Rowing at Perkins

Performance Pathway

J13 (Year 8)

J14 (Year 9)

J15 (Year 10)

Full Member of Rowing Club (Maximum 7 sessions per week).
Mixture of Water, Strength & Conditioning and Rowing Machine work.
Emphasis on expanding rowers’ skillsets, increasing their understanding of training and competing with aims of National medals.
The first chance for rowers to learn in detail about time management ahead of public exam years.

J16 (Year 11) – Senior Squad

Full Member of Rowing Club (Maximum 9 sessions per week).
Mixture of Water, Strength & Conditioning and Rowing Machine work.
Emphasis on developing performance in a squad with aims of National and International success.
Rowers are provided with individualised training programmes during exam periods to ensure they are well-supported to excel in both their academic studies and sport.

J17-18 (Year 12 & 13) – Senior Squad

Full Member of Rowing Club (Maximum 10 sessions per week).
Mixture of Water, Strength & Conditioning and Rowing Machine work.
Emphasis on delivering top performances under pressure at National and International level.
Rowers are provided with individualised training programmes during exam periods to ensure they are well-supported to excel in both their academic studies and sport.

Holiday Training

Due to the physiologically demanding nature of the sport, structured rowing training continues during holiday periods (other than the summer break). Training provision will be set at an appropriate level for each age-group to continue the rowers’ development throughout the season.

Training Camps

At Perkins we hold two annual training camps.

The first is in October Half-Term for our Senior Squad (Year 11-13), and is a non-residential camp on the river in Pangbourne, giving our rowers the chance to row on a beautiful, longer stretch of the Thames, perfect for long distance work.

The second is for Year 10-13 rowers, during the Easter holidays at an overseas warm weather venue. This camp is used to help develop our athletes and racing crews ahead of the summer regatta season, with the prestigious National Schools’ Regatta just six weeks away.