Off-Season Rowing Opportunities
There are several off-season programs where students can learn new rowing skills, develop as a competitive rower/coxswain, or compete in national and international regattas. Below is a list of recommended rowing programs and camps. Please see your coach about which program might be the best fit for you, based on your goals for your personal development. Several of the programs are in high demand and should be reserved as soon as possible, as space is limited.
USRowing's Junior National Team represents the U.S. at the World Rowing Junior Championships each year. Listed below are some of the camps that Langley athletes have attended as part of the USRowing Junior National development. More Information.
Resilient Rowing Club
Resilient Rowing Club practices at Sandy Run during the summer months. Through their competitive and developmental rowing programs, athletes can work with coaches who have 70+ years combined experience preparing rowers for success at the state, national, United States Junior National Team, and collegiate levels. RRC is dedicated to improving the DMV rowing community, but most importantly to giving every rower and coxswain in the Resilient Rowing family the tools necessary to be successful for life both on and off the water.
Developmental Program Levels:
Thompson Boat Center
TBC rows out of the Thompson Boathouse in Washington, DC and offers classes in sculling, which will improve the rowing technique. More information.
Sandy Run Scullers
Sandy Run Scullers provides training and recreational sculling opportunities. Their program is geared towards those with little or no sculling experience but with at least one year of sweep rowing experience, and includes the elements of the technical sculling stroke, equipment care, and plenty of time on the water.
Summer programs for youth and adults begin in late June. Participants must be high school age (rising 9th–12th grade) or older. Class size is limited. The youth sculling course is not a competitive sculling program. It is intended for sweep rower students who want to learn how to scull, or who wish to hone/refine their sculling skills. All camps are held at Sandy Run Regional Park. More information.
Penn AC Gold
Penn AC Gold is a competitive and intensive summer rowing program for high school athletes that operates out of Penn AC Boat Club in Philadelphia, PA. Their goal is to instruct athletes on all aspects of rowing necessary to prepare for collegiate and national level competition. More information
Summer Rowing Camps
UVA Wahoo Rowing Camp for Boys
Cavalier Rowing Camp for Girls
US Naval Academy Camps
Boys: https://www.navycrewcamp.org/camps.html
Girls: http://www.navycamps.co/
Providence Rowing Camp @ Brown
Coxswain-Specific Training
Rowing offers a total body, low impact workout unequaled by any other sport. Unlike most activities, rowing incorporates the use of your legs, core and upper body. Rowers face backward in the boat and combine the power of leverage and precise timing to propel the boat through the water.
Langley Crew offers an introduction to the sport of rowing for individuals in the Langley pyramid in grades 8 and up. The fall session includes 8 classes on Saturdays starting in September through the end of October at the Sandy Run Regional Park. This class introduces the basics of rowing – such as language and handling equipment, to performing rowing drills and rowing all eight. Cost is $150.
No previous experience is needed. This is a great opportunity to get familiar with the sport and prepare yourself to be a part of the Langley Crew Team.