2014 HRRA NOVICE AND LEARN-to-ROW PROGRAMS
One size does not fit all! Join HRRA in 2014 and begin your own rowing journey on the Hudson!
SPRING
FREE LEARN-to-ROW WORKSHOPS ~REGISTER
Sunday, February 23, 10am to Noon
Saturday, March 22, Noon to 2pm
Tuesday, April 29, 6 to 8pm
NATIONAL LEARN-to-ROW DAY
Saturday, June 7th, 9:30am to Noon
ROWING 101 (aka Learn-to-Row for all)
An eight session, on-the-water rowing class for curious athletes of all ages. HRRA coaches and rowers will introduce you to the unique experience of rowing with eight people just a few inches above the Hudson River. The goal of this program is to introduce the basic mechanics of rowing and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon in the future. Upon completion of the course athletes are encouraged to move on to the Summer Adult Novice program, Junior Learn-to-Row or Learn to Scull. Membership is not required to enroll in Rowing 101 and upon completion each athlete becomes a member of HRRA for the remaining part of the year whether or not you sign up for another program.
Fee: $160 per two week session (eight classes - the best value on the Hudson!)
Session One: June 2 to 15 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: Mon/Wed at 5:30pm and Sat at 9:30am and Sun at 7am
Session Two: June 16 to 29 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: Mon/Wed at 5:30pm and Sat at 9:30 and Sun at 7am
Coach: Rich Sleight and Brian McIntyre
SUMMER
ADULT NOVICE SWEEPS ~ REGISTER
An immersion program for novice rowers! Novices work closely with their coaches and teammates to master the basics and learn the philosophies of rowing: teamwork, teamwork, teamwork! Completion of the novice season prepares our novices to join the programs that best meet their needs and goals: Sculling, Recreational, Intermediate or Advanced teams. Rowing 101 graduates move to this program, but no prior rowing experience is necessary if you want to start on the Novice team.
Fee: $240*
Dates: July 1 to August 12
Practice Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays at 7 am to 9:30am, Sundays ~ 7:30 am to 10am
Coach: Brian McIntyre
* A 15% discount is applied to graduates of Rowing 101 who register for Summer Novice Sweeps.
JUNIOR LEARN-TO-ROW
Juniors who are entering the 7th grade or higher learn to row during a three week session in eight oared shells on the Hudson! Athletes learn safety, technique, how to handle boats, steer the boats and basic race skills.
Fee: $210 ($335 if you register for both sessions)
Session One: June 30 to July 18 ~ REGISTER
Session Two: July 21 to August 8 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: 6am to 8:30am, M-F
Coach: Kendall Balasiano; Will Karafelis, Assistant
FALL
LEARN-TO-ROW ~
A ten session, on-the-water rowing class for curious athletes of all ages. HRRA coaches and rowers will introduce you to the unique experience of rowing with eight people just a few inches above the Hudson River. The goal of this program is to introduce the basic mechanics of rowing and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon in the future. Upon completion of the course athletes are encouraged to move on to the HRRA winter or spring programs.
FEE: TBD
COACH: TBD
DATES: TBD
HRRA POLICIES
Please visit our FAQ page for questions regarding registration, refunds and many other topics!
Prerequisite for all of our rowing programs: you must know how to swim!
HRRA PROGRESSIVE ROWING PHILOSOPHY
pro-gres-sive
1. favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are.
2. characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.
3. going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step.
HRRA rowing programs, and particularly our novice curriculum, follow a progressive theory of learning similar to the progressive method most people are familiar with – swim lessons! Just as a guppy or minnow isn’t doing laps with the sharks, we believe novice rowers learn best when they are in a group with similarly skilled participants. This allows our novices to learn at the appropriate pace, focus on the skills they need to get to the next level and forge relationships through shared experiences with their fellow novices.
Conversely, once you master the skills and start focusing on fitness or racing you won’t have to keep putting your own development on hold to teach others ~ our coaches and volunteers take care of that for everyone!
Hundreds of Hudson Valley residents have become competent, successful rowers using this method and have moved on to a variety of personalized and fulfilling rowing experiences that have included recreational sculling, racing casually with friends at regattas, coaching their child’s crew team and winning medals at National and World championships!
