Should really bad rowers talk to coaches?

elileo
Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:32:02 +0000

GolfFather, that’s very good advice.

Pogies, you don’t need a college coach to legitimize/verify your claim of being a dedicated high school rower who has spent many hours on her sport. Unless there’s a red flag, admissions accepts applicants’ accounts of extracurriculars (titles, results, hours). And, they all know how much time a sport like crew involves. At the same time, unless you are being recruited by a coach, that coach doesn’t talk to admissions about you. So it comes down to self-reporting. If you can get the ear of a coach, all to the good. But talking to a coach doesn’t give you a boost with admissions unless he/she recruits you in some fashion (tip, slot, likely letter, etc.)

But to the original (and larger) question you asked: goplay is right, there is a program for everyone regardless of size (and to some extent, erg), I stand corrected. Cast your net to include colleges where you would like to study and row (there are many… I was reminded of this as I watched the live webcast of the collegiate fours (many teams!) at the Head of the Charles today: http://hocr.org/the-2012-regatta/2012-live-webcast) and then continue to do your best in terms of GPA, ACT or SAT, and 2k time in the next months… I hope I wasn’t too discouraging in my orignal post.

The races continue through tomorrow and they’re very fun to watch!