The Rowing Chat channel on YouTube features lots of great rowing insights and discussions and a relatively recent episode, “Rowing Gadgets & Gear #2 – Para Rowing & More”, focused entirely on the para side of the sport. Hosted by … Read More »
A capsize is always the most dangerous event for any rower and for pararowers it is all the more fraught with risk. The best way to minimise the impact of the risk (because capsizes will happen no matter how steady … Read More »
Euan’s Guide is a great resource for disabled individuals to find accessible and disabled-friendly resources, venues and activities in their area. The website describes: “Euan’s Guide is used by thousands of disabled people to review, share and discover accessible places … Read More »
The a number of the active Adaptive Rowing coach/coordinators of the Southeast England area got together for a session to discuss how to continue to build and promote adaptive rowing in the area and the UK. Organised by Stratford-upon-Avon’s Mark … Read More »
This post comes to you courtesy of British Rowing’s Paralympic Pathway Coach Ella Willott. As it happens, Ella was the one who first established the adaptive/pararowing programme at the Marlow RC including recruiting me as a volunteer to run it … Read More »
A big congratulations to Kingsley Ijomah of Marlow Rowing Club for his sterling performance at last week’s World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. I tend not to write about elite international competition because it tends to get plenty of coverage … Read More »
This month’s Rowing & Regatta issue is titled the “Adaptive Rowing Special” packed with all sorts of great pieces and material on adaptive and pararowing including a contribution by Adaptive Rowing UK. Profile – Ben Pritchard: The GB Para-Rower Reflects … Read More »
It’s that time of year again where graduating 6th formers are planning their next year with many looking to gap years to explore some experiences and gain some experience. For those rowers, sometimes using the year to focus on a … Read More »
British Rowing has recently published a series of articles on coaching as a part of Coaching Week, 4-10 June. They asked me to pen some thoughts about “Empowering” with coaching drawing on my experience working with the adaptive rowing programme … Read More »