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Daily Physical Activity. Indoor - Learn To Row Concept 2 rowing. Why Rowing. There are many positive benefits for your students:. Introduction at elementary level opens doors for students to participate at high school, university, club, or national team level. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Daily Physical ActivityDaily Physical Activity
Indoor - Learn To RowIndoor - Learn To Row
Concept 2 rowingConcept 2 rowing
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Why RowingWhy Rowing
• There are many positive benefits for There are many positive benefits for your students:your students:
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Introduction at elementary level opens doors for students to Introduction at elementary level opens doors for students to participate at high school, university, club, or national team participate at high school, university, club, or national team level.level.
• Currently two high schools in Orillia have rowing programs: ODCVI Currently two high schools in Orillia have rowing programs: ODCVI & Twin – Schoolboy Rowing Championships in June& Twin – Schoolboy Rowing Championships in June
• Western, Queens, Brock, U of T, Trent, McGill, and Guelph have Western, Queens, Brock, U of T, Trent, McGill, and Guelph have rowing crews competing at OUAA & National Rowing rowing crews competing at OUAA & National Rowing ChampionshipsChampionships
• Two local rowing clubs: Severn River Rowing Club & Orillia Rowing Two local rowing clubs: Severn River Rowing Club & Orillia Rowing Club offer club programClub offer club program
• Men’s National Team – train in Victoria BC, Women’s National Men’s National Team – train in Victoria BC, Women’s National Team – train in London, OntarioTeam – train in London, Ontario
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Olympic sportOlympic sport
• Canada has won numerous medals both at the World Championships Canada has won numerous medals both at the World Championships and Olympic rowing eventsand Olympic rowing events
• Beijing Olympics – Canadian Men’s 8+ Olympic Gold Medal ChampionsBeijing Olympics – Canadian Men’s 8+ Olympic Gold Medal Champions
• Men’s pair – Silver Medalists, Men’s 4+ - Bronze Medalist and Women’s Men’s pair – Silver Medalists, Men’s 4+ - Bronze Medalist and Women’s double – Bronze Medalistsdouble – Bronze Medalists
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Head of the Trent – Rowing Head of the Trent – Rowing RegattaRegatta
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Excellence at rowing, goes hand in hand with Excellence at rowing, goes hand in hand with excellence at school excellence at school
• Student athletes who participate in rowing are often high Student athletes who participate in rowing are often high achieversachievers
• Sport demands organization, discipline, commitment & Sport demands organization, discipline, commitment & team workteam work
Lessons Learned:Lessons Learned:• hard work - on the erg or water equates to positive results; hard work - on the erg or water equates to positive results; • discipline – a consistent workout routine requires good time discipline – a consistent workout routine requires good time
management & discipline; management & discipline; • commitment – team mates rely on each other;commitment – team mates rely on each other;• team work – team result based on all crew members pulling team work – team result based on all crew members pulling
together as one.together as one.
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Full body workoutFull body workout
• rowing is one of the best full body rowing is one of the best full body workouts: stroke initiated with legs, workouts: stroke initiated with legs, followed by back and then armsfollowed by back and then arms
• core muscles – abdominal/back core muscles – abdominal/back strengthstrength
• positive cardiovascular benefits – positive cardiovascular benefits – strengthen heart and lungsstrengthen heart and lungs
• balance/timing – developed on waterbalance/timing – developed on water
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Students learn biomechanics concepts:Students learn biomechanics concepts:
• time/distance (time required to cover 500 meters time/distance (time required to cover 500 meters in specified time), speed, power, wattsin specified time), speed, power, watts
• natural leverage achieved through good posture.natural leverage achieved through good posture.
• understanding of movement conceptsunderstanding of movement concepts
• understanding musculature involvedunderstanding musculature involved
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Next Steps Next Steps
• Commit your grade 4 to 8 students to an Commit your grade 4 to 8 students to an introductory Daily Physical Activity introductory Daily Physical Activity session. session.
• I will: a) provide two Concept II rowing I will: a) provide two Concept II rowing machines, and b) group instruction for machines, and b) group instruction for your students your students
• Cost: $100 dollars per 1 hour session Cost: $100 dollars per 1 hour session payable to the Severn River Rowing Club payable to the Severn River Rowing Club