Spring 2021 Rowing Season:

MIDDLE SCHOOL Spring Rowing Program -

• Typically our middle school Spring rowing season runs 3 days/week.  Middle schoolers from 6th grade through 8th can participate. 

• This year, things may be different and in order to create the safest, most workable program for our rowers, we will need to be flexible with our plans.  Below is our current schedule.

• Practices will begin on March 15th, and end on Thursday, June 10th.

• Training will be 5:30pm - 7:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

• Please be on time to pick up your rowers.  We will not leave them alone, but we really appreciate you being on time so that our coaches can return home to their families.

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• Coxswains: Coxswains will be in high demand. So feel free to show up for any session ready to cox! 

  • Middle School Coxswains - if you are interested in coxing full time, showing up for each of the three Middle School practices ready to cox each practice. 

  • We will teach you all you need to know.

• Register & Pay - $400

  • by credit card in iCrew

  • by check made payable to the Williamsburg Boat Club.  Mail to PO Box 6428 Williamsburg VA 23188

  • Discounts available:

    • ​1st MS rower pays $400, if there is a second MS rower in the family, then the 1st one pays $400 and the second one pays $350.  If the second rower is a HS rower in the family, you can follow the payment scheme above for High School.  Where the HS rower will pay full price and the MS rower will get a $50 discount.

Instructions

Middle Schoolers on the Chickahominy River

Middle School Summer Rowing Programs

At WBC we have two opportunities for Middle Schoolers to row with us during the summer.

1. Weekly Summer Rowing Practice (MUST be a returning rower)

2. 1wk Summer Learn to Row Camp

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• 1) Our Summer rowing practices will begin on July 20th and end Aug 5th right before our Summer Beak of the Chick regatta.

  • Middle Schoolers will row 2 times per week in a coached practice.​

    • Time: 5:30 - 7:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays / July 20 - Aug 5

    • Who: This program is for rising 7th, and 8th graders who have already participated in a WBC rowing program

    • Registration Link

    • Cost: $75

• 2) Middle School Learn to Row camp will be Aug 16-20 with a mini-regatta on Aug 21 at our boathouse to show off what we learned during the week.​

  • Time: 7:45am - 1:15pm M-Sat / Aug 16-21

  • This is a camp for 1st time rowers only (rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade)

  • Registration Link for Middle School Camp

  • Cost $200

Winter Rowing Fitness Training:

December 5-March 5, 2021

Description: Winter training provides an important opportunity for our rowers to maintain the fitness established on the water, build rowing technique with one on one coaching, and add core strength and power.  Programs are tailored to the different levels and ages of rower. 

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Winter practice begins after our Fall season ends. Typically the first day of Winter erging is about a week after the Thanksgiving holiday.

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