Rowing Handbook 2013 - The Friends' School

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If you would like further information on the Scheme, or would like to make a donation through the ASF to Friends’ Rowing, please contact the Operations Manager, David Williams. We have copies of: • Approved donor forms • Promotional material about the Scheme • Deposit books. All donations can be processed very quickly, and can also be processed in complete confidence upon request. The Scheme is supported by the Australian Government and the Australian Sports Foundation. Maintenance During the Regatta Season, our Operations Manager needs to constantly maintain our fleet and support equipment. Among our parents there are many trades and talented people who may be able to assist. If you are able to assist in any way, then you are invited to join our maintenance group. Please advise the Operations Manager or the Head of Rowing of your interest. Car Pooling Once squads are established and training times have become more settled, it is often possible to share the burden of early morning transport between parents. It is a good idea to get to know the other parents in your group to arrange these time saving, not to mention sleep improving, options. It is common for parents of a particular squad to get together to provide a support group for the squad and the coach of the squad. Breakfast For those students who are asked to train early in the morning, there are tremendous facilities and services available at the Boat Club. Early morning training usually starts at 6.00am. Training usually concludes (recommended) at 7.30am. Students are then able to shower and breakfast at the Boat Sheds. Parents will need to organise transport for students to get to school after training. Regatta Venues Franklin The rowing course on the Huon River, at Franklin, surrounded by hills and in the middle of the Franklin township, provides an excellent venue for southern rowing. The Tasmanian Rowing Council holds two of its Club Pennant Regattas at the course (usually before Christmas), and the venue is used for the conduct of the Southern Schools and Southern Independent Schools Regattas. While the facilities are obviously not up to the international standard of Lake Barrington, regattas at Franklin are a very pleasant day out and only half an hour from Hobart. Lake Barrington (LBI) Travel to Lake Barrington Allow approximately three and a half hours drive from Hobart to LBI. Travel to Sheffield either through Railton or Kimberley, the route is well signposted. When you get to Sheffield, travel straight through the town centre and after about 1km turn left at the signpost on to the road that takes you through West Kentish and Roland. About 12km beyond Sheffield a sign indicates a right turn down to the rowing course. The road down to LBI is winding, steep and often slippery, so take care! Camping at Lake Barrington An option for regattas at LBI is to camp. Most regattas (other than the SATIS Head of the River) are two day regattas on Saturday and Sunday. Camping at LBI is permitted on both the Friday and Saturday nights of regattas. Many people do this and seem to enjoy it! There is a camping site fee of $120.00 for the season, or $20.00 per night per site payable to Rowing Tasmania. A Camping site sticker is issued, and camping is policed. TFS-COC-L2-002, v 0.0.1 7
Open fires are now prohibited in the camping ground, but open fires are available for cooking in the Barbeque Shelter. Wood should be used sparingly for cooking. The wood supplied is for the use of the general public during the day. Children must camp with adults and either parents accompany them or prearrange for another parent to act as supervisor. There is a shower/toilet facility. Water should be used sparingly. It would be appreciated that all campers collect their own rubbish and dispose of it in the containers supplied. Please note that it is a parents responsibility to supervise the camping of our athletes. Saturday Evening Meals Once again this coming season, evening meals will be on offer at the facilities building on Saturday nights only. These two course meals are available at all regattas at LBI and are provided by the Tasmanian Rowing Council and its dedicated group of volunteers at a very reasonable price ($10.00 per head). Launceston The Launceston Course is on the Tamar River, approximately 1200 metres in length, and finishing in front of the Yacht Club. The course is un-buoyed and very much subject to the tide. At low tide, mud flats are exposed and the navigable water is very narrow. The times for conduct of the regatta are dependant on tides. Usually a morning event on both the Saturday and Sunday. Friends’ Rowing promotes the event for underage crews only. A good chance to have some competition away from home and close to other facilities such as accommodation and entertainment, and still only two hours away from Hobart. In later years the regattas on this course have been well supported by schools from the North and the South. Supervision at Regattas The supervision of our student rowers at all regattas is a combined and joint responsibility of School Staff (appointed or nominated officers of Friends’ Rowing) and parents. Parents are responsible for: • The transport of students from home to the regatta venue and return (except on such occasions where a bus may be made available for the transport of rowers) • The provision of accommodation and all meals for the students while attending the regatta • The behaviour and activities of student rowers outside nominated ‘racing hours’ at a regatta The Head of Rowing and the Rowing Operations Manager (or their duly appointed deputies), on behalf of The School, are responsible (with the assistance of coaches and parents), for the supervision of student rowers during ‘racing hours’ at a regatta, or during the unloading or loading of boat trailers. ‘Racing Hours’ means the period commencing daily one hour before the start time of the first race of a regatta program and concluding half an hour after the last race on a regatta program. During the Racing Hours, student rowers may also be released to the supervision of parents for such things as arranging accommodation, trips away from the regatta venue, meals and rest. If any student rower suffers any injury or becomes ill at any time while attending a regatta (for the period they are absent from home to attend the regatta), the student rower or their parent or supervising adult are requested to immediately advise the Head of Rowing or the Rowing Operations Manager as well as their coach or Team Manager. Club Rowing The Friends’ Rowing Club is a registered club with Rowing Tasmania (RT). Some coaches, predominantly in Open and Under 16 competition, choose to enter their crews in Club regattas. An application form is available from the Operations Manager for registration to RT. All rowers who compete at State Pennant Regattas, the Tasmanian Rowing Championships and then on to the Australian Rowing Championships are required to be registered rowers with Rowing Tasmanian, at their own expense. During club events, students must be under the direct supervision of parents for the duration of the regatta, including evenings. TFS-COC-L2-002, v 0.0.1 8
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