Rowing South Africa (RowSA)Presentation to the

Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation©

February 26th, 2013

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Agenda• 10h00: Introduction and overview of RowSA –

Wimpie du Plessis, President

• 10h15: Transformation Plans and development of

athletes from disadvantaged communities –Virginia Mabaso, Development coordinator and

Ramon di Clemente, Chair, Athletes Commission

• 10h45: Preparation for Rio 2016; Paralympic and

Olympic Games:

Roger Barrow, National Coach

Questions and Answers

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Overview of the Sport of Rowing

Wimpie du Plessis - President

Sprint Rowing

Two Boat Racing Henley Royal RegattaFirst race in 1839

Oxford Cambridge Boat Race

First race in 1829

Olympics since 1898 London 2012Athens 2004

Para - Rowing• 1st World Rowing Championship 2002

• 1st Paralympics: Beijing 2008

• 2nd Paralympics: London 2012

Para - Rowing Classification

AS M/W 1xTA Mix 2xLTA Mix 4+ (2 blind rowers/boat)LTA Mix 2x (1 blind rower)

Indoor Rowing• Fastest growing Indoor event in the world

• Intellectually impaired event: SASA-II - World Championships 2010 –

South Africa won 3 Gold medals, 2 Silver and 1Bronze

• Ergometers adapted for AS and TA athletes

• 1st Mass Participation facet of Rowing

Coastal Rowing• World Championships an annual event

Other forms of Rowing (Recreational)Fine Rowing Surf Rowing

Touring

OceanRowing

PilotGigs

RowSA Achievements• RowSA has participated in the Olympic Games since 1928.

• All the established structures of RowSA for able bodied rowers incorporate Para-Rowing as one of the disciplines of Rowing.

• RowSA to date have achieved 2 Olympic medals, (Gold – London 2012, Bronze –Athens 2004) and 6 A - finals (top ranking).

• RowSA was finalists in four categories, the 2012 South African Sport Awards to be held on Sunday 4th November 2012:

Administrator of the year (Winner)

Federation of the year (Winner)

Team of the year and School team of the year

• RowSA has been nominated as finalists in two categories for the 2012 FISA World Rowing awards:

2012 World Rowing Coach of the Year and

2012 World Rowing Male Crew of the Year (Winner)

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Governance

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RowSA Governance• RowSA is the sole governing body for the sport of rowing in South Africa and is recognised with this

status by SASCOC and Sport and Recreation South Africa.

• RowSA controls, administers, manages and co-ordinates rowing and rowing competition in SouthAfrica; controls and manages international competition by national representative rowers ininternational competition and sanctions international competition by non-representative rowers.

• RowSA membership is structured through provincial rowing associations and affiliates, designatedas ‘constituent member’ in the RowSA constitution as follows:

Provincial Associations:

o Eastern Cape

o Gauteng

o KwaZulu Natal

o Western Cape

Affiliates:

o SA Schools Rowing Union (SASRU)

o University Sport South Africa – Rowing (USSA-R)

o Individual Indoor Rowing Clubs in Limpopo, North West Province and the Free State

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RowSA Council StructurePresident

4x Provincial Associations

USSA-R

(University Sport South Africa –Rowing)

SASRU

(South African Schools Rowing Union)

Individual Indoor Rowing clubs

3 x Provinces

Affiliate Members

Development Coordinator

( FT)

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RowSA Executive Committee

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President

Chair International Commission Treasurer

Chair Athletes Commission

Chair Coaches Commission

Chair Umpires Commission

Chair Facilities and Environment Commission

USSA-R (University Sport South Africa

– Rowing)

SASRU (South African Schools Rowing Union)

Development Coordinator

Para-Rowing

Representative

RowSA Governance• The RowSA Constitution provides for membership by individual clubs in regions that

may not yet have a regional association until such time as a regional association maybe formed; this provides for development of the sport in new locations.

• The RowSA Council, made up of representatives of the constituent members, is thehighest body of governance in RowSA.

• The Council meets at least four times a year. The Council elects an ExecutiveCommittee, with half of the positions being subject to election in any one year.

• The term of each elected position is four years with a maximum of two terms (eightyears) in any position. The RowSA Executive has a long history of stability ofmembership, and remains stable.

• The stability is important for creating appropriate skill and experience among membersfor managing development of our sport over medium term time periods.

