On the Water Practice is on-the-water skill development, specific rowing aerobic endurance, rowing technique, and muscular endurance.
If you missed our on-the-water meeting on February 19, please find a copy of the slides below.
Still have questions? Reach out to coaches or Board members on Slack!
2025 PRACTICE SCHEDULE
2025 SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE
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 will be a compromise between these two forces.
The spring break schedule will be as follows:
Spring break is April 14th through 18th.
M, W, F: 8:30a-12:30p
(Bull run row on Wednesday)
T, Th: 8:30a – 10:45a AND 4p-6:30p
RECOMMENDED ATTIRE
COMMUNICATION
Being on the the respective parent or athlete Slack channels is critical to receiving up-to-date information during the spring season. Slack is where time sensitive information will be communicated such as weather updates, cancellations and other announcements.
PARENT SLACK: If you are a parent/guardian of a Woodson Rowing athlete and are not part of our Slack community, please email [email protected] with your name and your athlete’s name.
ATHLETE SLACK: Please contact your coaches to be added to the athlete Slack.
TRANSPORTATION
Carpool : To get athletes to the water when practice begins, we advise that you have a solid carpool plan. If you need help coordinating a parent carpool, make sure you’re in the carpool channel on the parent Slack.
Carpool Forms are required when transporting students. Information on the driver and the driver’s liability insurance is required for all personal and leased vehicles used for taking rowers to/from away regattas and on-the-water practice at Sandy Run. Forms must be filled out ONCE PER YEAR.
Our membership team collects and maintains these records and they MUST be hard-copy forms. You can find and fill out the required FCPS Transportation Forms on our website here: https://woodsonrowing.org/physicals-and-required-documents-for-rowers/
Please contact [email protected] for more information.
PRACTICE ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY
❖ Boats cannot practice when athletes are missing
❖ Team practices twice per day & may race during Spring break
❖ Attendance DOES influence race line-ups
Reminders about Boat Assignments/Lineups
❖ Assignments are based on performance, participation, and attitude
❖ Erg scores, power factors, seat racing, and demonstrated technical skill
❖ We field as many competitive boats as possible
❖ Dynamics/Chemistry (Crews that row best together)
❖ The Club does NOT offer a guarantee that each athlete will race
On-the-water Logistics
❖ No baggy clothing: performance fabric strongly recommended
❖ Wear multiple layers when cold
❖ No gloves, skin-to-oar contact at all times
❖ Hydrate! Bring a FULL water bottle (no running water at the park when it is cold)
❖ Fuel up! Eat up to an hour before practice and immediately after practice
❖ Early treatment of blisters is key