<p>i am a jr in high school and have been on crew for a little over a year. I am a coxswain and plan to continue rowing next yr (sr. year) and hopefully in college. I was wondering if anyone on this site knew anything about how/if coxswains are recurited at top schools.
thanx</p>
<p>I kinda doubt it. They just look around on campus for little guys.</p>
<p>o btw..i guess ishould mention that it would be a women's team</p>
<p>Well I know someone who got into Boston College after being recruited for woman's crew (although no scholarship) with lower stats than others who got rejected from it at my school. I think you have to ask the coaches at the schools, Im not sure though.</p>
<p>please do some more research and let us know what you find. I think crew is a great "hook" and there aren't that many high schools that even have teams. I think many top schools run aspiring crew athletes with no experience through some drills and take them based on potential. </p>
<p>The idea of a girl or a guy getting recruited to sit in the back of the boat and yell, "STROKE!" I find mind boggling, but if it works I won't hold it against you.</p>
<p>well...being coxswain is a lot more than just yelling...but yeah i heart crew</p>
<p>I've been rowing for two years and never heard of coxwain scholarships.</p>
<p>2011, </p>
<p>I don't know about crew scholarships, but in terms of an admissions 'edge' I think the answer is YES. Title IX mandates equality between mens and womens sports; big-roster sports, like womens crew, counterbalance the # of men on football, hockey...</p>
<p>You should definitely contact crew coaches at schools that interest you. There are many threads on athletic recruitment that will give you good information.</p>
<p>D is a freshman at Harvard. She was recently asked to cox the freshman lightweight team. She has never been in a boat before. The criteria was size, attitude (cynical), and desire. The coach didn't want any cheerleaders. Given that, I would say there are no recruitment brownie points.</p>
<p>I'm a rower in Western New York at a highly competitve club where alot of rowers/coxswains get recruited. Last year, a senior from my school got accepted to Brown pretty much to cox. She was a national, henley, and masters world champion (coxing a masters mens 4+).</p>
<p>Someone I met over the summer, a coxswain, got accepted to Rutgers to cox; he sent in a tape of himself during a race, and talked to the crew team coach. Basically, I think one should just go through these steps:</p>
<p>1) Fill out the Prospective Student Athlete form at the College's website.
2) Contact that team's crew coach.
3) Tape some races by having a tape recorder in the bottom of the boat.
4) Stay in contact, and hope for the best.</p>
<p>It also would obviously help to have strong race results and recommendations from your coach.</p>