Collegiate Coaches Contact List

Happy New Year! The following link is to a coaches contact spreadsheet. If you hope to contact a collegiate rowing coach for recruiting purposes this is the list you can reference. It is in the form of a Google Document.

Happy Holidays

I hope everyone has gotten an opportunity to get out and play in the snow. I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and give you a heads up on practice times and scheduling. Of course, as always, this schedule is subject to change, but we will do our best to make sure we try to minimize these occurances as much as possible and communicate through this sight when we must make changes.

The official start of practice is Saturday, January 9th and will happen at the COOPER RIVER BOATHOSUE barring inclement weather. Until March 1st, it will be rare that we have practices there, however our first practice will be a run test around the river loop so we will need the facilities of the park. Practice is from 10-12pm and will be held outside so dress appropriately.

Beginning January 11th, practice will commence in our new rowing room! On the week of January 11th all Novices will practice at 3:15 and Varsity will practice at 5:15. That will continue for two weeks, through January 22nd. As most of you know, we will only be practicing 5 days a week in January (Mon-Fri). Beginning January 25th, practices will switch to men/women instead of Varsity/Novice. From January 25th-Feb 5th Women will practice at 3:15 and Men will practice at 5:15. Practices will flip flop in a bi weekly fashion in this way until the end of February. Once we get back on the water (hopefully on March 1st) we will again return to a novice/varsity practice schedule, beginning with Novices having the first two weeks in March at 3:15. This will continue at least through Flick #2 (March 21st). We hope by mixing the Novices in with the Varsity practices relatively quickly that they will be able to learn from their work ethic, technique and attitude.

Similar to last year we will be having a 3 mile run test with Conestoga (and possibly others) sometime in mid-February in Philadelphia on a Saturday. This is an incredibly fun and competitive event and looks as though it will be much bigger this year. We are currently trying to hammer out a final date.

If you are new to the program and unfamiliar with our rules and regulations we encourage you to look over them here.

Spring Registration

I hope all have had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday and wish you the best of Merry Holidays to come. As many of you may know, spring registration is in full swing. If you haven't done so yet, please mail or hand deliver your registration packets to Mrs. King by this Saturday, December 19th. Any packets received after this date will be charged a late fee and no registration will be accepted after the first day of practice on January 9th. If there are any prohibitive issues outside an athletes desire to row such as cost, please contact Mrs. King as soon as possible.

I am very excited to get started again this spring. As I have mentioned countless times on the water, I am sure we are on the cusp of something very special in our program. I have been incredibly proud of how hard the team, the board, and the parents have worked this year and I am positive we are poised to have a fantastic spring season and beyond with continued hard work.
If you can tell from the "weekly quote" portion of this website that hasn't changed in months, one of my favorite quotes of all time is "If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up" but truly, achieving your goals takes so much more than simply waking up. Understanding your ambition and having the will to attack that goal with a daily commitment is a powerful lesson and hopefully we are teaching our athletes to take that lesson and apply it to every avenue of life. Ultimately, above all else, that is the truest merit of our challenging sport.

Of course, there is a right way and a wrong way to do everything and oftentimes doing things the right way requires so much more patience, determination, and commitment. I am proud that, to date, this program has done things the right way; in fundraising, organized governance and in training. Dollar by dollar, minute by tiring minute I'm sure with continued energy we will continue to build a program we can all be proud of. One of my favorite rowing authors, Brad Lewis said it best when talking about building a roof: "This is your first roof, and I want you to remember two things. Do it right, and finish it. Very simple-do it right, and finish it. If it takes you a month, then take a month. You can't quit, and you can't do it wrong. Get a payday out of this roof or it'll haunt you...The payday I had earned was spent long ago. More important, I had done it right, and I had finished it. The same is true for my life as a sculler."

We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but the greatest thing about working hard and staying committed is that the more you practice it the better you are at weathering the storms and maintaining focus when things get tough. We may only be beginning our new journey as a club and have a long road ahead, but I am so happy to take a minute now to offer some congratulations.

I'm looking forward to getting scores from the Captain's practice this week and can't wait to get into our new erg room this winter! I hope all of you are resting and recharging for an exciting spring season!

Gobble Gobble

A new message was sent via email containing all of the lifting and workout information. If you have not recieved it, please contact one of the captains and they will forward you the message. Happy Holidays! Looking forward to seeing all of you in January!

Schuylkill Navy Run

Due to low participation no entries where made for this year's Turkey Trot and I will not be able to attend. Athletes are still encouraged to attend and race and the entry fees are just $20 (even late entries). If you wish to still make an entry go here.

Please try to get two lifts in next week and I will email schedules out in the next few days. The lift is as follows.
2x20 reps
Dead Lift
Standing lat raises

One legged Squat (bench)
Push ups to failure

Front Squat
Dips

Bicep Curl
Wrist curl

Weighted Sit up
hanging leg raises

twisting core
lateral leg raises.

Turkey Trot

So far I have recieved just three names to participate in the Turkey Trot in Philadelphia. The entry deadline closes tomorrow, so if anyone is interested in doing it, you should contact me today.

I will send out an email today to those three individuals to make sure they are still interested.

HT Winds Down In Philadelphia

The HT Crew Club finished its' fall season today at the Bill Braxton Regatta in Philadelphia PA. HT raced 35 athletes, 6 quads, 2 fours and one HS 2x today; the largest group it has taken to race this fall; on a sunny, perfect day on the Schuylkill River. All Novice got an opportunity to stretch their water wings, some for the first time and all peformed admirably. Racing against Varsity athletes, our large novice group got a great opportunity to get a preview of spring racing today in this; their first 1500-m sprint race. All boats represented the good name of the club well but the highlight of the day was the successfull performance of the High School Men's 2x of Quinn Fitzpatrick and Greg Cuneo who jumped out to an early lead on Bachelors Barge club and held it throughout the course to win; with a 5 second margin to spare. HT's Varsity Women's Quads faced some of the toughest competition they've seen all year, racing hard and finishing 3rd, 5th and 3rd in their respective flights.

HT members had a busy weekend to close their fall season racing at the Braxton Regatta today and the Frostbite Regatta on the Cooper River yesterday. HT's women proved just how much depth they have by finishing 1st, 3rd and 5th in the Varsity Quad Event. HT's top quad of Julie Cippon, Emily Gartland, Emily Davis and Tori King defeated home town rival the South Jersey Rowing club to claim the gold hardware. HT's Greg Cuneo also raced to a sizable lead early in the race to win his Open 2x event.

Rowers will now have an opportunity to rest their tired legs, overcome any nagging illnesses and mentally recharge before returning to organized practices in January.

Rowers should remember that they should report to the boathouse at 3 15 PM tomorrow for boat rigging. Captains; Emily Davis, Emily Gartland, Tori King, Quinn Fitzpatrick and Greg Cuneo should work together to make sure all of their teammates are aware of their responsibility to attend this rigging session. With a large group armed with 7/16 and 10 mm wrenches, this task should take less than 1 hour.