Lesson Plans
Wayland-Weston Training Lesson Plan 1
Level: High School
30-35 kids, 3 days/week
Contact: Carey Bohrer (carey@cbsands.com)
Take an empty gym and set it up with the following:
- 21 rowing machines (ergs)
- free weights
- stability balls
- medicine balls
- bands
When the kids arrive, have them help set up the equipment.
Once equipment is set up, have the first 20 kids start warming up on the rowing machines. Have stragglers do a land warm-up with medicine balls.
Once the warm up is complete, gather everyone and stretch together in one big group.
Following stretching, split the kids into 3 teams. Each team does one long piece on the erg with a little core work/lifting twice a week. Once a week, the kids do a long lift with a shorter piece on the erg.
This plans works with 2 coaches (although it can be hectic monitoring everything!). We stay on top of the monitoring with team leaders, laminated sheets for guiding the kids through the lifting, and just plain constant instruction and reminders.
With an empty gym, a little storage space, and good organized coaching, this plan can be duplicated any place with a 3:2 ratio (kids to ergs).
North Area Family YMCA
Level: Two groups (ages 6-11 and 12 and up)
Contact: Lori Rubio (lrubio@northareafamilyymca.org)
Age 6-11 group has about 25-30 kids per session
This group meets 4 times weekly
The group aged 12 and up meets in two group sessions per week. This age group is also free to enter the fitness center and row on their own.
Sunshine Academy
Level: Grades 5-8
Steve Basch (slbasch@ecentral.com)
We invite participating Row Together participants to submit a lesson plan and be entered into a drawing to win a free T-shirt. Submitted plans may also be added to this web page for other participants to use.
Submit your lesson plan to cherylh@concept2cts.com.
A Polar Scholar from the Grundy Center PE4Life leads a class of high school students through an indoor rowing lesson.