1 11,879 members are 12-18 yrs old WHY SCHOOL ROWING? - 47% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WHY SCHOOL ROWING?

Continued growth/ development critical to future success

• British Rowing is committed to ensuring the sport thrives from

grassroots to high performance

• School-age rowers represent 37% of our total membership
• Supporting the school-age rowing community is critical to the overall

success of the sport

• Rowing can have a transformational impact on the lives of young people
• We are committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to enjoy

the many benefits associated with the sport

• The Strategy sets out how British Rowing plans to support the sports

continued growth and development.

• 11,879 members are 12-18 yrs old
• 47% female / 53% male
• 59% are members of 117 school

clubs & 41% are members of 178 community clubs

• Of a total of 117 school clubs, 97

are linked to fee-paying schools & 20 to state schools

• Cornish Pilot Gig Association &

Sea Cadets’ figures indicate c.7,500 young people row in 360 clubs/ cadet units

• Over 8000 young people

participated in 264 inter-school indoor rowing events in 2017/2018 with 2,600 going on to compete at 20 county events

• 64 young people selected to

attend the first ever 2018 National School Games Finals

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WHY SCHOOL ROWING?

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STRATEGY TIMELINE

2017 School Rowing Research Initiated 2017 YST & BR School Review Completed 2018 School Rowing Strategy Developed May 2019 School-Age Rowing Strategy Launch

Extensive research informed strategy development process

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2017 SCHOOL ROWING REVIEW

Objectives, methodology & scope

Objectives

• Activity audit
• Understand rationale for and benefits of school rowing (parent,

pupil & teacher perspective)

• Understand how to best support future growth of school rowing

in both state and private schools Methodology

• Surveyed 628 young people, 700 parents, 243 coaches/teachers

plus interviews and case studies Scope

• Indoor, sliding seat rowing and fixed seat rowing
• River and coastal
• Age 11-18 in State and Independent schools
• 1. Introduction

Scope of the review Methodology & report structure

• 2. Organisations & participants

What does school rowing look like Size, scale and diversity School-club links Growth The structure of school rowing Who rows and why Why schools offer rowing The uniqueness of rowing Key issues and challenges

• 3. Events

Competition and pathways Types of competitive events Sliding seat, fixed seat & indoor rowing

• 4. Resources

Equipment and resources Coaching, officials and volunteers Supporting/promoting new schools A rower development guide Appendices 1 – Membership and competition data 2 – Rower, parent and coach survey 3 – Stakeholder interviews and case studies 4 – School Games data 5 – List of participating schools and clubs

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BRITISH ROWING’S SCHOOL AGE ROWING MISSION

To work with existing and new school and community rowing clubs to deliver a high quality and enjoyable rowing experience to young people of all abilities and backgrounds, promoting life-long involvement in the sport

Reflects feedback from school-age community regards need to:

• Attract and invest in volunteers to support the growth of school age rowing activity
• Support new schools/clubs to get involved in and offer high quality rowing activity
• Expand the school age rowing offer to appeal to and retain more young people
• Support the sustainability of school age rowing programmes

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

5 objectives to guide our work over the next four years:

• 1. Strengthen structures
• 2. Empower clubs
• 3. Transform the offer
• 4. Lead the way
• 5. Champion insight

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• 1. STRENGHTEN STRUCTURES

Support improved governance and coordination of school-age rowing, invest in volunteer development and enable effective partnership working. Example actions:

• Undertake a review of BR school/ junior rowing governance structures
• Establish an internal School Age Rowing Working Group and a Programme Lead
• Include school age rowing considerations within Volunteer and Coaching

Strategies

• Develop a school age rowing stakeholder engagement/ partnership working plan

inc a robust communications plan

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• 2. EMPOWER CLUBS

Provide best practice guidance and support to school and community clubs across all aspects of club management and development.

Key actions:

• Develop tailored ClubHub ‘How to’ guides for the school age rowing community
• Undertaken an audit of British Rowing’s varied community support activities to identify

where they could be further developed

• Explore the establishment of a new school-age rowing support package, including the

potential for financial support through the new British Rowing Charitable Foundation, for schools / clubs working to drive

• Develop improved governance and support mechanisms relating to school age rowing

stakeholder management, partnership working and community development.

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• 3. TRANSFORM THE OFFER

Support the development of a viable, varied and relevant offer that attracts, retains and benefits school-aged rowers.

Key actions:

• British Rowing to invest in the development of new sliding-seat rowing programmes /

competition models which are sustainable, low cost and easy to replicate in different settings and establish a roll-out plan

• British Rowing to work with the fixed seat rowing community to explore, and support

development, of their existing school offers

• Develop a new school indoor rowing offer and pathway, which includes a range of indoor rowing

products inc the development of an online virtual league Strong partnership working with different stakeholder groups will also be critical in achieving this strategic objective.

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• 4. LEAD THE WAY

Maintain Great Britain’s position as one of the leading rowing nations at Junior International rowing events.

Key actions:

• Continue to advocate investment in and growth of the ETP
• Continue to invest in J16 training camps and improve monitoring processes
• Use DiSE programmes to manage dual career pathways
• Take positive action to develop more performance level junior women, aiming for equity in

numbers and standards

• Improved diversity and inclusion-focused activity at performance level
• Continuing to support and develop female coaches
• Identify more competition opportunities at all levels for school-age rowers

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• 5. CHAMPION INSIGHT

Initiate an annual review of school age rowing, in partnership with other key stakeholder groups, to inform its ongoing development.

Key actions:

• Initiate a two yearly review of school age rowing activity, aligned to relevant partner (eg

Sport England and YST) research methodologies where appropriate

• Support external partner led school age rowing community research
• Identify and work with external partners to support detailed longitudinal research
• Include school age rowing considerations within other British Rowing research as

appropriate, such as the proposed 2018 British Rowing Volunteer Strategy.

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NEXT STEPS

2019 onwards

• Detailed action planning
• School-Age Rowing Internal Working Group
• Quarterly newsletter
• Event attendance eg National Schools Regatta

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