SRAA Lineups

The lineups for SRAA's are as follows:

MJV4x: Alex/Jim/Nick/Rog
MJV2x: Duff/Evan
MLwt2x: Ryan/Nelson
MF4x: Tyler/Noah/Springer/Joel

WJV4x: Emily/Nicole/Salena/Cassidy
WLwt4x: Katie/Sara/Kate/Juliette

Additional Stotes Information

Weigh-Ins 
Lightweight rowers be prepared to weigh in immediately following practice (before 6pm) at the athlete village located at the Three Angles. You must be within 2lbs on your first try in order to be given the chance to weigh-in again. You must complete the weigh-in on Thursday. ALL WEIGH-INS MUST BE DONE IN RACING UNIFORMS. (aka. bring your uni to practice on Thursday but do not wear it in the boat). You will change into your unis after practice and we will do a practice weigh in at the trailer before heading over to the official weigh in.


Important Race Course Information!

The Stotesbury traffic patterns and starting commands are explained in the following links.
Race Course Video/Time Trial Instructions
Starting Commands/Stop Light System
All rowers should familiarize themselves with the protocol before Friday. Please don't hesitate to ask your coaches if you have an questions!


NCAA Recruitment Seminar; May 19th at 6:30pm
Vesper is hosting a seminar for athletes and parents to learn more about the NCAA recruitment process. This is a great opportunity for Sophomores and Juniors interested in rowing in college. More information can be found here.

Practice Schedule for Wednesday and Thursday.

Reminder:

Practice today (5/16) will be at 4:00 at the Cooper River.

Thursday practice will be on the Schuylkill as soon as everyone gets there after school (aim for 3:30)

It's almost Summer Time!

The summer is the best time to be a rower. The weather is warm, the water is flat, and everybody has more time on their hands.  Haddon Twp. Crew Club will be running its competitive summer program in addition to two learn-to-row sessions. The competitive summer program is open to any HT athlete with prior rowing experience.  A little information it provided below. Please email Annie with any questions. 

Haddon Township Crew Club

Summer 2012

Cooper River, NJ

The summer rowing program is a month long rowing/racing program designed to give HT rowers the chance to develop their technical skills, stay in shape, and have some fun. Practices will be held Monday thru Friday and will include light physical conditioning, technical development, and video work.

Racing will be optional but strongly encouraged. Athletes will be required to commit to races at the time of registration.

Registration forms will be available at the tent at all upcoming regattas (Dr. Robert White, Stotesbury, SSRA) and at the HTCC banquet. Please direct any questions to anniebowler@gmail.com

Practices:

June 11^th – July 16th

Monday thru Friday

Time: TBA (dependent on numbers)

Races:

June 16^th : Schuylkill Navy Regatta

June 29^th and 30^th : Independence Day Regatta

*July 11th - 15th USRowing Club Nationals

July 14^th: Philadelphia Youth Regatta

*Aug 7th - 12th Royal Canadian Henley

*Select crews only, at the discretion of the coach. 

Summer Program Cost: $400.  $150 due at registration. The balance due by June 10^th.  Please contact coach Annie with financial concerns. 

Tough racing at Philadelphia City Championships

The Hawks faced tough competition at the Philadelphia City Championships on Sunday and true to form each boat raced their hardest. While not everyone made the finals, there were lots of improvements and good momentum that can be carried on through the end of the season. Below is a bit more on the four HT crews that raced in the finals.

Tyler, Noah, Ryan S. and Joel raced hard and snuck into the grand finals for the Freshman boys 4x - a very competitive event among Philadelphia prep schools. The guys raced hard and high, finishing 6th in the afternoon final.

The Girls JV4x continued their rivalry with Conastoga this week, finishing a close second in both the time trial heats and the grand final. Emily, Nicole, Salena, and Cassidy took Stoga off the start and battled seat for seat for the 1000m of the final. Stoga pulled out an impressive sprint beating HT by less then 5 seconds. This will continue to be nail bitter for the rest of the seaon!

Katie, Sara, Kate and Juliette returned from the performing arts trip late Saturday night and after a week without rowing a stroke were able to go stroke for stroke with Conastoga's Lightweight 4x. With a powerful sprint the girls closed in, finishing a mere 1.8 seconds behind Stoga for a silver medal.

Last and certainly not least Maddie continued her streak in the JV 1x finishing a close second and securing another silver medal to add to her growing collection. Maddie's signature "inspirational legs" continue to spark conversation amounts competition and officials!

