In a bid to unearth the 2016 generation of Olympians from the East End, London Youth Rowing have teamed up with Mossbourne Community Academy in an exciting and groundbreaking initiative.
Both London Youth Rowing and Mossbourne have triumphed where others have failed. In the heart of Hackney, Mossbourne has become ‘a beacon of academic rigour’. London Youth Rowing is an innovative and highly regarded junior community rowing programme.
Starting September 2010, Mossbourne will welcome the first recruits to its elite sixth form rowing programme. This opportunity will only be available to current Year 11 students. Its objective is to identify and develop those individuals with the potential to become champions. London Youth Rowing has worked with thousands of young Londoners through its Row East London (RoEL!) initiative. Mossbourne has the resources and the desire to ‘break the mould’ and ‘show that anything is possible’. Lea Rowing Club will provide the on-water training facility.
No champion can reach the top without help. The successful candidates will enjoy the very best coaching, facilities, academic support and pastoral care. However, with this support comes an expectation of commitment to the programme and its high standards.
No experience in rowing is necessary. Candidates will ideally be tall with a passion for sport and a strong desire for success. Offers will be subject to academic qualification and physiological testing.
- Talent ID testing – March 16th – at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships, Battersea.
- Open Evenings 23rd and 25th February - at Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney.
- For more information go to www.londonyouthrowing.com/programmes/row/lyr-6th-form-academy/