Doncaster Rowing Club fosters a broad spectrum of abilities for juniors aged 11-18. As a nod to our proud history of developing youth rowing in Doncaster, our juniors often race under the club's second racing name, Doncaster Schools' Rowing Association, but they are all full members of Doncaster Rowing Club. Being part of DRC for juniors isn't just about rowing; it's also about teamwork, making friends, and fitness. 

Our dedicated coaching team aims to introduce young people to the sport of rowing in a safe and secure environment.

​The Junior squad has 3 levels:

Development

(All ages) This is where all Juniors start. The initial aim of this group is to improve general fitness and learn the basic sculling techniques together with instilling an understanding of water safety. Once the basics are mastered they will start to learn the more technical aspects of rowing. While they are in this group they will also have the opportunity, if they wish, to compete at events.

Intermediate

(Year 10 and above) This group is where our Juniors build on the skills they have already gained by further refining their technical ability on the water. Technical skills are paramount to the development of good effective rowing and take time to develop fully. Fitness, core strength and flexibility are also important and are an integral part of training for both Rowing and Sculling. Juniors in this group can compete at events if they wish.

Performance

(Year 11 and above). This is a dedicated group of Juniors that want to compete at events regularly. They train up to 4 days a week and their training programme includes a balanced blend of indoor rowing, weights, core, circuits and water sessions. Their goal is to compete at the top national events such as The National Schools Regatta, The British Junior Championships and Henley Royal Regatta.

To progress through these groups coaches take into consideration all aspects of a Junior's commitment, ability, behaviour and attitude. Those who want to and the coaches believe have the ability to will be invited to progress to the next group.