Need more information about TJ crew team

[Anonymous]

Can someone please give more details about TJ crew. Time commitment? Pros and cons. Any information will be great. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

They have learn to row sessions in the fall, but training doesn't start until December. Winter training is after school, mostly indoor physical conditioning. During the spring practices are every day during the week, plus Saturdays for regattas. As it stays lighter longer, practices end later, and by May my rower was getting home at 8pm or later. But I don't know that this is more of a time commitment than other sports at TJ.

Being on TJ crew was one of the best parts of my DC's TJ experience. It's a really well-run organization, with great coaches. I highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have learn to row sessions in the fall, but training doesn't start until December. Winter training is after school, mostly indoor physical conditioning. During the spring practices are every day during the week, plus Saturdays for regattas. As it stays lighter longer, practices end later, and by May my rower was getting home at 8pm or later. But I don't know that this is more of a time commitment than other sports at TJ.

Being on TJ crew was one of the best parts of my DC's TJ experience. It's a really well-run organization, with great coaches. I highly recommend it.

Thank you. How many hours do they practice in Winter? Is it during the 8th period or longer? Also, is winter training mandatory? Can they skip few classes?

Also. Timeline for Spring sports is from Feb to May?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have learn to row sessions in the fall, but training doesn't start until December. Winter training is after school, mostly indoor physical conditioning. During the spring practices are every day during the week, plus Saturdays for regattas. As it stays lighter longer, practices end later, and by May my rower was getting home at 8pm or later. But I don't know that this is more of a time commitment than other sports at TJ.

Being on TJ crew was one of the best parts of my DC's TJ experience. It's a really well-run organization, with great coaches. I highly recommend it.

Thank you. How many hours do they practice in Winter? Is it during the 8th period or longer? Also, is winter training mandatory? Can they skip few classes?

Also. Timeline for Spring sports is from Feb to May?

I don't think winter training is mandatory, but it's a good idea to go at least occasionally to meet your teammates and get in better physical shape. Winter training is from about 4-6pm. In my experience, the team is really good about organizing carpools so that transportation issues don't get in the way of a kid participating.

The spring season is February (go on the water around 2/20) until the end of May (if their boat goes to Nationals).

Website here https://www.tjcrew.org/home There will be an info night in the fall, and in the past they've had Learn to Row days on some fall Saturdays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have learn to row sessions in the fall, but training doesn't start until December. Winter training is after school, mostly indoor physical conditioning. During the spring practices are every day during the week, plus Saturdays for regattas. As it stays lighter longer, practices end later, and by May my rower was getting home at 8pm or later. But I don't know that this is more of a time commitment than other sports at TJ.

Being on TJ crew was one of the best parts of my DC's TJ experience. It's a really well-run organization, with great coaches. I highly recommend it.

Thank you. How many hours do they practice in Winter? Is it during the 8th period or longer? Also, is winter training mandatory? Can they skip few classes?

Also. Timeline for Spring sports is from Feb to May?

I don't think winter training is mandatory, but it's a good idea to go at least occasionally to meet your teammates and get in better physical shape. Winter training is from about 4-6pm. In my experience, the team is really good about organizing carpools so that transportation issues don't get in the way of a kid participating.

The spring season is February (go on the water around 2/20) until the end of May (if their boat goes to Nationals).

Website here https://www.tjcrew.org/home There will be an info night in the fall, and in the past they've had Learn to Row days on some fall Saturdays

Thankyou

[Anonymous]

This all sounds great! Looking forward to my child participating.

[Anonymous]

TJ crew is considered fun but not as competitive as other HSs. There are a few very good rowers but many unathletic kids who want to try a sport. They usually drop out to focus on school by junior year. It is good for both types but it can be fairly pricey.

[Anonymous]

It's important to note that Crew at TJ is a club sport, and not a part of the school's athletic program or Activities Office. For that reason, it is funded pretty much entirely by the Crew Boosters.

They receive no FCPS money to pay for coaches, facilities, ergs, competitions, or anything of that sort. You will have significant annual dues to participate and you will be solicited for donations above and beyond those dues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ crew is considered fun but not as competitive as other HSs. There are a few very good rowers but many unathletic kids who want to try a sport. They usually drop out to focus on school by junior year. It is good for both types but it can be fairly pricey.

It wasn't that long ago that TJ Crew was dominant at the national level and recognized internationally. For many years TJ was the gold standard among high school rowing programs in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's important to note that Crew at TJ is a club sport, and not a part of the school's athletic program or Activities Office. For that reason, it is funded pretty much entirely by the Crew Boosters.

They receive no FCPS money to pay for coaches, facilities, ergs, competitions, or anything of that sort. You will have significant annual dues to participate and you will be solicited for donations above and beyond those dues.

As a former head TJ crew coach told me any time he heard me make the mistake of calling crew a club sport, "It's not a club sport. It's an unfunded varsity sport." The distinction is that a club sport isn't eligible for lettering in, while an unfunded varsity sport is officially part of VHSL and gets all the benefits...except FCPS paying for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ crew is considered fun but not as competitive as other HSs. There are a few very good rowers but many unathletic kids who want to try a sport. They usually drop out to focus on school by junior year. It is good for both types but it can be fairly pricey.

It wasn't that long ago that TJ Crew was dominant at the national level and recognized internationally. For many years TJ was the gold standard among high school rowing programs in America.

+1, and it was so fun to be the best sports program (at the time) at TJ and send so many kids to D1 rowing programs.