Not Just a Camp!
2027 - Masters Rowing February Symposium - Sweep and Sculling Options
An annual tradition! Come row and learn in Sunny Sarasota! It's not JUST rowing and video, but we do lots of that too!

When: Thursday-Sunday, February 4-7 BUT you do not need to make it for the entire time. You can come to the first two days (though we do get the best feedback from those who are able to commit to the four days). Those who have done only 2 in past years always tell us they wished they could stay for 2 more! We recognize that the 2nd two days may work better for some schedules, but it is tough to work new rowers in after we have already started and don't want to compromise your experience.

What: 2 day or 4 days of rowing, rowing and more rowing with unmatched coaching! Sweep and Sculling options--you can even do both! The symposium will combine on the water rows, with in-depth video sessions and on-land convention style seminars to help you do a deep dive into becoming a better and smarter rower. Each two days will include full days of rowing, seminars and video. We will start in the morning both days and wrap up late afternoon in enough time for some group dinners or you to get on the road if you want. You can sign up to scull and sweep half of your time or stick to one the entire time! We will send out a survey to collect your preferences of sweep and sculling after you register.

Dates:
2-Day Option: Feb 4-5
Full Week Options: Feb 4-7

Who: Masters rowers of all levels will be accomodated! We will group rowers of similar experience levels. Sweep vs. Sculling: You can decide if you sign up for 2 days or 4 days. For each 2 day block you can choose sweep or sculling. You will stay with sweep or sculling for the entire 2 days. There is a price discount for signing up for 4 days. We will wrap up by early afternoon on the last day to allow for travel home on Sunday evening.

Some of the 2022-2026 Symposium Sessions:

• Body Prep & Sequencing
• Mobility and Rowing
• Lifting for Masters
• Psychobiological Perspectives on
• Rowing Faster
• Nutrition for Masters Rowers
• Rigging Intro
• Specifics of the Release and Catch
• 1987 Boat Race - Lessons Learned
• Olympic and World Championship rowers from 2020 and 2022 share their stories
  
• We have had regular presentations from US National Team coaches and athletes as their training in Sarasota often overlaps with our camps.

Coaches already committed to the February 4-7, 2027 Camp (This is only the beginning as we offer great coach:athlete ratio):

• Lindsay Shoop - Gold medal Olympian, MSED, CSCS brings years of coaching rowing at all levels with a masters education in Exercise Physiology that masters rowers all over the country have gained from. Lindsay has worked masters rowing camps (as well as youth) for years. She also has been a commentator for many rowing events including most recently the NBC Paris Olympic rowing broadcasts.
• Doug Welling - Coach Welling is the Head Coach at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. He brings 25 years of coaching at all levels from junior national team camps, competitive college to many hours with masters. He is also a regular coach at Craftsbury during summer months. He looks forward to sharing some warmer weather than he normally gets in the winter!
• Cass Cunningham - Coach Cunningham has coached and rowed for 30 years. You can find her still racing herself, but she coached US U19 Women's team for many years as well as spending time at the University of Pennsylvania among a number of other stops. She owns her own coaching and rowing consulting business but makes herself a regular coach with camps like ours. She knows and loves coaching masters in both sweep and sculling!
• Robin Brown - Robin coached medal winning teams at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Marin Rowing and Three Rivers Rowing before earning her Masters in Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh. As a Registered Dietitian she owns her own business and has worked with top rowers across the country to help them fuel properly. She is currently the Registered Dietitian for the US National Rowing Team.
  
  Daily Schedule Example:
• 7:00-9:00 - row
• 9:00-10:30 - video review and snack break
• 10:30-12:00 - row
• 12:00-1:00 - lunch break
• 1:00-2:00 - Seminar #1
• 2:00-3:00 - Seminar #2
  
• 3:00-4:30 - Optional open row

Cost: $795 for 1/2 week or $1395 for full week.

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