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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Good to know, but is TBC additional training, or a competitive team? Would there be any possibility of college recruitment with them? Just feel like that option is being taken away unless we opt for J-R over SWW.[/b]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How can J-R take this crew opportunity away from SWW kids all of a sudden? Our daughter was counting on going to SWW and starting on the J-R crew team after training all year.

[quote=Anonymous]This has been one of my big disappointments with Walls. We knew there wasn't much of a Walls campus, but it is crazy that the swim team commutes to Dunbar for practice everyday when GW has a pool. J-R is pulling up the ladder on having Walls students row on their crew team because of changes in how regattas are defining schools and school districts. So that opportunity is going away. Having a place for graduation is nice, but  the sports stuff affects kids day-in and day-out.[/quote][/quote]

Your child can row year around at TBC. Many kids on other high school teams do it for summer and fall at a minimum.  While JR has allowed the Walls kids on their team there were always questions as to why that was allowed.  The crackdown on teams doing that is a good thing.  TBC is great and your child will be just fine. [/quote]

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You really shouldn't pick a high school based on if your child will get recruited for college sport.  Crew is tough.  Really tough.  Kids are recruited off of less competitive than JR teams all the time. It has a lot to do with times and body build.  Pick the school where your child will thrive for 4 years.[/quote]

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