Hi Coop, Thanks, Love the parade idea...may try it.
Have you seen the movie "The Calling" on You Tube, the
story of Crew Rowing with the coaches from Harvard &
Yale? Great watching. Hope to run into you in person
some day. Best in 2008. Marsha A.
--- Jim Cooper <coop747@...> wrote:

> Byron Walthall wrote:
> >
> > I am interested in hearing about how crews recruit
> new rowers other than by
> > word of mouth. The following approaches have
> helped us:
> > 1 Visibility at the sponsoring YMCA
> > 2 Visibility of those school crew clubs
> > 3 Recruiting from within my patient population
> (I am a family pratice
> > physician)
> > 4 Asking our existing rowers to recruit specific
> types (coxswains, athletic
> > boys, or whatever)
> > 5 Publicizing everything possible in our local
> newspapers (events,
> > successes, etc)
> > 6 Having an upbeat web page with contact
> information.
>
> Hi Byron,
>
> Good, sound ideas. Almost exactly what we have done
> (at best) and what we¹d
> like to do more of.
>
> The Œword-of-mouth¹ recruitment by the athletes to
> their friends is by and
> far THE most effective tool in this box. The
> parents, as well you know, must
> be behind them, too. Parent-to-parent recruiting is
> just as effective.
>
> We try to run an attractive and easy to participate
> learn-to-row program for
> Juniors. In the Summer we host (5) consecutive
> 2-week camps of rowing for
> 3-4 times a week, just to give them a taste. We keep
> the cost down, and it
> gives them a chance to experience the sport without
> the full commitment.
>
> In the Spring and Fall we have a ŒDevelopment Team¹
> which rows 3 days a week
> for 90mins only. Some youth just can¹t commit to the
> 5-day per week,
> 3-hours-per-day practices of the Racing Team. (We
> take ANY athlete who can
> make the commitment for the Racing team.
> Qualification is entirely based
> upon commitment. We¹ll make them worthy with this
> training, no matter where
> they come in....)
>
> We are fortunate to be included in our local
> Memorial Day Parade. T We dress
> up the trailer and load it up with boats and crossed
> oars and flags, and
> have the athletes erging on board, and others
> carrying LTR handouts in their
> uni¹s.
>
> We stress the website (www.norwalkriverrowing.org
> shameless pitch) for more
> info.
>
> Marsha,
>
> I hear your frustrations loud and clear. One step at
> a time. Life is NOT
> fair! Congrats on your pending center.
>
> Coop
> >
> > Byron Walthall wrote:
> >
> > I am interested in hearing about how crews recruit
> new rowers other than by
> > word of mouth. The following approaches have
> helped us:
> > 1 Visibility at the sponsoring YMCA
> > 2 Visibility of those school crew clubs
> > 3 Recruiting from within my patient population
> (I am a family pratice
> > physician)
> > 4 Asking our existing rowers to recruit specific
> types (coxswains, athletic
> > boys, or whatever)
> > 5 Publicizing everything possible in our local
> newspapers (events,
> > successes, etc)
> > 6 Having an upbeat web page with contact
> information.
> >
>
>