One size does not fit all! Join HRRA in 2014 and begin your own rowing journey on the Hudson!
SPRING
FREE LEARN-to-ROW WORKSHOPS ~REGISTER
Sunday, February 23, 10am to Noon
Saturday, March 22, Noon to 2pm
Tuesday, April 29, 6 to 8pm
NATIONAL LEARN-to-ROW DAY
Saturday, June 7th, 9:30am to Noon
ROWING 101 (aka Learn-to-Row for all)
An eight session, on-the-water rowing class for curious athletes of all ages. HRRA coaches and rowers will introduce you to the unique experience of rowing with eight people just a few inches above the Hudson River. The goal of this program is to introduce the basic mechanics of rowing and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon in the future. Upon completion of the course athletes are encouraged to move on to the Summer Adult Novice program, Junior Learn-to-Row or Learn to Scull. Membership is not required to enroll in Rowing 101 and upon completion each athlete becomes a member of HRRA for the remaining part of the year whether or not you sign up for another program.
Fee: $160 per two week session (eight classes - the best value on the Hudson!)
Session One: June 2 to 15 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: Mon/Wed at 5:30pm and Sat at 9:30am and Sun at 7am
Session Two: June 16 to 29 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: Mon/Wed at 5:30pm and Sat at 9:30 and Sun at 7am
Coach: Rich Sleight and Brian McIntyre
SUMMER
ADULT NOVICE SWEEPS ~ REGISTER
An immersion program for novice rowers! Novices work closely with their coaches and teammates to master the basics and learn the philosophies of rowing: teamwork, teamwork, teamwork! Completion of the novice season prepares our novices to join the programs that best meet their needs and goals: Sculling, Recreational, Intermediate or Advanced teams. Rowing 101 graduates move to this program, but no prior rowing experience is necessary if you want to start on the Novice team.
Fee: $240*
Dates: July 1 to August 12
Practice Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays at 7 am to 9:30am, Sundays ~ 7:30 am to 10am
Coach: Brian McIntyre
* A 15% discount is applied to graduates of Rowing 101 who register for Summer Novice Sweeps.
JUNIOR LEARN-TO-ROW
Juniors who are entering the 7th grade or higher learn to row during a three week session in eight oared shells on the Hudson! Athletes learn safety, technique, how to handle boats, steer the boats and basic race skills.
Fee: $210 ($335 if you register for both sessions)
Session One: June 30 to July 18 ~ REGISTER
Session Two: July 21 to August 8 ~ REGISTER
Practice Time: 6am to 8:30am, M-F
Coach: Kendall Balasiano; Will Karafelis, Assistant
FALL
LEARN-TO-ROW ~
A ten session, on-the-water rowing class for curious athletes of all ages. HRRA coaches and rowers will introduce you to the unique experience of rowing with eight people just a few inches above the Hudson River. The goal of this program is to introduce the basic mechanics of rowing and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon in the future. Upon completion of the course athletes are encouraged to move on to the HRRA winter or spring programs.
FEE: TBD
COACH: TBD
DATES: TBD
HRRA POLICIES
Please visit our FAQ page for questions regarding registration, refunds and many other topics!
Prerequisite for all of our rowing programs: you must know how to swim!
HRRA PROGRESSIVE ROWING PHILOSOPHY
pro-gres-sive
1. favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are.
2. characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.
3. going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step.
HRRA rowing programs, and particularly our novice curriculum, follow a progressive theory of learning similar to the progressive method most people are familiar with – swim lessons! Just as a guppy or minnow isn’t doing laps with the sharks, we believe novice rowers learn best when they are in a group with similarly skilled participants. This allows our novices to learn at the appropriate pace, focus on the skills they need to get to the next level and forge relationships through shared experiences with their fellow novices.
Conversely, once you master the skills and start focusing on fitness or racing you won’t have to keep putting your own development on hold to teach others ~ our coaches and volunteers take care of that for everyone!
Hundreds of Hudson Valley residents have become competent, successful rowers using this method and have moved on to a variety of personalized and fulfilling rowing experiences that have included recreational sculling, racing casually with friends at regattas, coaching their child’s crew team and winning medals at National and World championships!
One size does not fit all! Join HRRA in 2014 and begin your own rowing journey on the Hudson!
