WANTED: Hard Working Athletes

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED … BEGINNERS WELCOME

JOIN CREW !

Start FALL Rowing Season … (Begins Saturday SEPTEMBER, 2024)
Start SPRING Rowing Season … (Begins JANUARY 2025)

SUMMER CAMPS: for more info, click here

IN-SEASON TEAM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
2024 – 2025 season:

(Monday off)
Tuesday 3:45pm – 6:00pm
Wednesday 3:45pm – 6:00pm
Thursday 3:45pm – 6:00pm
Friday 3:45pm – 6:00pm
SATURDAY 8:30am – 11:30am
(Sunday off)

(The middle school team practices on Tuesdays and Saturdays…. with the optional HP middle school group also practicing Wednesdays and Thursdays)

*** For more info, and to get started call Coach Wendy at 805-642-2288 or email wendy@casitasrowing.org.

* No Experience Necessary, beginners welcome
* Start with FALL Rowing or
* Start with SPRING Rowing After Your Fall / Winter Sports end
* Excellent U16 (Freshman) and U17 (Sophomore) Racing Category, Racing Other Teams in Same Age Range
* 80+ Junior Athletes
* Nationally Ranked Crews
* Dynamic Training Programs
* Elite Level Coaches
* This Sport Directly Rewards Athletes that Work Hard and Keep Excellent Attendance
* Over $500,000 of Elite Level Racing Equipment, focusing on Resolute and Empacher boats, and Concept2 oars.
* With us … We do our best so Everyone Practices, Everyone Races and no one “rides the bench”.
* Practice 5 Days per Week
* Opportunities for Smaller / Confident / Outgoing / Competitive Athletes as Coxswains
* High School JUNIORS and SENIORS Row Varsity Their First Year.
* Travel to Regattas in Long Beach, Newport Beach, San Diego, Sacramento.
* Qualifying Varsity Crews Attend National Championships in Florida
* Casitas Rowing Financial Aid Available for Families that Demonstrate Financial Need

Team Training:
– Rowing on the water, in boats
– Training on Rowing machines
– Strength and Conditioning Days (Weight Lifting and Circuit Training)
– Running (Flat land, beach runs, and hills)

For more info and to get started :
Call Coach Wendy at 805-642-2288 for more info and to sign up, or email us at wendy@casitasrowing.org.

Womens U16 and U17 Team

The High School U16 and U17 Team is for athletes that do not turn 17 years old during the spring of their school year. It is also open to competitive 8th graders that are looking for more of a challenge and racing opportunity and to prepare them for high school racing. We have both Fall training and racing, plus Spring training and racing. Some advanced 8th graders can move up to the High School U17 team and race in that squad for 3 years. This team travels to compete both in regional, state, and national level regattas with our State Championship Regatta held in Sacramento in May. Teams include both rowers and coxswains. National Championships has also started offering racing in this age group.

Womens Varsity Team

New athletes that are Juniors and Seniors get ramped up quickly, and move right up to the Varsity Squad so they are with other athletes their same age (No experience necessary). Teams include both rowers and coxswains. The Varsity athletes race in many different boats so there are racing opportunities for everyone. We match athletes up with others of similar fitness and skill.

Female Coxswains

Coxswains are the boat leaders, they have a rudder for steering and call out the practice routine and race strategy at regattas. A typical boat will have eight rowers and one coxswain. We look for motivated people who are outgoing and naturally talkative. Generally the coxswains are smaller and weigh less than the rowers, with coxswains for the girls teams typically / comfortably being under 115 pounds throughout high school, but this isnt a requirement.

Casitas Rowing FINANCIAL AID

We provide a robust and inclusive community supported financial aid program that makes it so almost everyone who wants to row, can. Financial aid is awarded based on need for the region we live in, and is decided on by a committee of thoughtful and dedicated club committee members. Our goal is to get the kids that are committed to the team out on the water rowing.

Dont know how to swim yet?
No prob, we are partnered with local community swim instructors who are willing to offer free lessons to get kids ramped up.

Dont have a ride to the lake?
We have an awesome parent carpool system from most areas. Also, get a buddy or two to join with you and carpool becomes a piece of cake :-).

Team Dues
There is a 1-week no commitment / free trial period when a high school or middle school athlete starts rowing, at the beginning of Fall and Spring seasons. After that one week trial period is closed, we ask new kids who are interested in trying rowing to take a private lesson or two to get a feel for the sport, and can ride on the coach boat to watch a few team practices, but, would need to sign up for the season prior to joining in with the rest of the team practices.

Then, if the athlete joins the team, junior dues for the school year are broken out into 2 seasons. Fall payment of $1,700 is to be paid in September, OR, if needed parents can request that it be broken out into 4 payments of $425. Then, Spring dues of $2,125 are paid in January for rowing January through Championships in May. This can be 5 payments of $425 for Spring if needed. (When athletes start, they are committing to that entire Fall or Spring season).

There is a “multi family member” discount for families with either siblings rowing, or, if both a parent is on the adult team and a child on the junior team. Junior athletes are after school, and adult rowing is in the mornings.

We want to make sure that any kid who wants to row, can, and that financial issues are not a factor in deterring athletes or their families. Please talk to us about options if you would like more information, our goal is to get these kids out there on the team.

Let’s get started today!

*** For more info, and to get started Call Coach Wendy at 805-642-2288 or email wendy@casitasrowing.org.