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Registration/Contact |
Cost/Schedule |
Course Overview |
Sculling Test |
Beyond Learn to Scull |
About Mike Connors
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The Learn to Scull sessions have ended for 2007.
Contact Mike Connors if you are interested in taking private/group sculling lessons.
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Learn to Scull Prerequisites
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- Membership in the River City Rowing Club
- Previous experience with "sweep" rowing
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Registration/Contact
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Contact
Mike Connors (see below) if you have questions
and/or you would like to sign up for a class. He will email a confirmation
to you once you are enrolled. Each class is limited to 6 participants.
Registration
is on a first come, first served basis.
• Home: (916) 859-0139
• Cell: (916) 278-4265
• E-mail: connors@csus.edu or mjconnors@sbcglobal.net
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Cost/Schedule
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The cost for each session is
$100 per person.
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Class size is limited to 6 participants.
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Dates |
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| 1 (FULL) |
July 18, 23, 25, 27, 30, August 1, 3, 8 |
5:30 - 7:30 pm |
| 2 (FULL) |
August 17, 20, 22, 24, 29, 31, September 5, 7 |
5:30 - 7:30 pm |
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Course Overview
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The objective of this program is to learn the fundamentals of sculling so that you can use the single
rowing boats independently without supervision. However, sculling with a partner is highly recommended at all times even after
you have completed the class.
The program consists of 8 classes. By the end of the sessions, all participants should be able to pass a basic
sculling test
in a racing scull to test their ability to row independently without supervision.
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| Course Outline |
| Day 1 |
• Boat handling, launching, and carrying of single
• Grip/overlap and setting stretchers
• Hand crossover and getting in and out of boat
• Circle drill with arms and back rowing |
| Day 2 |
• Proper feathering
• Recovering from a flip
• Rowing at half-slide
• Turning, backing and docking |
| Day 3 |
• Rowing at full slide
• Sculler’s catch
• Steering and course tips |
| Day 4 |
• More rowing and applying pressure
• 1-2 drills |
| Day 5 |
• Transition to race single
• Back to arms and back and half-slide |
| Day 6 |
• Rowing in race single at full slide
• Spinning boat and backing |
| Day 7 |
• Full slide rowing with some drills |
| Day 8 |
• Final review
• Test/checkout |
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Sculling Test
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By the end of the class, all participants should
be able to pass a basic sculling test in
a racing scull to test their ability to row independently without supervision.
After passing the test, you will have the privilege of taking out a RCRC single scull boat on your own.
You will be passed or failed by the instructor for each of the following activities:
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- Describe boat travel pattern on the river
- Sign in
- Transport boat to the dock
- Self launch from the dock
- Left circle
- Right circle
- Ten full strokes
- Reverse length of the dock
- Maintain 1 minute at the catch
- Self dock the boat
- Return boat to the boathouse
- Bring up the oars
- Sign out
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| Beyond
Learn to Scull - Intermediate & Private Lessons
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TBA or get a group together and arrange group private lessons from Mike. See Sculling Lessons for more information.
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Photos are courtesy of Kathryn Beltrami.
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