Development Squad
Who we are
The Development Squad is a mix of those those passing on up from the Novice Squad about a year after the latter have done a Learn to Row (L2R) course and those who have rowed elsewhere and have moved to the club, but need some further coaching and experience before moving up another level.
Sessions
Who we are
The Development Squad is a mix of those those passing on up from the Novice Squad about a year after the latter have done a Learn to Row (L2R) course and those who have rowed elsewhere and have moved to the club, but need some further coaching and experience before moving up another level.
Sessions
The Development Squad members train hard with a minumum of two sessions a week - the regular ones are on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, with others fitted in as agreed week by week. Training is a mix of water, ergo, flexibility, fitness and core strength work.
Competition
The majority of the Development Squad members want to race competitively and we encourage this.
In the winter there are a whole series of head races (time trials) around the region leading up to big events in London in March each year. In the summer there are local regattas (with side-by-side races) here at Tyne and nearby at Chester-le-Street, Cambois, Tees, Durham, Talkin Tarn and Hexham, plus lots further afield.
Squad members can also enter the Sunday League series around the region for newer rowers - first Sunday of the month March to October. Not to mention the Great Tyne Row, all 25km of it in (Newburn to Tynemouth), usually in late August or early September.
The majority of the Development Squad members want to race competitively and we encourage this.
In the winter there are a whole series of head races (time trials) around the region leading up to big events in London in March each year. In the summer there are local regattas (with side-by-side races) here at Tyne and nearby at Chester-le-Street, Cambois, Tees, Durham, Talkin Tarn and Hexham, plus lots further afield.
Squad members can also enter the Sunday League series around the region for newer rowers - first Sunday of the month March to October. Not to mention the Great Tyne Row, all 25km of it in (Newburn to Tynemouth), usually in late August or early September.
Contact details
For information about joining, contacLydia Purvis, Squad Coordinator, via our contact page.
This page last updated on 11-06-21
