BrisbaneBoys’College.RowingVisionStatement

BBC Rowing VisionThe aim of the College Rowing Club is to bring out the best in all boys, to have fun, to develop personal character, to educate and enlighten, and to encourage and empower. Through rowing we will provide opportunities to the boys, set the bar high and expect great things. We will challenge boys to take risks, be brave and embrace new experiences. We will provide a safe, nurturing and supportive environment. We will help them get back up when they fall and start again without fear. We will empower boys and give them the confidence to take on the world.

THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALL BOYS HOLISTICALLY WITHIN THE BBC ROWING PROGRAM.

BBC ROWING YEARS 7 TO FIRST VIII

“We will bring out the best in you.

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Core ValuesValues shape how we behave, how we treat other people, and how we make decisions with confidence and clarity.

“We will encourage

and empower you - not just

coach you.

The BBC Rowing Program aims to use rowing as a vehicle to instil a strong value-set in boys who participate in the sport. To develop these values, the Rowing Program takes the boys on a journey during their time in the sport where we develop different areas of learning that enable them to grow, develop, mature, and become educated and independent.

Learning AreasThe learning areas that we aim to develop are designed to provide a platform from which a good all-around development can occur. The six learning areas are:

• Leadership• Communication• Strategy• Psychology• Physical• Technical

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Participation

• it’s All about the boy• active for life

Respect

• values-led• fair play

Excellence

• above and beyond• standing still is

going backwards

Learning

• we develop the boy first

• think and solve problems

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Figure 1 BBC Rowing Core Values

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8 Q

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Lead

ing

self

•

Boy

s sh

ow re

spec

t •

Boy

s ta

lk a

nd li

sten

with

em

path

y an

d un

ders

tand

ing

• B

oys

have

fun,

are

adv

entu

rous

an

d ch

alle

nge

prec

once

ptio

ns o

f su

cces

s

Des

crip

tive

and

self

-nar

rati

ve

com

mun

icat

ion

• B

oys

lear

n co

mm

unic

atio

n pa

ttern

s•

Boy

s sh

ow re

spec

t •

Boy

s ca

n id

entif

y an

d di

scus

s th

e ro

win

g st

roke

with

gui

danc

e

Und

erst

andi

ng p

lans

•

Boy

s ar

e en

cour

aged

to e

valu

ate

thei

r row

ing

and

iden

tify

proc

esse

s •

Boy

s ar

e in

trodu

ced

to g

oal s

ettin

g

Iden

tify

ing

self

•

Boy

s di

spla

y an

enj

oym

ent

for t

rain

ing

and

dem

onst

rate

sp

orts

man

ship

•

Boy

s un

ders

tand

that

app

lyin

g an

d fo

cuss

ing

lead

s to

impr

oved

pe

rfor

man

ce

• B

oys

are

intro

duce

d to

men

tal

prep

arat

ion

and

goal

set

ting

proc

esse

s •

Boy

s re

cogn

ise

valu

e of

‘pro

cess

’ be

fore

‘out

com

e’

