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.

The ERC Junior Development program offers young people access to structured and organized training, supporting personal and life skills development. At the Edmonton Rowing Club, we value respect, inclusiveness, teamwork and 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

The Junior program trains throughout the year. We offer afternoon sessions throughout the week. From May to October, training is usually on the river, and from November to April training is indoors. Indoor training is offered at our training facility and primarily consists of workouts on the ergometers and in the rowing tank. Depending on the time of year there are up to six (6) coached workouts per week, but there is no expectation for rowers to attend every session. Just know, the more you show up, the faster you get!

On water, athletes can expect to train in a variety of rowing shells from singles, to doubles, pairs, quads, fours, and coxed eights. For those wishing to race, regattas have more specific age divisions and novice events for first-time racers.

Age categories are divided in the following manner and athletes must fit in their category based on their age at December 31 of that calendar year:

• Junior A/U19 (Under 19)
• Junior B/U17
• Junior C/U15

Regattas

The ERC primarily competes and participates in regattas located in the Prairie provinces. We do attend regattas in British Columbia and have attended the Royal Canadian Henley regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario. ERC Junior rowers have also competed at the Provincial level in the Western Canada Summer Games, the Canada Summer Games and the National Rowing Championships.

Interested in Joining the Juniors?