• Although stable, our Executive has sufficient degree of ‘turnover’ of members toenable new knowledge, skills and ideas to come forward into management of thesport.

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RowSA Governance• The Executive Committee operates the Commissions indicated below, each

chaired by the respective elected member: The membership of commissions includes a representative of each constituent member to provide for active participation of all membership interests in the federation’s work. The Commissions are:

International Rowing Officials Athletes Facilities and Environmental Coaches

• We have also appointed the following disciplines to the executive committee to assist with growing and development in these specific areas:

Development/Transformation (full time RowSA employee) Para-Rowing

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RowSA Governance

• In addition SASRU and USSA-R have a nominated representative in the Executive Committee and the provincial associations have one nominated representative.

• These members ensure active participation of constituent members in the executive management of the Federation.

• RowSA has one full time employee, two part time employees and four full time Coaches. The latter are the National Coach, U 23 coach, assistant Coach and the National Coach for the physically disabled facet of the sport , whose responsibilities cover administration and technical matters.

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Goals and Focus areas for Period 2013 to 2016 and

beyond

Goals for 2013-2016

Construction of an Olympic

rowing course

Para-Rowing National team

Preparation and Competition

National Team participation and

competition

Establish Regional Junior Rowing clubs supported by

National Infrastructure

Official Training and support

Learn to Row Rural and University

programme

Capacity Building: Development of

effective administration and

foundation level coaches skills in

clubs and outreach programme

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RowSA TID PlanFrom Mass Participation to Medals at Olympics & Paralympics Games

Mass Participation, Transformation and Talent ID

• IR Clubs• Equipment• Competition

• Adoption Programme•Transformation

Incentives• Competition

• Establish Clubs• Competition

High Performance

Centre TUKS and UJ

Provincial Academies DecentralisedKZN, EC, WC, South Gauteng

Talent Identification and grow clubsStrengthen Junior Divisions of Senior Clubs

Establish Junior Rowing Clubs

High Performance CentresTUKS AND UJ

(Provincial Academies)

• Coaches Development(Draft Reference Framework)

• Administrative– Support

(Development Coordination)– Talent database– Team Management

• Facilities– Indoor Rowing– Olympic Standard Water Sports

Facility – Inter Sports Code Collaboration Canoeing Swimming Triathlon

• Sports Science– Nutrionists– Physiotherapists– Psychologists– R & D

• Technical– Officials– Classifiers

RURAL PROGRAMME

ESTABLISHED CLUBS

OTHER: MILITARY

GYMNASIUMS

Water Rowing – ClubsTalent ID – Junior / U 23Para-Rowing

Academy DevelopmentJunior, U 23 and Para-Rowing 2020

Sub-Elite (Para-Rowing and Able Bodied)U 23 and Senior2016 - 2020

Elite (Olympic / Paralympics boats classes)U 23 and Senior2016 - 2020

ENABLERS

Provincial Academy of Sport

TARGETS AND ACTIVITIES

Business Plan Outcomes, Outputs & Budget in Priority Order

PLAN COMPONENTS COSTS in R

2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTAL

1Talent Identification and preparation for 2016/2020 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games

Para- Rowing programme, participation and competition 7 060 046 6 382 828 7 015 808 7 662 567 28 121 249

National squad participation and competition 15 256 694 9 276 420 11 687 628 11 002 852 47 223 594

Regional Junior Club Development 7 681 980 5 255 908 6 743 001 6 908 483 26 589 372

Learn to Row Rural 6 715 840 3 165 800 5 579 082 4 260 531 19 721 253

Sub Total 36 714 560 24 080 956 31 025 519 29 834 433 121 655 467

2 Technical Support

Officials support and training 3 200 250 608 369 547 546 808 000 5 164 165

Capacity building: Effective administration, coach training and salaries for coaches and outreach programme 277 000 62 700 68 970 75 867 484 537

Sub Total 3 477 250 671 069 616 516 883 867 5 648 702

3 Infrastructures

Marketing and Branding 15 000 16 500 18 150 19 965 69 615

Facilities: Olympic Standard Multipurpose Water facility/ Rowing Course 5 675 000 396 500 000 1 000 000 1 100 000 404 275 000

Sub Total5 690 000 396 516 500 1 018 150 1 119 965 404 344 615

Annual Costs 45 881 810 421 268 525 32 660 185 31 838 265 531 648 785

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Development and Transformation Plan

Virginia Mabaso - Development Coordinator

Learn to Row RuralProgram

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Learn to Row Rural program

• Indoor rowing is a concept that was introduced in 2007to drive Rowing Development in South Africa.

