Tentative Dates For Learn To Row

The following tentative dates are for the Haddon Township Learn To Row Program:

July 1

August 21st

Stotes

The team travelled to the Stotesbury Regatta this weekend to participate in the Largest Scholastic Regatta in the World.  Because of certain circumstances all boats raced up and found the toughest competition short of the USRowing National Championships in Cincinnatti.  Crews from all over the country, and in fact a few from all over the world participated in this regatta and it was rumoured that there were over 850 boats entered for the event. Haddon Township athletes found the going rough but, for the most part,  outperformed their team age and experience level. 

The Varsity quad of Mairead Mahoney, Claudia Loeber, Caley O'Brien, and Tori King raced well to finish 8th in their time trial and just miss the grand final by less than a boat length, finishing 4th to Our Lady Mercy in their semifinal; a boat that placed 3rd overall in the regatta.  Hopefully this has given the girls a different perspective on what it takes to medal at an event like this.  They are already outperforming their erg score with their technical ability, and mental toughness, with an extra year of training there is no doubt in my mind we can compete with the top boats at that level.

Our Varsity 1x, Greg Cuneo finished 3rd in his final by a microscope's margin.  He raced incredibly tough in an incredibly tough event but got nipped by a late charge from an outside lane.  Greg has had an incredible season this year winning the City Championships, 2 Manny Flicks, and placing in the top three at the Cooper Cup and NJ State Regatta in the Varsity Single.  With a little more training, a little more size and strength, and a little more experience he will have a bright future in the sport.

Our Freshman 4x made the final by winning their time trial but made some Freshman mistakes to finish out of the medals.  Although they had a rough final yesterday they raced a couragous race unafraid of making mistakes, which is what it takes to win at this level, but it didn't go their way.  They have had an incredible season and hopefully this will give their Summer, Fall, and Winter Training some fire to come back and win next year as JV and Varsity athletes.  If they keep training, they could be the group in the next 3 years that helps us win the Varisty Women's 4x at Stotes and perhaps, earn a trip to England to compete at Royal Henley.

All boats have had a great season and I can't express how proud I am of all of the hard work and great improvements all boats have made this year.  I hope everyone sees this as just a stepping stone towards bigger and brighter things.  We have taken on some ambitious tasks this year and we have accomplished an incredible amount.  With the continued efforts of our amazing board; including our star fundraiser, Mary Ellen Cuneo, and an active and energized base of parents, we can continue on our path to reaching our potential as a club.  The greatest thing about the sport and the team is, that it has a habit of bringing everyone together in a common goal.  We truely can't do it without you... the entire parent base, our gracious sponsors, our community, and of course, our amazing athletes.  

I will have to attend the coaches meeting and registration from 3-6:30 today in Philadelphia so will not be at practice.  If you need anything please call my cell.  Weigh ins are tomorrow from 7-10.  Be at the regatta course at least 2 hours before your race and get your boats rigged as soon as you get there.  Hannah, Anna, Greg, and Quinn are in charge of making sure all of the equipment gets on the trailer.  Please make sure you have all of your yoga money together and give it to Rob or Stevie.

Schedule

Schedule This week:

3:15

Nov 4x

Boys Nov 4+

Lightweight Boys 4+

JV 4x (just today, Tuesday)

Kelsey 4x

5:15

Greg

Varsity 4x

JV Men's 2x

Lightweight Girls 4+

JV 4x (remainder of week)

Stotes

 Time Race Bow Event Description Event Stroke ID:  Friday.

10:16 8 282 Girl's Freshmen Quad 9 Julie Cippon (Top 6)

11:22 14 448 Girl's Junior Quad 15 Francesca Loeber (Top 12)

12:07 17 510 Boy's Lightweight Four 18 Quinn Fitzpatrick (Top 18)

12:24 18 565 Girl's Lightweight Four 19 Paige Wilsey (Top 18)

13:30 23 687 Girl's Senior Quad 24 Mairead Mahoney (Top 12)

13:46 25 734 Boy's Senior Single 26 Greg Cuneo (Top 18)

Girls Junior Quad 

Semi 1 Race 51 Event 15 6:00 PM (3 Adv)

