Winter Training

Are you an experienced rower, looking to refine your technique in the single scull, double scull  or pair over the autumn or winter but you don’t have a coach? Are you an experienced single sculler looking to sharpen your technique? Always wanted to race in the famous races “Skiffhead” or “Tweehead” but never felt quite ready? Keen to get some serious training in this autumn and winter and looking for some support? Participate in the winter training in several locations in the Netherlands.

Due to the positive reactions of participants after the winter training programs in previous years, SaarRowingCenter will again be running a training program this autumn and winter. This program is aimed at advanced and experienced rowers who are keen to improve their technique and fitness in a single scull, double scull or pair. The aim is to prepare rowers to race the “Skiffhead” or the “Tweehead” on the river Amstel in Amsterdam. The actual decision to race is, of course, all up to you.

If you have substantial sculling experience in C-boats (also called tubs, training sculls or touring gigs) and are keen to make the switch to a single scull, a good first step would be to follow the winter training program in a Wintech Explorer 24 or in a C1 rowing tub in Duisburg-Wedau.

Contents, intensity and frequency
Participants in the winter training program receive intensive coaching as well as support through video-analysis. For each outing there will be one coach per 2 rowers. Upon request, bespoke training schedules can be produced for training at your own club (sculling, erg training and core stability). How often you participate in the training program is up to you. Some rowers will choose to join all weekends of the program, while others will skip one or more, or will only come for one day per weekend rather than two.
In addition to single and double sculls, we are also happy to provide coaching for larger crews outside the set training weekends. Please contact us if you have specific requests for coached outings at a particular location, in a particular boat type or with a particular intensity.

Locations and dates
The regular winter training programme runs in Amsterdam, Apeldoorns Kanaal, Dalfsen, Willem-Alexander Baan and Duisburg-Wedau (DE).

Program
• 2 coached outings per day, focusing on technique
• Location: Amsterdam and/or Duisburg-Wedau (combinations are possible)
• 1:2 coaching, i.e. 1 coach per 2 rowers (90 min. morning outing and 75 min. afternoon outing)
• Lunch and video-analysis between the two outings
• Participants are welcome to use a single scull, a double scull or a 2- from SaarRowingCenter

Boats
During the outings, you are welcome to use one of SaarRowingCenter’s own single sculls, double sculls or 2-. Both the boat and the sculls (oars) will be adjusted to the individual rower (span width, inboard distance, length of the scull (oar), size of the grip, gate height, shoe size). SaarRowingCenter will arrange boat transport. Participants who prefer to use their own or their club’s boat will need to arrange their own boat transport.