1. Rowing Pathways To Success.
Rowing Pathways To Success

2. You are somewhere on this pathway
Club => HIR
WUG=>U23WC
Sen WC => Olympic

3. The purpose:
Develop a athletes/pool of competitive HI/Coupe/WUC/u23/senior showing potential and commitment to compete at international level.
Develop training units in clubs/at different locations and develop links with club and university coaches to work with these training units.
Bring the training units together regularly for full squad training.
Help develop goals for all athletes based on their current profile.

4. Agenda. Goals Athlete list Speed targets/Weight management/Monitoring
Training Programme
Communication
Possible Training Dates / Events
Challenges

5. Goals: High Level: Short/medium term goals: (2016-17)
Develop a deep pool of athletes
Develop training units with coaches
Come together regularly for full squad training.
Help develop individual goals.
Short/medium term goals: ( )
Trial in 2- or 1x in Dec, crew boats on 2nd day.
Target events appropriate to level of squad members (HIR, WUG, U23, WC)
Target A final at WC in two U23 boats from list (2- or 4-, 2x or 4x).
Develop capable podium finish in WC.
Provide backup to Olympic class boats.
Long term goals: ( )
Consistent podium performance at WC in non-Olympic class boats
Consistent Final A performance at U23 WC .
Consistent Final A performance at WC in both Olympic class boats

6. Possible Training Dates/potential clashes
Nov 7 Neptune head, 5pm meeting after head
Nov 14 At club base.
Nov 21 Provincial erg test.
Nov 28 Possible camp date, venue tbd
Dec 5 Possible camp date, venue tbd
Dec 12 Possible camp date, venue tbd
Dec 19 Trials, designated pairs or singles on the Sat, big boats Sun
Dec 26 Christmas
Jan 2 Possible camp date, venue tbd
 Jan 9 ….
Jan 16 ….
Jan 23 IIRC/2k test
Jan 30 ….
Feb (Cork HOR)
Feb 13 Regional junior trials
Feb 20 ….(SMRC HOR)
Feb 27 ….(Lagan HOR)
Mar 3 ….(Erne HOR)
Mar 12
Mar 19 HP Trials, ….Galway HOR, ….Gannon Cup this week?
Mar 26 ….(Dublin HOR)
Other events….London HOR, London Metro, Henley, Irish Champs

7. Training Programme
10-14 sessions per week (depending on how you define some sessions)
Work on basis of 6 days training/1 day off
Train twice on at least 4 days to give 6+4=10 sessions.
Content to be balanced as follows:
4 UT2 sessions
2 UT1 sessions
1 AT session
3 strength sessions (one could be in boat/bungy)
Core/flexibility as part of everything
2 recovery sessions
Make sure you are on distribution for guide line programme