2008 FALL ADULT SWEEP& SCULLING PROGRAMS
HRRA is celebrating 10 years of offering novice, recreational, intermediate, advanced and sculling opportunities to adults. Our experienced coaches have taught hundreds of adult rowers and created medal winning teams out of our enthusiastic and dedicated rowers. Continuous improvement is our goal at all levels ~ let us show you what we have to offer!
MASTERS A
Our Masters programs address a variety of athlete needs, focusing on skill-building and developing technical efficiency, speed and endurance. Our goal for athletes in this program is to develop athletes and line ups that are competitive on the regional and national level. Though we mostly focus on Masters events (27 and older), we do accept athletes who are between 19 and 26 and will race these athletes in open events where available. Athletes enrolling on this team will commit to 3 away races per season and may be given an opportunity to compete at up to 6 races each season. Prerequisite for enrollment on this team is two full seasons at the Masters B level or by permission of the coach.
REGISTER
Fee: $315 (not including race fees)
Dates: September 7 to November 1
Practice Times: Tues & Thurs from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~ 6:30am to 9:30am
Practice will move closer to 5pm as daylight retreats.
MASTERS B
The Masters B program focuses on skill building, technical efficiency and endurance without a mandatory race requirement. This program is finishing school for novices that completed our summer learn-to-row programs or a great program for people who want to improve as a rower but can't commit to the intensive race schedule of the Masters A team.
REGISTER
Fee: $285 (not including race fees)
Dates: September 7 to November 1
Practice Times: Tues & Thurs from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~ 6:30am to 9:30am
Practice will move closer to 5pm as daylight retreats.
COXSWAINS ~ REGISTER
Junior Coxswains can join either a junior or an adult team ~ the seasonal fee for coxies is $75 (not including race fees). Adult coxswains are restricted to enrollment on either the masters or the adult intermediate teams.
COACHED SCULLING
We will continue developing the sculling skills our athletes learned over the summer as part of a Learn-to-Scull or as graduates of sculling lessons. Athletes will be given the opportunity to race at up to 3 regattas.
REGISTER
Fee: $250 (does not include race fees)
$225 for athletes who use their own shell
Dates: September 8 to November 1
Practice: Two weeknights, 5pm to dusk; Saturdays (time TBD)
REUNION ROWS ~ REGISTER
The HRRA adult teams invite former rowers who want to get their feet back in a shell to join them for a row and brunch on the following days:
Saturday, May 24 at 7am
Saturday, July 12 at 7am
Sunday, September 7 at 7am
Rowing Experience at the high school or college level (no matter how long ago!) as well as participation in any adult club in the more recent past is all you need. Join us with no obligation and see what you have been missing!
OARFINS
An ad-hoc rowing group of men and women who know how to scull and want the "team comraderie" of other rowers when they go out for a row. Whether you can't fit in the time committment of team rowing, want to add sculling to your "rowing repertoire" or just like sculling with others please join us! All HRRA Boathouse Independent scullers (regardless of team affiliation) and HRRA sweep rowers who are certified to scull are eligible to go out for group rows.
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm, Saturdays at 7am.
Dates: June 7 until October 31
Fee: Free for HRRA members
RACE FEES
IIn 2008 athletes on racing teams will establish a "Racing Debit Account" (RDA). All race fees incurred will be deducted from this account and any balance will be refunded, donated to HRRA or applied to the next season's racing.
REGISTRATION
Registrations are accepted until the program is full for all programs, except for advanced which stops accepting registrants two weeks after the first day of practice.
Registrations that are received after a program is full will be placed on a waiting list. If a spot opens up registrants will be given a spot based on receipt date of their registration.
If a program is not filled to its minimum capacity it will be cancelled and registrants will receive full refunds.
All registrations are made through www.regattacentral.com. Fall teams can all be found under the programs tab ~ HRRA is listed alphabetically.
Registrants will be notified of their program status through email immediately after the online registration and in a follow up email within the week prior to the start of the program.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Our membership and program fees do not include uniform, hotel or traveling expenses or USRowing membership (when applicable). Athletes are responsible for these additional expenses.
NEXT YEARS PROGRAMS (everything is still tentative!):
WINTER
Masters Indoor Rowing League ~ for adult rowers with at least one full season of rowing at the Intermediate level (or the equivalent from another rowing club). Program participants will work on technique for an hour and a half in the tanks and conditioning on the ergs.
Fee: TBD
Team A: TBD
Team B: TBD
Dates: January through March (8 weeks)
Program Size: 17 maximum per team
WALK IN POLICY ~ If there are seats open during these sessions we welcome walk-ins who already know how to row ~ please just sign in and pay $5 to the coach.
Adult Novice Indoor Rowing League ~ for new rowers who have no rowing experience or less than one season of novice instruction (or the equivalent amount of experience from another rowing club). Program participants will work mostly on technique in the tanks, but will also learn about and work on conditioning using the ergs.
Fee: TBD
Days: TBD
Session 1: January/February (6 weeks)
Session 2: March/April (6 weeks)
Program Size: 12 maximum
SPRING
Masters Tune-Up ~ REGISTER
Adult rowers who have rowed for at least two full seasons will practice three times per week to work on technique and drills on the water and in the tanks in preparation for the summer season. 2007 Adult Rowing membership required to enroll.
