Waivers for the Head of the Charles are here:http://www.signyourwaiver.com/ Please fill this out TODAY if you are attending this regatta.

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Practice October 13th. Parents. We have just gotten word that they will be shutting down the course on October 13th to repair some of the bridges. We may try to organize practices in Philadelphia.

Reminder: Tomorrow practice is at 12:20, athletes please get to practice ready to rig.

Head of the Housatonic

Congratulations to all athletes who traveled to Connecticut to race in the Head of the Housatonic Regatta today. As expected we found tough competition in all events, but the team performed admirably. Notable performances from Mandy Fry in the HS 1x, the Women's Varsity 4x (Catie Ely, Julie Cipon, Emily Gartland and Tori King) (just 5 seconds out of the medals) and the Men's HS 4x of Ryan Clark, Erik Monzo, Nelson Remetz and Matt Glace who also finished an impressive 5th. This weekend was a real stepping stone in our club's development. Just three years ago we did not have the resources or the ambition to undertake such an adventure and thanks to the efforts of the athletes, parents and the board for making this possible. A special thanks to Jeff King for the use of his monster truck. Certainly one of the things that I love about our sport is the more work you put in, the greater the reward and this weekend clearly personified that.

I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg. I think travelling especially in the fall makes racing and rowing so much more fun and I know at least I will remember the adventures and misadventures of this trip for some time.

I'm anxious to get back to work on Monday and practice will be at 12:20 at the boathouse. Athletes should get to the boathouse and immediately begin to unload boats as quickly as possible. We will need to get in a full workout on Monday in preperation for the Head of the Charles. I expect practice to be over by 2:40.

Rower's Intuition.

Rowing is a sport that requires a lot of intuition. When you are first learning it can be difficult to understand how to improve because your bodies do not have the subtle muscle memory required to move the boat efficiently and effectively (aka. smooth and fast)...yet. 

Take a look at the videos below to help clarify the rhythm of a fast moving crew.

Look for the things we have been working on in practice: Slow recovery, engagement of the legs during the drive, proper timing, and body control.

Watching these elite rowers and playing the clips over and over in your head as you row will help you as you develop your skills.

Men's 2x (Australian quad members)
Ausie Quad 
Dan Noonan (1x)
Row2k Resources

Be sure to write down any questions you may have and we will work through them at practice.

Monday's practice will be from 12:20-2:20. All rowers should report at this time. Next Friday will now be scheduled at regular practice time. Disregard my previous note, again there will be the normal two practice sessions on Friday.

Practice Schedule

Practices for the Varsity will again rotate next week, with the Varsity men in the early session and the varsity women in the afternoon session, this will go from October 11th-October 23rd. The women will switch back to the early session from October 24th-November 6th. Novices will remain in the earlier practice for the remainder of the year.

Next Friday, October 15th will be a row with the novices day. All Varsity are to report to the early practice.

Saturday, October 16th, we are in the process of planning a trip to the Wissahickon in Philadelphia to run trails. More information on that event will follow.

Practices will continue to get colder from here on out, please make sure all students are prepared for cold/wet weather. Long sleeve, synthetic materials are best. Sweatshirts are strongly discouraged and hoodies are banned.