<p>I'm thinking of joining crew, but I've never done it before. Any rowers out here? There's really not much info on the website.</p>
<p>Same. I’ve always wanted to do it.</p>
<p>It’s funny this is mentioned on here… I was thinking the same thing! So, I went ahead and looked at the women’s roster, and there was a crew member who happened to be from close to my home town!</p>
<p>So, like a true stalker, I looked her up on facebook, and explained my curiousity, and she was completely cool about it! It’s always interested me, and I think I would want to try it, should I ever end up attending! </p>
<p>Anyway, she said that it was a really fun time, met a ton of really great people, and just overall awesome experience. (I’m not really sure about much else…) Plus, I think itw ould keep you kind of busy, and then you’d have some “built-in” friends, if you will…</p>
<p>Crew is a great sport. I did it at the University of Washinton, a crew powerhouse.</p>
<p>You don’t need to have rowed before. Be a well conditioned athlete and they will teach you all there is to know. And talk about a team effort, crew is it.</p>
<p>With the on and off water work, you’ll probably be in the best condition of your life. Better than most athletes except for perhaps the soccer players. You will work the erg machine (an indoor rowing machine on a wheel that measures your performance) as well as the weights. Land work includes a good deal of running. You will need excellent cardio to pull power sets in the latter part of long races.</p>
<p>While you use arms and legs, it’s the lower part of your body on the seat/runners that provides the explosive power that moves the shell forward in the water.</p>
<p>You will be inspired by how well a coordinated boat can move through the water with well conditioned athletes. But you the rower may NOT turn your head to see how you are advancing on or pulling ahead of other boats. That kind of tip of your head is enough to pull you off sequence. You will need to rely on your coxswain to tell you your position. The coxswain and the lead port/starboard rowers will set the cadence according to a rowing plan set by the coach.</p>
<p>It’s a blast!</p>
<p>There will be a recruitment meeting sometime during autumn quarter, and another during winter quarter - you’ll be able to meet the coaches and the team, as well as sign up if you attend a meeting.</p>
<p>It is a club sport so they do not get much support from the university compared to Division I-III schools. You pay dues etc. Hope the university would consider upgrading the sport to varisty like comparable colleges. You get to be in great shape.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info. I wasn’t aware of that collegex4. I would assume that they would make it varsity since they have their own damn lake</p>
<p>I swear, I’ll squish you with that attitude.</p>
<p>A little negativity never hurt anyone. Though it will if you go around squishing people like that</p>