Why are masters clubs organised this way?
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Hello again Reader Rowing is a sport for life – nobody knows this better than us masters. We have all come to the sport at varying ages, life stages and we take part in the way that makes best sense to us. As Marlene is fond of saying, masters rowing is Rowing with adaptations
Today I want you to join me in celebrating a very special crew that I had the honour of commentating (announcing) at the Head of the Charles. Not only were they the very last crew up the historic race course for 2023, they were also the oldest. Watch three minutes of me rhapsodising about them on the live stream. And huge thanks to Catherine Saarela, their coach, who told me all about them (so I looked well-informed). Masters-friendly clubsWhat would make your club more masters-friendly? That’s not just about being welcoming and having a group to row with. There are a lot of organisational and structural impediments to broadening masters participation in rowing. It’s an evolving landscape. Agism is real but our real fight is with entrenched attitudes ‘because we’ve always done it this way’. Like annual club membership dues. Golf clubs allow ‘pay-to-play’ but rowing clubs don’t. Why is that? And how can masters get the club to buy masters-suitable equipment? My club discards one or two boats a year – usually a 90kg hull…. most of our members are less than 80kg. Waiting around for hand-me-down equipment is a mug’s game. My speech at the upcoming webinar is on Systems Thinking for Rowing Clubs. Row faster this year, Rebecca This week’s podcast
We conclude the Head Racing podcast series with a debrief – how did it go? How can you improve? And learning from others’ racing. Click the image to watch. Boathouse Chat for the WeekendHello, we are a group of masters women from York City Rowing Club, UK looking for recommendations for lesser known regattas or head races in Europe in 2024. Three of our group become Masters F next year and we are planning a year of rowing-related celebrations! The events need to be easily accessible from the UK and we would need to hire boats. Happy to join in and do composite crews. Recommendations appreciated!
Marlene’s messageDear Faster Masters Rowers, It has been an inspiration to work with you the past few years through our training programs, podcast, and webinars. I have retired from the Faster Masters business but will continue to be coaching privately and being an advocate for masters rowing world wide. Thank you to all of you for this wonderful coaching experience.
You already had an email from us about our upcoming webinar, the Older Athlete and Aging 2023. This is a reminder – the earlybird price expires on 5th November. Join us on 14th November as we explore the latest innovations for masters athletes and coaches. Now it its third year, this hugely popular webinar is keynoted by Jim Dietz and Volker Nolte. It will be recorded.
Webinar time 3pm EST; 12pm PST; 8pm GMT; 7am AEDT (15/11/23)
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