Marcus Walker is the regional representative who sits on the National Coaching Committee
The National Coaching Committee is established to develop and champion coaching and coaches providing information and advice to the BR Rowing Committee.
It provides and supports education and training of coaches to achieve high levels of coaching at every level in the sport. It is able to do this through a forum for discussion and communication for coaches through their regional representatives. By the sharing of good practice, ideas and knowledge it continues to develop national programmes for coach education including qualifications and seminars.
Are you taking your first steps in to Coaching?
Do you want to improve your coaching technique and knowledge?
If so the Eastern Region Coach Education Committee can help…
Coaching in the Eastern Region is supported by the following people who are happy to answer your questions:
Marcus Walker, Chair of the Regional Coaches Committee – email Marcus Walker (coachingprospects@gmail.com)
See also the Coach Education in the East page for a list of our tutors and assessors
The Eastern Region Coaching Committee supports the development of coaches in a number of ways:
- Promoting the Coaching Pathway and Development of Coaches at all levels: BR Rower Development Pathway
- Delivering and assessing British Rowing coaching courses, workshops and training: BR Courses and qualifications
- Details of planned courses are available on ROWHOW: BR Course Calendar
- Request a training course:
- Facilitating networking hubs
- Bringing coaches together for “Sharing Good Practice” days and through our Coaches Forum on Facebook
- Offering mentors to newly qualified coaches
- Delivering training for Mentors
- Funding advice and financial support for coach training
Other Workshops:
A broad spectrum of coaching courses is offered by your Active Sport Partnership (formerly County Sports Partnership). Your local ASP can be found at https://www.activepartnerships.org/
Emergency First Aid training:
The EERC currently runs a British Rowing approved First Aid Course which is delivered by an external provider to cover the first Aid essentials including CPR . It is a three hour course run at a named club in the region. They were run successfully in 2026 and venues are being looked at for the 2026/27 season. Please contact ……………………………….for further details including the subsidy and for signing up.
British Heart Foundation used to offer these courses free of charge. They also offer training for people to deliver the workshop. The link to the BHF site is
www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/how-we-help/training/heartstart-uk.aspx
St John Ambulance offers community courses per head or per club.
Safeguarding & Protecting Children Workshops
British Rowing have confirmed that they have a licence to run courses monthly from UK Coaching at a reduced rate of £30. It will be accepted as meeting the requirements for Coaches and is geared to being mnore specific to the needs of rowers. Contact and sign up with British Rowing via ROWHOW.
For UKCC workshops details are available here .
If you have any Education & Training needs or issues with course booking please contact the LEAD Team at BR using the e-mail addresses on the BR website or us at the regional Council and we will be happy to help.
Funding:
Funding is often available through your County Sports Partnership or local authority as well as through the Eastern Region Rowing Council. We are very keen to support the training of coaches and funding of up to 33% is being made available to help cover some of your costs.
A breakdown for each course will be identified on the application form. Please download the application form located at the bottom of this page.
If you have any Education or Training needs or issues with course bookings please contact the British Rowing Office: education@britishrowing.org
2026 ERRC funding support for coaches
Other Resources
Coaches’ handbooks, logbooks and activity cards may be available for purchase from British Rowing here as courses roll out.
Please continue to watch this page for periodic updates