Month: February 2023

The first week on the water went very well. Lots going on this week. Read below to find out more!

1. *NEW* SPIRIT SPRING PICTURE DAY – THU, MAR 2nd at 3:00pm
2. *NEW* RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER – THU, MAR 2nd (all day)
3. *NEW* VASRA REGATTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
4. *STILL NEEDED* TEAM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
5. PRACTICE TIMES
6. GOING TO MISS PRACTICE OR BE LATE?
7. PARKING / DROP-OFF AT SANDY RUN
8. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!
9. SEASON AT-A-GLANCE
10. SPREAD THE WORD

ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK
Review volunteer opportunities below and get involved!

1. *NEW* SPIRIT SPRING PICTURE DAY – THU, MAR 2nd at 3:00pm
   Spring athletics pictures will be taken THIS Thursday, Mar 2nd at 3:00pm in the Main Gym. The Girls will take photos at Station 1; Boys at Station 2. Some things to note:
   • This is an early release day. Athletes will need to return to school ON-TIME to get pictures taken.
   • We DO have practice at the regularly scheduled time on Thursday. Carpools should plan to pick up athletes at the school to head to Sandy Run after photos have been taken.
   • Athletes will be provided a team t-shirt to wear for the photos.
   • VARSITY SENIORS should also visit Photographer 3 (spirit photographer) to have a headshot taken.

2. *NEW* RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER – THU, MAR 2nd
   We will be having a restaurant fundraiser at the Wendy’s in Fair City Mall ALL DAY LONG (6:30 AM – 9:00 PM) on Thu, Mar 2nd. 20% of sales that day will be donated back to the team. Please make sure to mention WTW Crew when you order!

3. *NEW* VASRA REGATTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
   As part of our participation in VASRA, our team is required to help with various tasks to support the VASRA regattas in which we participate.  Sign up here for our assigned 2023 season VASRA regatta tasks starting with the Polar Bear Regatta on 18 March.

4. *STILL NEEDED* TEAM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
   • BUCKETS NEEDED: The team is in need of two clean 5 gallon buckets with lids for use at the boathouse. Anyone who is willing to donate these items can contact Equipment and Logistics Manager, Riz, via Slack.
   • NOMINATING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are seeking volunteers to serve on this year’s nominating committee. The nominating committee will identify parents with interest in serving on the Woodson Crew Board in the 2023/24 school year and beyond!  If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee please email Jenny Champagne at [email protected] or message Jenny on slack.
   • LAUNCH DRIVER TRAINING IS FULL: Thank you for all the interest in launch driver training! The Sign Up Genius was filled in record time. Please make sure to join the #launch-drivers channel on Slack if you are interested in being a launch driver.

5. PRACTICE TIMES
   Practice times are as follows, for both the Women’s Team and the Men’s Team. Please note that these times are when practice BEGINS (not the arrival time)!
   Mon-Fri: 4-6:30p
   Sat: 8:30-10:30a

6. GOING TO MISS PRACTICE OR BE LATE?
   Athletes who will be late or will miss practice should contact their coaches via Slack. Coaches request that athletes contact ALL 3 COACHES ON THEIR TEAM to make sure that there aren’t any missed messages.

7. PARKING / DROP-OFF AT SANDY RUN
   A graphic for parking/drop-off at Sandy Run was posted on Slack and social media earlier this week. Please make sure to review the graphic here so that you are aware of the traffic flow on practice days!

8. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!
   Visit the Fundraising tab on our website lots of simple ways you can help out. (NOTE: there is a pull down menu, so make sure to check out all the different ways you can help)! Contact our Fundraising chairperson at [email protected] if you have any new or unique ideas to raise money for Woodson Crew.

