Action Areas
- Encourage clubs with junior sections to become accredited through the clubmark scheme.
- Increase junior / student involvement and opportunities to compete
- Support and develop the Junior training initiative across the region
- Promote opportunities for young rowers to get an insight into other aspects of the sport through initiatives like the junior officials days / junior rowing leadership scheme
- Work with clubs to facilitate and encourage juniors / students to stay in the sport after school / university
Output / Impact
- Growth across the junior and student segments of regional membership in line with, or exceeding, targets
- Work with BUSA to increase opportunities for student racing in the region
- Look at increasing opportunities to host more high profile junior and student events in the region
- Maximise opportunities to promote rowing in the region in the run up to the 2012 Olympics
- Support improvements in rowing facilities within the region.
In Progress
- Support and drive the establishment of a junior national championships
- Junior rowing centre at Hammersmith
