Some quick updates/notes heading into the Spring Season! 1. Coaches/ARA Rowing Conference- FEBRUARY 27TH- Edmonton You may/may not have seen the schedule, it can be found here. Not just for coaches this year, it also includes topics of interest for Umpires, competitive athletes and recreationists alike! It is also a great opportunity for a few…
The ARA is very excited to be hosting its 7th annual coaching conference on February 27th in Edmonton. Click here Coaches Conference Feb 27 2016 for the conference schedule and registration information. This year we will be focusing on a variety of topics with some focus on the competitive athlete as well as the role umpires…
Congratulations to Alberta’s own Michael Simonson named the RCA Coach of the Year at the 2016 RCA National Conference. The Rowing Canada Aviron COACH OF THE YEAR Award is presented annually at the National Awards Dinner to a Club/University coach of para or able bodied rowers who have produced outstanding crews or individual athletes in…
Happy New Year! A Happy New Year to all of our coaches, officials and athletes. We at the ARA hope that we can build upon our successes that our clubs and university programs witnessed in 2015 and make 2016 even memorable than the past CSG WINTER CAMP The 2017 Canada Summer Games is a multi…
A Holiday Poem Twas the night before Christmas And all through the Boathouse The ergs were a humming to the sounds of Strauss The shells were slung on the stretchers with care In hopes that St. Nick could some how repair. Another erg done had my legs feeling like lead What was I doing I…
IMPORTANT: Early Bird registration deadline is next Monday, 1st February, 12:00pm The Alberta Erg Champs are scheduled to be held Saturday March 12th, 2016 at the Abbey Centre in Blackfalds (N.of Red Deer), AB. For full details go here. Thank you to everyone that submitted entries for the t-shirt design competition – the entry deadline…
After 8 years the ARA said good-bye to three long-term executive members this past Saturday but their impact will be felt for years to come. Under the leadership of ARA President Carol Hermansen, ARA Treasurer Richard Galway and VP Technical Tim Fleming, the number of registered rowers and licensed officials has doubled. In addition, Alberta…
ARA Board After 8 years the ARA said good-bye to three long-term executive members this past Saturday but their impact will be felt for years to come. Under the leadership of ARA President Carol Hermansen, ARA Treasurer Richard Galway and VP Technical Tim Fleming, the number of registered rowers and licensed officials has doubled. In…
NRC 2015 With only 10 months until the start of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, the 2015 National Rowing Championships were hotly contested as athletes across the country tried to showcase their skills to Rowing Canada’s brass. While Alberta athletes were not intending to compete for a spot on the Olympic Team, the 2015 NRC…
The Alberta Rowing Association Annual General Meeting will be held November 7th in Red Deer. We will be electing a new President, Treasurer, Secretary and VP Technical this year. For full details please contact the ARA office.
