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There is nothing quite like the thrill of working hard
to move a racing shell through the water with your friends. In Tulsa, OK this
summer you can experience this feeling for yourself if you sign up for the
Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors rowing camp.
The Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors camp is open to all
athletes ages 13-18. Some of the activities of the camp include water safety
instruction, technique coaching in sweep rowing, sculling and coxing, endurance
training and video analysis. Coaches certified and trained by US Rowing will
instruct athletes at the camp. Rowers will learn how to handle boats and work
together by developing teamwork among the rowing crews. The camp is aimed at
beginners who want to get a start on their rowing careers and focus on the
foundations of rowing. Come and develop a passion for rowing this summer!
All camp sessions will run Monday through Friday.
Camp Dates:
Camp I: June 1st - June 12th,
2009
Camp II - June 15th - June 26th, 2009
Cost: $200 for 2 weeks of instruction
Sessions in the camp take place from 4pm - 6pm in the
evening (first camp) and 6:00pm to 8:00pm (second Camp)
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Coaching:
The camp will be run by the Coaching Staff of Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors. There
will also be guest coaches from the University if Tulsa and other programs
Neil Bergenroth
– Head Coach Tulsa Juniors Rowing
The summer camp head coach is Neil Bergenroth (Coach B). Coach B started
rowing 20 years ago in London, England as a student at Kingston Grammar
School. At the age of 17 he represented Great Britain on the 1992 Junior
National Team. He continued his athletic rowing career at Boston University
competing at the NCAA Division I level for four years. Since graduating from
college, Coach B has been involved with coaching juniors rowing for 10 years.
Previous to moving to Tulsa he was assistant coach at a boarding school in
Connecticut where he helped build the program at the school to be one of the
premier rowing schools in New England. Coach B has been involved with the Tulsa
Juniors Rowing program since the summer of 2002.
James Simmons
- Assistant Coach Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors
Coach Simmons has been involved with Tulsa Rowing Club for over five
years. Originally from Salt Lake he arrived in Tulsa 9 years ago. Not only is
he an accomplished coach, but his mechanical skills are vital to the success of
the Tulsa Juniors Rowing Program. Long after the athletes have left the
boathouse he can be found fixing boats and maintaining the coaches launches.
Coach Simmons is in his third year with Tulsa Juniors Rowing.
Kyle Peters
Coach Kyle Peters rowed for three years as a junior for Pacific
Rowing Club and continued on to row for three more years for Seattle
University. Coach Peters came to the program as part of the masters rowing
program in July 2006, but was quickly recruited by the Tulsa Juniors as a
coach.
The athletes of the Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors Team will also aid with
instruction througout the week.
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