9. SEASON AT-A-GLANCE

March

• Spring picture day: Mar 2
• Restaurant Fundraiser – Wendys: Mar 2, 6:30am-9pm
• Launch Boat Training: Mar 4
• REGATTA – Polar Bear at Sandy Run: Mar 18
• REGATTA – Regional Park at Sandy Run: Mar 25

April

• REGATTA – Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE: Apr 1 (families provide own transportation)
• Spring break: Practice tentatively scheduled Mon-Fri
• Restaurant Fundraiser – Chipotle: Apr 12, 5-9pm
• REGATTA – Tri-Meet at Anacostia River: Apr 15
• REGATTA – Ryz Obuchowicz at Sandy Run: Apr 22
• REGATTA – Al Urquia at Sandy Run: Apr 29

May

• REGATTA – VSRC (Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 1: May 6
• REGATTA – VSRC (Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 2: May 13
• Restaurant Fundraiser – Noodles & Co: May 17, 4-8p
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – Stotesbury Cup at Philadelphia, PA: May 19-20
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – SRAA Championships at Oak Ridge, TN: May 26-27

10. SPREAD THE WORD
    Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions about joining the team to [email protected].

Contact [email protected] to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community. 

Follow us on Social Media!¶

Happy President’s Day! With on the water practice beginning on Tuesday, expect to see this newsletter approximately TWICE a week now (Mondays and Thursdays). As always, you can find archived email updates on our website at https://woodsonrowing.org/email-updates.

1. *NEW* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
2. *UPDATED* PRACTICE REMINDERS
3. CARPOOLING TO PRACTICE
4. ON-THE-WATER INFORMATION MEETING NOTES
5. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!
6. LOOKING AHEAD
7. SPREAD THE WORD

ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK
Review volunteer opportunities below and get involved!

1. *NEW* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• LAUNCH BOAT DRIVER TRAINING, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 11a-1p: Being a Launch Boat Driver fulfills your VASRA volunteer requirement and gets you the best seat in the house at regattas! All parents/guardians are welcome to learn. Attendance is limited due to space constraints. Sign up now!
  
• VASRA WORK DAYS: As part of our participation in VASRA, our team is required to help with VASRA clean up days at Sandy Run. Most spots are now filled, but HELP IS STILL NEEDED ON SATURDAY 2/25 IN THE AFTERNOON. Use this Sign up Genius and don’t forget to indicate that you are representing the WT Woodson crew team in the comment section of the sign up.
  
• BUCKETS NEEDED: The team is in need of two clean 5 gallon buckets with lids for use at the boathouse. Anyone who is willing to donate these items can contact Equipment and Logistics Manager, Riz, via Slack.
  
• NOMINATING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are seeking volunteers to serve on this year’s nominating committee. The nominating committee will identify parents with interest in serving on the Woodson Crew Board in the 2023/24 school year and beyond!  If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee please email Jenny Champagne at [email protected] or message Jenny on slack.

2. *UPDATED* PRACTICE REMINDERS
Our season officially kicks off TODAY, Monday, February 20! Although it is a federal holiday, there WILL be practice at the school. Athletes should be prepared for baseline erg testing. FOR TODAY ONLY, the Women’s Team is practicing from 3:30-5:30p and the Men’s Team is practicing 5-7p.

On-the-water practice begins TUESDAY, FEB 21. Practice times are as follows, for both the Women’s Team and the Men’s Team:
Mon-Fri: 4-6:30p
Sat: 8:30-10:30a

Please note that these times are when practice BEGINS (not the arrival time)! Athletes who will be late or will miss practice should contact their coaches via Slack.

3. CARPOOLING TO PRACTICE
Carpool lists were finalized and sent out last week. If you still need help coordinating a carpool for your athlete(s) to and from on-the-water practices, contact Susanne Fitch, Crew Carpool Coordinator at [email protected].

4. ON-THE-WATER INFORMATION MEETING NOTES
Thank you to all who attended the on-the-water information meeting on Monday, Feb 13. If you missed the meeting, you can see the slides and information presented here.

5. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!
Visit the Fundraising tab on our website lots of simple ways you can help out. (NOTE: there is a pull down menu, so make sure to check out all the different ways you can help)! Contact our Fundraising chairperson at [email protected] if you have any new or unique ideas to raise money for Woodson Crew.

