
2022 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Pembrokeshire, Great Britain / World Rowing/Benedict Tufnell
Introduction
The World Rowing Development Programme is aligned with the World Rowing 15-Year strategy
World Rowing Development Objectives are:
- Participation – Increase the participation of member federations (MFs) in leading events by encouraging and assisting participation in regional, continental and world competitions, while assisting them to promote gender equal national development pathways, through sustainable development and competition structures.
- Integration – Integrate and expand all forms of rowing by creating specific strategies targeted at Para, Indoor, Coastal and Masters rowing, including educational resources such as manuals and guides to facilitate the staging of all the above events.
- Opportunities – Increase the number of rowing opportunities through clubs, schools, universities and other entities by creating specific projects to assist MFs to create rowing development pathways from youth to elite, such as: educational resources for coaches and leaders; support event organisation; foster shared commitment strategies together with national/international stakeholders to provide equipment (boats, ergometers) to developing MFs.
- Quality – Improve the quality of rowing and coaching worldwide by imparting knowledge through educational strategies and training camps for rowers and coaches from developing countries. Improve coach education through different level coaching courses and providing development material. Create awareness on the IOC Olympic Solidarity Programme, and create links to further assist National/Continental Federations in their own Development projects and athletes-coaches’ scholarships.
- Universality – Increase the number of countries having rowing and ensure their ongoing sustainable growth. Identify the countries not having rowing and engage in a strategy to target countries on a priority basis for a phased approach, considering each country’s style of rowing best suited to the natural local conditions, fostering links the NOC, Sports Ministry and IOC Olympic Solidarity, through well prepared experts assisting with technical and administrative guidance.
The World Rowing Development Department is composed of administrators and project managers along with highly knowledgeable rowing experts able to plan and promote rowing development worldwide.
Please consult the WR Development and Sustainability Organisational Chart for more information.