Listen live on Wednesday 21st February 2018 at 8 pm UK time by clicking the YouTube video link.
Ron Batt
Ron has been involved in rowing for 25 years after trying the sport through a council funded learn to row program. He has been an athlete and a coach including running rowing clubs, working for a State Institute and also coached Junior, U23 and Senior National Teams. Since 2012 he’s been employed by Rowing Australia looking after the national Coach education, participation and illicit drugs programs. He is passionate about opening the sport up to new people and increasing the opportunities for coaches to improve themselves.
On behalf of Rowing Australia, Ron will give away one lucky listener/subscriber enrolment in our online Level 1 accreditation. The usual cost is $180’s to do the course.
Matt Lehrer
With a background in the sports industry domestically and abroad, Matt Lehrer is the Director of Coaching Education at Community Rowing, Inc. and the Institute for Rowing Leadership. Driven by the belief that sports present a unique arena to positively impact lives, his passion for working intensively with coaches to improve their craft is rooted by the profound influence sport has had on his life. His current role provides a myriad of opportunities to engage with coaches at all stages along the pathway of learning and an opportunity to grow the sport by driving positive athlete experiences through long-term coach development.
Matt is giving away a waterproof bag for coaches or rowers to use on the water as a prize.
![Waterproof bag](https://www.rowperfect.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Waterproof-bag-240x180.jpg)
![Waterproof bag](https://www.rowperfect.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Waterproof-bag-240x180.jpg)