6. LOOKING AHEAD

February:¶

• First day of Spring practice. Erg tests at Woodson: Feb 20
• Season officially opens/on the water practices begin: Feb 21
• VASRA Work Day: Feb 25 (Sign up here)

March

• Spring picture day. More info to follow: Mar 2
• Launch Boat Training: Mar 4 (Sign up here)
• REGATTA – Polar Bear at Sandy Run: Mar 18
• REGATTA – Regional Park at Sandy Run: Mar 25

April

• REGATTA – Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE: Apr 1 (families provide transportation)
• Spring break: Practice tentatively scheduled Mon-Fri
• Chipotle restaurant night: Apr 12
• REGATTA – Tri-Meet at Anacostia River: Apr 15
• REGATTA – Ryz Obuchowicz at Sandy Run: Apr 22
• REGATTA – Al Urquia at Sandy Run: Apr 29

May

• REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 1: May 6
• REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 2: May 13
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – Stotesbury Cup at Philadelphia, PA: May 19-20
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – SRAA Championships at Oak Ridge, TN: May 26-27

7. SPREAD THE WORD
Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions about joining the team to [email protected].

Contact [email protected] to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community. 

Follow us on Social Media!¶

Thank you so much to all the parents and athletes that signed up for and attended the work day this weekend. Your help is greatly appreciated and has a direct impact on the success of our team! Lots of NEW information and important things happening this week, so please read below to find out more.

1. *TODAY!* ON-THE-WATER INFORMATION MEETING, 7 PM

2. *NEW* CARPOOL INTEREST FORM

3. *DEADLINE COMING!* REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 15!

4. *NEW* IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER NEEDS

5. WINTER CONDITIONING AND SPRING PRACTICE REMINDERS

6. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!

7. LOOKING AHEAD

8. SPREAD THE WORD

ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

1. Attend tonight’s on-the-water meeting.
2. Crew Carpool Interest Form, if you need a carpool
3. Register for crew, if you haven’t already.
4. Review volunteer opportunities below and get involved

1. *TODAY!* ON-THE-WATER INFORMATION MEETING, 7 PM
Join us Monday, February 13 from 7-9 PM in Cafeteria A at Woodson. Winter conditioning is nearly over. Join us to learn what to expect from crew once the competitive regatta season starts. We will share important information for novice and returning parents alike. Athletes are welcome to attend. Board representatives and coaches will be on hand to answer questions. If you cannot attend, we will share a link to the slides in next week’s newsletter.

2. *NEW* CARPOOL INTEREST FORM
Sign up here if you would like help coordinating a carpool for your athlete(s) to and from on-the-water practices, Monday through Saturday. Pickup and drop-off will be at Woodson High School. Please note that carpools for spring break practice and for regattas will be organized separately. Questions? Contact Susanne Fitch, Crew Carpool Coordinator at [email protected].

3. *DEADLINE COMING!* REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 15!
If you haven’t already, register your athlete for the 2022-2023 Crew season. Emails went out last week alerting families to missing registration requirements. Questions? Reach out to the membership team at [email protected]. 

4. *NEW* IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER NEEDS

• VASRA WORK DAYS: As part of our participation in VASRA, our team is required to help with VASRA clean up days at Sandy Run. We need one person to work a shift (either morning, 9am-noon, or afternoon, 1-4pm) on EACH of the following four Saturdays: 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 and 3/11. Use this Sign up Genius and don’t forget to indicate that you are representing the WT Woodson crew team.
  
• BUCKETS NEEDED: The team is in need of two clean 5 gallon buckets with lids for use at the boathouse. Anyone who is willing to donate these items can contact Equipment and Logistics Manager, Riz, via Slack.
  
• NOMINATING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are seeking volunteers to serve on this year’s nominating committee. The nominating committee will identify parents with interest in serving on the Woodson Crew Board in the 2023/24 school year and beyond!  If you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee please email Jenny Champagne at [email protected] or message Jenny on slack

5. WINTER CONDITIONING AND SPRING PRACTICE REMINDERS
Winter Conditioning continues through FRIDAY, FEB 17 according to the schedule below:

                          Men              Women

Monday:        5:00-7:00        3:30-5:30

Tuesday:        3:30-5:30        5:00-7:00

Wednesday:  5:00-7:00        3:30-5:30

Thursday:       3:30-5:30        5:00-7:00

Friday:             3:30-5:30        3:30-5:30

Spring season practices officially kicks off on Monday, February 20! Although that is a federal holiday, there WILL be practice at the school that afternoon in accordance with the winter conditioning times. Athletes should be prepared for baseline erg testing on this date.

