One way to see the American collegiate system before you decide to try and pursue university admission and/or a rowing scholarship in the US is to attend an American rowing camp. "But, which one?", you ask. You also probably ask,...

We've sought to provide some thoughts on camps for different folks inside the sport. For Masters Given you enjoy the workout but still would like the luxury of the praise (whether or not you really deserve it!) and nicer...

The US Junior National Team runs a selection process every year based of athletes' birth years. Kids attend “ID Camps” around the country early in the Spring where they’ll pull an erg and go on the water. The athlete...

As a college counseling firm for rowing athletes, Sparks tends to interact with junior athletes a fair amount in regards to preparation for the recruiting process. This will almost undoubtably involve considering rowing camps that meet...

Shorter Rowing Camps 75% of rowing camps offered are generally less than 10 days long. The most popular length is 5 days, and can be found any number of places – from Ivy League camps to professionally run businesses to local skill and...

Coxing takes a special type of person. The position is very independent, and often requires the individual undertaking it to develop his or herself as a result of experience and informally gathered feedback. The majority of junior

The number and economy of rowing camps in the US continues to grow with the sport. As little as 15 years ago, camps were mostly limited to select venues the Northeastern US. Today there are hundreds all over the US, from Boston to Colorado. We...

In summer 2014, Clemson University Women’s Rowing hired new head coach Stephen Frazier Wong. Frazier Wong had just finished two highly successful years with Nova Southeastern, bringing home an NCAA Championship in his first season and a second...

One of the toughest races to cox is the 2K course at San Diego Crew Classic. The wind and tide of Mission Bay make it a particularly challenging course, and coxswains visiting for the first time should be prepared. In this...

Bullet points from Laura Simon's video on steering tips for coxswains: Coaches often say that coxswains shouldn't be steering too much. De-mystify steering: What coaches really mean is you shouldn't be overcorrecting. The best...

Remember when Rocky fought Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and we saw the montage of all the crazy training Ivan did behind the Iron Curtain? The communists believed that if they could impress their excellence at sport upon the rest of the world, they...

Located just outside of San Francisco, Mills College is an all-women’s college with just under 1000 undergraduates. Their small size and focus on liberal arts provides exceptional women a place to develop extraordinary leadership...