Junior Coaches to Meet at Dorney Lake

The 7^th annual FISA Junior Coaches’ Conference starts tomorrow Thursday at Dorney Lake near Eton, Great Britain.

Chaired by FISA Youth Rowing Commission chairwoman Ingrid Dieterle, the three-day conference will feature specialised speakers on various aspects of coaching rowing to young athletes with an emphasis this year on school rowing. 

Approximately 60 people from around the globe are expected to attend “We are very happy to have entries from the United States, New Zealand and Australia in addition to the traditional European and Eastern European entries” said Dieterle of this years’ participants list “we will also have several participants from Nigeria as well as a second time participant from Tunisia”.

Topics of discussion will include a comparison of school rowing in different countries around the world, theoretical and practical skills for strength training in children, rigging principals and rigging for different age groups as well as a session on adaptive rowing for junior rowers.

In addition to the conference programme, the international group of participants will also be treated to a guided tour of the Henley River and Rowing Museum and Henley Town, well known in rowing circles for its exceptional regatta.

Dorney Lake, near Eton, has recently been allocated the 2006 FISA World Rowing Championships.

Contact Brian Smyth on brian@ara-rowing.org for any questions regarding the FISA Junior Coaches’ Conference.