The 2019 WCSG Team has been selected. The ARA wants to congratulate everyone who tried out for the team. Regardless of whether or not you were one of the 17 athletes selected to the team, you should be extremely pleased with yourself. WCSG TEAM The erg scores needed to simply attend the selection camp were…
2019 WESTERN CANADA SUMMER GAMES Formal invites have been distributed to prospective athletes requesting their attendance at the 2019 WCSG Selection Camp in Calgary, Alberta on June 21, & 22, 2019. To those of you who received an invite. Congratulations! The standard to attend this year’s selection camp was aggressive and to make it thus…
WCSG CAMP (UPDATE) In the month of April, the ARA visited athletes in both Calgary and Edmonton to answer questions and address concerns surrounding the upcoming WCSG selection camp. From those discussions’ athletes indicated that a June 21, 22 and 23 selection camp conflicted with preparations for high school diploma exams. Understanding the importance of…
Lakeland Rowing Club will be hosting the 2019 ARA Development Camp on July 13 & 14, 2019. We are excited to have Michael Simonson come to coach this year! The camp is open to all ages and levels of experience, and is especially intended for recreational and sport rowers. Cost: $40 per rower, free for…
WCSG UPDATE The ARA apologizes about cancelling the 2019 on-water camp in Invermere, B.C, but given the conditions of the lake we had no other options available to us. In place of the camp ARA plans to visit both the CRC and ERC in the coming weeks to speak to prospective athletes regarding the games…
There will be a LTR coaching course on Sunday May 5 at the Calgary Rowing Club. The workshop will take place on May 5 from 8:30am – 5:30pm in the CRC hall. There will be some course materials that are online and that have to be completed prior to the workshop. Evaluations for LTR coach…
WCSG The 2019 ARA Erg Championships, marked the first opportunity for prospective athletes to pull a qualifying erg time to garner an invite to the 2019 WCSG Selection Camp. Invites are extended to those athletes who have achieved a 2K erg standard of 7:05 (men) and 8:05 (Women) between March 9, 2019 and May 24,…
Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce the launch of our newly designed website at rowingcanada.org. A fresh new look, intuitive design, and fully responsive platform featuring our recently launched brand. The goal of this new website is to provide our membership and those new to rowing with a simple way to access information,…
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RCA Coaches Conference The Alberta contingent was seemingly everywhere at this year’s RCA Coaches Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Not only were there over 20 Alberta registrants at this year’s conference but Alberta also left its mark on the overall structure of the event. Some of the areas where Alberta colours shone through were: * Tessa…