Lane 1 9th in Time trial 

Lane 2 5th in Time Trial

Lane 3 1st in Time Trial 

Lane 4 4th in Time Trial

Lane 5 8th in Time Trial

Lane 6 12th in Time Trial

Semi 2 Race 52 Event 15 6:06PM (3 Adv)

Lane 1 10th in Time Trial 

Lane 2 6th in Time Trial

Lane 3 2nd in Time Trial

Lane 4 3rd in Time Trial

Lane 5 7th in Time Trial

Lane 6 11th in Time Trial

Saturday

Race 63-65 Boys Lightweight Four (Event 18) Semifinal 9:00-9:12 AM (2 Adv)

Race 66-69 Girls Lightweight Four (Event 19) Semifinal 9:18-9:30 AM (2 Adv)

Race 77-78 Girl's Senior Quad (Event 24) Semifinal 10:24-10:30 (3 Adv.)

Race 79-81 Boy's Senior Single (Event 26) Semifinal 10:36-10:48 (2 Adv)

Race 104 Girls Freshman Quad (Event 9) Final 1:50 PM

Lane 1 5th in Time Trial

Lane 2 3rd in Time Trial

Lane 3 1st in Time Trial

Lane 4 2nd in Time Trial

Lane 5 4th in Time Trial

Lane 6 6th in Time Trial

Race 110 Girls Junior Quad (Event 15) Final: 2:50

Race 113 Boys Lightweight Four (Event 18) Final: 3:20

Race 114 Girls Lightweight Four (Event 19) Final: 3:30

Race 119 Girls Senior Quad (Event 24) Final: 4:20

Race 121 Boy's Senior Single (Event 26) Final: 4:40

The Bulk of the Novs Close Out the Season At Robert White

The Schuylkill River huffed and puffed and blew rough conditions for the young group of oarspeople this weekend but all boats raced with the determination and energy they have brought throughout the entire season.  Although all boats had difficulty handling the rough water the novice group peformed well and their hard work has been evident in their stellar results this year.  In less than 5 short months this group has evolved and improved at a fantastic rate and we can't wait to have them as Varsity athletes next year.  

The Freshman Girls 4x have the good fortune of racing at the Stotesbury Regatta this year in its inagural event and will return to practice on Tuesday with some fire and energy.  They have a short week from Tuesday to Thursday to prepare for Friday's time trial which will take place at 10:16 am.

Slight Modifications to the Schedule

http://www.phillyflicks.com/races/2009/sched_20090510.htm

Trailer Unloading

This weekend's racing ends early; 2:36 PM is our last race so we will plan on coming back to the boathouse, unloading and rigging the boats.  Considering we will only be travelling with 4 boats, things should go pretty fast.  The reported weather for the next few days is lots of rain and Sunday could be very windy with a chance of thunder storms.  Plan on wearing wet weather gear and stay tuned to the blog for updates on schedule changes, cancellations, etc.  We will post everything here first before going to emails.

#10.Boy's Novice 4+ (2 ADV) 10:54 AM Event 4 Heat 3
1 Matt Onimus Bonner
2 Ryan Clark Haddon Township
3 Mitchell Fairer St. Marks
4 Sean Bryan Haddonfield
5 Dylan Edwards Lower Merion

#15 Girl's Gig/Novice 1x (3 ADV) 11:24 AM
Event 9 Heat 1
Bow# Name Team
2 Ali Siegele Conestoga
3 Emma Vagnone Friends Select
4 Sydney Katin Great Valley
5 Amanda Fry Haddon Township

#26 Girl's Novice 4x (3 ADV) 12:30 PM Event 14 Heat 1  

2 Lena Almond Montclair
3 Julie Cippon Haddon Township
4 Elysia Burke Notre Dame B
5 Grace Reilly Notre Dame A

#36 Boy's Novice 4+ 1:30 PM Event 4 Final 1 2 in H2
2 1 in H3
3 1 in H1
4 1 in H2
5 2 in H1
6 2 in H3

#41 Girl's Gig/Novice 1x 2:00 PM
Event 9 Final
Bow# Name Team
1 3 in H1
2 2 in H2
3 1 in H1
4 1 in H2
5 2 in H1
6 3 in H2

