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Important information for all rowers and parents
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Agnes Tabah
<[email protected]>
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Elizabeth Britton
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Sara McGanity
<[email protected]>
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Ted Bristol
<[email protected]>
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Dear Sidwell Crew, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a relaxing winter break and that you are finding success during the exam week. In just a few weeks, the official start of the crew season will be upon us. I am writing to update you on some administrative and organizational matters that will be important over the next few weeks. Please read this entire message and pay close attention to the points in bold-face type. Personnel/coaching First, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce and welcome Sara McGanity to the Sidwell Crew team. Sara will be joining the coaching staff this season to support me and Ted with daily practices, weekend races and various organizational matters. Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Sara. You will all have the opportunity to meet her face-to-face over the coming weeks. Pre-season training With only a few weeks before we enter the competitive season, it is critical that we begin focusing on our fitness and training regimens. I trust that each one of you has been utilizing the training journals that were distributed in November. The coaches are looking forward to seeing the progress that you have made over the last several weeks. To help you get in shape for the season, the coaches will offer a pre-season training program beginning Wednesday, January 20. The objective of the pre-season training is to help you attain a proper fitness level before the season starts and to teach some rowing basics to the novice group. Remember that we will be conducting team selection fitness test on the first week of the spring season (February 26-27). The first pre-season session will be held next Wednesday, January 20 from 6:30-7:30am. We will meet outside of Ms. Zug’s office. Regular sessions will then take place as follows: · Monday and Wednesday mornings, 6:30-7:30am It is expected that all rowers who are not on a winter sports team will commit to these two pre-season training sessions each week. We have intentionally scheduled the training sessions in the mornings so that you will not have to sacrifice any academic and/or extracurricular activities after school. Please note that if you do not attend the pre-season training, you will have points automatically deducted from your team selection fitness test in February. The coaches will be taking attendance at each of the pre-season sessions. Note that winter sports athletes are not expected to commit to pre-season training for crew but are welcome to participate if they have the time. Organizational meeting The parent-rower organizational meeting will be held in the US dining room on February 22 at 6:30pm. It is critical that all rowers and at least one of their parents attend this meeting. It will offer a prelude to the season ahead and provide you with all of the administrative, logistical and organizational information that you will need in the spring. Please put this meeting on your calendars now. Spring break schedule As a reminder, varsity rowers are expected to return from spring break by Wednesday, March 24. The team will practice that afternoon at 4:00pm and will then have double practices (roughly 7am and 4pm) on Thursday and Friday, March 25-26. The varsity boats will participate in a tri-meet against Ireton and O’Connell on Saturday, March 27 on the Anacostia. Novice rowers are exempt from the spring break schedule and will not practice from Friday, March 19-Monday, March 29. Any varsity rower who will be absent from spring break practices must inform me, in writing, as soon as possible. Finally, if wish to be removed from the crew distribution list, kindly email Nancy White and/or Liz Britton with your request.. Ted, Sara and I look forward to seeing most of you next week. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me via email. Best wishes, Brooke
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