Roles and Responsibilities
- Progress and manage the club’s rowing activities in accordance with the Sport Development Plan
- Management of boat allocation and usage
- Management of Boat Store buildings including racking arrangements
- Ensure the welfare of all club members
- Ensure that all club members wishing to row have opportunity to do so
Key Activities
- Work with the Vice-Captains, Junior Co-ordinator and Coaching Co-ordinator to organise squads/crews to ensure all members wishing to row have opportunity to do so
- Report progress against Sport Development, coaching and training plans to committee meetings & AGM
- Allocate equipment to crews and ensure all club members are aware of decision. Use Captain’s notice board in locker room for hard copy
- Work with the Boat Warden to maximize availability of all club boats and equipment
- Co-ordinate with the Vice-Captains, Junior Co-ordinator and Squad Representatives to ensure that all entries to Regatta and Head events have been approved and correctly submitted
- Ensure that transport is organized to events and that boat launching permission has been requested and secured when required (e.g.Tideway Events)
- Canvas members’ opinions and forward these to the committee where appropriate
- Ensure any safety concerns are reported to the Safety Officer
- Ensure any accident witnessed or heard about is correctly reported
- Ensure that any welfare issues are referred to the Welfare Officer
- Ensure the club rules and bye-laws are abided by
- Ensure that the Club is represented at the Northern Rowing Council
- Make the Captain’s speech at the Club’s Annual Dinner