Scrc Adult Beginner Rowing Test
Beginner Rower As a Beginner Rower you are not longer considered a Junior rowing (ages 12-18) or a new adult rower. As a beginner you must always be accompanied by a coach in a SCRC program or private lesson. Anyone who is not interested in progressing as a Beginner Rower is welcome to remain in the Learn to Row program. To become an SCRC adult Beginner Rower: 8 hours of on-the-water rowing safely enter & exit a boat and set feet position execute a basic rowing stroke knowledge of basic SCRC and the Pennsylvania state safety regulations take this SCRC online test regarding water safety on the Allegheny River (10 minutes approx. /15 questions). Test can be taken as many times as ne
- 1.What is the major difference between sweeping and sculling?
- A.
A. Brooms and Bones
- B.
B. Sweeping has one oar and sculling has two oars per person
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C. Sweeping is rowing and sculling is steering
- 2.The rowing stroke is a continuous loop. However, there are four parts that are focused on. What are they?
- A.
A. Cast, Hook, Catch, Release
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B. Blade Depth, Hand Levels, Timing, Feathering
- C.
C. Catch, Drive, Finish, Recovery
- 3.What happens during the “catch”?
- A.
A. You get to eat dinner from the Allegheny
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B. You go forward as quickly as possible and drive the oar into the water
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C. While letting the boat continue to run out, you square the blade, and let the oar slip vertically into the water
- 4.When can a Beginner Rower take a boat out without a coach?
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A. “Whenever I want!”
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B. If the weather is cooperating
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C. Only if they are a current SCRC Member who is accompanied by an Advanced Rowing Member
- 5.Which water crafts at SCRC need life jackets and which do not?
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A. All motorized boats need them, any without a motor do not
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B. Coaching motor boats do not, but any other boat does
- C.
C. Rowing shells do not, but kayaks/canoes and coaching launches do
- 6.Which of the following are potential hazards and should be closely observed before deciding to go on the water?
- A.
A. Lions, Tigers, Bears
- B.
B. River flow, height, and temperature
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C. Potential weather as well as current weather (wind, rain, t-storms, snow, fog)
- 7.After rowing, what three steps should be done to the boat?
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A. Bump the riggers, set it on the backstays, and make sure it is sitting on its hull in the racks
- B.
B. Wipe it down, check for damage and report any found, and log in
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C. Jump over it three times for good luck, and spit on it if it was a bad row
- 8.Once the boat is in, what else needs to be done before practice is declared “over”?
- A.
A. Bring all oars up, bring launch up and put launches in bays, log in, close bay doors
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B. High five your boat mates before practicing “donuts” in the driveway
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C. Bring oars up, leave launches for the next practice
- 9.The boats are owned by:
- A.
A. Steel City Rowing Club
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B. High schools
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C. Dori and Laci Tompa and other SCRC members
- 10.An eight (rowing boat) costs around $200 and oars only $10 each. A punctured boat is easily fixed and has almost no additional expense.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Who is responsible for carrying equipment and loading/unloading the trailer for regattas?
- A.
A. The geese. We clean up after them; they clean up for us.
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B. The coaches. That is why we pay them.
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C. The boathouse is like a cooperative. The people using the equipment are the ones who take care of the equipment and facilities.
- 12.The boathouse facilities, including trash and grounds, are maintained by:
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A. The city of Verona
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B. The police
- C.
C. SCRC members, staff, and coaches maintain the facilities
- 13.The traffic pattern for all boats is:
- A.
A. The fastest boat on the water can go wherever it wants whenever it wants
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B. If two boats are approaching in different directions, it becomes a fun game of chicken
- C.
C. all boats should stay closest to the starboard (left if facing backwards) side. Like driving a car without a center line
- 14.What should I look for on a moving motorboat if it is dark?
- A.
A. A headless horseman
- B.
B. A white light in the front and green and red lights in the back. If I only see green, I know that I am on the back, side of the boat that is turning towards starboard.
- C.
C. A disco light. Usually motor boats out at night are partying.
- 15.What is the best way to approach the dock when coming in after the row?
- A.
A. Ramming speed!
- B.
B. The wind will usually push the boat into the dock by the time it gets to it.
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C. Line the bow ball up with the corner of the dock. Approach with caution and take into account wind, wake, current and people on the dock.
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