🛶 Woodson Rowing Newsletter
Updates for athletes, parents, and supporters of Woodson Rowing.
Questions, ideas or feedback? Just reply to this newsletter!
🛑 QUICK BUT IMPORTANT
1️⃣ SWIM TEST THIS SATURDAY (2/14)
New athletes only. Required.
Last chance before practice begins.
👉Sign up and info HERE
2️⃣ REGISTRATION DEADLINE (2/23)
You must register before we go on the water.
👉 Register: woodsonrowing.org/registration
Membership will be giving athletes slips on Fri, 2/13 re: delinquent items.
3️⃣ ORDER UNIFORMS ASAP
Orders due 2/16, but earlier is better.
👉Order: https://776bc.com/collections/woodson-high-school
❓Email [email protected] or look for Monica on Slack.
🔗 QUICK LINKS
👉 Parent on the water meeting slides
🧲 DIDN’T ATTEND THE 2/10 MEETING?
No worries, all the information you need is located here:
🔗Parent on the water meeting slides
You can also find all the info you need to prepare here:
🙋 WE NEED VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Requirements:
- Each family must complete 5 volunteer credits
- One shift = one credit
- At least 1 credit must be a VASRA Workday or regatta-day shift
🚨CRITICAL NEEDS
- Treasurer
Still seeking someone to fill this board position.
📩 Contact Tim, Board President
- Future Tag Day Coordinator
Help Patrick next season, then take over in 2027
📩 Contact Patrick via Slack - Launch Boat Drivers!
A fun but critical task for VASRA regattas.
Prior experience not required. Get trained on 3/14.
👉Sign up here
🛸Prior trained drivers, join the #launch-boat-drivers on Slack
📝 OPEN SIGN UPS
- Boathouse Workday: 2/14
👉Sign up here - Chuckwagon Workday, 3/15
👉Sign up here
- VASRA Regatta Jobs: 3/21, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
👉Sign up here - St. Andrews Regatta, 3/28
👉Sign up here - Friday Night Dinners: 4/10 – 5/8
👉Sign up here
Visit the Volunteer Hub to learn more about the roles above.
💬 SLACK & NEWSLETTER
Slack is our main hub for quick updates, carpools, and team chatter.
Parents: Email us with
- Your name
- Your email
- Your athlete’s name
🧑🎓Athletes: Coaches will add you.
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https://groups.google.com/g/woodsonrowingupdates/
📅 CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
✅ Bookmark these dates–your quick reference for the season.
FEBRUARY
Feb 14: Swim test. Info HERE
Feb 14: Boathouse Workday. Info HERE
Feb 21: VASRA Workday. Info HERE
Feb 23: First day of practice (school)
Feb 24: First on-the-water practice (at Sandy Run)
Feb 28: VASRA Workday. Info HERE
MARCH
Mar 7: VASRA Workday. Info HERE
Mar 14: VASRA Workday. Info HERE
Mar 15: Chuckwagon Workday. Info HERE.
Mar 21: Polar Bear Regatta (varsity), Sandy Run
Volunteer HERE
Mar 28: St. Andrews Regatta, Middletown, DE
Volunteer HERE
SPRING BREAK: March 30 – April 3
PLAN TO ATTEND PRACTICE ALL WEEK!
From a physiology training perspective, ideally there would be 2 practices a day over spring break. However, from a logistics perspective, coaches understand that one large practice block may be easier to manage for families. As a result, the spring break schedule is usually a compromise between these two forces.
“Long” practices will be about 4 hours long.
2x day practices will be 2.5 hours in the morning and 2.5 hours in the afternoon.
The schedule will be released as soon as it is determined.
APRIL
Apr 10, 17, 24: Athlete team dinners (Cafe B)
Apr 11: Tri-Meet Scrimmage, Anacostia Boathouse, DC
Apr 18: Ryz Obuchowicz Regatta, Sandy Run
Volunteer HERE.
Apr 24: Senior night at team dinner
Apr 25: Al Urquia Regatta, Sandy Run
Volunteer HERE.
MAY
May 1 & 8: Athlete team dinners (Cafe B)
May 2: Virginia State Champs, Day 1, Sandy Run
Volunteer HERE.
May 9: Virginia State Champs, Day 2, Sandy Run
Volunteer HERE.
May 15: Stotesbury (select boats), Philadelphia, PA
May 22: Nationals (qualifiers only), Oak Ridge, TN
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🧠“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.”
— Sherry Anderson