TWIN CITIES YOUTH ROWING provides programming year-round in competitive crew as well as offering "Learn to Row" classes and recreational rowing camps for youth. Additionally, adult recreational programs include "Adult Introduction to Row" and conditioning classes on ergometers. Programs are run by coaches who are passionate about rowing and who are especially devoted to working with youth Crew is a sport in which teamwork is essential and the rowers quickly learn that there are no individual stars- everyone has an important role to play.
Three River's Park has welcomed TCYR to use Bryant Lake for its on-the-water training site, conveniently located in northeast Eden Prairie. The park offers many useful resources for TCYR, including beautiful grounds for land training, an expansive dock to accommodate rowing shells, safety park patrols, ample parking, restrooms, concessions and a swimming beach.
Youth Competitive Program
The Competitive program offers crew for high-school youth from
schools all over the metro area to train and have fun in a team
atmosphere. Girls and boys row in 4 and 8 person shells (each boat also
holds a coxswain) and the team races in local and regional regattas.
The competitive program is offered year-round (although many students
can commit to only 2 or 3 seasons). Introduction and Learn to Row
clinics are held in the summer and fall for students that want to try
rowing before joining the team. If the student wants to continue rowing
with TCYR, they register as novices and become Varsity rowers after 1
year of rowing. Please click on Youth Competitive Program to discover more.
TCYR also offers Recreational Camp programs for youth. The Jr. High camp, gROWth Camp,
is available for students in 7th and 8th grade (those who have
completed 6th grade), who want a rowing experience in the summer and are
too young to join the competitive team. The gROWth camp has 2 sessions
in 2012; each session is a one week/5 day experience.
TCYR does offer limited educational and conditioning programming to adults. Please click on Adult Programs to see our class offerings in greater detail.
Options include an indoor Erg-fit Classes (multiple 4 week sessions), a six-lesson Adult Learn To Row at Bryant Lake, or, for women, a Women whO roW (WOW) class. Private Corporate programs in team-building are also available. Please contact Lea Wright, Program Chair, at lea.wright1@gmail.com to inquire about corporate program availability.