Good work to everyone on a great day. Everyone is back in town and ready to jump into some hard training for the last few weeks of the season. Make sure to check out the recent article on Haddon Twp. rowing published in Sunday's Philly Inquirer!

A few important dates coming up:

Saturday May 12th: HTHC Coin Toss fundraiser
Sunday May 13th: Dr. Robert White Regatta, Philadelphia (Novices racing only, JV/Varsity strongly encouraged to attend)
Friday May 18th - Saturday May 19th: Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Philadelphia
Monday May 21st: HT Crew Spring Banquet
Saturday May 25th - Sunday May 26th: SSRA Nationals, Cooper River

City Championship Schedule

Please look through the list below to see when you should arrive at the trailer and to find details about heat times and final times for tomorrow's City Champs.

Tomorrow is also the Broad Street Run, so plan accordingly when deciding when to leave your homes.  Traffic will most likely be awful, so LEAVE EARLY!!!  "Traffic was bad" will not be an acceptable excuse for being late, so make sure you get to the trailer on time!



 

Boys Freshman 2x (Keaton/Luke)

-Report to the trailer at 6:30

-Be prepared to launch at 7:25

-Race Time: 8:06

-Final Time: 1:25

Boys Freshman 4x (Tyler, Springer, Noah, Joel)

-Report to the trailer at 7:10

-Be prepared to launch at 8:30

-Race Time: 9:12

-Final Time: 2:15

Boys JV 2x (Nick/Jim)

-Report to the trailer at 7:55

-Be prepared to launch at 9:10

-Race Time: 9:56

-Final Time: 2:45

Girls Lwt 4x (Katie/Sara/Kate/Juliette)

-Report to the trailer at 8:00 with a weigh in sheet.  A coach will take you to weigh in.

Girls JV 4x (Emily/Nicole/Salena/Cassidy)

-Report to the trailer at 8:35

-Be prepared to launch at 9:50

-Race Time: 10:34

-Final Time: 3:00

Boys JV 4x (Alex/Duff/Evan/Rog)

-Report to the trailer at 8:40

-Be prepared to launch at 9:55

-Race Time: 10:42

-Final Time: 3:05

Boys V2x (Ryan/Nelson)

-Report to the trailer at 9:55

-Be prepared to launch at 11:10

-Race Time: 11:54

-Final Time: 5:16

Girls Novice 4x (Noa/Olivia/Elizabeth/Mariana)

-Report to the trailer at 12:00

-Be prepared to launch at 1:15

-Race Time (Final only): 2:00

Girls JV 1x (Maddie)

-Report to the trailer at 12:30

-Be prepared to launch at 1:45

-Race Time (Final only): 2:30

Performing Arts Trip Workouts

Anyone currently in Boston for the Performing arts trip is expected to workout everyday if time allows.

Workout: (Wednesday and Thursday do run and circuit...Friday just do 30 min. run)
40 minute run (minimum)
20 minute circuit

1 min high knees
1 min butt kickers
1 min Jumpies
1 min alt. lunges
1 min  rest
1 min burpies
1 min split squat jumps
1 min mt. climbers
1 min body weight squats
1 minute rest
1 min crunches
1 min bicycles
1 min Russian twists
1 min scullers
1 min rest
1 min planks
1 min side planks
1 min side planks
1 min 6 inches (20 sec. regular, 20 sec. scissor, 20 sec. flutter kicks)

Saturday:
20 minute stretch and review race plan for Sunday

HT racks up bags of hardware at Garden State Championship and Cooper Cup

An excellent performance from the Hawks this weekend resulted in a total of 12 gold medals, including 8 state champions!

Garden States:

On the girls' side, all 5 crews earned gold in an impressive display.
WN4x: Noa Boonin, Olivia Basso, Elizabeth Reese, Lauren Kairys (gold)
WJV1x: Maddie Remetz (gold)
WJV4x: Emily Donovan, Nicole DiTommaso, Salena Silvaria, Cassidy Leyendecker (gold)
WLwt2x: Kate Watson, Juliette Daily (gold)
WV2x: Katie Ely, Sara Rosenberg (gold)

On the guys' side, he team fought hard for 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.
MN4x: Tyler Kao, Noah Haney, Ryan Springer, Joel Egbert (Silver)
MJV2x: Jim Howley, Nick Herceg (gold)
MJV4x: Alex Blue, Eric Duffy, Evan Taylor, Alec Rogers (gold)
MLwt2x: Ryan Clark, Nelson Remetz (gold)

Great job everyone!!

