The number of students from the UK interested in rowing at an American university has been rising steadily since the government increased the maximum allowable tuition to £9,000 in 2012. After a few trips to the UK and working with a number...

If you’re a junior rower and interested in rowing for a competitive college program, you already know grades and erg score are super important. Those are the first and last attributes a coach looks at and they’re the entry points for the...

One of the major themes of this blog, beyond simply rowing camps, is the importance of attending a camp outside of your normal club or program. Below are 10 reasons to not only attend a rowing camp, but to attend one in a new location. (There...

Making the excellent decision to attend a rowing camp is only the beginning. To get the most out of a rowing camp, you need to do more than just show up and let things happen a la Here We Are Now, Entertain Us. Below are some tips on maximizing...

Marci Robles, the head coach of men’s rowing at Jacksonville University, is in her first year with the Dolphins. Robles was previously the assistant for the Gonzaga Women from 2011-14 and Georgetown University from 2009-11. Prior to...

Of course this will be biased given we run the largest network of junior rowing camps in the world, but that means we think about these things more often than most folks. Choosing a rowing camp can be a challenging process, especially...

In an earlier post, we discussed questions to ask rowing camps to help pick the best one for you. One of the questions listed was: Who are the coaches? Here we would like to delve deeper into this topic as coaches are a crucial part of...

In Part 2, we will review the training each camp type provides and how to make the most out of your camp experience: Click HERE for Part I of this article 5-Day Collegiate Camps Training Most 5-day college camps are not

If you’re a high school rower and you’re looking to maximize your training this summer, you may consider attending a rowing camp. Summer rowing camps take place all over the country and it may be difficult to determine which...

Last year the Trinity Women earned its first ever NCAA team title, ending the nine-year winning streak of DIII rival Williams College. In his ninth season, head coach Wesley Ng has brought Trinity to the NCAA championships each...

When you look up rowing camps online, the vast majority of them are in the United States. This is in part due to America's overwhelming love of summer camps and in part due to the rowing community capitalizing upon this so rowers can...

The vast majority of rowing camps in the US - particularly summer rowing camps - last under a week, and the most common duration is 5 days. Though we estimate only a fraction of the junior rowing community choose to attend any camp, the...