• The Project is focused on previously disadvantaged areasthroughout all 9 South African Provinces.

• The focus is not only on the school that run theprogramme is, but we have involved the parents and thecommunity at large to ensure sustainability of theprogramme by introducing the programme to all thecommunity members as it is not limited by access torowable water.

• Internet technology can enable clubs at different ends ofthe country or world to run competitions on the web inreal time.

• This is exciting as it exposes everyone to competition.

The main aims of the project are:

• Create an active Indoor Rowing Program where clubs compete.

• Establish Indoor Rowing as a mass participation sport.• Use Indoor Rowing as a vehicle to talent identification.• To meet the goals of the SRSA for all sporting codes,

which is to transform the sport of rowing across age, gender, disability and Geographical spread.

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• It has been so successful that one of our U16 rowers Akane Makamu from the Giyaniproject has represented South Africa at the First youth Olympic Games held inSingapore in 2010.

• This project has possibility to create mass participation opportunities for around 10,000university students and community members around the locality of the universities ayear, geographically spread throughout the country.

• This component of the Plan is therefore given high priority because it will createmassive opportunities to offer participation in the wonderful sport of rowing tocommunities that has not had this chance before and this growth will be structured andsupported to ensure systematic and sustainable development that will transform oursport.

• Moreover transformation will be effected in all aspects of the sport – rowers, coachesand administrators. RowSA requests that the potential that the NLDTF has alreadyrecognised be fully supported to create a critical mass for transformation in our sport.

Learn to Row Rural Program

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Objectives:

• Expand on the successful establishment of Indoor Rowing Clubs in the Rural areas of 3 Provinces i.e. Giyani - Limpopo, Madibeng - North West, Viljoenskroon – Free State, University Pietermaritzburg - KZN, Stellenbosch University – Western Cape , Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – Eastern Cape of to the targeted areas in the balance of the 3 more provinces and also grow further these programme to other areas in the above mentioned provinces for better and more fun competitions.

• Equip indoor rowing at universities in order to grow their participation in the sport, train community coaches and establish practice routines; provide on-site support and mentorship to ensure participation sustainability and pprovide the development of a sustainable rowing infrastructure once the identified funding has ceased.

Learn to Row Rural Program

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Provide water based rowing opportunities to interested parties where very little or none has existed in the past. And provide at least 10 more universities and or senior clubs with indoor rowing machines thereby helping to deliver on the following national agendas:

• Healthy population

• Obesity

• Every person Matters

• Participation

Engaging and tackling barriers for people to participate in physical activity and sport and addressing broader developmental goals for the population.

• Provide volunteering and leadership opportunities for people.

• Provide opportunities for people to gain National coaching awards.

• Provide pathways to employment in sport for people.

• Promoting participation by target groups for example Disabled athletes.

Encourage establishment of clubs and open members to support broader participation and sustainability.

Organise local, regional, national indoor regattas as actual and internet virtual regattas.

Expand to youth participation and competition; conduct structured talent identification through the programme.

Establish 10 indoor rowing centres with estimated 10,000 people participating.

Learn to Row Rural Program

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Mass Participation

Mass Participation and transformation is a high priority for Rowing South Africa. Indoor Rowing is the key focus

area to deliver on Mass Participation and Transformation.

Indoor Rowing is a project focused on rural areas. Targeting schools learners and aims for integration

between all groups of the community.

The project aims for gender equality and also includes Para - Rowing for the physically disabled and mentally

impaired people.

Project Achievement to date:

Limpopo

Giyani

• Phayizani high school – 60 rowers

• Ngonyama high school – 40 rowers

• Mahumani high school – 45 rowers

Free State

Viljionskroon

• Thabang high school – 70 rowers

• Kgolegano high school – 40 rowers

• Kgabareng high school – 48 rowers

• Rehauhetswi high school – 40 rowers

North West

Brits - Madibeng

• Madiba-a-tholoana high school – 50 rowers

• Mmadekete middle school – 45 rowers

Projects currently up and running. All Black rowers clubs.

Coaches Training

Community coaches are selected and trained by Qualified Rowing Coaches. Amongst those we also

include teachers from each school to ensure high level of administration and sustainability of the projects.