#43 Girls's Freshmen 2x 2:12 PM
Event 18 Final
Bow# Name Team
1 Jordana Cech Sacred Heart
2 Gina Bossi Haddon Township
3 Aurora Mccue Conestoga
4 Elizabeth Asch Baldwin
5 Laura Geosits Germantown

#47 Girl's Novice 4x 2:36 PM
Event 14 Final
Bow# Name Team
1 3 in H1
2 2 in H2
3 1 in H1
4 1 in H2
5 2 in H1
6 3 in H2

Dr. Robert White

Dear Coaches and Parents groups,
The Coaches meeting will be held at 8:30AM upstairs in the Gillin Boathouse.
Referee's meeting at 9:00AM upstairs in Gillin Boathouse.

Races start at 10:00AM; see www.phillyflicks.com for race schedule.

If you are providing a launch, please make sure it arrives at the ST. Joe's Prep dock by 9:00. Also, you must have someone pick up your launch at the end of the regatta.

• Shuttle buses will be Not be running this weekend and paid parking will not be available in Fairmount Park.
  
• No overnight trailer parking in the St. Joe's Prep/Canoe Club parking. Bring your trailers in on Sunday morning.
  
• We're encouraging everyone to use re-usable water bottles and water coolers in place of individual plastic bottles water bottles to reduce the amount of waste we're producing.
  

Technical Focus

Continuing with our technical theme this week. Here is another great video of some great, slow motion, rowing. For the remainder of the week we have to find that scooping, patient, subtle, motion with the hands at the catch and a quick, connected drive of the first 6 inches. There is too much stop and plop, too many hard hands and quick motions in the boat the don't equate to boat speed. Keep the motions slow and controlled in the boat to make the boat go fast. Jumping around in the compartment gives the illusion of speed but the boats not going anywhere and you are working too hard for moderate speed. Be smarter racers and let's start making it easier on ourselves by rowing a little more technically efficient.

A Soggy Day With Sunny Results!

HT Crew Club travelled to Philadelphia today for a soggy outing at the Philadelphia City Championships.  Despite the rain, chilly conditions, multiple hot seating, Coxswain Switching, and nearly killing their coach on a bicycle as he road full speed down Kelly Drive with eight sculling oars swaying side to side, HT was proud to graduate 6 of its 11 entrants to the grand finals.  The 5 boats that did not qualify for the final all came off the water feeling as if it was their best race to date and certainly a day all boats can be proud of.

Congratulations to Greg Cuneo who won his race to become the Philadelphia City Champion in a time of 5:44, 6 seconds ahead of his next rival. 

Congratulations also go to the Novice Women's Quad of: Julie Cippon, Jillian Krieger, Maura Mahoney, and Abbi Basso, who won a barn burner against Notre Dame academy in 5:54,  (although the time is posted incorrectly online).  Unfortunately their celebration was cut short in order to assist their Junior Varsity Teammates in getting to the start line on time, but it was a performance they should be proud of.  They will be looking forward to renewing their newly formed rivalry with Notre Dame Next Weekend at the Robert White regatta.  

Congratulations to the Women's JV 4x who raced hard to finish 4th in their final behind, Conestoga, Baldwin and winners, Springside.  They raced well in a very tough field. 

Congratulations to the Novice Boys 4+ who overcame a lot of adversity at the start to finish just out of the medals in 4th place.  They did a great job battling back and almost performed the miracle.  Fortunately, they will have an opportunity to set things straight at the Doctor Robert White Regatta Next Weekend. 

Congratulations to Cluadia Loeber for finishing 4th in the Women's Varsity 1x.  She battled Mollie Cusack from Upper Dublin most of the way down the course before conceding the victory in the final 500-m, a boat she lost to in Manny Flick 4 by nearly 40 seconds. 

Congratulations to the Novice women's double for a good race against Sacred Heart.

Congratulations to the JV Boys 2x and Dan Bowen in the JV 1x, who both markidly improved this week.

It was a good team performance today and it is incredible how far this group has come.  It is truely thrilling to see athletes supporting each other, being good teammates, helping with shoes, oars, boats, etc, cheering for each other, hot seating, coxswain switching, etc.  We have also come a long way to become more organized at Regattas, better prepared with a race plan, more knowledgable about race rules and regulations, and better at communicating goals and the steps it takes to achieve them.  I hope the group feels as if this is has been an incredible first step towards learning what it takes to compete in this fantaststic sport.  It is a challenging sport, but learning to face and overcome difficult challenges is an incredible lesson to learn.  

