Staff Development

In working to fulfill our mission of “Rowing for All”, CRI is excited to be able to offer ongoing coaching education opportunities for current coaches on staff. With the largest coaching staff in the country, continued development and learning by our coaches will positively impact our program offerings across the board. More information about each opportunity can be found below.

Please also find the CRI Coaching Benefits & Expectations documents as downloadable pdfs below.

Institute for Rowing Leadership Courses

Through an application process, current CRI coaches can join a class with the IRL Fellows as part of the Institute for Rowing Leadership’s Advanced Certificate in Rowing Leadership program on an audit basis. Coaches will be subject to the same expectations/requirements in class as the IRL Fellows. There is a maximum of two CRI coaches per class with each coach eligible for one class per term.

Interested CRI coaches should complete an online application.

Application Deadlines:

Summer Term Courses - May 1st

Fall Term Courses - August 1st

Winter Term Courses - November 1st

Spring Term Courses - February 1st

On-Water Coaching Evaluation Consultations

The shared experience of working with their crews on the Charles River unites all coaches at CRI. To promote an enhanced experience for their rowers and an improvement of their communication skills, CRI staff members ride along with CRI coaches to provide an on-water coaching assessment. The on-water assessment is followed with an off-water feedback session to highlight coaching strengths and target areas for improvement. Done as one-time or a series of assessments, CRI coaches are able to use the expertise of coaching veterans to improve their ability to achieve short and long-term developmental goals, both personally and for their athletes.

Interested coaches should speak directly with Nonna Giunta.

The ‘What Works’ Summit

CRI’s annual coaching conference, The ‘What Works’ Summit, is held each February in our boathouse. The WWS explores best practices through intensive workshops, panel discussions, a peer-to-peer problem solving session and a keynote address. 

Coaching Conferences

A limited number of scholarship opportunities are available for attending other coaching conferences outside of CRI. Previous conferences attended by CRI coaches on scholarship are the Joy of Sculling, USRowing Convention, Junior Coaches Conference and the Rowing Canada Aviron National Conference.

CRI coaches wanting to attend outside coaching conferences should talk with Director of Coaching Education Matt Lehrer about their interest.