Lear

n to

trai

n •

Boy

s de

velo

p ag

ility

, bal

ance

, co

ordi

natio

n an

d sp

eed

on a

nd o

ff th

e w

ater

•

Boy

s de

velo

p sp

eed

and

endu

ranc

e th

roug

h fu

n ga

mes

on

and

off t

he w

ater

•

Boy

s ar

e in

trodu

ced

to fl

exib

ility

ex

erci

ses

• B

oys

are

intro

duce

d to

the

conc

epts

of w

arm

-up

and

stre

tchi

ng

Dis

cove

r row

ing

skill

•

Boy

s de

velo

p ba

sic

scul

ling

skill

s•

Boy

s de

velo

p ba

sic

boat

han

dlin

g sk

ills

• B

oys

deve

lop

basi

c ro

win

g sp

ecifi

c co

mm

unic

atio

n sk

ills

• B

oys

disp

lay

basi

c cl

ubho

use

skill

s an

d be

havi

our

Year

9 Q

uads

Lear

ning

to le

ad o

ther

s •

Boy

s de

mon

stra

te a

dis

cipl

ined

, re

spon

sibl

e an

d po

sitiv

e at

titud

e•

Boy

s sh

ow in

itiat

ive

and

take

on

chal

leng

es

Dis

curs

ive

and

expo

sito

ry

com

mun

icat

ion

• B

oys

can

iden

tify

and

disc

uss

the

row

ing

stro

ke a

nd ra

ce

perf

orm

ance

s w

ith g

uida

nce

• B

oys

begi

n to

und

erst

and

the

impo

rtan

ce o

f com

parin

g an

d co

ntra

stin

g pe

rfor

man

ces

• B

oys

star

t to

be a

ble

to d

escr

ibe

and

anal

yse

thei

r per

form

ance

fro

m a

tech

nica

l and

tact

ical

poi

nt

of v

iew

Crea

ting

pla

ns

• B

oys

deve

lop

and

appl

y th

eir

abili

ty to

sus

tain

con

cent

ratio

n,

gene

rate

alte

rnat

ives

and

reac

h go

als

• B

oys

exam

ine,

exp

lain

and

just

ify

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

rew

goa

ls

Und

erst

andi

ng se

lf•

Boy

s de

velo

p an

d en

hanc

e th

eir

men

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repa

ratio

n an

d go

al

setti

ng p

roce

sses

• B

oys

able

to e

mpl

oy b

asic

vi

sual

isat

ion

tech

niqu

es•

Boy

s re

cogn

ise

valu

e of

‘pro

cess

’ be

fore

‘out

com

e’•

Boy

s ab

le to

dem

onst

rate

abi

lity

to th

ink

befo

re a

ctin

g an

d re

mai

n ca

lm

Trai

n to

trai

n•

Boy

s ar

e in

trodu

ced

to g

ener

al a

nd

bala

nced

phy

sica

l con

ditio

ning

• B

oys

focu

s on

maj

or jo

int s

tabi

lity

• B

oys

cont

inue

flex

ibili

ty tr

aini

ng

Fund

amen

tal s

kill

deve

lopm

ent

• B

oys

deve

lop

and

cons

olid

ate

row

ing

spec

ific

skill

s •

Boy

s en

cour

aged

to w

ork

on

indi

vidu

alis

ed a

ppro

ach

to a

ddre

ss

thei

r stre

ngth

s an

d w

eakn

esse

s•

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s co

ntin

ue to

dev

elop

bas

ic

boat

han

dlin

g sk

ills

• B

oys

lear

n to

row

in a

var

iety

of

seat

s

Year

10

Qua

dsLe

adin

g fr

om th

e gr

ound

up

• B

oys

are

fully

invo

lved

with

all

aspe

cts

of th

e pr

ogra

m

• B

oys

supp

ort t

heir

team

mat

es a

nd

the

Boa

t Clu

b •

Boy

s sh

ow in

itiat

ive

and

take

on

chal

leng

es

• B

oys

lead

by

exam

ple

and

act w

ith

disc

iplin

e an

d se

lfles

snes

s

Ana

lyti

cal c

omm

unic

atio

n •

Boy

s un

ders

tand

the

impo

rtan

ce

of c

ompa

ring

and

cont

rast

ing

perf

orm

ance

s •

Boy

s ab

le to

des

crib

e an

d an

alys

e th

eir p

erfo

rman

ce fr

om a

tech

nica

l an

d ta

ctic

al p

oint

of v

iew

•

Boy

s de

velo

p st

rate

gies

to

com

mun

icat

e w

ith c

larit

y th

at

dem

onst

rate

und

erst

andi

ng

• B

oys

can

eval

uate

and

just

ify

inst

ruct

ions

resu

lting

in s

ucce

ssfu

l st

rate

gies

•

Boy

s ca

n in

corp

orat

e va

rious

pl

ans

and

can

clea

rly d

emon

stra

te

and

artic

ulat

e be

st p

ract

ice

Crea

ting

pla

ns a

nd

unde

rsta

ndin

g m

etho

ds

• B

oys

unde

rsta

nd im

port

ance

of

crew

and

