This guide explains how the current recruiting landscape works, what coaches actually evaluate, where camps fit into the process, and how to think about summer training as part of a larger recruiting strategy.

This guide covers why some camps include racing and others don't, what different racing formats offer, how to prepare for race day at camp, and how to make the experience count after it's over.

This guide helps serious high school rowers and their families evaluate camp options by understanding the landscape, identifying what matters for their goals, and asking the right questions. We run camps — programs across seven countries, serving 500-600 athletes annually — but this framework applies to evaluating any program, including ours. Full disclosure is the only way to maintain credibility in a space where everyone claims to be the answer.

We get a lot of questions about the recruiting benefits of institutional (short term) rowing camps. In other sports, attending an institution’s camp is one way to gain recruiting interest. However, in rowing this is not generally the case....