<p>How are athletes invited to these camps? My ds rows through a private club, not high school. Do invites go through high school coaches? Club coaches? or do you put your name in for consideration somewhere?</p>
<p>I have combed the usrowing site and can't figure this out.</p>
<p>Secondarily, how do you know you are "good enough" to row in college? It's not all about the erg, I imagine. DS is on the fence about rowing because he is also a swimmer, and he truly doesn't know if he is "good enough" to row in college. I think he'd rather row than swim, but he can definitely swim in college, while I'm just not sure about rowing and don't know how to figure this out.</p>
<p>hobbiton: briefly, there are different routes to attending these camps, espec. the development camps (where a coach’s rec.–either high school or club-- or a great erg score or great race performance can get you an invite) but the most well-traveled route is to attend an ID camp. Here’s a link: [USRowing</a> Juniors](<a href=“http://www.usrowingjrs.org%5DUSRowing”>http://www.usrowingjrs.org)</p>
<p>Be sure to click on all the links on the upper right side of the page (not as obvious as it sounds!). At the top you’ll see ID camps. Click on junior men. On that page, click on schedule (also on upper right) and you’ll get information on when and where (though it’s all for the past spring’s ID camps; still it gives you an idea). When you click on selection camps, you’ll be led to another link with height and erg requirements/standards, and so on.</p>
<p>Re: college rowing. Well, sometimes it IS all about the erg, allied with body type, height, weight and --always!-- a passion for rowing. The latter is a sine qua non. I’m sure others on this forum will weigh in on what makes a high school rower a college prospect. In the meantime, I hope the link above will give your son a place to start.</p>
<p>My daughter is going to SEJ Southeast Juniors in Chattanooga TN. Look at the website and it tells who they are looking for.You can email the coach and ask if there is room this summer.It starts June 23rd. There is another one that that people talk about. Look it up PENN AC. Hope that helps</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I had no idea. So much to learn! I really appreciate the help! DS is about 5’11" and 155 pounds, so I guess he will also have to see if he ends up tall enough and strong enough, since I think he will not remain a lightweight forever. ;)</p>
<p>one more thing…a rower may not be a great rower on the water but the ERG score doesn’t lie about who is in shape.You can’t be out of shape and row a great number :)</p>
<p>stalkermama, I just looked at both those camps–wow, again, I had no idea. I didn’t realize what was out there, and I don’t think I would ever have found these on my own, so thank you!</p>
<p>Oh, I just saw your second comment…ds is in good shape from swimming year-round, but his swimming dryland workouts pale in comparison to what he does for crew! It is fun to watch the erg time go down, down, down. :)</p>
<p>The kids are our school go to both of those. They go to Nationals the last weekend of the camp in Camden NJ. Then there is a college fair to meet coaches. My daughter loves rowing and lives it everyday of her life. Erging…working on her core,lifting,swimming,and all over again the next day. Its a passion that just has to be there.</p>
<p>Some of your past posts are about a daughter, some a son. </p>
<p>In rowing, the recruiting and camps etc are very different for men vs women, as women get $ to row, and men don’t.
Rowing is a NCAA sport for womena dn not for men.</p>
<p>Are you looking for info for a daughter or son?</p>
<p>Hi! Yes, I have four kids…three girls, one boy…all of them swim, but only my son rows. Sorry for the confusion!</p>
<p>I think my eldest daughter would be a great rower (strong legs! she also runs track and does jumps) but she is not very tall, so she has never gone in that direction.</p>
<p>What does it mean that rowing is an NCAA sport for women and not for men? We are not really looking for athletic scholarships because I assumed these would be scarce. But if rowing is not NCAA for men, then what is it? And how do you distinguish between varsity and club rowing, then? Sorry for the ignorant questions!</p>