Hampton School – Rowing Intern
Hampton is one of the country’s foremost academically selective independent schools and this is an excellent opportunity to join a vibrant and successful team in a happy, high-achieving environment.
Sport is a major part of both curricular and co-curricular life at Hampton School and plays an essential role in the physical, emotional and social development of every boy in the school. We are justifiably proud of the facilities, support, expertise and talent provided by the Games and PE Departments.
This position represents an outstanding opportunity for an aspiring Rowing Coach to join Hampton School from September 2023. The successful candidate will be passionate about rowing and ideally hold British Rowing and RYA L2 Powerboat qualifications. You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated to ensuring the best outcome for Hampton Rowers.
Boys in the First to Fourth Years have a double period of Games each week; the Fifth Year, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth share a triple period each Wednesday afternoon. Unlike at many other schools, Hampton pupils can choose their preferred sport and have a wide choice.
We compete in prestigious local, regional and national competitions as well as holding regular fixtures with schools from across the region. It is expected that boys treat themselves, their opponents and all officials with proper respect and courtesy and they are encouraged to play with a sense of adventure and freedom without self-indulgence.
We do not encourage dour, percentage-driven sport but sport with a sense of fun in the right measure. By the same token we understand and respect that some boys will play sport for leisure or health reasons rather than competitively.
Each major sport has its own Master-In-Charge. The staffing of Games at Hampton is generous. In addition to the PE Staff many of the academic staff are talented sports people and they offer additional teaching and support on the sports field. We are also fortunate enough to have regular visits from outside expert performers and specialist coaches.
Hampton aspires to be one of the top rowing schools in the country and it is a very popular sport amongst our boys.
The boys row on the Molesey stretch of the River Thames which is just a short run from the school. Our facilities are outstanding with a superb boathouse and impressive fleet of boats.
The school has a dedicated coaching team headed by its own, full time Director of Rowing, Colin Greenaway, a former international athlete and Junior International Coach for the Great Britain Team.
Pupils begin learning the discipline in the Third Year when they will be taught to scull. The emphasis is on enjoyment and watermanship. There are regular training camps in the holidays, some at the Boathouse, but also in Spain and Belgium.
Old Hamptonians, including Karl Hudspith (President of the Oxford University Boat Club 2012), the Livingston brothers and the Smith brothers have competed in the Boat Race. The Searle brothers are also well-known Old Hamptonians and Olympic Gold Medallists. (Greg Searle was part of the Bronze Medal GB Eight, London 2012 twenty years after his Olympic Gold in Barcelona 1992).
Hampton’s rowing department has a thriving Parents’ Association which raises funds to support our rowers.
Each year the Hampton School Boat Club hosts two major rowing events on its home stretch of the River Thames: The Hampton Small Boats Head and The Hampton Fours and Eights Head.
Both races are run over a course of approximately 3000m downstream from Sunbury Lock. The first of these events is the Small Boats Head, typically held in late November, with the Fours and Eights head following in late January/early February. Viewing is possible, along the full length of the course; from the towpath running on the south (Molesey) bank from the start at Sunbury Lock to the finish at the western end of Platt’s Eyot.
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Salary: Competitive
Type: Full time, Fixed term
Application Dates: From Friday 28th June 2024 to Wednesday 3rd July 2024