Exposure to Competition

Giyani crew winning medals at the Bishop BavinIndoor Rowing Regatta

Future Plans

Northern Cape – Kimberley & Kuruman

Free State - Welkom

North West – Rustenburg

Limpopo – Venda – Vhembe district

Eastern Cape – Umtata

Mpumalanga – Nelspruit

• 8 Schools

• 4 Schools

• 4 Clubs

• 4 Schools

• 4 Schools

• 4 School

2013 to 2016

Facility set up per club

Activity Unit/s Unit price(Rand)

Total Cost(Rand)

Equipment – ergo machines

4 9500 38000

Burglar Proofing 4 5000 5000

Coaches Training 6 1200 7200

Mirrors 1 2500 2500

Total cost for 1 club R 52 700

Forthcoming years – prices will be escalated by 10%

2014 2015 2016

10% 10% 10%

Cost to set up One Club

U l t i m a t e O b j e c t i v e s

Participation at Olympics Level

Grow our pool of Para- rowers Indoor Rowing and Water Rowing

Coaches with international expertise

Winning Gold Medals at Olympic level

Inspirational role of Leadership

Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu is thefirst Black South African, aswell as the first Black personin the world to win a Goldmedal in Rowing at Olympiclevel.

After winning the gold medal,he said: “I am so excited, I donot even think it has sunk inyet, it was a lot of hard workas a team but it has all beenworth it now. We look forwardto training for the 2016 RioOlympics and the develop-ment of Rowing at large inSouth Africa.”

He has been named Mzansi’sGolden Stroke.

Para-Rowing National Team Participation and Competition

• Rowing is an inclusive sport and Para- Rowing events are an integral part of the regatta programme of RowSA and world championship events are incorporated into the single World Rowing Championship Regattas.

• RowSA is one of few National Federations that includes disability and able-bodied competition under a unitary federation.

• RowSA thus takes full responsibility for the administrative support of the development of Para-Rowing in South Africa.

• Para- rowing is sweep rowing or sculling for people with physical disabilities/limitations, including, in part, paraplegia, quadriplegia, blindness, visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and spinal bifida who meet the criteria set out in the Para-Rowing classification regulations of the International Rowing Federation (FISA).

The main aims of the project are:• Create an active Para-Rowing Program.• Establish Para-rowing as a mass participation sport• Talent identification. • To meet the goals of the SRSA for all sporting code, which

is to transform the sport of rowing across age, gender, disability and Geographical spread.

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The main aims of the project are:

• Create an active Para - Rowing Program.

• Establish Para - Rowing as a mass participation sport.

• Talent identification.

• To meet the goals of the SRSA for all sporting code, which is to transform the sport of rowing across age, gender, disability and geographical spread.

Physically Disabled (Para - Rowing) National Team Participation and Competition

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Inspirational Role of Leadership

“ON THE WATER I AM FREE” says Sandra.

Paralysed in a car accident seven years ago,Sandra has since became a mom again. The 5 mindrive that changed her life forever in 2005 didnot take away her ambition in life. Sheremembers the sheer joy of being able to moveunencumbered by a wheel chair.

“There were days in the beginning when I’d

forgot that I could not walk.…I can’t explainhow free I feel on the water. I feel wholeagain.”

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Transformation Plans and Development of Athletes

from Disadvantaged Communities

Ramon di Clemente – Chair, Athletes Commission

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Development

and

Growth

National teams information

gathering

Culture of information

sharing

Effective and efficient

structures to absorb and pass

on the information

Establish Regional Junior Rowing

clubs supported by National

Infrastructure focused on

development

Support School rowing and support the

growth of the schools

development

Learn to Row Rural and University

programmes

Encourage and support

participation in the sport of rowing at senior club level

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Regional Junior Club Development

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Regional Junior Club Development PDI Talent Identification and Development:• RowSA has identified the requirement to establish RowSA supported Junior Rowing Clubs in all

Provinces.

• There are many talented athletes who are not attending the traditional Rowing Schools which, upto now, formed the core of RowSA’s junior development programme. Rowing is a sport that is easilyaccessible to all communities, especially PDI athletes, if RowSA provides and develops a clubstructure which any junior athlete could join.

• Throughout the years Rowing Clubs have endeavoured to support Junior Rowing Clubs and theSoweto Rowing Club in the Johannesburg metropole, Peninsula Girls Rowing Club and GrassdaleRowing Club in the Western Cape and Nemato and Zwartskop Rowing Club in the Eastern Cape andthe Durban Rowing Club in KwaZulu Natal are current examples.

