SARC Programs
Check out this quick video to see for yourself what St. Andrew Rowing is all about and then review our programs below to see where you should start...
What are "Traditions of Excellence"?
Our focus is on providing positive role models for young athletes and coaching the person first...the athlete second.
Since we do not have "cuts", all who are willing to show up and work hard earn the opportunity to compete on race day.
By focusing on excellence rather than the objective of winning, an indirect effect shows up where a subset of athletes raise the bar for themselves and work very hard in and out of practice to be highly competitive. If that's you, we invite you to join one of our programs and help us continue to add to a rewarding track record of success on the water:
- 10 years in a row qualifying one or more boats to Youth National Championships (including one medal and several top 10 finishes over the years)
- 8 years in a row receiving an invitation to compete at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA (including one medal in 2004).
- 10 years racing at Southeast Regional Championships with several overall team points trophies, and in a majority of years finishing 1st in the state.
- Over the past 5 years the number of SARC athletes recruited or given scholarships to row in college has doubled.
- SARC is one of only two GA teams to host its own regatta, in addition to chairing two community services projects each year.
- We have grown to offer sculling in addition to sweep rowing, both at an introductory and competitive level.
Learn To Row Camp
(6th-12th grade)Learn to Row camp is offered at St. Andrew Rowing Club. Rowers can be in 6th through 12th grade. Saint Andrew Rowing Club offers developing athletes an opportunity to learn the sport of rowing on the Chattahoochee in Roswell.
The Learn to Row programs we offer this summer will be beginning the week of 6/13. We will have 5 weeks of camp, from 6/13-7/22. There will not be a camp during the week of the fourth of July from 7/4-7/9.
For each week of camp your rowers can choose from either the morning session from 8-11 or the afternoon session from 4-7.
The cost is $125.
We will offer a more advanced experience during week 4 and 5 for those who participate in the earlier sessions Week 4 and 5 will still offer the beginner program for our 'never-evers'. This experience allows our campers to get beyond just the basic and rudimentary skills of one week-long session.
We highly recommend that your athlete sign up for an early session and a late session for a full taste of what crew is all about. This will also help him or her be more ready for the rigors of a competitive season, if he or she chooses to continue on with rowing.
For more information, call 404-339-0009 or coach@standrewrowing.com To register, click here
NOVICE & VARSITY CREW
(9th-12th grade)This program is for you if you are interested in rigorous training and competing coupled with the fun and camaraderie of the ultimate team sport. Although some younger athletes are accepted in exceptional cases, this program is geared toward 9th-12th grade boys and girls. No rowing background is required, however athletic experience in other sports is a positive.
SARC has two groups within this program: a Novice squad for beginners or athletes with less than 1 year of rowing experience and Varsity rowers must have completed two seasons on Novice. Although some rowers begin as late as junior or senior year, most novice rowers are freshmen and sophomores and upperclassmen are encouraged to move more quickly into the Varsity squad.
Novice & Varsity Crew Practice Schedule (Fall 2011):
Varsity and Novice practice M-F 4:30-7:00
Saturday practice will be in two shifts and will rotate between squads 7:30-10:00 for the early group, 9:30-12:00 for the late group.
- Varsity Men's optional day is Wednesday
- Varsity Women's optional day is Wednesday
- Novice Men's off day is Tuesday, optional day is Thursday
- Novice Women's off day is Wednesday, optional day is Friday.
- August 13 – Registration day (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm @ the church)
- August 15 – Varsity practice begins
- August 22 – Novice practice begins
- September 6 – Intro Sculling practice begins
- September 10 – US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll submission deadline for current seniors
- September 15 – Spaghetti Dinner (7:00 pm – 8:30 pm @ the church)
- September 17 – Susan G. Komen Row for the Cure
- September 17 – New parent orientation (11:00 am – 12:00 pm @ the boathouse)
- September 24 – Food prep party (9:00 am – 12:00 pm @ church kitchen) / Rivers Alive
- October 8 – Chattanooga Head Race (day trip regatta)
- October 22/23 – Head of the Charles - Select boats only (depart 10/21)
- October 29 – Secret City Head Race @ Oak Ridge (depart 10/28)
- November 5/6– Head of the Hooch (depart 11/4)
- November 12 – Henley Dual Race with AJRA @ Riverside Park
- November 19 – Board/Coaches Fall Appreciation Party (time & location TBD)
If attending a minimum of 85-90% of scheduled workouts would be a significant challenge, please discuss your schedule with a coach to determine which program is the best starting point for you.
Novice & Varsity Crew Racing Schedule and Key dates (Fall 2011):
INTRODUCTORY SCULLING
(7th grade & up)Learn the basics of sculling in team boats, while working on conditioning and core strength training. Generally there are three types of scullers in this program: 1) Middle school athletes who love the sport and anxiously await joining crew once they are older, 2) High school athletes who love the sport and cannot quite meet the attendance requirement for crew just yet, or 3) Anyone curious about the sport looking for a laid back way to test it out before committing to a full season.
Introductory Sculling Practice Schedule (Fall 2011):
Men & Women (T-Th 5:00-7:00p, Sat (optional) 12-2p)
* Introductory scullers do not travel or race with Novice and Varsity crews
By improving general fitness and flexibility, introductory sculling is a great foundation for those interested in competitive crew in the future, and likewise can be a fantastic recreational alternative for several years.