Dates: April and May (8 weeks)
Days & Times: 2 weekdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~7 am to 9:30am
Fee: TBD
Rowing 101~ REGISTER
We offer three introductory sessions each spring for inexperienced adults (19 and older) interested in learning to row. The goal of this program is to introduce the basic mechanics of rowing and provide a foundation of skills that can be built upon in the future. Upon completion of the course athletes are encouraged to move on to the Summer Novice program and Fall Novice/Intermediate program. Membership is not required to enroll in Rowing 101 and upon completion each athlete becomes a member of HRRA for the remaining part of the year.
Fee: TBD
Session One: TBD (May)
Session Two: TBD (June0
Practice Time: 2 weekdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~7 am to 9:30am
Program Size: 9 minimum, 11 maximum per session
NOVICE ~ REGISTER
Our Adult Novice program welcomes graduates of our Mini Clincs and Rowing 101 sessions as well as adults who have no previous rowing experience. This program focuses on skill-building and developing technical efficiency, speed and endurance while working as a team. The goal of this program is to provide a forum for novice athletes to improve their skills and fitness in a relaxed but goal oriented setting under the supervision of an experienced coach. The membership fee is waived for new members or athletes who have completed Rowing 101.
Our coaching team the past five years has been Harry Harrington and Paul Stasaitis ~ together they have taught over 200 adults to row on the Hudson, many who have gone on to medal at FISA Master Worlds, Masters Nationals, Head of the Housatonic, Head of the Fish and Head of the Hudson. If you want the most thorough and rewarding novice experience on the river join them this summer!
Fee: TBD
Dates: June 20 to August 9th
Practice Times: 2 weekdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~7 am to 9:30am
Program size: 10 min, 24 maximum per team
ADULT RECREATIONAL ~ Our Adult Recreational program provides the same attention to skill building, technical efficiency and endurance as all of our other programs, without the focus on racing. This is a great program for people who love to be on the river and want to improve as a rower yet don't have the time or the interest in racing.
REGISTER
Fee: TBD
Dates: June 20 to August 9
Practice Times: 2 weekdays from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~7 am to 9:30am
Program size: 10 minimum, 18 maximum
Weekend Warriors ~ $TBD (recreational team - weekends only)
College Student (must be currently enrolled) ~ $TBD
MASTERS B ~ Our Masters B programs address a variety of athlete needs, focusing on skill-building and developing technical efficiency, speed and endurance. The goal of this program is to provide a forum for athletes of both genders to improve their skills and fitness in a relaxed but goal oriented setting under the supervision of an experienced coach.
Encouraged to compete at up to three regattas a season , athletes are taught racing skills that enhance their performance, both recreationally as well as competitively. Boat line-ups are determined at each practice and for races based on who is available, making this a good program for athletes who can't commit to a "set" boat or who may need to miss occasional practices or races due to work, school or family obligations. Completion of one full year of novice training or one season (summer or fall) at the Intermediate level required for this program.
REGISTER
Fee: TBD (not including race fees)
Dates: June 13 to August 9
Practice Times: Tues & Thurs from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~ 6:30am to 9:30am
Program size: 10 min., 18 maximum per team
College Student Discount (must be currently enrolled) ~ 25%
MASTERS A TEAMS
We offer opportunities for select adult athletes (19 and older) to compete on a higher level than the Recreational and Masters B teams by putting together "set" boats that practice and race together consistently. This program level requires a high commitment to teammates and coaches as well as to the practice and race schedule.
Our goal for athletes in this program is to improve racing skills and performance so our boats become competitive on a national level and over the past three years our teams have consistently placed in the top 3 at the regional, national and International regattas we attend. Though we mostly focus on Masters events (27 and older), we do accept athletes who are between 19 and 26 and will race these athletes in open events where available. Athletes accepted on this team will commit to 3 away races per season and may be given an opportunity to compete at up to 6 races each season. Prerequisite for consideration is two full seasons at the Masters B level or by permission of the coach.
The coach of this program will decide which athletes are chosen for these boats based on a combination of factors that may include: age, erg scores, overall fitness and flexibility, rowing technique, physical, social and psychological compatibility with other members of the team and the athlete's ability to commit to the practice and race schedule. All athletes accepted on the advanced teams will be given the opportunity to race at the Independence Day Regatta, the Race Between the Bridges, Albany Invitational, Quaker City Sprints, Poughkeepsie Regatta, Head of the Hudson, Head of the Housatonic and Head of the Fish. Athlete participation at Masters Nationals, FISA Masters Worlds, Canadian Henley and Head of the Charles and any added races are not guaranteed and line ups for all races are at the discretion of the coach.
2K ERG Guidelines:
Lightweight Women should be under 9:00, all others should be below 8:30
Lightweight Men should be under 8:00, all others should be below 7:30
Age and weight may affect these numbers - divergence from these guidelines may be made at the coaches discretion.
REGISTER
Fee: TBD (not including race fees)
Dates: June 6 to August 0
Practice Times: Tues & Thurs from 5:30pm to dusk, Saturdays and Sundays ~ 6:30am to 9:30am
Program size: 8 min. per gender, 24 maximum per team