Congratulations to Meredith Petrachenyko (Jr Boys) who just landed an Long Term Contract in the DSBN. Her new school is lucky to have her. Unfortunately, her new school is in Grimsby, which makes it impossible for her to continue coaching in our program. We are actively looking for – and needing – a replacement. In the meantime, Ms Hunt will be helping Troy Wallace with winter training for the junior boys.
Month: November 2013
Jr Girls: New Workout:
ZUMBA
this Friday morning (Nov 29) 7.30am in the cafeteria.
it will be 1 hour long, and finish at 8.30.
Please arrive 5 minutes early so we can move tables/chairs and start on time.
Info for Junior Girls from Lisa
Jr Girls Weekly Rowing Schedule til further notice:
Tuesday and Thursday: – 7:10am, dress for running outdoors then ergs at 7.45
Wednesday: 3.30pm indoor training
potential yoga session Friday mornings ** to be arranged and confirmed **
**please make sure you and your parents send me (Lisa) your email addresses so that we can contact each other directly – especially important for carpooling and the upcoming the holidays in December.
my email address: niagara.designs@gmail.com
Some Notes from Last Night’s Meeting
Thank you to all the parents who came out for our meeting last night. I think I will have to get a bigger room next time! Wonderful to see the support from everyone there. I hope you found it to be a valuable use of your time.
Fund Raising – lots of chat about this last night and the comments were appreciated. One concern was that this year’s selection, which we have simplified for everyone’s benefit, does not have any “less-expensive” items, which might making asking friends and family more difficult. Thank you for that comment. All I can say is that we will see how it goes this year. If we want an order form with more choices next year, we can go back to that.
If you prefer to simply write a cheque as your fund-raising contribution, I won’t turn down your money! My preference is for the students to work towards supporting their rowing program themselves, but I do understand how overly-crazy-busy lives are. Please do what works best for your family.
$100 and over of fundraising will reduce your club fees by $25.
Thank you to those who bought shirts and grocery cards last night. More of both can be obtained through Ms. Hunt at school.
Thank you in advance for your efforts in raising funds for our rowing program 2013-14.
Parent Meeting
A reminder of the parent meeting Wednesday Nov 20 at 5:30 pm in the Guidance area of the school. As well as the coaches, we will also hear from the person heading up our citrus fundraiser AND there will be grocery cards for sale. Looking forward to seeing you all here!
Jr Girls
Work outs for this week….Tuesday and thursday mornings 7:10 run/erg/circuits. Wednesday 3:30 ergs/ circuit. please make sure you are on time so we can start the run together.
Jr. Girls
If any of you have time after school today(monday) Jim Finley has offered to do some technique work on the ergs in the cage. This help will improve your erg scores and help you make a boat. We have a lot of girls to try and fit into boats this year.
Fri Nov 15: Reminders
It was great to be at the island this morning watching Eric and Dave show the junior girls around the site and teaching them about moving the shells from the bay to the water. Also fun to see some of these girls take their very first strokes with the oar while dockside!
Coaches having busy booking tank time at Brock for our athletes. This is extremely valuable training and we are lucky to have use of this facility. Cost for using the tank comes from the athlete (parents), so please get further information about this from the coaches.
A reminder of the Dec 6 deadline for our citrus fundraiser. We have the potential to raise a significant amount of money if we all work together – just like a rowing crew! Coaches have requested that we use this fundraiser to purchase new ergometers for dryland training, an essential component of our program. Thank you in advance for your help with this. An order of 10 full boxes will bring $100 to our program. Anyone achieving this goal will have $25 taken off their club fees in the spring.
Finally, a reminder of the Parent meeting this Wednesday, Nov 20 here at SWC. Please come to the Guidance area for a 5:30 start, and hopefully we are out by 6 pm.
Updates from St Catharines Rowing Club
A note to new parents and an update for the vets; before our students can get on the water in the spring, they must be members of the SCRC (St Catharines Rowing Club). I will be collecting the fee for this membership once your child has earned their place in a boat. Last year registration was done through their website – the club is saying that this process may change for 2014. They are also warning that there may be a significant increase in fees as well. I do not know what this means but thought you should know. I will keep you informed on both of these items when I learn more.
SCRC has also published a list of key dates for 2014. This schedule is tentative and subject to change at this early date, but it will give you some ideas of what to expect in the spring. Please note that SWC does not travel to all of these events. Please be in contact with your child’s coach concerning their plans as the year progresses.
2014 Key Dates
November
15th Novices to the boathouse – Afternoon 18th – 20th as well
28th Holiday Erg Challenge Begins – US Thanksgiving to Christmas 200km on the erg
January
1st Fun Run – Location to be confirmed due to possible bridge construction
February
2nd Canadian Indoor Erg Races Mississauga, Hershey Centre
TBA DM Novice Sprints
15th Rudernkrieg, Eden
March
TBA Ontario Erg Races at Ridley College
TBA Early start date – Weather/bridge permitting
10-14 March Break
22nd First day on the water*
28th First time trial entries are due at noon
29th First time trial
April
12th Saturday Cleaning Day – School does not row until your assignment is complete
12th Captain’s Dinner
25th Stotesbury Cup time trial entries are due at noon
26th Saturday Cleaning Day – School does not row until your assignment is complete
26th Stotesbury Cup time trial
27th Early Bird Regatta – St.Catharines, Ontario
May
4th John Bennett Invitational – Buffalo, NY
9th Friday Cleaning Day – School does not row until your assignment is complete
10th Tag Day – NO ROWING
10th Head of the Martindale – St.Catharines, Ontario
11th Mother’s Day Regatta – St.Catharines, Ontario
16-17 Stotesbury Cup – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17-18 South Niagara High School Invitational – Welland, Ontario South Course
19th Victoria Day
23-24 Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) – Lake Mercer, New Jersey
24th WOSSA – London, Ontario
31st Saturday Cleaning Day – School does not row until your assignment is complete
June
6-8 CSSRA – St.Catharines, Ontario
13th Summer club junior rowing 2000m ergometer race day
Jr. Girls
We need to be at the school by 7:15 tuesday to warm up before we erg. We will be going to the island on Friday to practice moving the equipment 8am. I would like all the first year girls and as many second yr to help me show how I like things done right.
SWC Rowing 2014-2015 