PHILIDELPHIA - Throughout the SJU campus you’ll see banners that say “Magis.” Magis is the Jesuit educational model to “live greater,” and it means to act not just for yourself but for others. The team studies and rows...

A large part of the presentations we sometimes give to teams deals with the various mechanisms utilized to support athletes in the admissions process. We deal with this everyday in our counseling practice – however, with the

Our consultants are often asked “what regatta results belong on my rowing resume?” or “what should my coach put in their reference?” There is a general human desire to standardize things. Much like what we’re...

I am often asked, “what is the best way to make the national team?” I love this great question because it tells me a coxswain has a goal and willing to work for it. This question is even more important this year as we will have three...

NEW YORK, NY The Columbia Lightweight Men are ranked #2 going into Eastern Sprints, and the last time the Columbia lightweight varsity boat medaled was over ten years ago. Finding the right people is the first step for head coach Nich Parker. As...

Ok. So this will obviously be biased given we run the most coxswain camps in the world, but nonetheless it will be entertaining - and we'll cover getting the most out of your camp experience regardless if you're at our camps or...

Colin Campbell, head coach of St. Paul's high school in New Hampshire, has ten weeks to develop his team into winners. This year’s ice has kept St. Paul's, as well as their New England opponents, off the water well into the...

Coxswains are always asking what it takes to make a good recording. This is the same as, and more specifically, exactly what coaches and athletes want to hear during a race. After consulting hundreds of coaches, coxswains and...

Whenever we give a presentation to rowing teams about the recruiting process, someone generally raises their hand and asks what are the Women’s or Men’s “Division I 2K erg times” or similar. The question...

The NCAA defines a recruiting service as a firm that provides information on “potential student athletes” (PSAs) to “member institutions”(college programs). Essentially, recruiting services act as third party facilitators...

by Ben O'Grady Back when I was coaching and recruiting rowers at Louisville, Florida Tech, and other programs, I always looked at three major factors beyond the usuals of erg score, height/weight, and grades. Ergs are definitely...

If you have an opinion here, we're happy to hear it. WASHINGTON, DC - Every year, athletic departments across the US are required to submit numbers including athletically related financial aid, recruiting budgets, and specific team...