Penn women rowing/camp

GolfFather
Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:46:05 +0000

Ive seen discussion about some of the US rowing development and ID camps



Oh, yeah, forgot to mention about that. There are others here with more knowledge than me about the ID camps but I’ll throw in my two cents.

My daughter attended the mid-Atlantic ID camp two years ago. There were a huge number of rowers there and just a few coaches. Very hard to be discovered in such a large crowd. What they’re looking for are rowers to compete on the national level. Each girl signs in and posts their best ERG scores and they also test on the ERGs while there. Yes, if someone posts a 6:50 2k, the USR reps are going to go “whoa.” But there is AFAIK no college recruiting going on.

Here is the general advice:

• Do the best one can on the Erg and in the boat.
• Be realistic about where one would fit in talent-wise.
• Select schools one is interested in based on academics, fit, etc., not solely based on the crew team.
• Think seriously if Div I rowing is really what one wants to commit to.
• Consider Div III or Club programs.
• Create an account on one (or more) of recruiting web sites.
• Contact coaches (around Spring of Junior year) but understand that that is the coach’s busiest time of the year.