Coaching
Coaching Education
General
The World Rowing Development Team has assembled the following resources to guide coach education for World Rowing. World Rowing recognises the high quality of existing national coach education programmes and thanks them for their continued collaboration. This programme has been created for nations or individuals who do not have existing national coach education programmes.
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In addition, seminars and conferences add to the overall knowledge of coaching in rowing (see tab “World Rowing Coaches Conferences” at the top of this page).
LEVEL 1 – Learn To Row Classic and Para Rowing
This Learn To Row Book covers the basics of rowing and is aimed for teaching beginners.
LEVEL 1 – Coastal Rowing
The Learn to Row – Coastal Rowing book covers an introduction to coastal rowing for everyone.
In addition, World Rowing recommends these guidelines on safety and athlete selection:
SAFETY
World Rowing’s Minimum Guidelines for the safe practice of Rowing
TESTING ATHLETES FOR SELECTION
Testing Athletes for Selection – English.pdf
Selection Best Times 2018 for Senior and U23.pdf
Reference Documents
Full Time Coaches – Iranian Rowing Federation
We are currently seeking two full-time coaches—one male and one female—for the National Rowing Teams (men’s and women’s teams) in Iran. The positions are full-time for a period of two years, concluding with the Asian Games in Nagoya. Initially, contracts will be signed for one year, with the possibility of renewal.
For more information: Coaching Opportunities
Please send a message to info@worldrowing.com if you wish to see your national coaching job offer be posted here – please include a position description (either in a link or PDF), as well as a application deadline date.
A summary of global coaches conferences and seminars hosted by Member Federations and others, offering a diverse range of learning opportunities for coaches.
Austria
Trainertagung – 7 & 8th December 2024
Register by 11th November 2024 at a.anselm@rudern.at or office@rudern.at .
Australia
2024 Oceania Coaching and Sports Science Conference – 31st October to 2nd November 2024
United Kingdom
British Rowing Coaching Conference 2025 – 24 & 25th January 2025
Register by 24th December 2024.
Canada
2025 RCA National Conference – 23 to 25th January 2025
2024 RowOn Coaching Conference Presented by Filippi Canada – 30th November 2024
South Africa
9th November 2024
World Rowing annually organises the Coaches Conference and the Youth Coaches Conference.
2024 World Rowing Virtual Coaches Conference – 26-28 January 2024
Find more information here.
2023 World Rowing Virtual Coaches Conference – 3-7 March 2023
Find more information here.
2022 World Rowing Virtual Coaches Conference – 29 January – 2 February 2022
Please find the event page here.
2020 World Rowing Virtual Coaches Conference – 27 November – 6 December 2020
Please find the event page here.
In 2019, the Coaches Conference was organised in London, Great Britain.
The presentations from the event can be found here.
2019 World Rowing Youth Coaches Conference – 6-10 November 2019, Hangzhou, China
Please find the event page here.
The World Rowing Competitive Commission is responsible for the following areas:
- To increase participation in all types of competitive rowing.
- To raise standards in competitive rowing.
- To provide advice to the Council on all matters related to competitive rowing.
- Seeding Criteria
- Fairness
This section displays links to research, papers and other valuable scientific content about rowing.
Case Studies
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 01
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 02
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 03
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 04
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 05
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 06
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 07
- WR Women Coaching Toolkit – Case Studies 08
- How to Conduct a Focus Group.docx
- What makes a successful coach of female athletes?
- Sport Science and Medical Conference 2015
- The Science of Rowing: Improving Performance Naturally
- Women’s SportsNet conference: Physical literacy