Cooper Cup:

Even though the team raced hard the day before, the club still managed a successful day at the Cooper Cup.

In the women's novice single, Mariana Catrambone fought for an impressive third place finish despite gusting winds down the course.  For the second day in a row, the women's novice quad, women's jv quad, and men's jv double bested the competition for gold medals.  Keaton Schneider and Luke Evans also rowed their best race of the season to take home a gold medal in the novice double.

Again, excellent job by everyone, and a great way to start medals season!!

Garden States and Cooper Cup

The heat sheets for Garden States and Cooper Cup are available through the links below...

Garden States:
http://racedayregattas.com/results/rega12/gardenstatechamps/Garden-State-Scholastic-Championships-2012-Saturday-Apr-28-heat-sheet.html

Cooper Cup:
http://racedayregattas.com/results/rega12/coopercup/Cooper-Cup-2012-Sunday-Apr-29-heat-sheet.html

Be at the boathouse 90 minutes before your race.

Another strong finish for the Hawks in the fifth and final Flick!

Congratulations to all of today's rowers for completing one of our most successful days on the river despite miserable conditions!!

The novice girls have continued to impress the coaches on a daily basis with their remarkable development in such a short period of time.  Mariana Catrambone is becoming an able veteran of the single, one of the most difficult events in the sport, and is gaining time on her competitors with each passing week.  Noa Boonin, Olivia Basso, Elizabeth Reece, and Lauren Kairys have again impressed the coaches with their performance this weekend, finishing 4th in the novice quad.  Keep up the good work girls!

The novice boys have also given the coaches reason to look forward to a successful future for the club.  Tyler Kao, Noah Haney, Ryan Springer, and Joel Egbert have begun to find their speed in the past few weeks, putting in an impressive third place finish in the freshman quad.  In one of the more exciting finishes of the day Keaton Schneider and Luke Evans put together their best piece of the season to finish third in a very fast freshman double race.  In an unfortunate turn of events, Dan Woods recently broke his wrist and will be unable to race for a while.  Even with this bad news, Dan has been one of the most valuable members of the team, helping out wherever he can and always putting the team first.  We can't wait to have you back, Dan, and we look forward to see how the rest of the season pans out for the boys!

In the varsity events, Maddie Remetz and Salena Silvaria posted the third and fourth fasted times overall in the JV single, with Salena placing first in her flight!  Due to the high number of entries this week, Emily Donovan and Cassidy Leyendecker were forced to take a break from the traditional racing format.  Without the added motivation of having crews racing on either side of them, the girls placed second out of thirteen entries in the head race style JV double event, only .87 seconds away from first! In another exciting race, Katie Ely, Sara Rosenberg, Kate Watson, and Juliette Daily bested rival Conestoga to finish first overall in the lightweight quad!  Also, we would like to wish Nicole DiTommaso a speedy recovery after having her wisdom teeth pulled last week.  Get well soon, we can't wait to have you back!

Not to be outdone by the girls, the Varsity boys also raced to two impressive finishes today.  In the JV quad, Alex Blue, Eric Duffy, Evan Taylor, and Alec Rogers made massive improvements throughout the week after only rowing together for a few days and finished eighth overall in the head race format.  Ryan Clark and Nelson Remetz took a break from the lightweight double to join forces with Nick Herceg and Jim Howley in the Varsity quad where they finished just behind St. Joe's Prep for second place in their flight.  Great job guys!

Join us next weekend on our home course as the Hawks race for the Garden State Scholastic Championship and Cooper Cup on Saturday and Sunday.

Go Hawks!

Spring Break Training Camp 2012

Practice will be held from 12-2pm and from 3-5pm. Rowers will a have a 1 hour break during which we will watch video, eat lunch, and generally relax.

The forecast is calling for temperatures in the low 60s with a chance of showers during the middle of the week. Below is a list of things that you should bring each day. We will spend our lunch time on the grass near the boathouse, so blankets are suggested for lying on the grass.


Spring Break Checklist
1. TWO full water bottles
2. Complete Change of clothes (including socks!)
3. Running Shoes
4. Rain gear
5. Sunscreen/Sun glasses
6. Healthy Lunch/Snacks
7. Books or Homework for break time
8. Blanket/Towel

This is the most important week of the season. We will put in lots of hard work, technical development, video review and a little bit of fun too...

Parents, please contact Coach Annie or Coach Francis with any questions or concerns.

