This Week with RCA: April 27 – May 3
Monday April 27
Workout of the Week
Posted on IGTV at 10:00amPDT
Core exercises led by National Team athlete Christine Roper. Don’t forget to tag @rowingcanada in your Workout of the Week social media posts! #RCAWeeklyWorkout
Tuesday April 28
Maintaining mental fitness in the period of COVID-19
Zoom Webinar
Time: 12:00pm PDT/1:00pm MDT/3:00pm EDT/4:00pm ADT/4:30pm NDT
Duration: 1 hour
Mental Performance Consultant, Canadian Certified Counsellor and Registered Psychologist Christie Gialloreto will discuss tips for making the most of this time of physical distancing to work on mental fitness, finding value in modified training, and using mindfulness for coping and performance.
You may join the webinar 5 minutes prior to the start time. We will begin the webinar promptly at the start time.
REGISTER HERE
Thursday April 30
Para rowing: Creating and navigating a path to success
Zoom Webinar
Time: 10:00am PDT/11:00am MDT/1:00pm EDT/2:00pm ADT/2:30pm NDT
Duration: 45 minutes
National Para Team Coach John Wetzstein and World Champion Andrew Todd will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian Para rowing program in year five. They will offer their perspectives on how building a collaborative foundation with their Sport Science and Sport Medicine Team has, and will continue to, play a significant role in leading Canada’s Para rowers to success. Please submit questions that you have ahead of time here.
You may join the webinar 5 minutes prior to the start time. We will begin the webinar promptly at the start time.
REGISTER HERE
If technical issues arise, please contact Liz Montroy.
Past Workout of the Week videos
Core exercises with Matt Davey (April 6)
Dynamic warm-up with Will Crothers (April 13)
Song-based exercises with NextGen athletes from Don Rowing Club (April 20)
Past webinars
Managing your organization in the COVID-19 environment (April 7)
Challenges and opportunities with coaching remotely (April 8)
Core and stability training at home! (April 15)
Back to nutrition basics: Fuelling in isolation (April 17)
Masters rowing with Volker Nolte and Carol Love (April 23)
