What is the rowing training volume of elite programs?

What is the rowing training volume of elite programs?

Nate Rooks
January 1, 2016

by Nate Rooks A typical high school team might row 10k to 15k on a good day, even 20k on a long day. As I covered in our article about finding the balance between being a student and athlete, college rowing brings more...

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Sculpting Your College List

Sculpting Your College List

Nate Rooks
October 20, 2015

One of our junior Sparks clients recently came back from a week filled with three unofficial visits and was having a hard time figuring out how to proceed with all of the new information he’d learned. First of all,...

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Finding the Balance between Student and Athlete at Elite Schools

Finding the Balance between Student and Athlete at Elite Schools

Nate Rooks
October 1, 2015

by Nate Rooks As a former rower, coach, and recruiter at Stanford University, one of the top recruit questions I received was, “how do rowers balance school and rowing… and maybe have a life too?” From my time...

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For UK Students Seeking to Row in the US

For UK Students Seeking to Row in the US

Nate Rooks
August 1, 2015

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...

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