On-the-water practice begins TUESDAY, FEB 21.

6. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW!
Visit the Fundraising tab on our website lots of simple ways you can help out. (NOTE: there is a pull down menu, so make sure to check out all the different ways you can help)! Contact our Fundraising chairperson at [email protected] if you have any new or unique ideas to raise money for Woodson Crew.

7. LOOKING AHEAD

February:¶

• On-the-water information session: Feb 13
• Registration ends: Feb 15
• Last day of winter conditioning: Feb 17
• VASRA Work Day: Feb 18 (Sign up here)
• First day of Spring practice. Erg tests at Woodson: Feb 20
• Season officially opens/on the water practices begin: Feb 21
• VASRA Work Day: Feb 25 (Sign up here)

March

• Spring picture day. More info to follow. Mar 2
• VASRA Work Day: Mar 4 (Sign up here)
• VASRA Work Day: Mar 11 (Sign up here)
• REGATTA – Polar Bear at Sandy Run: Mar 18
• REGATTA – Regional Park at Sandy Run: Mar 25

April

• REGATTA – Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE: Apr 1
• Spring break: Practice tentatively scheduled Mon-Fri
• Chipotle restaurant night: Apr 12
• REGATTA – Tri-Meet at Anacostia River: Apr 15
• REGATTA – Ryz Obuchowicz at Sandy Run: Apr 22
• REGATTA – Al Urquia at Sandy Run: Apr 29

May

• REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 1: May 6
• REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 2: May 13
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – Stotesbury Cup at Philadelphia, PA: May 19-20
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – SRAA Championships at Oak Ridge, TN: May 26-27

8. SPREAD THE WORD

Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions about joining the team to [email protected].

Contact [email protected] to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community.

Follow us on Social Media!

Congratulations to all of the athletes that competed in ErgSprints this past weekend. Looking forward to seeing all of this hard work hit the water in just a few short weeks.
Read below for more goings on in the life of Woodson Crew:

1. *DEADLINE TODAY!* PRACTICE BUS SIGN UP

2. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – PRESEASON BOATHOUSE WORKDAY

3. PRACTICE BEGINS MON, FEB 20

4. SWIM TEST FOR NEW ROWERS – FEB 11 from 4-5PM

5. WINTER CONDITIONING THRU FRI, FEB 17

6. REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 15

7. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW

8. LOOKING AHEAD

9. SPREAD THE WORD

ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK

Parents:
1. Sign up for the Practice Bus. Deadline TODAY, MON, FEB 6.
2. Sign up for Pre-season Boathouse Workday on SAT, FEB 11.

Athletes:
Kokee Tea Fundraiser on Thursday, Feb 9. Slack and/or social media for more info.

1. *DEADLINE TODAY!* PRACTICE BUS SIGN UP
Shuttle bus registration from Woodson to Sandy Run closes TODAY, FEB 6!

Sign up for the practice bus here. We still need a few riders to keep the bus costs in line. If your athlete wants a ride to Sandy Run most school days Mon-Thurs all season long, sign up now.

In order to provide this service, we must sign up a minimum number of riders. If we don’t reach a minimum number of riders we will revert to using carpools to travel to Sandy Run. The cost per rider will be determined based on sign ups and if we don’t reach 45 riders, we may re-evaulate the practice bus. Based on the cost of the bus, the pricing will be: 

• If we have 45 riders, each rider pays $733.
• If we have 50 riders, each rider pays $660.
• If we have 55 riders, each rider pays $600

As always, this is not a fundraiser for the team. The bus fee is directly based on the bus cost. The practice bus will run Mondays-Thursdays, departing directly from Woodson at 3:30 PM and returning to Woodson around 7 PM. Families are responsible for transporting athletes on Fridays. The practice bus doesn’t run on early dismissal days or school holidays. 

Sign up for the practice bus here.

