Route-based decision trainer

River Rules Rally

This is no longer an endless arcade run. It is a location-based sculling trainer built around the AARC water: dock launches, short river turns, the Argo-side mixed-user stretch, and the advanced bridge sequence north toward Barton.

Argo Turn Drill

Depart downstream from the dock, manage swimmers and public traffic, stop above Argo, cross the river, turn, and come back upstream under control.

M-14 Turn Drill

The short upstream drill. Stop below M-14, do not drift under the bridge, cross cleanly, and set up the return leg back to the dock.

Barton Bridge Run

The advanced course: M-14, low park bridge, railroad bridge, and the high foot bridge before Barton, then a composed turn and the full bridge sequence back home.

AARC water rehearsal

Choose a drill, then row it like a real sculler

The scoring rewards awareness, calm line choices, correct openings, and a proper stop-cross-clear turn. Speed only matters if it stays under control.

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Safety 100/100

Awareness 100/100

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Last look —

Built from the AARC training water

Choose a drill

Select the route that matches the skill you want to rehearse.

Choose a drill

Choose a mode

Coach Demo will show the line. Guided Practice keeps the teaching aids visible. Assessment hides most prompts and grades the full run.

Coach radio

Choose a drill and launch the run.

Next landmark

Stay right and keep scanning

The trainer will call out the next decision point as it comes into range.

Current run

Choose a drill

Pack briefing

Launch a drill to load its coaching brief.

Controls

Space Look ahead. Use it often.

A / D Set your line left or right.

W Build pressure and maintain pace.

S Ease off and hold water for turn boxes or crowded zones.

P Pause and review the line.

How to use it

What makes this version useful

The goal is not arcade reflexes. The goal is to build the habits that keep traffic predictable on the real river: look over your shoulder often, stay right by default, commit to a bridge opening early, and make river turns as stop-cross-clear maneuvers rather than speed moves.

Coach Demo

Watch the correct line first. This is the quickest way to see where the boat should be at bridges, turn boxes, and mixed-user zones.

Guided Practice

Use the visible target line and coach prompts until the decisions feel calm and repeatable instead of rushed.

Assessment Mode

Remove most prompts and see whether the line choice still holds up when the trainer stops helping.

Repeat the hard sections

The short Argo and M-14 drills are for repetition. The Barton run is the technical sequence once the turn pattern is already automatic.

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