Schools Case Studies
We understand that indoor rowing might be entirely new to you and that you might be in need of a little inspiration as to how to get your projects up and running, or might just be looking for fresh ideas.
You can either browse through the list below, or select an appropriate tag from the cloud below which will bring up all the relevant case studies.
Case Studies tagged with: Success Story
- Arnold Hill School - Race The Sun
We organise an event called 'Race the Sun' which is the result of a member of our PE department entering the Action Medical Research sponsored event which challenges teams to Run, Canoe and Cycle as far as they can during the hours of daylight. - North East Schools Travel to NJIRC
On Tuesday this week indoor rowers from the North East travelled to London to take part in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC). - How One Competition Manager Has Rolled Out Indoor Rowing Across One SSP.
This is a breakdown of how Kim Lillie, Competition Manager for Leicester-Shire & Rutland, covering South Charnwood, Melton & Belvoir and Rutland SSPs has overcome a few hurdles in order to roll out indoor rowing across one of her SSPs - NSSW SSP Indoor Rowing Challenge Success
Monday 29th June to Friday 3rd July was National School Sports Week and was a very busy time for the SSP PDM and Assistant PDM! Following on from the success of last year's programme the SSP took their 10 Concept 2 indoor rowing machines on the road to 18 primary schools in the partnership. - Oxclose Community School
The story of rowing at Oxclose Community School started about 3 years ago. I applied for £900 for the community chest fund in Washington and was very surprised to find a cheque for that amount on my desk a short while later. The original idea was to improve our existing fitness facilities which were old and rather well used to put it politely.... - Willow Brook Primary School
In September 2004 Concept 2 staff approached Willow Brook at Keyworth, to run the first ever pilot indoor rowing scheme in a primary school. So how has it worked with the younger children? Well, here's another Nottingham success story - and that includes staff and parents. - Redwood Rows Round The World (Twice!!!!)
As part of the celebration day events at Redwood on Friday 3rd July students across all key stages were challenged to row around the world on our five Concept2 rowing machines. Students could pop in and out of the challenge as and when they liked and as many times as they wanted. It did not matter if they rowed 1 meter or 1000 meters as they were rowing to the same destinations collectively as one team. - 5X60 Programme Helps Raise Money For Ysgol Tre-Gib School
The first School in Wales where a 5x60 Officer has organised a Sponsored Fundraising Event to buy their own Indoor Rowers. When the word gets around others will want to do the same. - Barnet Rolling Base
The Rolling Base project in Barnet, north London is a fantastic example of how you can use indoor rowing imaginatively to capture young people's attention and show them that they can get active in some different and exciting ways. - Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT
In 2006 the Heart of Birmingham teaching PCT funded an indoor rowing project into the 117 primary and secondary schools within their catchment area utilising funding from the Choosing Health initiative. The purpose was to introduce a new and exciting phys - Nottingham School Sport Partnership
Attracted new sporting participants to OSHL activities - Colmer's School - A Specialist Sports & Science College
Improved participation rates in extra curricular activities - Calthorpe Specialist Sports College
The indoor rowing machines have been used as part of the schools weight loss programme to increase and monitor physical activity. Adults from the local community also use the indoor rowers as part of the healthy lifestyles programme we run during our outreach programme with the wider community - Competition Managers Indoor Rowing Programme
A programme targeted at Year 10 pupils that currently did not take up opportunities for competitive sport at school. - Yet another use for Indoor Rowing - Study Support
The Pilgrim Centre's aim is to use sport to motivate pupils aged 9 - 14 who are struggling with their study or who have become disillusioned by traditional learning styles. The centre has developed a healthy living session which incorporates physical exercise linked with ICT applications. We identified Concept2 rowing machines and RowPro software as meeting these needs and delivering a wow factor. "I'd never been on a rowing machine before and it was excellent.", "The rowing made the exercise fun but tiring.". - Sutherland Primary School
The club offers children, aged 9-11, a structured indoor rowing experience and 'healthy lifestyle' coaching. We have had fantastic success with some of our targeted pupils, in particular those pupils identified as 'over weight'. By introducing them to indoor rowing as part of a balanced programme of 'healthy living', we have successfully and significantly improved their 'wellbeing'. - SRT Birmingham School - Hodge Hill School
- Rudi Cole
You may recognise Rudi. He is the star of the 2006 Concept2 Schools Indoor Rowing League poster-all gritted teeth and determination.