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Bernhard Stomporowski

Bernhard Stomporowski

Executive Director of Rowing High-Performance Rowing Coach
Sarasota,FL

Summary

Highly motivated team person with strong analytical, presentation and communication skills. Years of professional experience in leading roles in rowing federations and analyst of Olympic level strategy's.

6+ years of professional experience in strategy planning, execution, strategic initiatives deployment and developing excellence & capabilities.

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director of Rowing

Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Program
Osprey, Florida
12.2022 - Current
  • Monitor office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Tracked over yearly 50 key dates and deadlines and maintained specific personnel lists.
  • Utilized positive communication to encourage team and promote integrity and respect.
  • Analyzed and evaluated team performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.
  • Developed and maintained network of more than 100 professional resources.

Head Coach

CRF Clube de Regatas do Flamengo / CBR Confederação Brasileira de Remo
Rio de Janeiro / RJ, Brazil
01.2019 - 09.2022

CRF - Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Main accomplished work tasks

  • I restructured the Club-Team of Flamengo. Constant Conferring with assistant coaches to determine weaknesses in current team roster and develop recruitment plans
  • After implementing modules of CRF coaches' education I carried out several teachings of these modules to CRF Coaches
  • Acting mentor of CRF Coaches
  • I executed the yearly planning of CRF rowing team and the finance management.
  • Being the Head Coach: I coached the Senior A Team (male and female) of CRF

Main Results

  • Win of all title Championships in Brazil
  • CRF athletes representing majority of Brazilian National Team

CBR - Confederação Brasileira de Remo

Main accomplished work task

  • I initiated the REMO4 project of Brazilian Rowing Federation.
  • As Co-Organizer and presenter I was responsible for the coach's education Level 2 of Brazilian Rowing federation (CBR)
  • I was the responsible and educator for Coach the Coaches education.
  • I implemented the new qualification system for the National Team
  • Leader of several National Team Training Camps
  • Responsible selector of coaches for the National Team

Main Results

  • PanAm Games 2019: SM A 2- (Silver medalist) and SM A 4- (Bronze medalist)
  • World Rowing Championships: SM A L 2- (Bronze medalist) 2019 / First participation of a BRA SF B 4- at U23 WCH (8th place)
  • South American Championships 2019-2022: +70 medals

Supervisor and Head Coach

Chinese Rowing Association
Beijing, China
01.2018 - 09.2018

Main accomplished work tasks

  • I lectured coaches and stakeholders how to rebuilding the Chinese Men Sweep program. This included the selection process and rowing specific technical guidance for building the SM A 8+
  • I observed and coached the coaches of the newly formed men sweep team
  • My supervision and recommendations of the coaches and athletes at the World Cup Regattas guided the new team to a professional presence
  • I guided my Chinese partners how to organize a training camp by example. We executed a TC in Germany by the given financial borders, we respected the legal visa regulations and I actively guided through the process of finding an appropriate place for a training camp

Head Coach

California Rowing Club - High Performance Center USRowing
California, USA
09.2011 - 11.2017

California Rowing Club - HPC USRowing

Main accomplished work tasks

  • I recruited post graduate students (US and other nations) who wanted pursue an Olympic rowing career.
  • In cooperation with USRowing and other rowing federations I organized the necessary training process for the athletes.
  • Scheduling the yearly plan and prepared the yearly budget.
  • I coached athletes in small boats (1x / 2-) to prepare their qualification in their respective national teams.
  • A weekly training plan for all training groups - up to five different plans - was presented by me during my nearly seven years of work at CRC.
  • I cultivated good relations to the community and media through presents, social media and other communication channels to support program.
  • I attend fundraiser events and present several ideas and speeches during the events.
  • Monthly accounting responsibilities were fulfilled by me

