A Parent's Guide to Rowing..

Rowing is an awesome sport. What the rowers can achieve is breathtaking. However, if your child has just started to row it is a long journey from novice to first eight. They will learn a new rowing language, become fantastically fit, make lasting friendships and have great fun. So will you.

For non rowers, the enthusiasm and dedication that these rowers have can be difficult to understand.

This book, for parents whose children have started to row, includes sections on:

learning to row, boat clubs, safety, health, training and kit
nutrition and hydration
different types of boats and how coaches make selections
events, Regattas, Heads and GB rowing
rowing terminology

We introduce you to the Diary of a Rowing Slave ©

Time
Date
Event
Status

Hair
Caffeine

8.00 am (up since 6am)
Saturday 9th September
child's first rowing session on river
anxious, will we manage it? Rowing's supposed to be a huge commitment. What will other parents be like? Will I understand what's going on?
made the effort, looks ok
quick coffee on way out

"A guide like this one would have been a huge help to my parents over the years….This book will be useful to you whether you're a complete newcomer or a seasoned supporter, and you may even be tempted to give rowing a try yourself!" extract from the foreword by Katie Greves GB Rower.