indi

vidu

al g

oals

•

Boy

s cr

itica

lly e

valu

ate

thei

r row

ing

and

set p

lans

and

obj

ectiv

es

• B

oys

can

com

mun

icat

e th

eir

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

rew

goa

ls

Uti

lisin

g se

lf

• B

oys

able

to e

mpl

oy v

isua

lisat

ion

tech

niqu

es in

trai

ning

and

raci

ng•

Boy

s im

plem

ent m

etho

ds o

f im

ager

y an

d re

laxa

tion

skill

s to

en

hanc

e pe

rfor

man

ce in

trai

ning

an

d ra

cing

Lear

n to

com

pete

•

Boy

s ar

e in

trodu

ced

to s

peci

fic

inte

nsiv

e ph

ysic

al c

ondi

tioni

ng

• B

oys

cont

inue

to d

evel

op m

ajor

jo

int s

tabi

lity

• B

oys

focu

s on

opt

imum

pr

epar

atio

n

Intr

icat

e sk

ill d

evel

opm

ent

• B

oys

disp

lay

a hi

gh le

vel o

f pr

ofici

ency

in a

ll ro

win

g sp

ecifi

c sk

ills

• B

oys

dem

onst

rate

row

ing

tech

nica

l an

d ra

cing

ski

lls u

nder

com

petit

ive

cond

ition

s an

d at

hig

h in

tens

ity

• B

oys

dem

onst

rate

con

sist

ency

an

d co

ntro

l und

er a

var

iety

of

envi

ronm

ents

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or S

wee

pLe

adin

g th

e Cl

ub a

nd

dem

onst

rati

ng le

ader

ship

th

roug

hout

the

Colle

ge•

Boy

s ac

t with

em

path

y an

d re

spec

t to

war

ds th

eir p

eers

•

Boy

s st

rive

to m

otiv

ate

and

empo

wer

all

mem

bers

of t

he B

oat

Clu

b •

Boy

s em

brac

e a

stro

ng te

am

envi

ronm

ent w

hich

pro

vide

s a

plat

form

for a

ll B

oat C

lub

stud

ents

to

feel

like

a v

alue

d m

embe

r

Eval

uati

ve co

mm

unic

atio

n •

Boy

s co

mm

unic

ate

with

em

path

y an

d re

spec

t •

Boy

s co

mm

unic

ate

to m

otiv

ate

and

empo

wer

all

mem

bers

of t

he C

lub

• B

oys

enga

ge in

sel

f-ana

lysi

s an

d ca

n cl

early

com

mun

icat

e th

is

• B

oys

are

able

to in

terp

ret a

nd

appl

y fe

edba

ck

• B

oys

can

artic

ulat

e an

d im

plem

ent

tech

nica

l and

tact

ical

pla

ns u

nder

pr

essu

re

Craf

ting

and

impl

emen

ting

st

rate

gy•

Boy

s ac

tivel

y en

gage

in g

oal

setti

ng

• B

oys

are

able

to a

ppra

ise

thei

r go

al s

ettin

g pr

oces

ses

and

iden

tify

stre

ngth

s, w

eakn

esse

s,

oppo

rtun

ities

and

thre

ats

• B

oys

can

appl

y pa

st e

xper

ienc

e to

ne

w s

ituat

ions

to s

et fu

ture

goa

ls

Opt

imis

ing

self

•

Boy

s un

ders

tand

the

impo

rtan

ce o

f ba

lanc

e in

all

aspe

cts

of th

eir l

ife

• B

oys

unde

rsta

nd th

eir m

enta

l ap

proa

ch to

trai

ning

and

raci

ng

dire

ctly

affe

cts

perf

orm

ance

•

Boy

s ab

le to

app

rais

e an

d co

ntro

l th

eir a

ctio

ns o

n an

d of

f the

wat

er

thou

ghtfu

lly a

nd d

elib

erat

ely

• B

oys

prep

ared

to im

plem

ent p

lans

, pr

oces

ses

and

actio

ns

Lear

n to

com

pete

•

Boy

s de

velo

p ge

nera

l aer

obic

ca

paci

ty, s

treng

th a

nd a

naer

obic

po

wer

•

Boy

s be

gin

to d

evel

op a

naer

obic

en

dura

nce

• B

oys

deve

lop

row

ing

spec

ific

endu

ranc

e, s

treng

th, s

peed

and

sk

ills

for 2

000m

raci

ng

Skill

opt

imis

atio

n in

trai

ning

an

d co

mpe

titi

on

• B

oys

lear

n to

row

in s

wee

p bo

ats

on b

oth

side

s •

Boy

s co

ntin

ue to

dev

elop

cre

w

row

ing

skill

s an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of

crew

dyn

amic

s an

d te

amw

ork

• B

oys

deve

lop

abili

ty to

trai

n an

d ra

ce in

a v

arie

ty o

f win

d an

d w

ater

co

nditi

ons

• B

oys

cont

inue

to d

evel

op

com

pete

nce

in a

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Our Expectations of Rowers• Work hard at improving academic