Manny Flick Results - Hawks are poised for Spring Bling.....

Congratulations in making it through the first three Flicks!

We are off to a good start and have lots of potential for strong finishes in the upcoming medal races. 

A few notable performances: (Please forgive any miss spellings of names!)

Maddie Remetz and Eric Duffy tore it up in the JV 1xs, finishing 1st and 2nd in their respective heats at Manny Flick #1. Alex Blue carried on the tradition with a 2nd place finish in the JV1x in Manny Flick # 3.

Evan Taylor jumped into the spring season after his staring performance in the Winter Musical. His 3rd place finish in the JV1x during Manny Flick#3 is a perfect example of his fantastic technique and attitude! 

Emily Donavan, Nicole DiTomaso, Selena Silvara, and Cassidy Lyendecker have started out the season with a back and forth battle with Conastoga in the JV4X. A second place finish at Flick #3 closed the gap between our rivals to a single second. Watch out Stoga - here we come!

Katie Ely, Sara Rosenberg, Kate Watson, and Juliette Daily took a 2nd place finish in the LWT 4x for the second week in a row. The Light 4x is a very competitive event and we are excited to have had such strong early season performances in this new line up. Keep up the good work ladies!

It is a competitive year for the JV Men's 4xs, and HT boys are right in the thick of it. Eric Duffy, Jim Howley, Nick Herztag and Alec Rogers finished 5th in a fast heat in Manny Flick #3. Alex Blue stroked the same line up in Manny Flick #1 for a 3rd place finish. HT will be picking up speed with some small boat work in the weeks to come.  

Ryan Clark and Nelson Remetz continue to show strong performances in the LWT 2x. A close race during Manny Flick#3 yielded a 3rd place finish. There promises to be many more exciting finishes for the LWT boys in the coming weeks! 

Both the Men's and Woman's novice teams have been doing a great job jumping into the racing season. In Manny Flick #3 Marianna Catrambone and Luke Evens finished in 5th and 4th respectively in the Novice 1x category. Very impressive considering they only got a couple of days of practice in the gigs!

Lauren Kairys, Elizabeth Reece, Noa Boonin and Oliva Basso had an incredible improvement between Manny Flick #1 and Manny Flick#3. Shaving almost two minutes from their time they steered a great course and finished 4th in a close race.

Keaton Schneider and Tyler Kao stepped up to the plate for the novice boys 2x - finishing 3rd despite never having rowed their line up prior to race day. Good work boys!

In Manny Flick#3 Noah Haney, Ryan Springer, Joel Egbert, and Dan Wood finished 4th in a fast heat of Novice boys 4xs. Their time is the 5th fastest out of all the heats raced - a good sign as we head into the Champ races. 

A special shout out to Joel Egbert, Ryan Springer, Noa Boonin, and Marianna Catrambone for a VERY impressive first couple of weeks on the water. Keep up to good work. 

Spring Break schedules will be posted shortly. Stay tuned!

Thursday March 29th - Practice Times

The practice times for Thursday are listed below.

Good work so far this week!

1^st session (3:00 - 4:45)

Nick

Jim

Duff

Rog

Alex

Ryan

Nelson

Emily

Nicole

Salena

Cassidy

Katie

Sara

Kate

Juliette

2^nd Session (4:30-6:15)

Noah

Springer

Joel

Dan

Luke

Tyler

Keaton

Evan

Olivia

Elizabeth

Noa

Marianna

Lauren

Maddie

Manny Flick # 1 - Sunday March 18th

Practice Schedule for Manny Flick #1 (March 15th - 17th)

Thursday: Boys at regular time. Girls 5:00 - 6:30pm
Friday: Everyone from 12-2pm. The forcast calls for rain so bring rain gear and a change of clothes. 
Saturday: 10am - 12am. Team pictures on Saturday so wear your Uni - Novices talk to your captains about borrowing one.
Sunday: Race day
Monday: off (unload trailer and rig)

Manny Flick #1 

Lineups for the weekend are as follows:

Varsity Men's Lwt 2x: Ryan/Nelson
JV Men's 4x : Nick/Jim/Alex/Alec
JV Men's 1x: Duffy
Novice Men's 4x: Noah/Tyler/Keaton/Dan

Varsity Woman's Lwt 2x: Katie/Sara
Varsity Woman's Lwt 2x:Kate/Maddie
JV Woman's 4x: Emily/Nicole/Selena/Cassidy
JV Woman's 1x: Julliette
Novice Woman's 4x: Lauren/Elizabeth/Noa/Olivia

Non-Racing athletes are strongly encouraged to attend the all HT events. While this is not mandatory it is extremely important to your development as rowers and will be a great sneak peak for Manny Flick #2 where all athletes will be competing. Any conflicts should be directed to Coach Annie or Coach Francis. 