• These Junior clubs have been the backbone of transformation in RowSA but the lack of dedicatedcoaching staff and management of these clubs (done by volunteers), lack of equipment resulted ina continuous turnover in athletes who become disillusioned because their potential is not fullydeveloped and they are not competitive against the traditional rowing schools.

• RowSA has developed a blue print to establish successful Junior Rowing Clubs in order to provide aclub for any Junior (up to 18 years of age) to join.

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Junior Club Development Objective

• Goal: Establish Junior Clubs accessible to PDI rowers.

• The Junior Clubs are established for children who want to participate in theSport of Rowing but where the school do not offer Rowing as a school sport.

• There are many challenges for Junior Clubs due to the lack of the support of aschool infra-structure and parent support. The viability of the clubs are oftenthreatened when the commitment of the few individuals who support the clubreduce their involvement when their children no longer participate in thesport.

• It is therefore critically important that RowSA as the governing body of thesport develop a long term plan to establish and support Junior Clubs in orderto attract and develop talented children who are not attending RowingSchools.

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Key Success factors for establishing a sustainable Junior Club:

• Must be linked to an existing infra-structure such as an established Rowing club or a School where rowing is not recognised as a schools sport.

• Have a fulltime Coaching Officer, employed by RowSA to ensure that goals are achieved.

• Be provided equipment such as ergo machines for training and boats.

• Have access to gymnasium.

• Have an Opex budget to ensure that transport costs for children could be paid to attend training as well as transport to attend regattas.

• Have Opex budget to ensure that uniforms are supplied to participating individuals.

• Detailed plan.

Regional Junior Club Development

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RowSA supported Junior Rowing Club roll out

• The following Junior Rowing Clubs will be established by RowSA.

Gauteng:

• 2013 Junior Club in Johannesburg Municipality based at Wemmer Pan. Custodian - Wemmer Rowing Club.

• 2013 Junior Club in Ekurhuleni Municipality based at VLC. Custodian – VLC.

• 2014 Junior Club in Tswane Municipality based at Roodeplaat. Custodian. The Blades through Ramon Di Clemente – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medallist.

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RowSA supported Junior Rowing Club roll outWestern Cape:• 2013: Junior Club in Cape Town Municipality based at Zeekoevlei – Alfreds

Rowing club • 2014: Junior Club in Theewaterskloof Based at Elgin dam – Custodian Small

rowing school ?

Eastern Cape:• 2013: Junior club based in East London - Zwartskop Rowing Club• 2014: Junior Club based in Port Elizabeth – NMMU/ Leander

KwaZulu Natal:• 2013: Junior Rowing Club in Durban; Custodian: DRC ( Durban Rowing Club)

Limpopo:• 2015: Junior Club in…Giyani - Phayizani Rowing Club

Free State:• 2015: Junior Club Custodian: North West University

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Coaching / Management Position:

• At the core of the establishment and development of a centre of rowing excellence at a Junior Club will be a coaching officer.

• This individual will be employed full time to provide coaching and training inputs for afternoons and evenings and over weekends.

• The individual will also work to build and maintain relationships between the Club and schools, and Residential Academies.

The person will have a range of skills, including:

• Communication and inter-personal relations (for discussions/negotiations with schools and colleges recruiting and motivating individuals).

• Leadership and ability to work to goals.

• Multi-year planning and tactical adjustment.

• Coaching modern / current rowing technique.

• Strength, fitness and nutrition coaching.

• Compiling annual training programmes.

• Knowledge of rowing training trends and ability to keep knowledge current.

Regional Junior Club Development blue print

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• This will need to be someone with some life skills, experience, maturity and self-drive.

• The following elements will be required (some may be done by club / committee members also).

• The incumbent will need to be managed by the chairperson and captain of the Club but responsible to RowSA’s Development Officer.

Identity and recruit new PDI members in junior categories.

Coach strength and fitness.

Coach rowing technique.

Prepare and monitor training programmes and identify talented athletes.

Establish crew selection procedures and measures, selected crews and prepare them for competition.

Regional Junior Club Development

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Year 1 (2013/14)

• The broad goals are to establish relationships with clubs and start development work for establishing a centre of excellence that will provide facilities, participation, training and competition with a focus established PDI clubs such as Soweto, Peninsula junior rowing clubs.