Main Results

  • Winning Grand Challenge Cup at Henley GB (2012)
  • World Championships: Silver medal SF A lw 2x (2013)
  • Qualifying and coaching athletes to the WCH
  • Qualifying athletes to the Olympic Games
  • Coaching High-Performance athletes during wintertime at CRC (i.e. Gevvie Stone, medalist OG 2016)

Education

Level 3 - High Performance Coaching

USRowing
Online
09.2023 - Current

Master of Sport Coaching - High Performance Coaching

Leeds University
Leeds / GB
10.2018 - Current

Diplomtrainer Des Deutsch Olympischen Sportbundes - High Performance Sports

Trainerakademie (DOSB)
Cologne / Germany
04.2005 - 2009.04

DRV National Federation Coaching Licenses A/B/C - Rowing Coach

DRV German Rowing Federation
Ratzeburg
02.1998 - 2003.10

Skills

    Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint

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Accomplishments


    Award

  • 2010: Most competitive coach of the year - Ontario / Canada
  • 2016: Recipient of Certification of Appreciation from the United States Olympic Committee for my contribution to Team USA
  • 2016: USRowing recognition for my commitment of excellence; and “proud (recognition) to have me as a leader in our sport, shaping the rowing careers of our athletes for years to come”
  • 1992 World Championships Montreal: Racing the World Best Time in the lwt. Men 8+

  • Publications

  • Publications: RUDERMAGAZIN and RUDERSPORT (GER) topic: Comparison of rowing careers in four different countries from 1990 till 2008

  • My mentor

  • Dr Wolfgang Fritsch (rowing)
  • Prof Dr U Hartmann (physiology)
  • Peter Schwanitz (biomechanics)

  • Work experience and guest coaching with the following national coaches

  • Wolfgang Fritsch (GER)
  • Ueli Bodenmann (SUI)
  • Duncan Holland (SUI)
  • Renè Mijnders (SUI/NED)
  • Tim Foster (SUI)
  • Ralf Mueller (GER)
  • Jutta Lau (GER / CHN)
  • Carsten Hassing (CAN / AUT)
  • Al Morrow (CAN)
  • Michelle Darvill (CAN)
  • Mike Teti (USA)
  • Bryan Volpenheim (USA)
  • Luke McGee (USA)

  • Educational Forum and other

  • 2006 and 2007 Coach the coaches planed and accomplished: two symposiums of weight/strength training in rowing at the Seeclub Zuerich / SUI. Keynote speaker: M. Zawieja, teacher of science and model in the German Weightlifting Federation
  • 2010 Speaker at the Rowing Canada Coaches Conference
  • Secondary corrector for the final diploma exams for assorted students at the Hochschule fuer Gesundheit und Sport in Berlin / GER
  • 2013 Speaker at the USRowing Conference
  • 2020 Coaches Education Seminar for CBR (Brazilian Rowing Federation) in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Affiliations

USA: Lifetime member of USRowing

GER: Member of Ruderclub am Wannsee

Additional Information

  • Green Card (2033)
  • License Florida DL
  • Driver license motorboat (GER/SUI/CAN/USA)

Timeline

Level 3 - High Performance Coaching

USRowing
09.2023 - Current

Director of Rowing

Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Program
12.2022 - Current

Head Coach

CRF Clube de Regatas do Flamengo / CBR Confederação Brasileira de Remo
01.2019 - 09.2022

Master of Sport Coaching - High Performance Coaching

Leeds University
10.2018 - Current

Supervisor and Head Coach

Chinese Rowing Association
01.2018 - 09.2018

Head Coach

California Rowing Club - High Performance Center USRowing
09.2011 - 11.2017

Diplomtrainer Des Deutsch Olympischen Sportbundes - High Performance Sports

Trainerakademie (DOSB)
04.2005 - 2009.04

DRV National Federation Coaching Licenses A/B/C - Rowing Coach

DRV German Rowing Federation
02.1998 - 2003.10
Bernhard StomporowskiExecutive Director of Rowing High-Performance Rowing Coach