Adult leisure rowing
Rowing is a physical activity open to all, with no age limit.
It's a complete sport, excellent for a gentle, gradual return to fitness, or for fans of intense physical sensations.
The club welcomes beginners on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. from September to June, and organizes courses in the summer.
Once you've got the hang of it, you can row every morning all year round in solo, double, four and even eight-person boats.
Phone: +33 (0)6 89 32 39 72
Rowing for health
Rowing, a complete sport, without shocks or twists, accessible to all, for a gentle fitness programme adapted to each individual's physical condition:
- For those who have had health problems and are looking for a sport to get back into shape.
- For those who want to rebuild after surgery, in agreement with their doctor.
- For those who enjoy outdoor sports and want to take advantage of the magnificent setting of Lac de St Cassien.
- Supervised sessions dedicated to health sports under medical prescription.
You must be able to swim.
Phone: +33 (0)6 89 32 39 72
Youth Club
Club Jeunes" sessions are held on Saturday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 pm from early September to early July (school term).
Sessions are supervised by a trainer and between young people. Children and teenagers aged 10 to 18. It is imperative to know how to swim (school swimming certificate required).
Phone number: +33 (0)6 89 32 39 72
Avi-FIT
Dynamic indoor sessions to improve your physical condition (strength training and cardio) while benefiting from modern facilities in the exceptional natural setting of the Base d'Aviron de St Cassien.
Phone: +33 (0)6 89 32 39 72
Rando'Aviron - Adult outings
Leisure rowing also means rowing trips to other French and international waters; an original way of discovering other sites where a warm welcome from the local club awaits you...
St Cassien organizes its own rando: the rando des mimosas, which takes place every year in mid-February.
Phone : +33 (0)6 89 32 39 72
Competitive rowing
From 13 to 23 and over, the Club welcomes young sportsmen and women who want to practice competitive rowing, with several training sessions a week and one objective: the French Championships.
- Competition section 80 youngsters aged 13 to 23
- 2 to 7 training sessions per week, depending on age group
- Skiff, double, pair-oar, four and eight rowing boats
- Participation in around ten regattas per season up to the French championships.
- Information from our trainer: Tel. mobile: +33 (0)6 63 03 29 97 - Contact by e-mail: nicoillans83@hotmail.fr
Training and competition
- Competitive rowing is a highly formative and gratifying sport for youngsters: a taste for effort, group spirit, respect for nautical equipment (which is costly), travelling to regattas on numerous stretches of water throughout France... But it's also a demanding sport, requiring perseverance in physical effort and regularity in training sessions: 3 times a week for 13-14 year-olds (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday), 4 to 5 times a week for 15-16 year-olds with one or two indoor physical preparation sessions, and up to 7 times a week for juniors and seniors (17 to 23).
- Many different types of boat can be used by coaches to form crews: the Skiff solo, the Double Scull, the Four and the Eight with 2 oars per rower (pair rowing) or just one ("point" rowing). Once teams have been formed, solidarity between rowers is essential, and attendance at regattas is mandatory.
- Travel to regattas is quite frequent (up to every other weekend in May and June), and requires regular attendance at training sessions and a high level of availability at certain weekends. Each year, after a selection process at regional regattas, the club takes around thirty youngsters to the French championships, often rewarded with medals and even the title of French Champion. Some go on to join the "Pôle France" and defend our colors at European and world championships.
- Five state-certified coaches, two of them full-time, supervise our youngsters every day and during regattas; during these trips, parents are asked to accompany youngsters and help organize meals and overnight stays; an interesting experience for all, which leaves unforgettable memories.
School rowing
From CM2 to Terminale, the Club welcomes some 800 youngsters every year under annual agreements with schools, the UNSS and the academy. The Club also welcomes classes not covered by these agreements, for discovery sessions lasting one or more days.
Two state-certified trainers provide technical supervision for the sessions, with the presence of teachers depending on the activity. The Club competes in the French academic championships, winning numerous titles, including the French junior high and high school championships. The Section Sportive aviron (rowing sports section) at the Collège Léonard de Vinci in Montauroux is the main gateway to the Club's competitive section.
- CM2: discovery classes of 6 sessions per season for all Pays de Fayence elementary school.
- 6th grade: discovery classes of 6 sessions per season as part of the APPN program for secondary schools (Activité Physique de Pleine Nature).
- 5th grade: "Rowing in 5th grade" program on an indoor ergometer in the SVT class (Comparison of caloric expenditure through exercise with calories absorbed during meals).
- 5th, 4th, 3rd: rowing sports section at the Léonard de Vinci secondary school in Montauroux, on Fridays
- 2nde, 1ère, Terminale: rowing section of Lycée St Exupéry, arranged for training 5 times a week
- For further information, please contact our coach Nicolas: - Mobile: +33 (0)6 63 03 29 97 - e-mail: nicoillans83@hotmail.fr
Middle school sports section
The Léonard de Vinci middle school in Montauroux has a rowing sports section. At the end of 6th grade, motivated students can join this class for three years (in 5th, 4th and 3rd grades).
Access to this reinforced program is based on a sports screening and a study of the student's academic record. Regular attendance at training sessions is a must, as the rowing sports section is the heart of the club's competitive section.
Training takes place on Wednesday and Friday afternoons as part of the school and UNSS programme, and on Saturday mornings as part of the club's competition section; indoor sessions are also held twice a week at the college.
Every year, the students take part in the académie championships and the French middle school championships.
Numerous podium finishes and French championship titles have regularly rewarded their efforts, making Montauroux one of the most renowned rowing schools in France.
Objectives and values of the rowing sports section:
- To enable young people to develop their full potential through a physically complete outdoor sport.
- Succeed in their studies at college.
- Learn a taste for effort and measure the benefits of regular, sustained work.
- Open up to the outside world and develop autonomy.
- Acquire a team culture and live within a framework of collective solidarity.
- Develop a healthy lifestyle and sports habits.
- Adopt safe behavior for themselves and others.
Rowing at the Lycée and beyond...
The Lycée St Exupéry in St Raphaël welcomes former students of the college sports section, offering them special timetables to continue their rowing training right through to the final year of high school.
The club also welcomes young people from other schools and universities who have already been rowing competitively for several years.
These generally highly motivated youngsters have to train 5 to 7 times a week to make it all the way to the French championships and, for some of them, enter the Pôle France and take part in the European and World championships.