• Facilities and the fleet will be established/upgraded to provide a full spectrum of on-and off-water activities for introduction, coaching and training in rowing.

• A gym with weights and ergometers for fitness, strength and technique work. This will be available free of charge to all the members of the Junior Club.

• Boats will be acquired in accordance with the specific plan for each club and the blueprint for the scaling of the club will be used.

• A development officer/senior coach, who must be identified and appointed by May 2013, will direct these recruiting and training activities.

• Cost Estimates:

Regional Junior Club Development

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Year 2: (2014/15)

• Activities in this year will continue the development of institutional and membership relationships in order to continue development of the Club as a centre of excellence. Active membership will grow in all classes and both genders at significant, but realistic rates.

• Assistant coaches will be needed to continue to provide proper focus on development of athletes -good coaching at the start of a rowing career will greatly accelerate the skills of members and thusthe Club’s ability to feed new athletes into higher levels of competition and the national squads.

• The plan aims for achievement of finals at junior Championships, with good placing consistentlythroughout the junior season and the identification of 2 top talented PDI rowers to be enrolled inthe Residential Academies programmes

Year 3: (2015/16)

• More ambitious, but equally realistic targets are set for the third year of the development plan, with top 5 positions in the open and J14, J15 and J16. respectively.

• The Club will introduce more rowers to national squads than in the second year.

• The aim will be to continue to feed the national development squad though the continuation ofidentifying top talent to be enrolled in the Residential Academies Programmes with an eye on the2020 Olympics.

Regional Junior Club Development

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Regional Junior Club Development• RowSA has worked successfully with Tuks Sport and the HPC

since the establishment of the Academy and that agency will remain the centre of specialisation as the national co-ordinator and provider of sports science and medical services to this federation.

• This arrangement applies also for RowSA’s participation in the National Academy Programme of SRSA.

• Members of the national squad who are supported by the NAP train with the Academy at the HPC and this provides training synergies and integration as well as important role models and mentorship for younger Academy rowers.

Objectives

• Identification of junior and U23 athletes with potential for elite competition.

• Establish a talent group and provide coaching and training with specific emphasis on transformation and with aim of national representation in junior and U23 squads, increased representation in elite national squad and significant representation in all squads and national teams by 2012/13.

• Provide academic programme and support system for full personal development and career opportunities.

• Develop the group for national competition.

• Prepare the group for international competition.

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Preparation for Rio 2016: Paralympic and Olympic

Games Roger Barrow – National Coach

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Mission

The mission of the South African National Rowing Program during the cycle 2012-2016, is to prepare and train a squad of elite rowing athletes at Senior, Para, Under 23, Junior, and Student levels in order

for them to compete at international level culminating in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

Games, with the purpose of ensuring those athletes make A finals and win medals.

VisionThe vision of the South African National Rowing Program

is to continue building an elite rowing squad with an attitude and culture of winning and performing at

international level, based on the success of the last cycle 2009-2012. The development of the athletes has 4 phases comprising early development, customization, selection

and consolidation, with particular emphasis on transformation and requiring a strong support team using

current best practice in training and coaching, sports science and medical care of the athletes as well as using

the best quality equipment possible.

Results 2009 - 2012

• Olympic Games – Gold

• World Cup Regattas – 3 silver, 2 bronze

• Under 23 World Championships – 1 gold, 2 silver

• Student University games - 1 gold, 1 silver

• Junior World Championships - 1 silver

What worked in cycle 2009 - 2012

• Successful athletes

– Talented, passionate, dedicated

– Strong relationships between team members

–Ability to work together

–Mental strength

–Ability to be coached and to commit to changes required

What worked in cycle 2009 - 2012Strong Support Team

• Talented coaches– Scientific training methodology– Technical expertise– Team approach

• Strength trainer– Emphasis on quality

• Dedicated sports scientist– emphasis on physiological improvement of athletes

• Improved medical care of athletes– Full-time available doctor– Full-time physiotherapist

What worked in cycle 2009 - 2012

• Key to success is best people for the job– Expertise

– Character

– Commitment

– Dedication

– Passion

– Trust

– Love for what they do – not about the money

– Going the extra mile

The economics of Olympic Glory

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New Cycle 2012-2016 Going for Gold

Focus Boats 2016 (Medal Potential)

