Dear Parents & Athletes,

We hope you’ve all had a great holiday break, and happy new year!

Monday will mark this year’s beginning of rowing practices at Westdale Secondary School. Please ensure that you arrive on time at 6:30am. Men will be doing a team meeting & erg session, and the women will be doing a weights and cardio circuit.

PARENTS:

An important meeting for ALL rowing parents (***parents of returning athletes and new athletes***) will be held this Wednesday, January 7th, at 7pm in the WSS Library (2nd floor of the school). Please ensure that at least one parent or guardian is in attendance. Athletes are also welcome to join. The meeting will last one hour (7-8pm).

Full Parent’s Meeting Details & Agenda:
Time & Location: Wed., Jan. 7th, 7-8pm in Westdale Secondary School Library
Agenda:
-Intro and Overview
-Indoor Regatta Dates
-Outdoor Regatta Dates
-Updated Rowing Fees (Indoor & Outdoor)
-Fundraising Events
-Westdale Rowing Blog
-QUESTION PERIOD
-Final Announcements

ATHLETES: 

Welcome back! We hope to see you all on Monday morning at 6:30am in the middle gym. The training plan for this week is as follows:

Monday:
Men – Team Meeting & Erg Session (Erg/Physio Core Circuit)
Women – Weights & Cardio Circuit

Tuesday:
Men – Weights & Cardio Circuit
Women – Erg Session (Erg/Run/Core)

Wednesday: 
Men – Erg Session (House of Pain/Erg/’Lactic Legs’ Lunge Circuit)
Women – Weights & Super Squat Circuit

Thursday:
Men – Weights & Super Squat Circuit
Women – Erg Session (House of Pain/Erg/’Lactic Legs’ Lunge Circuit)

Friday:
ALL – Fun Friday Relay & Race Planning

Saturday:
ALL – Team Stair Run or Tank Session at LBC (T.B.D. by Mike)

Please Note: There’s an opportunity to provide feedback on rowing at Leander Boat Club (as a highschool rower) if you click this link. All highschool athletes and parents are welcome to complete the survey. Mike has posted more detailed information about the survey in the post just before this, titled, “Leander Boat Club mission and vision statement survey”.

See you Monday,
Alessandra