studies• Be punctual to meetings and training• Use training routines as a model for

time organisation in other arenas• Take pride in the uniform worn for

training and racing• Take care and responsibility for

equipment and respect the facilities provided

• Follow all rules as detailed in the Rowing Handbook

• Be supportive of all rowers regardless of their ability or age group

• Be a great sportsman• Represent the College at all times• Accept responsibility when called

upon

About the ProgramBBC Rowing is part of GPS Championship Sport with a number of lead up regattas held in Term 1 prior to the GPS Head of the River held in early March. The competition schedule varies dependant on year level with the program split into two main elements: the GPS Competition and the Junior Rowing Program.

The GPS Competition consists of the following events:

• Year 10: First Quad, Second Quad, Third Quad, Fourth Quad, Fifth Quad Sixth Quad

• Year 11: First VIII, Second VIII, Third VIII

• Year 12: Open First VIII, Open Second VIII, Open Third VIII

Supplementary events are held for additional crews in each year level but they do not count towards the Championships.

The Junior Rowing Program consists of: the Year 9 Program which follows a similar format to the Year 10 Quads and BBC fields 10 crews; and the Year 8 Learn to Row Program which introduces boys to the sport of rowing and 60 boys can progress to a racing program hosted by the GPS Association as well as a number of ‘friendlies’ with other schools in Term 1.

Coaching ProgramAll sports by their very nature have to focus on the technical and physical elements of the actions that are involved.

‘The What’ It is easy to focus on the technical minutiae when it is far more important as a coach or educator of boys to focus on how the message is delivered in order for it to be effective

‘The How’The Rowing Program places a great emphasis on ‘The How’ and our coaches are driven to provide exceptional experiences for the boys by delivering powerful messages that can be transferred to all elements of their lives.

BBC has at its heart a philosophy on how to teach boys. The College aims to deliver this message to the boys by living this philosophy in everything we do. It is not enough for boys to just accumulate knowledge, we need to teach them how to think. Not only to solve problems, but to recognize them in the first place. To challenge the status quo and make the world a better place. Our rowing philosophy follows this closely, but from a sporting perspective. It is not enough to just encourage boys, although this is important, we must enable them to become the best version of themselves.

Our coaches are guided by the five key principles outlined on the next page. This ensures that our messages, teaching, philosophies, beliefs, and our goals are not only achieved but become the philosophies and beliefs of every boy within the Rowing Program.

“We will inspire you, back you, nurture you, care for you and about you.

BBC Coaching PrinciplesAt BBC, it is All about the boy. We know boys. We speak boy.

Our coaching principles follow BBC’s BRAVE principles:

B – Boy Focus

We know boys. We understand what they are capable of and what they need. Every decision we make, every speech we deliver is aimed at inspiring boys. We deliver a program that will make the boy into a man.

R – Relationships

We are the BBC Rowing community and work hard to establish our own culture. We take the time to build positive relationships with each rower, each parent, and every supporter. We get to know every boy in the program. His strengths, his weaknesses, his struggles, his triumphs, his goals. We want his time in the BBC Rowing Club to be memorable.

A – Above and beyond

Lead by example. If we expect our boys to strive to do everything possible to succeed, we must do it as well. We throw ourselves at opportunities and provide every opportunity to our boys so that they can feel they can take risks, be brave and embrace the new experience, regardless of the outcome.

V – Values-Led

We are the role models to our rowers. Always consider the well-being of every boy in the crew. Care, listen and make decisions that are not only considerate but will ultimately get the best out of the rower. Be a proud ambassador of BBC Rowing. Bleed Green White Black.

E – Empowerment

We need to produce men who have greater confidence and capabilities than their competitors. We need to empower boys to want to be leaders, take risks, strive for success, and take responsibility. This enables them to dream and achieve their goals with clear eyes and full hearts.

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