• Olympic

– Lightweight Men’s Four (Gold Medalists)

– Women’s Pair (8th Olympic Games 2012)

– Men’s Pair (Ranked 13th 2011)

• Para Olympic

– Women’s AS Scull (8th Olympic Games 2012)

– LTA Mixed Coxed Four (Ranked 13th 2011)

Development Boats 2016(Developed into Medal potential)

• Olympic

– Women’s Lightweight Double

– Men’s Coxless four

– Women’s Double Scull

• Para Olympic

– Men’s AS1x

– Mixed 2xLTA

High Performance Structure

High Performance

National Coach

High Performance

Coach(Women)

High Performance

Coach(Men)

Sports Science and Medical

Ass Coach Ass

Coach

Ass Coach Ass

Coach

Impact Coach (International)

High Performance

Coach Adaptive

Ass Coach

Juniors

Ass Coach

High Performance

National Coach

High Performance

Admin Finance

Selection Panels

Western CapeRegional HPC

Eastern CapeRegional HPC

Natal Regional HPC

Gauteng Regional HPC

Athlete Rep

Regional and Administrative Structure

Marketing

LegalGeneral Admin

An intellectual nerve center

Sports Science Services

High Performance

Managers

Sports Coaches

HP Managers and Coaches are FULL-TIME

positions

AccountabilityAuthority

Focus

Centralized Approach

• Senior Elite team based in one location– High Performance Centre, Pretoria and Roodeplaat Dam

– Monitored day to day training 320 days a year

– Para Rowers University of Johannesburg and Victoria Lake

• Sub-Elite athletes – Development in Regions

– Following structured national program

– Attending quarterly training camps

• Junior athletes developed in Schools and Clubs– Training physiology carried from senior structures

New Cycle 2012 - 2016

• Well under way.

• Motivation is high amongst younger athletes

• Open door athlete policy at present.

• Aim is to build on expertise and develop culture of winning.

Key Ingredients

Athletes:• Transformation

• Open door policy at present

• 12 elite athletes

• 16 sub-elite athletes

• 30 Regional squad athletes

• Adaptive – 8 elite Athletes

– 12 sub-elite athletes

• Student and Junior

Key Ingredients

• Coaching

– Dedicated coaches

– Technical expertise

– One coach/crew

Key Ingredients

• Foundation of Professional support

– Concept of Immersion

Trying to find the small margins

Attention to detail

Asking the questions – why, how, what

Purpose is to make athletes faster

Key Ingredients

• Foundation of professional support

– Strong Support Team:

Physiologist,

doctor,

physiotherapist,

biokineticist,

psychologist

– Emphasis on education of entire team

Athletes

CoachesManagement Support SCIENCE

Performance

Data Information Knowledge

Experience

The Fundamental Principle of National Program

Financial

Intellectual “immersion”

Brief Training Summary

• Athletes train 25 hours a week.

• Monday to Sunday 2 sessions and sometimes 3.

• All training to be monitored by coaches.

• Mixture of rowing, ergo, weight lifting, running and cycling.

• Even when athletes are injured still training other areas.

• Two 3 week training camps high altitude per year.

• Two 3 week training camps low altitude per year.

Racing

• Local

– Domestic Season - January to April

• International

– World cup series – May to July

– World Championships

Equipment/Facilities for Training

• Rowing boats – all boats imported

• Rowing Machines (Ergo)

• Training bikes and gym equipment

• Centers of excellence HPC and UJ

• Roodeplaat Dam 8 lane 2000m racing course

Athlete Development

• Four phases of development– Phase 1 : early development of athletes with the

focus on raising the standard of rowing in these athletes and the formation of a broad Elite, U23 and University squad, from which crews will be later selected.

– Phase 2 : adjustment and customization of the athletes to a more elite level of rowing with exposure to the philosophy and ethics of training.

Athlete Development

– Phase 3 – crew formation and selection and tours to World Cup events.

– Phase 4 – consolidation of crews and work up to the World Championships.

Potential and Performance of Athletes

Growth

High

Stretch Least Effective Valued Top for KPIs targets

Cynical, underperforming and high potential to cause disturbance C+

Problem generators C-

A selection error and a risk to business or team D

Foot soldier and cannon fodder B-

Reliable journeyman player B

Works at the edge of risk but needs coaching to go beyond A-

Record breaking elite performer A+

Push to their limit, open to training to go further A

Great fighter works to limit, simply keep motivated B+

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B = Keep if you can and develop

A = Retain at all costs, leaders to watch and stretch

C = Improve or lose

Performance

D= Help make them happier in another team that fits their skill set

To Produce a Winning Performance

• Predisposition

• Characteristics

• Current state

Predisposition

• Co-ordinative talent.

