<p>^^^And that is specifically against NCAA regulations!</p>
<p>Perhaps the student athlete can register for summer classes? That’s one way to get to the school and start workouts. YMMV? Sport dependent?</p>
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<p>Whether it is or not, I don’t know.</p>
<p>But I was at a recruiting forum a few weeks ago and one college coach there publically admitted that he tells his team they must attend the non-coach-directed workout sessions during the off-season.</p>
<p>As usual, the NCAA is as clear as mud and has a different set of rules for every sport. For example, they just ruled that basketball players attending summer school (and incoming freshman) are allowed to practice as a team over the summer. Except in the Ivy League, who decided not adopt the rule.</p>
<p>Most other sports, rowing included, summer workouts have to be completely voluntary and requested by the athlete. The school can have a strength or conditioning specialist on site, but the team coaching staff can’t observe workouts or be provided with any sort of a record or log regarding the athletes who are in attendance.</p>
<p>So for a coach to say, ‘yeah we need you on campus June 15 to workout with the team’ is against NCAA regs in D1 or D3 (don’t know D2 regs). If this coach is already playing fast and loose with NCAA regs, I wonder how many hours per week he’s going to work them once school starts?</p>
<p>I know that UVA Baseball team incoming freshmen start summer school in July before their freshman year. I don’t know how many classes they take, but in enrolling early, they are also available for workouts. Again, don’t know if these are captains workouts, or loosely defined weight sessions.</p>
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For strength and conditioning Crossfit may be a good option for your d.</p>
<p>I disagree about Crossfit. Please be very careful when choosing a conditioning program for your athlete, many programs such as Crossfit and some boot camps use movements that are not recommended by exercise physiologist. I would check the credentials of any trainer you consider for you athlete, many have little or no relevant education.</p>
<p>Take a look at Bigger Faster Stronger.</p>
<p>Thanks! I am looking specifically for a rowing program.They will do strength and conditioning there for rowers. She did mention GMS but I don’t know anything about it.I was just hoping that someone that is a rower did a great program and they will mention it here.</p>
<p>Fishymom wrote Please be very careful when choosing a conditioning program for your athlete and I would check the credentials of any trainer you consider for you athlete, many have little or no relevant education. I agree with both of these statements and both of these concepts are important considerations for high school athletes. The crossfit programs I was referring to consisted of rowing programs such as Tabata circuits workout and Tabata wattage interval (the technical details can be found here: <a href=“Home of the best-selling RowErg -SkiErg -BikeErg | United States”>www.concept2cts.com/commercial/crossfit/CFIT_May07.pdf</a> ). The author of that article is an USRowing level III coach.</p>