E-NEWS from Community Rowing Inc.

E - News Letter | Weekly

June 7, 2011

Community Rowing, Inc.

Livingston Taylor at WBUR Spring Festival

WBUR Spring Festival at Community Rowing

The Spring Festival was held Sunday June 5th at CRI. The event allowed over 600 WBUR donors the opportunity to try rowing. The beautiful sunny day hosted over 1000 visitors taking advantage of live music, food samples, and family fun!

Check out the photo album.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/criboston

Institute for Rowing Leadership

The IRL kicked off it's first week with a ribbon cutting ceremony and welcome party on Monday June 6th.

The inaugural class will complete a orientation week and start formal classes on Monday June 13th.

IRL Fellows

Brenda Balenger - Founder Lake Sunapee Rowing Club, Coach at the Derryfield School

Ashley Edwards - From Virginia; Former Coxswain at University of California Sacramento; Head Coach, Old Dominion University Men's Rowing

Katie Lane - Class of 2011, University of Vermont; Coxswain, UVM Men's Crew Team; While still in college received USRowing Level II Certification

Patrick Larcom - From New Jersey, M.S. in Engineering, 3 years coaching experience

Brendan Mulvey - Freshman/Novice Head Coach, Boston College Men's Crew; Marist Alum

Katie O'Driscoll - Hingham Novice Girls Head Coach, Started rowing her Freshman year at Ithaca University - Rowed 3 years in the Varsity 8, Pocock All-American, Academic All-American

Erick Thiemke - Head Coach Men & Women, Clark University

Instructors

Matt Zatorski, M.A. - Coordinator, Institute for Rowing Leadership; Head Coach, Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Boys Crew

Ethan Curren, M.A. - Head Coach, Comp Girls Team; Director of Coaching Education, Community Rowing, Inc.

Andrew Taylor, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Harvard Med School

Christopher Hickey, M.S., M.A. - Founder, Institute for Sport Coaching; Executive Director, National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education

Brent Bode, M.S. - Head Novice Girl's Coach, Community Rowing, Inc.

Michael Lagomarsine, M.S., CSCS, USAW - Head of Strength & Conditioning, Boston University Athletic Enhancement Center

Adam Naylor, Ed.D., AASP-CC - Director and Sport Psychology Coach,

Boston University Athletic Enhancement Center

IRL Group Photo

IRL Ribbon Cutting 1

IRL Ribbon Cutting 2

IRL Ribbon Cutting 3

2011 Celebration of Women's Rowing

June 12th

Celebration of Women's Rowing

8:30am to 12:00pm

On Sunday June 12^th we gather to celebrate women's rowing and to thank the women's national team members who led the way to make rowing widely available. The fun will include:

8:30 row in mixed boats
10:30 rowers brunch

All CRI women - both junior and senior, CRI men who support women, families and friends are welcome.

From the Suggestion Box

Suggestion

"Shades in the erg room - it gets really,really bright in the AM!"

Response

We do have long term plans for shades in the erg room, but they are REALLY expensive ($12,000+) so we're going to put off the purchase until we've taken care of erg, boats, docks, kitchen and a few other high priority items.

Suggestion

"Make a rule that one cannot take private lessons from the coach of your program to avid conflict of interest in making line-ups, at least for the comp teams."

Response

We've talked with a few of the coaches about this, and understand that there can appear to be a conflict of interest because coaches get paid for extra lessons and they spend extra time with individual athletes and may become more invested in their success. This is a tricky one though, because there are cases where extra lessons are really important for particular athletes. We'll keep talking about this over the course of this season, and when will consider a new policy about lessons and teams for next year.

Suggestion

"Garbage can outside."

Response

CRI keeps at least five garbage cans outside, all the way down the walkway, with a place for recycling and garbage. We don't include any in the parking lot because they attend to attract dumpers who come and unload their car.

Suggestion

"CRI should sell fluorescent vests or shirts with the CRI logo. They greatly improve visibility on the water."

Response

Excellent idea! We have talked about these already, and hope to add them to our "pro shop" at the front desk this fall. You can also buy boat lights and megaphones at a great price from our Friendly Person at the front desk.

Congratulations to Brendan Mulvey

The American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) proudly announces the

Regional Coach of the Year Award to Brendan Mulvey. Mulvey, the Boston College Novice/Freshman coach in his second season with the team, was presented the award on May 25th. Mulvey also coaches the Novice Competitive Boys team and various recreational programs at CRI. This Summer he joins the Institute for Rowing Leadership's inaugural class.

Read the full article here

Juniors off to Tennessee

Trailer to TN

The Varsity Junior Competitive Teams are off to Oak Ridge, TN to compete in the 2011

USRowing Youth National Rowing Championships. Racing begins on Friday and our team heads down early Thursday morning to compete. Racing continues on Saturday and Sunday. Both the Boys and Girls teams will cap their season with a Banquet Sunday night before returning to Boston.

Good Luck CRI!

Check out all the details here.

SAVE THE DATE

The 2nd Annual Rumble on the River will be held Sunday, September 18th along the banks of the Charles located at Community Rowing, Inc. Join us for racing, music, food, and family fun. More details to come.

Term II Programs

Term II Starts on Monday June 13th. Spaces in Sculling Programs are filling fast. The below sections still have space available. Register today to secure your spot!

Sculling 2; 7:30-9:00am

Sculling 2, 10:00-11:30am

Sculling 3, 6:30-8:00pm

Sculling 4, 7:30-9:00am

Corporate Rowing Volunteers Needed!

GROUP 1 - (first priority)

Who: Louis Vuitton

When: Tuesday, June 14th

Time: 5pm - 9pm

Volunteer Meeting: 5:00pm

Corporate Rowing Begins: 6:15pm

Volunteer Job Opportunities: