Over the next 2 weeks Douglas Lumsden, owner and founder of Space Saver Rowing Systems will be in the United States to help with the installation of a couple of Mechanical Quad Stackers in Ann Arbor. While Douglas is in the US, he will be attending and live blogging from two rowing conferences.
US Rowing Annual Convention
The first conference is the US Rowing Annual Convention which will include the Advanced Coaches Conference 2011. The annual convention is set to take place on December 1-4 in Hartford, Connecticut. The advanced coaches conference will take place on the last two days of the convention with a full day on Saturday Dec 3rd and a half day on Sunday Dec 4th. Douglas will be live blogging the three following sessions from this event:
- Tom Terhaar – Training plans and ideas for collegiate programs
- Tim McLaren – Coaching small boats the Australian way
- Liz Trond – How little you really need to win races
See the full convention time table here
Joy of Sculling Saratoga Conference
Next Douglas will be attending the Joy of Sculling Saratoga Conference on December 9th – 11th. Douglas has again chosen three sessions that he will be live blogging from:
- Ethan Curren – The Art of creating a crew
- Yasmin Farooq – The leadership of the coxswain
- Al Morrow – Dealing with the stress of coaching
See the full convention time table here
So, if your not in the US or you cant make it to either of these conventions then make sure you join us on the SSRS Blog for all the up to date information and advice being blogged right at you.