A Slide Share of the Know the Rules You're Racing workshop by Greg Smith on Feb 21st 2012 at RNSW

1. RNSW Hour of Information
RNSW Hour of Power
21st February 2012

2. 21st February 2012
Tonight’s Plan
How do Rules Affect:
 The Course
 Entries
 Rowers
 Uniforms
 Boats
 Races
 Results
 Differences in rules at RNSW – RA - FISA
What do we need to know about these things.

3. 21st February 2012
A Question or two
 Would you let your own child drive without
knowing the rules?
 Would you fly with an airline that allows a
pilot to fly knowing 30% of the rules?
 When do you need to know the rules?

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Whose Rules are They?
Differences?

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The Course
What do we need to know?
 Length 14 35
 Water
 Width
 Lanes 14 37
 Traffic BB Bulletin
 Where BB Bulletin
 How to find answers BB R&U

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Entries
What do we need to know?
 Closing 9 39
 Categories 14 35
 Composites 8.6 46
 Withdrawals / Substitutions 10 52
 Seeding / Lane draws
 Progressions 12 54,55&64
 Masters! 8.5 27 & Apx

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Rowers
What do we need to know?
 Ages 8.2 30 & 15
 Weights
o Coxswains 8.3 18
o Rowers 8.1 25 & 26
 Gender 1 (b)
 Sanctions 21 & 34 78

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Uniforms
What do we need to know?
 Register 5 44
 Components
 Design
 Conformity in boats 5 44
 Oars 6
 Sanctions 21 & 34 78

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Boats
What do we need to know?
 Classes 7 33-34
 Weights
 Inclusions
 Design
 Advertising 43& A2
 When are they checked
 Sanctions 21 & 34 35

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Boats
Minimum Requirements?
 RowSmart sticker
 Heel ties 7 33&34
 Bow ball
 Length
 Floatation
 Weight
 Devices

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Races
What do we need to know?
 Start
o Arriving 12 67
o Start Zone
 Breakages 35 71
 Objections / Protests 30 76*
 Lanes
 Finish
 Protocols in and around the race 56.2 57

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Races - Start Zone
The start is a quiet zone
 Types of start
o Held
o Roll call
o Quick start Common Mistakes
o Side •Arrive late – 2 minutes
o Flag •Row onto course incorrectly
•Correcting course
 False start •“Hand up”
 Sanctions •Claim a “breakage”

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Races – The Body
Laned or not the principles are the same
 Responsibility of
o The rower/crew
o The Umpire
 Advantage
Common Misconceptions
•That the umpire steers crews
•That appeals are automatic
•You must stay in your lane
•You don’t have to do what the umpire says

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Finish
What do we need to know?
 Finish
o Objections at the finish
o Outcome of objections
 Traffic rules
 Check weighing boats
 Check weighing coxswains

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Differences in Rules
RNSW RA FISA
Entries Entries Pre Event RC
• Composites • Late Crew ID
• Crews in races • No show = $250 Weighing in
Substitutions
Substitution Coxswains
Traffic
Withdrawal* Advertising - Boats & all
Coxswains
Protests* Uniforms - Finals
Boat weights
Sanctions* Starts
Progression
Breach tolerance Time trials Technology
Weekends Oars Spoken words
Uniform
POJ
Jury and Board

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Differences in Rules
RNSW RA FISA
Control commission Control Commission CONTROL COMMISSION!
more active International and
Annual event annual at best
Three regattas
Total compliance with
rules – no tolerance
Higher Expectations
Reasonable expectations

17. 21st February 2012
10 Things to Teach Your Rowers
1. Read the rules – and clarify doubts
2. Behaviour in the start zone
3. What a safe boat looks like
4. How to maneuver your boat short distances
5. Place in the draw and other rowers in race
6. How to indicate a problem
7. What a flag means
8. What happens at the end of race
9. What the traffic rules are and why
10. Good sportmanship

18. 21st February 2012
10 Things a Coach Should Know
1. RNSW rules
2. RA rules (?)
3. Course layout
4. Traffic rules
5. Sanctions
6. Venue rules – cycles and traffic
7. Course etiquette – start – race– finish
8. When to protest and possible outcomes
9. How to approach officials
10. Who to ask and how to check

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Some Questions
1. What does exclusion mean?
2. Can a lightweight weigh in twice in 1 day?
3. Can a coxswain carry weight through?
4. What can a coxswain carry as deadweight?
5. Where does the deadweight need to be?
6. What happens when a coxswain is
underweight?
7. What happens when a boat is underweight?
8. What happens with appeals?
9. When can you appeal?
10. How do you appeal?

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Some Questions
1. What happens when rowers withdraw from a
heat? Ask me about the 1 hour rule and substitutions.
2. What happens when a boat has no bow ball?
3. Why have heel ties?
4. Can a coach cause a crew to be excluded?
5. What is a red card?
6. Is a yellow card seen?
7. Why are the rules different?
8. Why are the buoys different colours?
9. Where is lane 1?
10. How do I get to be an umpire?

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Some Questions
1. What is the minimum weight for an eight?
2. What is the minimum weight for a female
lightweight at the Nationals 2012?
3. Can you undo a withdrawal?
4. Can you rescind a substitution?
Over to you for questions -

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Thanks