Parent chaperones are REQUIRED for the practice bus as each trip to and from the river MUST have a chaperone.  Parents of athletes who will be riding the practice bus  should sign up to chaperone at least one day.  At present, we believe each family will need to chaperone only once, but that may vary depending on how many athletes use the bus service. Sign up to chaperone here. 2. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – PRESEASON BOATHOUSE WORKDAY
Saturday, Feb 11 from 9am – Noon. Satisfy a volunteer credit early on and help us get our boathouse in good shape and tackle some projects that will set us up for a great season.  Wear appropriate clothes and closed toe, sturdy shoes ~ and be prepared to get dirty! Volunteer Now!

3. PRACTICE BEGINS MON, FEB 20
Just a little reminder that the spring season officially kicks off on Monday, February 20! Although that is a federal holiday, there WILL be practice at the school that afternoon in accordance with the winter conditioning times. Athletes should be prepared for baseline erg testing on this date. On-the-water practice begins TUESDAY, FEB 21.

4. SWIM TEST FOR NEW ROWERS – FEB 11 from 4-5PM
If this is your athlete’s first year on the Woodson Crew team, they need to take a swim test before we go out on the water next month. You only need to pass a swim test once in your time on Woodson Crew, so this is for new rowers only who weren’t able to do a swim test in the fall. Specific details of the swim test are required by US Rowing and administered by coaches. Test takes place on February 11 from 4-5 PM at Audrey Moore Rec Center pool. Click here for more details on the swim test and to sign up!

5. WINTER CONDITIONING THRU FRI, FEB 17
Before participating, all athletes should be registered with the Woodson Athletic System and must have a VHSL physical dated after May 1, 2022 on file with the WTW Athletic Trainer. Winter conditioning continues on the schedule below. Changes will be communicated via Slack.

                          Men              Women

Monday:        5:00-7:00        3:30-5:30

Tuesday:        3:30-5:30        5:00-7:00

Wednesday:  5:00-7:00        3:30-5:30

Thursday:       3:30-5:30        5:00-7:00

Friday:             3:30-5:30        3:30-5:30

6. REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 15
If you haven’t already, registered your athlete for the 2022-2023 Crew season. Review the presentation from our parent information session for more information. If you or your student are interested in crew but are worried about the cost, contact [email protected] to learn about scholarship opportunities. Still have questions? Reach out to our membership team at [email protected].

7. EASY WAYS TO HELP BENEFIT WOODSON CREW
Visit the Fundraising tab on our website lots of simple ways you can help out. (NOTE: there is a pull down menu, so make sure to check out all the different ways you can help)! Contact our Fundraising chairperson at [email protected] if you have any new or unique ideas to raise money for Woodson Crew.

8. LOOKING AHEAD
February¶

• Practice bus sign up deadline: Feb 6
• Kokee Tea restaurant fundraiser: Feb 9
• Swim test for new rowers only: Feb 11, 4-5p
• On-the-water information session: Feb 13
• Registration ends: Feb 15
• Last day of winter conditioning: February 17
• First day of Spring practice. Erg tests at Woodson: Feb 20
• Season officially opens/on the water practices begin: Feb 21

March

• Spring picture day. More info to follow. March 2
• REGATTA – Polar Bear at Sandy Run: March 18
• REGATTA – Regional Park at Sandy Run: March 25

April

• REGATTA – Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE: April 1
• Spring break: Practice tentatively scheduled Mon-Fri
• Chipotle restaurant night: April 12
• REGATTA – Tri-Meet at Anacostia River: April 15
• REGATTA – Ryz Obuchowicz at Sandy Run: April 22
• REGATTA – Al Urquia at Sandy Run: April 29

May

• REGATTA – VSRC (State Chanpionship) at Sandy Run, Day 1: May 6
• REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 2: May 13
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – Stotesbury Cup at Philadelphia, PA: May 19-20
• REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – SRAA Championships at Oak Ridge, TN: May 26-27

9. SPREAD THE WORD
Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions about joining the team to [email protected].

Contact wtwcrewcommunications@@gmail.com to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community. 

Follow us on Social Media!