The times will be posted on the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association website by Friday night. You can check out last year's schedule for a reference of what time your event might be at.

Weigh Ins begin at 8am.  (Lwt events only)

All rowers must arrive 90 mins prior to race time. The trailer will be parked at the Saint Jospeh's parking lot.

Note: Rowers are responsible for bringing their own food/beverage for the first couple Manny flicks. We will have water at the trailer but please bring your own water bottles as it will be hot.

Keep up the good work and get excited.

Go Hawks!

Attention - Novice Practice @ HS on Feb. 29th.

Due to an unforeseen conflict, novices will practice at the high school on Wednesday February 29th at the regular time. Novice will start water practice on Friday March 2nd.

I apologize for the change of plans. Please feel free to call or email me Coach Annie with any questions or concerns.

Important Annoucements. Feb 27th - March 4th.

Novices (Boys and Girls) - Practice will be at the boathouse on Wednesday Feb 29th and Friday March 2nd at 3:10pm. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday practice will be at the high school at regular time.

All rowers will be on the water starting on Monday March 5th. Everyone has done a phenomenal job working indoors this winter. Let's get the most out of our last week and get get excited to hit the water on the first Monday in March. Attitude is as important as fitness so let's keep the whining to a minimum this week please! Here is some inspiration....every stroke counts.

Ergathon will be Saturday March 3rd. All rowers are required to participait in leui of practice.

We've been having some tardiness and attendance issues in the last few weeks of winter training. While school work always takes priority over crew practice, it is each athletes responsibility to do everything in their power to attend tutorials/make up sessions before school or during open periods. Doctors appointments should be scheduled before or after practice if at all possible. Please email Coach Francis or Coach Annie with ALL conflicts between now any the end of the spring season before Monday March 5th. Few acceptions will be made.

The first few weeks of water practice will be cold and wet. Please come prepared to train in all conditions (long sleves, pants, running shoes, hats, socks). Refillable water bottles are required at all practices. Please note that there is no water fountain at the boathouse.

Spring break training camp will take place at the Cooper River April 7th - 13th. Practice times will be from 10:30 - 12:30 and 1:30 - 4:00pm Monday - Friday of that week. Please plan accordingly. This will be an important and fun week for all rowers.

Lastly, the Haddon Township High School Spring Musical premiers this weekend. We are proud to have so many HT Crew members participating in this year's show. More info on the show can be found here. Let's do our best to show support! 

Keep up the good work and get excited for a fantastic season!

Haddon Hammer Annoucements!

The Haddon Hammer schedule is below.

9:00 Mens HS Novice
9:30 Men’s HS Lightweight
9:45 Men’s HS
10:15 Women’s HS Novice
10:45 Women’s HS Lightweight
11:15 Women’s HS

There will be multiple heats in some of the events but not all.

Weigh in's for lightweights will begin at 7:30am on Sunday morning. You will not be able to weigh in more the 2 hours prior to your scheduled race time or less the 1hr prior to your race.
Boys: 7:30-8:30
Girls: 8:45-9:45
Please check in with one of the coach once you've weighed in. If you don't make weight you will be bumped into the open weight event (not a big deal).

NOVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS!

• Don't worry! This will be fun!
• If you don't already have a HT uniform then just wear your HT t-shirt and a pair of spandex. You cannot race in street clothes or pants so please come prepared
• Plan on staying to cheer on your team mates after your races finish up
• One of your coaches will review your race plan with you prior to the race (especially if you haven't done a 2k erg race before). Keep it simple and you will do well.

VARSITY AND NOVICE REMINDERS!

• Bring your race plans to the regatta
• Bring a water bottle and some snacks (unless you want to buy snacks and support the HT crew club!)
• Bring a change of clothes so you don't have to sit in a sweaty uni all day long.
• Encourage your friends and families to attend; as much as you all dread erg races, outsiders find them pretty cool. 
• Plan to come early/stay late to support your teammates. While this is not mandatory, it is what makes HT Crew what it is. 

Feel free to call Coach Annie at 214-707-0116 if any questions come up over the weekend.

Otherwise. Go Hawks!