DECEASED SINCE LAST AGM

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DECEASED SINCE LAST AGM

• Wally Stevens of Neptune, former Secretary and
  President of IARU
• Finbar Crowley, Father of Peter and former
  President of Shandon
• Gary Buckley, son of Gerry, Cork B.C.
• Charlie Hennessey, MCHBC
• Des OSullivan, Neptune, and OCI

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PRESIDENTS REPORT2007 -2008

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BOARD

• Over half the Board members changed in the last 2
  years with resulting big changes in committees.
• A heavy workload throughout the year with
• coach education very active
• two Championship Regattas and the Coupe in
  Ireland
• Two crews making it to tenth place in the
  Olympics and Sinead Jennings winning silver in
  LW1x
• in-house work on a new strategic plan
• extensive and imaginative work by an ad hoc
  group from the Umpires and DE committees in
  preparation for the Rule change EGM in January

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BOARD (cont)

• Two serious disciplinary matters dealt with and
  one further matter pending
• Re-branding and a new logo
• Women in Sport initiative on the coaching side
• Policy on Photography of minors
• Beginning of Police Vetting
• Liaison with ICRF

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BOARD

• Meeting with Senior Team in NRC
• This was a meeting to make formal contact
  although we mostly all knew each other. Should be
  done annually at an early stage of the season.

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BOARD

• There is need for a survey of clubs membership
  and facilities. This will be managed by the
  office and the Branches.
• The purpose is to present the real picture of the
  ACTUAL numbers of people involved in running our
  clubs. The only membership figures we can show
  are competitor registrations.

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DEVELOPMENT

• There are two VOLUNTEER development officers,
  John OKeefe and Mark Wickham, much of whose
  efforts have been directed to the Dry Row
  programme.
• The successful re-opening of Sligo Rowing club
  illustrates the need for enthusiastic coaching
  members and separately, an administrative
  structure for a club to get going well.

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HISTORICAL

• Drogheda 1864
• 1871 Sligo R.C. held a regatta on Lough Gill
• Newry 1872

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ADAPTIVE ROWING

• The Board has ordered some adaptive equipment
  which will be available for use in the
  branches(See CEOs report)

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NRC

• Nearly finished. The final course facilities
  start and finish, eight lanes, are now financed
  and moving forward.

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Clubs and athletes

• CLUBS
• Full 66
• New or revivedCommercial Killarney, Drogheda,
  Rosscarbery, St. Brendans, Three Castles,
  Workmen
• Unaffiliated in 2008 Athy, Bluecoat,
  Castletownshend, Col. Ciarain, DFRA, Kenmare,
  Lady Elizabeth

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CLUBS

• Restricted College affiliation
• (for University Championships only)
• Cork IT
• DCU
• DIT
• GS College
• GMIT
• LIT
• NUIM
• New

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Restricted Schools

• 6 in 2007
• 11 in 2008
• Could we put on a Head for Schools?

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REGISTRATIONS

• 2005 2006 2007 2008
• Junior 730 920 1107 1159
• Senior/ 940 1090 1055 945
• Masters
• TOTAL 1670 2010 2162 2104

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REGISTRATION18 - 35

• SENIOR WOMEN 286
• SENIOR MEN 440
• J-18
• JUNIOR WOMEN 526 157
• JUNIOR MEN 633 195

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CHAMPIONSHIPSNumbers of entries in last 20 years

• A surge in mid-90s is evident at most levels.

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UNDER-AGE EVENTSu-161514

• GENDER 2005 2006 2007 2008
  (2ND)
• MALE 264 322 357 10 445 24
  (95)
• FEMALE 149 239 387 61 331 13-
  (116)
• Overall 32 4 ( 32)
• MASTERS 74 7 6 7

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CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS
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Championships Cont.
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Championships Cont.
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Championships Cont.
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Championships Cont.
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Championships Cont
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Championships Cont
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Championships Cont.
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Championships Cont.
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Junior Championship

• J. Men J. Women
• Juniors(07) 263 (57) 194(60)
• (08) 228 ( -13) 194
• Overall (07) 457 (58)
• (08) 422 ( -7.6)

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Championship entry totals(07 IN BLACK/ 08 IN
RED)

• Women
• Senior 103(-10) 115 (11)
• Inter 112(-3) 143 (11)
• Novice 211(70) 109(-51)
• Total 426(20) 376 (-13)
• MEN
• Senior 147(-30) 236(60)
• Inter 180(12) 247(37)
• Novice 204(15) 149 (-22)
• Total 531 (-1) 632 (19)
• Overall 957 (7) 1008 ( 5)

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Championship entry totals(07 IN BLACK/ 08 IN
RED)

• Inter/Novice
• MEN 384 /396 (2)
• WOMEN 322/252 (-21)

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RANDOM IDEAS

• Community Games are moving to Athlone, Can we
  should we - get rowing into the Games? 22
  counties have clubs with 3 of the others having
  common borders.
• Suggested events
• 1x age 10 12 14 M/F
• Mixed doubles
• USE TRIMMY- type boats

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RANDOM IDEAS

• There are 2 tours planned for September- can we
  plan a FISA tour in the next few years?

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RANDOM IDEAS

• With 8 lanes available, what would coaches think
  of using them in the championships?
• It would have reduced the number of Championship
  races by 20 in 2007

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RANDOM IDEAS

• The Senior 8 trophy was first contested in 1912.
• Can we do something different for the event in
  2012? -
  
• Make it an open event
• Hold it separately from all other
  championships and require every club to take part
  
• Other

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RANDOM IDEAS

• Re-establish an inter-provincial regatta
• Senior to J16?

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