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Post conference
The Rowing Australia Croker Oars Conference, “Creating Our Future Champions”, attracted a record number of delegates (253), and was a resounding success.
The conference included presentations from 17 national and international rowing experts.
The conference’s key message was that by co-operating to deliver a consistent national program, Australia will achieve its objective of being the leading rowing nation in the world.
One of the world's leading rowing experts, Thor Nilsen, the Development Director of FISA, and Drew Ginn, reigning Olympic world champion, gave an inspiring presentation on establishing physical literacy from junior to elite levels. They spoke of the benefits of incorporating a variety of different physical skills into an athlete’s lifestyle. They also spoke about the common physical preparation practices employed by rowing coaches.
Andrew Dee, CEO of Rowing Australia, says the success of the conference was driven by the desire of coaches at all levels to improve the performance of their athletes.
“People are hungry for information. We assembled a number of the world’s leading rowing experts who delivered simple, clear messages about what needs to be done to achieve success in rowing. I’d like to thank everyone who attended the conference. Their enthusiasm to listen and learn was inspiring” he said.
Noel Donaldson, High Performance Director of Rowing Australia, presented a review of Australian rowing and identified the ideal technique for use at all levels of rowing.
“We wanted to start down the track of aligning technique development, training methodology and physical preparation of athletes across Australia from beginner to elite levels. I think we’ve made a promising start but there is more work that needs to be done” said Mr Donaldson.
“The conference was all about improving Australian rowing and I know that if our coaches can take away some of the knowledge they picked up and apply it with their athletes in crews then we’ll be in good shape”.
Presenters included:
* Noel Donaldson, High Performance Director, Rowing Australia
* Allan Hahn, Head of Applied Research Centre, Australian Institute of Sport
* Andrew Douglas, Senior Talent Search Coordinator, Australian Institute of Sport
* Lyall McCarthy, National Head Coach Women, Rowing Australia and AIS Senior Coach Women
* Brian Richardson, National Head Coach Men, Rowing Australia and AIS Senior Coach Men
* Chris O’Brien, Head Rowing Coach, Victorian Institute of Sport
* Gillian Campbell, Head Coach, Pymble Ladies’ College
* Thor Nilsen, Development Director, FISA
* Andrew Matheson, High Performance Manager, Rowing New Zealand
* Antonio Maurogiovanni, Head Rowing Coach, Western Australian Institute of Sport
* Denise Jennings, Physical Preparation Co-ordinator, Victorian Institute of Sport
* Wendy Braybon, Physiotherapist, Victorian Institute of Sport
* Marty Rabjohns
* Mike McLaughlin, McLaughlin Sports Consultancy
* Drew Ginn, Olympic Gold Medallist
* Ivan Hooper, Sports Science / Sports Medicine Coordinator, Rowing Australia
* Dominic Monypenny, World Champion in the Arms Only Single Scull
Rowing Australia would like to thank Croker Oars, the Australian Sports Commission and the Queensland Government for supporting the conference.
Conference theme
Creating Our Future Champions:
An in-depth look at the identification and development of junior athletes and the pathways available to progress their rowing career to the elite levels.
- Developing sustainable programs from junior though to elite participation
- Identifying commonalities in programs that can be transferred to all levels of rowing
- Creating supportive environments to ensure the ongoing participation of athletes, coaches and administrators
