 Stockton, California held its historic first indoor rowing competition on January 27, 2020 at Health Careers Academy. The cheering never stopped! Unified Events brought together adaptive and general ed PE students from Stockton Unified School District schools that are benefiting from the George Pocock Rowing Foundation’s Erg Ed® curriculum. Organizers Dr. Pat Tirone, Executive Director of Delta Sculling Center, and Zebulon Gromm, PE teacher at Health Careers Academy, brought together 75 students to participate in the competition with the assistance of Stockton Unified School District's PE teachers trained in Erg Ed® and SUSD Athletic Director Joseph Martinez. Competitions (done as general ed, adaptive PE, and unified events) included 500 meter sprints, 2K races, 10-minute relays, and a 30-second max power challenge. The unified relay events consisted of 3 general ed PE and 3 adaptive PE students. Competitors put so much into the day’s challenges that many were falling to the floor upon completing events! We look forward to continuing the championships for SUSD in the semesters to come! Also, The Pocock Foundation graciously included the championship we held in their 2020 Newsletter. Read below for their write up: Stockton, California held its historic first Erg Ed indoor rowing competition, Jan. 27th at Health Careers Academy, where the cheering never stopped. Organizers Dr. Pat Tirone, Executive Director of Delta Sculling Center, and Zebulon Gromm, a PE teacher at HCA, with the assistance of Unified School District's PE teachers trained in Erg Ed and SUSD Athletic Director Joseph Martinez, gathered 75 students to participate in the competition. The teams were divided into three categories: general ed, adaptive PE, and unified events (featuring three adaptive and three general ed athletes together on one team). The competition included 500 meter sprints, 2K races, 10-minute relays, and 30-second max power tests. Competitors put so much into the day's efforts, it left some falling to the floor upon completing their events. It's so particular to have an indoor rowing competition. Never know before that it exists. Very interesting to read this article and understand more about this competition. I think it's a nice idea, because in January not so easy to organize it in the lake or river. Hi Marina, thanks for taking the time to read about this event and leave a comment. You know, we actually didn't think about the timing of this when it's more challenging to be outdoors but you are so correct in thinking this. We do still get out on the river because our winters are relatively mild here but we can't get out as frequently as in the spring, summer and early fall! This particular event was organized with a lot of help from teachers who were teaching indoor rowing and it was a chance for their students to get in some good competition! Comments are closed.
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