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LXXXIII Deneb Captain's Log
Author: Neil Pickford |
8th September 2020
Dear Cygnets,
I hope everyone is doing well.
This weekend we celebrated a socially distanced Club day. Thank you all who joined the day, and made it possible, Mustafa behind the bar, Beth for organizing the time trial and huge thanks to Rupert and Samantha for organizing the whole event. Also congratulations Rubina for her boat naming.
Training:
Good Training sessions on the water with Beth and S&C with Charlie these last few weeks. Days are starting to be shorter, Autums is coming so from this weekend on we are moving to Coached Outings only on the weekends mornings. Also from this week we are starting Coached Ergs sessions. All Training sessions are in https://www.fitclub.me/user/calendar/year Please update your availability, and book your slots, to help us plan best.
Also now in Fitclub (under Cygnet Squad) you can find the following links:
- CSBE Erg Signup
- Cygnet S&C Programme (Strength & Condition Programm)
- Post Outing Log
It is very likely that Pairs Head (11^th October) is going ahead in a different format, please let me and Beth know if you are interested in taking part.
Safety and protocols
- Careful with the slope is quiet slippery these days
- Keep in mind days are starting to get shorter, please think about using lights if required
- Please don't overestimate your abilities
- Follow the guidelines
- Book your slot
- Don't forget the post outing log for tracking purposes
If you have any questions please check with the captaincy. And that is all for the moment. More will follow in due course.
Have a nice Tuesday eve and a better rest of the week.
Cris
Dates for your Diary:
- 19^th-20^th September: Sculling Camp - at the club, Covid Permitting, TBC.
- 11^th October. Pairs Head (TBC)
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From the Coach: S&C from 19th August
Author: Neil Pickford |
17th August 2020
Morning proto-powerlifters
The S&C sessions with Charlie are starting on Wednesday 19th August. These are open to all club members. There are 2 weekly sessions:
6.00pm-7.00pm • 7.15pm-8.15pm *If you have a foam roller please bring it with you to the session.
Charlie's general feedback from the assessment:
- overall decent quality movement for squat and leg work
- stiff hips and lower back, which is fairly standard for rowers
- mobility in upper body upper fairly good
- the less said about the press ups the better
The next month will be spend improving stability, increasing range of movement in hips and lower back and learning the correct movements needed for effective weight training over the winter.
See you on Weednesday.
Beth
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LXXXII Deneb Captain's Log
Author: Neil Pickford |
14th August 2020
Good Evening Cygnets,
I hope everyone is doing well, enjoying the good weather or surviving the heat wave depending on what you like.
Good Training sessions on the water these past weeks, with tethering , sculling confidence and technical sessions. Little by little we are getting into the rhythm. Good to see that 90% of the squad has been on the water. Well done. For the rest of August we are going to continue working in singles to develop individual skills.
The next step on returning to rowing fitness is to implement some land training with Charlie Girdler-Maslen on Wednesday evenings with particular focus on mobility and stability. This S&C program is open to all Cygnet members. We will be increasing the Land Training accordingly. September we will start with 2x/2- depending on how the situation evolves.
Our Little Roadmap:
August: Single Scull developing individual skills. Returning to rowing fitness: Mobility and Stability
September: Moving into 2-/2x. Increase Land Training
Start Thinking about possible racing events - virus situation permitting
Training sessions are in https://www.fitclub.me/user/calendar/year Please update your availability to help usplan best. Should you wish to use an erg, please follow this link and read carefully the required procedure:
COVID-19 - Very Important Update
We're currently we are finalising the Club and Exec Guidelines according to British Rowing. We are moving into Phase E from 15th August: Singles, coxed and coxless pairs and doubles, coxed and coxless fours and quads are allowed. Fours and quads are not a priority for us right now however if you wish to take any boat please check with the Captaincy.
New guidelines, changes to the booking sheet and new post-outing log.
From tomorrow (Sat 15th), we will adopt new guidelines on the number of people able to use club facilities at the same time. We will also be updating our booking systems and outing logs to reflect this change, and make both easier to use.
New guidelines
- A maximum of 3 boats to be trestled on the boatshop hard at any one time.
- A maximum of 6 people to be in the boatshop or on the boatshop hard at any one time.
- In addition to the 3 boats on the boatshop hard, you may sensibly trestle boats in front of the steps / by EMA / on the beach if there is room and they are not an obstruction.
- In total, no groups larger than 12 individuals to be boating or landing at any one time (mainly applicable for coached outings).
- New post-outing log
- We have a new post outing log form at: bit.ly/postout - please make sure you fill this out after every outing. You are still responsible for filling this out for your boat if you are participating in a coached outing. In crew boats, it will be the steersperson's responsibility to fill this in for their crew. Ideally, fill this out on your mobile while still at the club and fresh in your mind.
- Please give your accurate boating and landing times, not just your rough slot times.
- Changes to the booking sheet accessible here
Kit window (Thanks Rupert for organising)
As per Rupert's email - The kit window is now open and accessible via the Cygnet Teamroom on the Crewroom website (login required. Contact Rupert or Cris if you missed the password on the email). The final day for ordering is Sunday 23 Aug. Size Guide here. Delivery will be via Rupert towards Early Oct.
Please be green and don't forget to recycle:
- Glass needs to be put in the glass bins in the bar - or the outside glass bin.
- The green bin takes paper, card, cans and plastic
- General waste pop in a black liner or one if the blue waste bins.
And that is all for the moment. More will follow in due course.
Have a nice Friday and a better weekend.
Cris
Dates for your Diary:
- 6^th September. Clubs day (Covid Permitting, TBC)
- 19^th-20^th September: Sculling Camp (Covid Permitting, TBC)
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