WELCOME to West Springfield Crew Novice Interest Night!

Rowing at WSHS Crew is a club sport Club sports are financially self-supporting Virginia High School League (VHSL) activities All benefits of a school-sponsored sport – use of facilities, varsity letter, etc. Must adhere to FCPS/VHSL guidelines – limits training days West Springfield Crew team is a nonprofit organization Donations are tax deductible Supported/managed by the West Springfield Crew Booster Club (WSCBC)

WSCBC Board President – Rob Richardson VP Administration – Regan Burmeister VP Operations – Steve Basham VP Ways and Means – Michelle Gordon Treasurer – Susan Burmeister Novice Liaison – Teresa Stonelake

Coaches and Captains Men's Coaches Women’s Coaches Women’s Captains Jake Buchanan, James Reno Women’s Coaches Mark Hemphill, Brian Yonish, Lizzie Rush Women’s Captains Meg Gordon (‘17), Sophia Groder (‘17), Alyssa Druitt (‘17) Men’s Captains Nick Becht (‘17), Jack Davis (‘17), Brian Killian (‘18)

Recap of Last Year Virginia State Scholastic Championships Two silvers and a bronze medal Stotesbury Cup Regatta (Philadelphia, PA) 189 schools, 5,790 athletes 3 Boats to Semifinals Gold in Adaptive Double Scholastic Rowing Association of America’s National Championship Regatta (Zanesville, Ohio) 3 Boats qualified Top 10 finish

How We Compete Sweep Rowing four seat boat Sweep Rowing eight seat boat

Crew is… For everyone About teamwork About having fun! No experience needed Get in great shape Participate in a varsity sport About teamwork Commitment – parents and rowers Have to work as a “machine” About having fun! Regattas…home and away Pasta loads Making new friends – average team size is 75-80

Sandy Run Regional Park Where We Row Sandy Run Regional Park

When We Row Fall Program Winter Workouts Spring West Springfield Fall Rowing Program (focus on learning to row for first-time rowers) October - November Other Fall Rowing Camps (optional) Winter Workouts Starting Nov 17 Spring Regular Season Feb – May Summer Workouts (optional) Erg loaner program Various camps

Fall Program Two sessions, 18 - 26 Oct and 27 Oct – 3 Nov (6 lessons per session) Session 1: Tues, 10/18: 4:15-6:30 pm, Wed, 10/19: 4:15-6:30 pm, Thur, 10/20: 4:15-6:30 pm, Sat, 10/22: 8:00-11:00 am, Tues, 10/25: 4:15-6:30 pm, Wed, 10/26: 4:15-6:30 pm Session 2: Thur, 10/27: 4:15-6:30 pm, Fri, 10/28: 4:15-6:30 pm, Sat, 10/29: 8:00-11:00 am, Tues, 11/1: 4:15-6:30 pm, Wed, 11/2: 4:15-6:30 pm, Thur, 11/3: 4:14-6:30 pm Focused on learning to row Free opportunity to experience rowing Do not have to show up for all practices Will have experienced rowers participating

Winter Workouts Starting Nov 17 – Monday – Friday at High School February Ergathon with Langley HS (tentative 11 Feb) Conditioning training with emphasis on technique Erg-based Weight training Running/endurance training Low cost opportunity to see if time management is an issue and decide if the sport is for you Transition from 8th to 9th grade is not trivial and comes with new academic challenges Crew is a varsity sport and presents a time commitment from both rower and parent A successful student athlete must balance school work with Crew Can do other sports in conjunction with winter workouts

Spring Rowing Practice on the water starts at the end of February Six days per week 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to Noon on Saturday All at Sandy Run Mandatory Practice During Spring Break Carpools are extensive Designated by rower residence Regattas Polar Bear Regatta – March 25 Every Saturday until Stotesbury Cup May 18 - 20, Philadelphia, PA