A special thanks to Jeff King for waking up so early on a Sunday morning and dedicating an entire soggy day to this affair.  Of course thanks also to all of the parents who braved the wet weather to cheer every boat down the river, provide food and a comfortable, dry place to stay between races.  I hope you know almost all of the boats always take a big move at the tent to give you something to cheer about. 

Trailer loading this week will happen tomorrow afternoon after school.  3:15, unload, rig, and go home.  We will not have practice tomorrow.

Live Audio Broadcast/City Champs

City Championship 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Revised 5/1 9:12:56 PM
LIVE AUDIO BROADCAST
PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, FRIENDS, AND SPECTATORS
Hear a live audio broadcast of all FINALS by calling 1-309-946-5300
Code: 968476# - you bypass announcing your name by pressing #

Details for the City Championship Regatta:

Dear Coaches and Parents groups,

• The Coaches meeting is at 6:30M upstairs in the Gillin Boathouse.
• Weigh-in will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 AM at two locations, both St. Joe's Prep and Vesper Boathouses.  
  
• Referee's meeting 7:00AM upstairs in Gillin Boathouse.
• Races start at 8:00AM; see www.phillyflicks.com for race schedule.
• Coaches, please arrive early to pick up your bow numbers for head racing!!  Bow #'s will be available for pick-up at 6AM.  A $5 deposit is required for each bow number.  You will get your money back when you return the bow numbers at the Finish line tower.
• If you are providing a launch, please make sure it arrives at the ST. Joe's Prep dock by 7:30.  Also, you must have someone pick up your launch at the end of the regatta.
• Shuttle buses will be running this weekend.
• Parking will be available in Fairmount Park for $10.00.
  
• No overnight trailer parking in the St. Joe's Prep/Canoe Club parking.  Bring your trailers in on Sunday morning.
• Please park your trailers where the parking attendants ask you to.  Don't leave too much space in between trailers.
  
• Parking passes will be collected.  No admittance onto Kelly Drive will be permitted without a pass.
• A car or truck towing a chuck-wagon (small food trailer) must provide 2 passes as it counts a two vehicles and takes up two parking spaces.
• Cars must park diagonally on Kelly Drive.
• Boat trailers and team buses DO NOT need to provide parking passes to gain access to the Drive.
• We're encouraging everyone to use re-usable water bottles and water coolers in place of individual plastic bottles water bottles to reduce the amount of waste we're producing.

Schedule for City Champs

#4           Boy's Novice 4+           8:26 AM           Event 9   Head Race

Bradley Watson Harriton A
46 Sean Bryan Haddonfield
47 Matt Blake Hun
48 Evan Kahn Haverford
49 Kevin Graham Bishop Eustace
50 Kyle Nowak Peddie
51 Elvis Tapia Belleville
52 Mitchell Fairer St. Marks
53 Nicholas Stefanacci Camden Catholic
54 Sam Washabaugh Concord
55 Declan Carbery Radnor
56 Christopher Walter La Salle
57 James Zent Delaware Mil. Acad.
58 Kyle Celano St. Josephs
59 Vitaliy Mykytiouk Upper Merion
60 Christopher Dolan Harriton B
61 Ryan Clark Haddon Township
62 Ocean City
#7 Boy's JV 1x 8:56 AM
Event 15 Head Race
102 Jacob Gardner-Rosen Friends Select
103 Andrew Paisley Malvern
104 Michael Bryan Roman A
105 Jeremy Somani Delaware Valley Friends
106 John Tordoff Chestnut Hill
107 Dan Bowen Haddon Township B
108 Evan Lamont Germantown
109 Greg Cuneo Haddon Township A
110 Matt Lieber Roman B
111 Christopher Fallon Camden Catholic
Boy's JV 2x 9:04 AM Event 23 Head Race
Balt Heldring Haverford
114 Jack Buckley Malvern A
115 Rocky Lee Roman
116 Duncan Mcnabb Conestoga
117 Gerben Scherpbier Upper Dublin
118 Will Standish Chestnut Hill
119 Nick Kelly Penn Charter
120 Robert Tedeschi Ridgewood
121 Justin Hoogerheyde Don Bosco Prep
122 Alec Somers Malvern B
123 William John Hines Haddon Township

