Junior U19 Program

This program is for youth ages 12 – 18 looking to row for fun or compete at various local, regional and national regattas.

Junior Development offers:

• access to structured and organized training
• personal and life skills development
• an environment that values respect, inclusiveness, teamwork & volunteerism

ERC’s Junior/Junior Development program is based on the “Long Term Athlete Development” (LTAD) model created by Rowing Canada Aviron. LTAD consists of several training stages, including “Learn to Train”, “Train to Train” and “Learn to Compete”. As rowing is a ‘late entry sport’, most athletes will start at the “Learn to Train” stage regardless of their age. We highly recommend and encourage that all athletes do other physical activity while enrolled in any of the LTAD stages.

Training

Our Junior program runs year long, with training sessions offered on weekdays and weekends.

• May to October: Training is on water
• November to April Training moves indoors to our facility, using rowing machines and our indoor rowing tank (on-water simulation)

We offer up to 7 coached sessions per week, but there’s no pressure to attend them all. That said, the more often you come, the faster you’ll improve.

What to Expect

When rowing on the water, athletes will train in mix of boat types:

• Singles
• Doubles & Pairs
• Quads, Fours & Eights (with coxswain)

If you’re interested in racing, we attend regattas with events for all experience levels – including novice races for first-time competitors.

Age Categories

Athletes are grouped by age as of December 31 of the calendar year:

• Junior A/U19 – Under 19 years old
• Junior B/U17 – Under 17 years old
• Junior C/U15 – Under 15 years old

Regattas

Interested in Joining the Juniors?