• Genetic predisposition of personality.

• Physical potential – to train and to be trained.

Characteristics

• Technical skills – technique, coaching.

• Personality traits – focused, discipline, leadership.

• Physiology – endurance, strength.

• Team matching.

Current State

• Current physical state – conditioning.

• Current technical state – technical excellence.

• Psychological state – belief, attitude, winning mentality.

• Ability to interact – team dynamic.

• When this aligned –

GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE.

Building Motivation in Athletes

• Doing it for the right reasons• Adopting an all encompassing approach• Believing in a system• Building confidence in the squad• Backing the process and training programs

Athlete Support

• Full time support for Athletes needed.

• Athletes range from 19 – 33 years of age.

• Career and athlete development created.

• Psychological care during and post career.

• Medical and physiological support.

• Financial support.

Budget Constraints

• At present – dire financial situation:

– Despite the good results.

– Despite the growth.

– Despite the importance of this period in the development of winning crews.

– 2013 coaches salaries – no increases.

– Inadequate athlete financial support.

Required Budget Olympic RioSummary

Page Olympic year

2 013 2 014 2 015 Total 2 016 TOTAL

Coaching Staff 3 027 000 3 171 240 3 324 134 9 522 374 3 486 202 13 008 577

Capital Expenditure 5 627 840 0 866 665 6 494 505 0 6 494 505

Sport Science 758 250 776 250 795 330 2 329 830 879 728 3 125 160

Athlete Support 816 000 864 960 916 858 2 597 818 971 869 3 569 687

International Tours 1 819 400 1 821 456 1 891 512 5 532 368 1 491 293 7 023 661

Training Camps 1 092 200 1 124 966 1 633 884 3 851 050 1 129 458 3 346 624

13 140 690 7 758 872 9 428 383 30 327 945 7 958 551 38 286 495

Required Budget Para RioSummary

PageOlympic

Year

2 013 2 014 2 015 Total 2 016 TOTAL

Coaching Staff 633 600 348 480 383 328 1 365 408 421 661 1 787 069

Capital Expenditure 1 091 200 451 500 496 650 2 039 350 546 315 2 585 665

Athlete Support 60 720 66 792 73 471 200 983 80 818 281 801

International Tours 768 000 844 800 929 280 2 542 080 1 022 208 3 564 288

Training Camps 636 240 699 864 769 850 2 105 954 846 835 2 952 789

3 189 760 2 411 436 2 652 579 8 253 775 2 917 837 11 171 612

Summary

• Exciting and motivating period.

• Huge potential for excellence.

• Need ongoing support from:

– Community

– Federation

– Government

• Opportunity to be the best in the world.

Construction of Olympic Multi Discipline water sport

Facility/Rowing Course

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Facilities: Olympic Standard Multipurpose Water facility / Rowing Course

• There are four Olympic / Paralympic Disciplines, three of which has been Identified as Priority codes by SASCOC who do not have facilities to train in preparation for Olympic/Paralympic Participation.

• Rowing South Africa has taken the leadership role over the past few years working with the federations of Canoeing, Swimming and Triathlon to establish an Olympic / International Standard multi-purpose water sport facility / rowing course which can be used by all four federations.

• This will not only enable rowing, long distance swimming, sprint and white water canoeing, and triathlon to adequate prepare for Olympic / Paralympicqualification and participation but will also enable South Africa to host international events as well as becoming a “winter training’ destination for National Federations from the Northern Hemisphere.

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Facilities: Olympic Standard Multipurpose Water facility / Rowing Course

• With an Olympic standard water Sport facility in South Africa, the South African Rowing Federation and Canoeing SA would be able to host international events such as junior, senior and Masters world regatta’s, world championship regatta’s, and when the country is successful in its Olympic bid to host the three forms of Olympic sports such as rowing, canoeing and triathlon all at one central venue.

• In addition to this the course would be ideally situated to host local and national regatta’s and championship regatta’s and would provide RowSA and its constituent members and affiliates with a heightened profile via local media.

Total 2013 - 2016 = R404 275 000.00

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