.chat/retailer You will learn a lot from a new coaching voice - their focus can be revealing. How they teach is important when making your choice. What is the coach's outlook? 26:00 Go on camp as part of your race preparation - book in a few days or a week ahead of a big regatta. Camp as a retreat Camp as travel Camp for competition 29:00 Fine boats versus restricted boats versus clinker boats.

How to select a camp that suits your needs

Istvan Nemeth talks sport shoes and why rowing has been slow to join the party. Timestamps 01:00 Istvan Nemeth has a background in sport science and started rowing as a child and more recently cycling and surf ski. 03:15 Performance enhancement is our focus. We developed a shoe based on this first and injury prevention second. What does it take to drive through your foot during rowing? Stability in the kinetic chain. 06:30 What is the shape of the human foot? We did 20,000 laser scans of feet around the world. 09:15 Rowers should look at orthotics more. When your foot drives the foot splays out a bit. The heel cup in our shoe is anatomical - if you grip with your toes check your insoles for indentations from your toes. 13:00 The average rowing shoe is quite narrow. Shoe materials are carbon - not a shock absorber like rubber. This is a waste of energy in rowing. soles are 3mm thin. Waterproofed inside and outside using super stretch fabric for flex, 17:00 Heel restraints - loose shoes make it harder to get your feet out. Istvan thinks the heel restraint should be less than horizontal - 7 cms. 19:00 Small shoes increment in 0.5 cms per size. If the shoe is 3 sizes too large for your feet you lose connection on the drive. 20:00 Quick Release System - we made this affordable with easy to get replacement parts. Ankle and heel wedges allows you to adjust how fast you engage your heel in the drive. 23:00 What you feel using a Bont shoe. Feel more connected. Performance enhancement depends on the individual. 27:00 For clubs considering changing to QRS affordability is key. Clubs get volume discounts for shoes which subsidises the QRS to $18-20 per set. You need 20 pairs of shoes on a shelf for members who don't have their own. 30:00 What's new? Bont has a lighter shoe upper material. Tech mesh is very breathable Flex material inside bends more easily New sole serrations to bend and support the flex. The carbon is thinner now 2.6 mm. The shoe mount now allows internal adjustment The heel has a deeper cut out. The fore foot area is wider. There are 3 designs BR1 has new colours; BR2 has velcro straps; BR3 is the entry level shoe US$99 per pair. Buy over 16 pairs and get volume discounts. 37:00 Everyone wants to drive the sport forward. More clubs and associations should collaborate more Find Istvan and the team at https://bontrowing.com/

Bont Rowing

Write the topic first - Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Watch live. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 01:30 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing. HOCR results and congratulations to our winners 10:00 Ask Me Anything - Marlene and Rebecca answer your questions. Doing 2 races in one day. How much time do you have in between races? Dry clothes, eat immediately, hydrate and fuel. Rest if you can. Zone out in your car and listen to music or read. Set an alarm. Plan any changes to your race plan for race #2 Take a snack in the boat in a plastic bag. 18:00 Paused finish. I don't coach this but it's not necessarily wrong. Look at the athletes and crew you have - what works for them? Drew Ginn ad a quicker recovery and high skills for catch timing when he started doing the paused finish. 20:30 Focus on the follow through position. Finish the cycle at arms/body away. Be aware of a 1x versus a crew boat and can you all do this technique? Advert www.onedayU.com/rowingchat 28:00 Simultaneous versus sequential drive. Try both and video yourself before deciding. Get the drive time to 0.8 seconds. There is a lot of room to do legs, back and arms Stay effective - don't reach too far or lay back too much Racing starts - you may want simultaneous for more power. 33:00 Opening the knees at the catch. Is this flexibility, structural in your hip socket and femur? Look at your foot stretcher and heel to top of seat measurement - match your erg. Angle of the foot stretcher Take a nerf ball or water bottle or buy an elastic and hold between your legs as you row as a reminder. Glute medius may need muscle strengthening Check the shoe position width in the boat compared to the erg.

Masters Rowing AMA | Faster Masters Rowing Radio

John Wojtkiewicz is challenging the structure of the sport of rowing - how are we constrained? What could we do better? Top challenges for clubs 1. new members 2. Digital advertising and awareness 3. Equipment rotation schedules 4. Strategic vision - 10 to 30 year future map Timestamps 01:00 John wrote a provocative article on LinkedIn which caught my eye Rowing as a Zero Billion Dollar Industry - How we devalue our own sport https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rowing-zero-billion-dollar-industry-how-we-devalue-our-wojtkiewicz/ 03:30 Is this amateurism endemic to our culture? We cheapen our own sport - people want it to be insular and hold onto traditions and exclude new joiners. This keeps investors out. 07:00 Golf clubs have paid professionals to coach. Most rowing clubs have coaches - many are compensated. But a member doesn't have the experience of a country club. 08:40 What is the rowing club experience? From the parking lot to the boat - is everything in the boat working? Pre-emptive maintenance. The first 30 minutes in the building are telling. 13:00 A new member arrives and there's no signage telling them where the changing rooms are. Club leaders should look at the club through new eyes. 16:00 Clubs love a working bee and socialising. Suggest individual assignments 20:00 The limit of our facility and space. Are you at capacity? Based on headcount and membership dues is our club sustainable? Can you pay for long term expenses. It's important to have community outreach to bring in new members. 27:00 New members from parents of juniors. Host and open day. 28:30 Digital advertising and awareness - most clubs need this. Many lost members in the pandemic. APOLOGIES FOR POOR QUALITY SOUND 35:00 The portable rowing club - can you have wide body boats on a trailer? 37:00 the strategic vision for a club. Why are you here? What service you offer the community. What are you doing really well?

John Wojtkiewicz

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