<p>I'm wondering what is involved in walking on to Fordham's women's novice crew team. I've always been really athletic and I want to try something new in college. I think I could be a really good rower but I don't want rowing to take up ALL of my time. I understand it's a big time commitment but I'd like to be a member of some other clubs too. Does anyone know what the practice schedule is like and if it's possible to be on the crew team and still participate in other activities? Thanks!!</p>
<p>I just know anecdotal stuff from my daughter’s freshmen year in Queen’s Court and what time they got up in the morning…ugh. LOL.</p>
<p>Go on the Fordham.edu website and go to athletics and then go to the rowing team and send a nice message to the rowing coach and see what they say. </p>
<p>There are also intramural soccer teams and club teams and such at Fordham.</p>
<p>Also at the Admitted Student Orientation weekend about every club and athletics group is represented so you can speak to them directly. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Happy New Year.</p>
<p>Very Early in the am . . . off to the Bronx River Yacht Club! :)</p>
<p>Practices are only only in the morning? There aren’t two practices a day?</p>
<p>I believe so. But you have to ask the coach. You might ping them by email which you can get from the website of Fordham athletics.</p>
<p>I don’t go to Fordham, but I do know that as a walk on at my current school practices were definitely early. Most collegiate (and high school) teams practice for a couple of hours between 5-8 am. I was up at 4:45 every morning and at practice by 5:30 which lasted til 8 am. During off season practices are still early (not at 5:30, but most likely 6-ish) with additional practices in the weight room during scheduled times in the day. Then when the season picks up again in the spring, more 5 am practices as well as waking up early to travel for competition.</p>
<p>As far as time, I’m not sure about Fordham’s team, but at my school the novice team was still considered varsity. If it’s recognized by the NCAA then you’ll definitely have to put in a lot of time. I actually quit the team because I didn’t like the idea of not having the time to participate in other things. Because its not a club or intramural sport you’ll definitely be expected to take it seriously. For the upperclassmen on the team, rowing was basically their lives.</p>