Rowing for All: Inclusion rowing for schools and organizations Adaptive Sport USA National Conference October 26, 2017 Ellen Minzner, Community Rowing, Inc Marlene Duerr, Methuen Public Schools

Why Rowing? Indoor Rowing is a simple, seated activity that can be done without water, swimming ability or large playing field. Highly suitable for athletes with a physical, visual or intellectual impairment Early success --easy to compete with little to no experience Safe, fun, compelling Can be done in group settings with a wide range of abilities Y EDIT IN POWERPOINT® Click on the button under the presentation preview that says "Download as PowerPoint template". You will get a .pptx file that you can edit in PowerPoint. Remember to download and install the fonts used in this presentation (you’ll find the links to the font files needed in the Presentation design slide) Rowing is a fairly simple sport--anyone with the ability to pull can participate. At Community Rowing, Inc. in Boston, we have reached out to populations that are currently underrepresented in rowing and created tailored programs to meet their specific needs. These outreach groups include: -Public School Youth -Military Veterans -Youth under physician’s care for Obesity -Athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments We have learned from these groups why rowing has clicked with them where other sports have not. They reported that rowing was a seated activity, not done in front of other people, no physical contact (safe physically and psychologically) and anyone can compete. Further, we know anecdotally that rowing has the ability to attract athletes who may not otherwise be sport involved. (Example: Marlene describes student who had not participated in PE before)

Rowing helps build... Le Confidence Determination Healthy Active youth Rowing helps build Confidence, Determination, and Active lifestyles.

Indoor Rowing Demonstration

ACTIVITY: THE INCLUSION RELAY Teams of 3-4 Each team member represents one of the Para Rowing disciplines (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR3-VI) Each rower rows for a set time Team that gets the most total meters wins

Involves more people NCAA Ideal for Paralympic athlete development Inclusion Rowing Involves more people NCAA Ideal for Paralympic athlete development

That’s a lot of money And a lot of users Total success! 89,526,124$ That’s a lot of money 185,244 users And a lot of users 100% Total success!

THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? You can contact us at: ellen@communityrowing.org meduerr@methuen.k12.ma.us