2009 RCA Coaches Conference..... Training Programs for Rowing

Special Guest Speaker: Pierre LaFontaine, Swimming Canada
Montreal, Quebec at the Delta Montreal
http://www.deltamontreal.com/eng/hotel/

Same hotel rate as last year ($109/night).... AND free internet for each room.

Thanks to those who participated in the 2008 Conference.....

2008 RCA & RBC Rowing Coaches Conference.
Wednesday, January 23 – Saturday, January 26, 2008

Please note: Registration is now closed. See you at the conference and don't miss out on the opportunity to bid on a Hudson Great White Single (approx. value $8500). Ask for more info about the auction at the registration desk. Click on the logo at right for more info on the boat.

Registration information (disponible en français)

Packages include:

3-day package: All workshop materials; 3 lunches and coffee breaks; Wine and cheese reception; Coaches recognition banquet and all workshops with world class presenters

2-day package: All workshop materials; 2 lunches and coffee breaks; Wine and cheese reception; All coffee breaks; All workshops with world class presenters

1-day package: All workshop materials; 1 lunch; Wine and cheese reception; All coffee breaks and All workshops with world class presenters

Note: RCA reserves the right to cancel courses if not enough people are registered. All courses are filled on a first come first serve basis.

In order to receive credit for:
Level 4-mandatory sessions are: TP-1, T4-2, T4-3,T4-4,FP-1, F3&4-2, F4-3,F4-4, SP1, S4-2, S4-3.
Level 3-mandatory sessions are: TP-1, T3-2, T3-3,T3-4, FP-1, F3&4-2, F3-3, F3-4, SP-1, S2/3-2, S2/3-3.
Level 2-mandatory sessions are: TP-1, T2-2, T2-3, T2-4, FP-1, F2-2, F2-3, F2-4, SP-1, S2/3-2, S2/3-3, S2-4.

Online registration click here is NOW CLOSED ..... download the registration form (Excel). Hotel has to be booked separately - more info here .
FINAL schedule as of JAN. 18 (.pdf) - and descriptions of day one and two , day-three (see the pdf version of the schedule for additional Rowing BC sessions)

This year, Rowing Canada Aviron is teaming up with Rowing British Columbia to host the 2008 RCA Coaches Conference. The conference will take place January 23-26, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel.

This conference will not only offer core education programs for NCCP level 3 and 4 but also has some enhanced programming which includes, adaptive rowing education and the progress made on long term athlete development.

The conference will also include Task #6: Recovery & Regeneration with Wynn Gmitroski. Wynn Gmitroski works extensively as a physical therapist working with athletes across all sports. He is a Level 5 coach and has coached at the international level in Track & Field and as a presenter at the National Coaching Institute, Wynn comes highly recommended from coaches and sport scientists.

Other featured speakers will include: RCA National Coaches, club coaches, retired national team athletes and other world-renowned sport scientists. For more information please contact Jennifer Browett, Domestic Development Officer-Sport Development: browett@rowingcanada.org

Thanks to the Investors Group for its support of the 2008 Coaches' Conference.

Past conferences:

2007 Coaches Conference - Hamilton, Ontario

Level 3 Technical
Level 2 Technical
Level 4/5 task #3 Rowing Specific Performance Factors.

Last year's speaker was Dr. Timothy Noakes of South Africa. Noakes is Professor in the Discovery Health Chair of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Cape Town. He is also Director of the UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine and co-founder with Morné du Plessis of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA).
Noakes is the author or co-author of more than 350 scientific publications and is on the Editorial Boards of 13 international scientific publications. His book Lore of Running is in its fourth edition in South Africa and the United States. It is widely praised as the most complete such book yet written – the “Bible” of running.

A list of presenters can be found here .

2006 RCA Coaches' Conference - Calgary, Alberta

The 2006 RCA Coaches' Conference was held in Calgary at the Delta Bow Valley January 26 to 29, 2006.

The theme of this conference was Long-Term Athlete Development. Course/workshop offerings: Level 3 technical, Level 4 task #16 Long Term Athlete Development, and more. The awards banquet featured the presentation of the Coaching Recognition Award to Kim Norris of New Brunswick.

For more information on this annual event, contact Carolyn Trono at ctrono@mts.net .