#9 Girl's Novice 4x 9:12 AM Event 42 Head Race 125 Grace Reilly Notre Dame
126 Ashley Stanley Springside
127 Kelly Morris Strath Haven
128 Aurora Mccue Conestoga
129 Grace Powell Montclair
130 Jenna Maurer Penn Charter
131 Emily Dever Ridgewood
132 Julie Cippon Haddon Township
#16 Girl's JV 4x 10:18 AM Event 44 Head Race
246 Jennifer Arcidiacono Springside A
247 Marissa Caldwell Conestoga A
248 Gabrielle Amundson Baldwin
249 Tilden Bissell Springside B
250 Patty - Sky Price Sacred Heart
251 Marissa Castrigno Montclair B
252 Gabby Ambrosio Montclair A
253 Grace Kerschensteiner Conestoga B
254 Theresa Smith Holy Spirit
255 Melanie Baltzer Ridgewood
256 Sara Waldman Teaneck
257 Francesca Loeber Haddon Township B
258 Mairead Mahoney Haddon Township A
259 Rebecca Marion Strath Haven
260 Amanda Fry Haddon Township
#21 Girl's Ltwt 4+ 11:03 AM
323 Aly Goldstein Lower Merion
324 Emily Lawes Haddonfield
325 Alanna Mccloy Mt. St. Joseph
326 Emily Scott Hun
327 Melissa Langer Harriton
328 Shakirah Tabourn Agnes Irwin
329 Leia Andrew Moorestown
330 Paige Radliff Upper Merion
331 Olivia Digerolamo Camden Catholic
332 Kayla Mcneill Montclair
333 Kate Muff Prendergast
334 Paige Wilsey Haddon Township
335 Olivia Nowinski Merion Mercy
#22 Boy's Ltwt 4+ 11:12 AM
337 Brad Miller Egg Harbor
338 Kit Norris Shipley
339 Justin Coyne Bonner
340 John Taylor Burchmore Harriton
341 Jeff Matty Father Judge
342 John Clayton Oakcrest
343 Dane Setzer Haddonfield
344 Jason Elefant Hun
345 Spencer Randle St. Augustine
346 Benjamin Slocum Radnor
347 Gene Rushton Don Bosco Prep
348 James Buckmann Lower Merion
349 Quinn Fitzpatrick Haddon Township
350 Stephen Boyle St. Josephs
351 Nicholas Mandarakas Chaminade
352 John Checton Christian Brothers
#40 Girl's Freshman 2x 1:45 PM Event 47 Final
2 Laura Geosits Germantown
3 Catherine Ely Haddon Township
4 Kelsey Williar Sacred Heart

#54 Girl's Novice 4x 2:55 PM Event 42 Final 1 5 in Qs1
2 3 in Qs1
3 1 in Qs1
4 2 in Qs1
5 4 in Qs1 6 6 in Qs1 #62 Girl's JV 4x 3:35 PM Event 44 Final
1 5 in Qs1
2 3 in Qs1
3 1 in Qs1
4 2 in Qs1
5 4 in Qs1
6 6 in QS1
#68 Girl's Ltwt 4+ 4:05 PM Event 38 Final 1 5 in Qs1
2 3 in Qs1
3 1 in Qs1
4 2 in Qs1
5 4 in Qs1 6 6 in
#69 Boy's Ltwt 4+ 4:10 PM Event 13 Final
1 5 in Qs1
2 3 in Qs1
3 1 in Qs1
4 2 in Qs1
5 4 in Qs1
6 6 in Qs1

1 Lauren Mccann Delaware Mil. Acad.
2 Mollie Cusack Upper Dublin
3 Ann Mulholland Upper Darby
4 Regina Hayburn Sacred Heart
5 Jennifer Butterhof Absegami
#75 Boy's Varsity 1x 4:40 PM Event 16 Final 1 5 in Qs1
2 3 in Qs1
3 1 in Qs1
4 2 in Qs1
5 4 in Qs1
6 6 in Qs1