Yoga and Sculling

Yoga and sculling are natural companions. Both are fluid and dynamic, requiring good balance, focus and grace. Yoga practice can help the body recover from challenging sculling workouts and prevent overuse injuries. A sculler’s posture and flexibility often improve through yoga resulting in more compression, and thus, a longer stroke. 

Sculling Group Discounts

Craftsbury offers a 10% discount for groups during non-peak sculling camp weeks. Six or more campers from the same school or rowing club constitute a group within our sculling camp. All group members must attend the same camp session and complete some paperwork in advance of your arrival.

Coaching Education

If you are enrolled in the USRowing Coaching Educational Program you can earn continuing education credits by coming to a week or weekend camp at Craftsbury.

Para Rowing and Coaching Clinic

This program is ideal for rowers with physical disabilities, and current or future coaches of para rowers. The focus for rowers is on learning and improving the rowing stroke, increasing knowledge, skills and independence in equipment set up, rigging and building experience in individual rowing shells. Prior rowing experience is required. For coaches, the clinic will provide education about rigging for para-athletes, access to expert USRowing para-rowing coaches Ellen Minzner and Tom West for insights about working with para rowers and solving challenges particular to your home club. 

DATES: October 10-13, 2024 

COST: $700.00. Program cost does not include housing costs 

TARGET AUDIENCE:

  • Classified PR1, PR2, and PR3 rowers  

  • Coaches / Aids for Para rowers 

  • Prior rowing experience is required for rowers. 

FOCUS:

  • For athletes: 

  • Skill acquisition through small boat training 

  • Indoor training and rigging  

  • Video analysis 

  • For coaches: 

  • Learn about how to accommodate para rowers at your club

  • Take away skills for rigging and understanding the experience of a para athlete

Registration Process:

Please call the Craftsbury Outdoor Center to register for this camp at (802) 586-7767

Camp Schedule:

6:30am - Coffee available  
8:00am - Breakfast 
10-12pm -  Land Training, Seat Set-Up, Testing, etc.
12:30pm - Lunch 
3-4pm - Chalk Talk, Video Review, Rigging Clinic 
4-6pm - On-Water Rowing 
6:30pm - Dinner 
7:30pm - Evening Presentation

Essential Eligibility Criteria:

- Participants must be able to understand and respond to audible and visual instructions and commands provided by coaches and safety personnel.

- Participants must be aware of their surroundings, follow traffic patterns for training, and be able to respond appropriately to audible and visual commands from coaches and waterfront staff in case of emergency situations.

- Participants must have sufficient mobility to enter and exit a rowing shell safely and independently. Individuals who use a wheelchair must be able to transfer to a rowing shell independently or with minimal assistance.

- Participants must be able to travel on an incline, for approximately 500 yards, unpaved, to and from the dock.

- Participants should have a swim test on file, have basic water safety skills, and be comfortable in the water in case of emergency situations.

- Participants should be aware of their medical conditions and able to manage them independently during the camp.

- The use of assistive communication devices is allowed during the camp. Participants should be familiar with the proper use of any assistive devices they intend to use.