Junior Women Sculling Camp

Jr. Women's Sculling Camps, 2008

We're presenting two Jr. Women specific camps in 2008:

Due to popular demand, NEW Age range for the first week!

June 22-27, 2008: Performance Sculling for Jr. Women: 13-17. For competitive rowers who are interested in sculling. Applicants must at least have rowed for one year prior to coming to camp. - $970

June 29-July 6, 2008: Jr. Women's Performance Camp: 15-17 - CAMP FULL! For scullers who are looking to improve competitively. - $1360

Both camps stress much of the same fundamentals as our regular camp, with a greater emphasis on competition (tapering, more intervals and pieces, year long planning, etc.) than what our camps generally contain, as well as discussions with more unique content tailored to juniors: nutrition, colleges, long range athletic development, plus lots of fun - exploring the area, as well as cross-training.

As to be expected with a Craftsbury camp, the camp will feature the usual rower to coach ratio of no more than 5 to 1. The camp will include up to three on-water sessions per day with extensive video analysis and individual attention on the water. Emphasis will be placed on ability in the single as that is the primary Craftsbury method, but team boats will be worked with extensively as well.

Sample week:
We must stress the actual schedule followed may diverge from this pattern as our primary concern is the health of the athletes and their ability to handle the workload.

AM Session

Open w/Technical work

Video taping

Drills and Pieces in team boats and singles.

Stretching

Breakfast

Always a vegetarian option available

Mid MorningVideo Review

Cross-Training (e.g. core strengthening, hiking, cycling, yoga) or another water session, depending on the day.

Lunch

Check out the soup and salad options.

Early PM

Technical work, Head of the Hosmer on Thursdays - Craftsbury's weekly head race testpiece.

Post Row Yoga

PM Session

Games and field trips around the area: previous trips have included Stowe, Fourth of July Fireworks and Lake Willoughby

Dinner

All you can eat to refuel after a full day.

Evening

Videos, Lectures: Physiology, Nutrition, College rowing, training plans etc.

Possible relaxed twilight row, depending on the day and campers' physical state.

In a previous version, this methodology produced boats that made the finals of every class entered at Jr. Women's Worlds' Trials. We've worked to bring this to a wider audience and foster longer term sculling development with these camps, building for future success in a positive environment with great coaching and role models.

Interested? Call Craftsbury at 802-586-7767, or download the registration form and fax it to 802-586-7768 OR mail it to:

Craftsbury Outdoor Center
535 Lost Nation Rd.
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827