Here is the 2025 Intro to Rowing PowerPoint:
L2 Skills Checklist 2026 *will be provided to each Intro rower
| SAFETY
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ON THE DOCK | ||
| Dock protocol | Commands – Hands on the boat | ||
| PFD use | Up to waist | ||
| Marine basin etiquette – rule of the road | Up to shoulder (flat water only) | ||
| Water and wind restrictions | Walk on | ||
| Weather awareness – windfinder and lightning danger map | Let it run | ||
| Water temperature | Protecting the keel | ||
| Safety flag | Strap down boats | ||
| Whistle
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WATER COMMANDS |
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| EQUIPMENT | Up to the catch | ||
| Boat parts – bow, stern, oar locks, riggers, foot stretchers, seat, fin, bow line | Let it run | ||
| Oar parts – collar, blade, shaft, handle | Feather/square the oars | ||
| Identify bow seat | Bury the oars | ||
| Identify stroke seat | Hold safety position | ||
| Oar lock position | Dig on port | ||
| How to tighten bolts | Dig on starboard | ||
| Set foot stretchers | Navigate around a buoy in both directions | ||
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SKILLS |
NAVIGATION |
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| Getting in and out of the boat | How to be safe around buoys | ||
| Hand position | Flow pattern | ||
| Catch, drive, release, recovery | Identify shoals | ||
| Rowing in unison | Tides – low and high | ||
| Race start – 1⁄2, 1⁄2, 3⁄4, full | Lunar cycle and tides | ||
| Taking wake or waves | Safe havens | ||
| What is stroke rate | Cruise ship safety | ||
| Ratio 3:1 demonstrate | Dangers of mid channel rowing | ||
| Seat numbers – call out (quad) |
MANEUVERABILITY |
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| DRILLS
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Turn 360 port | ||
| Pause drill | Turn 360 starboard | ||
| Pick drill – arms only, arms and body, quarter slide, half slide | Hard port/starboard | ||
| Recovery breakdown – left, right, body, legs | Egg beater | ||
| Cut the cake | Full stop | ||
| Buoy taps | Back down | ||
| Tapping at the catch | Getting in and out of the marina | ||
| Rowing on square | |||
Coach Notes: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________