Youth Program
Who can join? This program is open to girls and boys from any high school or middle school in the area. No experience necessary! We will teach you everything you need to know about rowing.
What are the benefits? Rowing is a great sport that combines a full body workout with aerobic training. Especially for female rowers, many college scholarship opportunities are available to Division I, Division II and Ivy League schools. Lake Lanier Rowing Club also offers a small scholarship to one graduating male and one female who plan to include rowing in their college experience. Not to mention, it’s a great way to spend afternoons on the lake!
What is the schedule? Participants will begin indoors on the rowing machines to develop a basic skill and fitness level, also known as the Winter Training portion of the program. There will be some on-water instruction during this time, but the majority of practices will be held indoors. Once a solid technique foundation has been built over the winter, participants will move to on-water training in early February. The schedule for the spring will be more rigorous to prepare for competitions. The schedule is as follows:
February 8th – May 7th*
Monday & Thursday, 5 – 6:30 pm
Saturday, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
*Training may continue if rowers qualify for national championship regatta in June
What about competitions? The goal of this program is to train rowers to be competitive at the regional and national level, so participants will attend regattas both at Lake Lanier and at other venues. The regatta schedule is currently planned as follows:
Saturday, March 27th – John Hunter Regatta (home)
Sunday, March 28th – Lanier Sprints (home)
Saturday, April 3rd – Clemson Sprints (Clemson, SC)
Saturday, Date TBD – Georgia State Youth Championships
Saturday-Sunday, May 8th-9th – Southeast Youth Championships Regatta (Sarasota, FL)
Friday – Sunday, June 11th-13th – US Rowing Youth National Championships (Cincinnati, OH)*
*Qualifying rowers only
What are the costs? The program fee is $300, which includes 5 months coaching 3 days per week and use of the LLRC rowing equipment and facilities. This fee covers everything but regatta and uniform costs.
How do I get more information? Contact the LLRC Office for more details or to sign up!
