1. Parent Information Night February 20, 2018
Gonzaga Rowing 2018
Parent Information Night
February 20, 2018

2. Varsity Coaching Staff
Andy Bacas
Bobby Brown ’04
Paul Holland
Leon Suvak

4. Freshman Coaching Staff
Tom Daley
Andrew Oestreich
Leon Suvak
Andrew Thomas, student volunteer

5. “Last year was last year, this year is this year.”
Sign that hangs over the
Lightweight Rowing Tanks
at Yale University

6. The Team 14 Seniors + 1 Boatman 19 Juniors 22 Sophomores + 1 Boatman
57 Total, 46 oarsmen, 9 cox, 2 boatmen.
54 will travel to TN in March,
Soph Boatman and 2 oarsmen will stay back with Frosh.

7. The Team Five Eight – oared crews With spares.
Will train a lot in fours. Will race occasionally in fours. Typical practice will be:
Four – 4s
Three – 8s

8. The Team Pointing toward the following Stotesbury configuration:
1v8-Our fastest crew
2v8-Our next fastest crew
Jr8-No Seniors
Light8-All oarsmen <150#
Jr 4-No seniors
Sr4-Anyone
Light4-All oarsmen <150#

9. The Team Seeking to qualify for SRAA: 1v8 2v8 Jr8
Light 8 and/or Light 4

10. The Spring Season Mar 23 – Leave for Oak Ridge
Mar 30 – Return from O.R.
Apr 1 – Easter
Apr 2-6 – Spring Break DC
Apr 7 – BCC, DeMatha
Apr 8 – Manny Flick-Philly
Apr – TJ, Woodson, GV
Apr 21 – St Andrews
Apr 28– Central Catholic,
Chaminade

11. The Spring Season May 5 – St Albans (Varsity only)
May 6 – WMIRA Championship
May – USR Mid-Atlantics?
May Stotesbury
May – SRAA Nationals
Jun – USRowing Nats
Lake Natoma, CA
July 4 – 8 - HRR

12. Exam Season Some AP Exams conflict with Stotes.
Thursday, May 17 PM Stats Exam
Friday, May 18 AM MicroEcon Exam
Friday, May 18 PM Latin Exam
Friday, May 18 PM EuroHistory Exam

13. Exam Season - GamePlan May 17 PM Stats @ Gonzaga then car
May 18 AM St Joes or m/u
May 18 Latin Exam – m/u on 5-24
May 18 PM EuroHistory – m/u on 5-23
Students taking m/u APs on 5/23-24 will take Gonzaga finals they miss on Tuesday 5/29.

14. Exam Season – Why Issue? Stotesbury Time Trial Schedule ‘17:
Jr8 – 10:45
Lt8 – 12:30
Lt4 – 12:39 [AM testers can
2v :38 make all pm
Sr :53 events]
Sr :36
[PM testers can make only J8 barely]

15. Exam Season – Travel Plan
Stotesbury:
-Thurs 5/17 Bus leaves G in a.m.
minus Stats testers. Rig & row in Philly
with fill in line ups. Testers come to Philly by car
-Fri 5/18 – Van takes MicroE testers to St Joes Picks up at ?1015? Light8 TT at 1230.
-Sat 5/19 – Normal.
SRAA:
-Thurs 5/24 Bus leaves G in a.m. Minus Jopeck.
-Fri 5/25 – normal, Jopeck arrives night before.
-Sat 5/26 – normal.

16. Summer Rowing - Levels Competitive:
-JR National Team Development/Tryout- Invite only
-Elite Local JR Development (PBC) – Application only
-Local Club – TBC or Capital (at our boathouse, run by us)
-6 to 9 weeks.
Non-competitive New Skill (Sculling):
-Craftsbury Sculling School - Vermont
-Calm Waters - Virginia
-Typically a week long
Non-competitive – Experiential (Sweep)
-College based camps
-Independent camps

17. Summer Rowing - Capital
Competitive:
-Will teach sculling and sweep
-One major regatta – Club Nationals, Cherry Hill, NJ
-6 weeks, starts May 29 ends July 15.
-Will use Gonzaga Equipment, plus Andy and Tom!
-Purposed for development of 2020 and 2021 athletes
-Will also support 2019s and college-age athletes
-Lots of racing experience at one regatta, scull and sweep.
Rationale:
-Jump-start for rising Sophs and Juniors.
-Will advance skill AND fitness.
-Opportunity for rising Seniors to improve erg time going into
peak recruiting season.
-Athletes will have over a month off from rowing post 7/15.

18. Summer Rowing - Capital
Info:
- CLICK HERE
-All inclusive program fee $1600
-Sign-up is live
Our recommendation:
-If your son makes a junior national team development camp or is accepted at PBC for elite junior sculling, do that.
-If not, join us at Capital.

19. Q & A