Novice Liaison Teresa Stonelake "Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.” -- Jean-Paul Sartre

Administration Regan Burmeister “It is hard to make the boat go as fast as you want to. The enemy of course, is resistance of the water, as you have to displace the amount of water equal to the weight of the men and equipment, but that very water is what supports you and that very enemy is your friend. So is life: the very problems you must overcome also support you and make you stronger in overcoming them.” -- George Yeoman Pocock

Requirements for Fall Program Have to be a Freshman or above – no Middle School Have to have completed ALL the following FCPS sports physical (turned in to WSHS Activities Office) FCPS emergency care form Complete a swim test (Sep 24th, 2 – 3 PM, South Run Recreation Center) View the US Rowing Safety video (first day of Fall Rowing) Online concussion training (rower and one parent/guardian) Requirements and information can be found online at www.spartancrew.org under the "Join Us" link Forms can be turned in on Sep 24th at swim test, or Oct 3d at Fall Rowing Forms Night Or scan and email to admin@spartancrew.org

Virginia High School League (VHSL) Physical Use the April 2016 VHSL physical (earlier versions not acceptable). An entry physical (required if you are new to FFX County schools) is not a valid VHSL physical. Every page gets signed, at least once, and dated Every page has to be filled out – starting with the Rower’s name Page 1: Filled out, signed, and dated by rower Page 2: Filled out, signed, and dated by parent and rower Page 3: Fill out the top – don’t assume the physician is going to do this. Ensure he/she checks ‘cleared’ for rowing – if cleared with limitations, rower isn’t cleared. Ensure the physician signs, dates, and either provides a stamp or prints: name, medical degree, address, phone number. If any of this is missing or is illegible, the physical gets returned. Page 4: Fill out, remember to provide the insurance information, note the parent must sign/date twice. TURN IN TO WSHS ATHLETIC TRAINER Note – it takes them 2 weeks sometimes to update their list so get it in early!

Emergency Care Form Swim Test Concussion Training FCPS emergency care form You turned this in during Spartan Spree Hopefully you completed it on-line (since it gets turned in every year) School does not share their copy Swim Test Sep 24th, 2 – 3 PM, South Run Recreation Center Four lengths of the pool (two laps), any stroke, can tread water but cannot hang on sides/ends of pool or lane buoys, then: Tread water for two minutes, then: Put on life preserver (demo’d before they enter the water) Concussion Training Rower and one parent must complete in order to participate in any sport Link found at www.spartansports.org Use Safari or Firefox web browser (Google/Google Chrome have issues) Notify VP Admin when you complete – school has to verify their database has recorded both student and parent/guardian

Fundraising Michelle Gordon “Rowing is the only sport that originated as a form of capital punishment.” -- Old Rowing Truism

Fundraising Options We offer many options to fulfill your dues and help reduce the team’s overall operating expenses to keep dues down. Scrip Leaf Raking Basket Bingo Carwashes Erg-a-Thon Dining Outs Spirit Cups and more...

Fundraising Needs Leaders to coordinate: Your Ideas! Corporate Sponsors Basket Bingo (Publicity) Erg-a-Thon Your Ideas! Special thanks to: Scrip – David and Robin Becht Leaf Raking – Nanci Davis Basket Bingo – Carol Cluff, Barbara Price, Amber Betancourt & Kathleen Druitt Dining Outs – Angelo DeCecco Car Washes – Kathleen Druitt Spirit Cups – Silke Groder

Equipment and Operations Steve Basham

Spiritwear Mimi Birrenkott spiritwear@spartancrew.org   

For Information West Springfield Crew Team Website www.spartancrew.org Lots of valuable information with contact information Website has a great handbook and parent information section Single point of contact novicereps@spartancrew.org

WSHS Crew Handbook Online handbook last updated for the 2015 – 2016 season Program information for rowers and parents Standards of conduct Policies and procedures Available for download online in the “documents” section of our website www.spartancrew.org

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