H&D Championship Presentation Dinner. Saturday, 13th November, 2021. Novotel, Southampton.

The annual H&D Championship Presentation Dinner will take place on Saturday 13th November at the Novotel, Southampton. 

There will be a 3 course meal with tea/coffee/mints, a free photo booth, raffle and DJ. The evening starts at 7pm with dinner being served at 7.30pm prompt. Tickets are £29.50 per person.

All ticket bookings should be organised through your club. If each club could provide a spreadsheet with the names of the individuals attending and their menu choices and send over to Paula Williams Paulamwilliams21@gmail.com no later than the 31st October, it would be much appreciated. Please can all payment for tickets be also sent to Paula and bank details are on the poster.

We look forward to welcoming all of our championship winners and their club members for the first dinner together since 2019.

Kind regards

Penny Budd - Association Secretary

Level 2 BR coaching course running in January at Southampton ARC

There is a level 2 BR coaching course running in January at Southampton ARC - 

Course Provider: NGB/British Rowing.

Course Location: Southampton ARC, Hazel Road, Woolston, Hampsire, SO19 7GA

Start Date: Saturday, 15th January 2022

Start Time: 09:00

Booking Deadline: Thursday, 23rd December 2021

Event Detail:

When: 15-16 & 29-30 Jan 2022 0900-1700 

Where: Southampton ARC, Hazel Road, Woolston, Hampshire, SO19 7GA

What you'll learn: The British Rowing Club Coach (Sliding Seat) course is a recognised UKCC Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Rowing and is the first award for coaching individuals on the water. It is aimed at beginner coaches, and is applicable to coaches working with all groups, from novices to competent rowers. The award focuses on developing three coaching behaviours:

• Having a concern for standards
• Being a rower-focussed coach
• Looking to develop continually as a coach.

Who can attend? Anyone over 16 years of age. 

If you are 16 or 17, you will need to be 16 at the time of booking, a parent or guardian will also need to complete a consent form for you, this will be sent to you at the time of booking, in the booking confirmation email. It needs to be completed before you will be able to attend the course. Once you complete the course, you will receive an acknowledgment of attendance, and will be certificated fully after your 18th birthday. 

You will also need to have completed some additional workshops before signing up to a Level 2 course. The prerequisites for this qualification are:

• Capsize and Recovery Training  
• Safety Basics Online Module  
• Cold Water & Hypothermia Online Module  

Link for more details -

https://www.britishrowing.org/rowing-activity-finder/course/?courseid=EV001785&coursename=club-coach-sliding-seat-southampton

Southampton Coastal Head of the River Race. 9th October, 2021. Entries Close Monday, 27th September, 2021.

Can I remind you all that the entries for the 2021 Southampton Head of the River Race on Saturday, 9th October, 2021 close tomorrow - Monday, 27th October, 2021.

Entries should be sent to - CHoRR Secretary, C/O Southampton Amateur Rowing Club, Hazel Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 7GA. Email- fionakwalbridge@gmail.com

Ryde School Boat Club.

Please note thats Ryde School Boat Club are no longer affiliated to the Hants & Dorset ARA.

Itchen Imperial Junior Regatta, 2021. Change of date.

Due to Southampton FC having a home game on Sat 23 Oct, Itchen Imperial Rowing Club will be  moving the date of the Junior Regatta to the next day -  Sunday 24 October 2021.