Bartholomew Marshal. “Behind the scenes of Orlen Team”: Children like boats

Motorboating teaches young people not only physical activity, but also consistency, humility, learning how to take care of equipment and work. In Poland, there are clubs that run sections for children. I also encourage parents to become interested in this sport, despite concerns about safety. Nowadays, technology allows for the production of increasingly safer boats, especially those intended for children.

As in any sport, the role of parents is also important here, because they have an impact on the choice of discipline and the initial decision of their child. At first it may take a little more work to organize a small boat and train your child, but it is definitely worth a try as it is a sport full of excitement and safe competition.

My dream is to one day be able to pass my experience on to younger players, because I know that the time will come when I will stop actively participating in competitions. Then I would like to help others develop in this beautiful sport. It is very important to me. Thanks to my results, I influenced the popularization of this discipline in our country and I receive more and more messages from parents who are interested in enrolling their child in the motorboat section.

I truly believe that there are many talents that have yet to be discovered, and we as a nation are very hardworking and stubborn. Our history, characters and genes as Poles have trained us to fight in racing sports, for example through the performances of my dad or me, and these young competitors now. We are a very important nation in this sport and I hope we will continue to develop these opportunities and discover such talent. It is worth looking for talented people at the beginning and polishing them later, because a ten-year-old is not able to do it himself. Parents play an important role here. We have titled players who have potential. However, the road to Formula 1 is very long and demanding.

I used to get kids asking me about the pressure before the start, what I think right before it because they get nervous themselves. It is worth touching the mental side that is important to help young adepts in this field. It is also worth noting that this sport is not only for men, because there are many women among motorboat competitors in the world. Marit Stromoy from Norway, who is a very good and titled driver, starts in my F1 H2O class.

Therefore, I would like to encourage you to choose a sport related to water for your child, because it has many advantages, such as: ecology, health and spending time by the water. And as for the parents, instead of sitting on one bleacher at each training session, it’s worth taking the time to spend it actively by the water.