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txram
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« on: July 23, 2012, 05:22:42 pm » |
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Anyone who follows me on here knows I'm very supportive of female sports. I recently happened to glance at the women's rowing article and dug a little deeper. They had an excellent freshman year and their coach expects to have a fine team this year, of up to 70 athletes! That's more than football, is it not? I wonder how many are on scholarship.
Our athletic dept only has the 2010 Women's Rowing Press Guide up. I bet that helps recruiting!
Continued success to them, however.
p.s., we have no link to a men's rowing team - does that even exist any more?
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2012, 05:50:15 pm » |
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Men's crew is a club sport at Fordham.
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SIram
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 05:50:29 pm » |
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Anyone who follows me on here knows I'm very supportive of female sports. I recently happened to glance at the women's rowing article and dug a little deeper. They had an excellent freshman year and their coach expects to have a fine team this year, of up to 70 athletes! That's more than football, is it not? I wonder how many are on scholarship.
Our athletic dept only has the 2010 Women's Rowing Press Guide up. I bet that helps recruiting!
Continued success to them, however.
p.s., we have no link to a men's rowing team - does that even exist any more?
I believe Men's Crew is a club sport although it is coached by the same full time Women's coaches |
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joea
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2012, 07:05:34 pm » |
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Crew is a very interesting sport. Very physically demanding, and very dependent on your crew. Try the erg (stationary rowing machine, usually C2) at your gym, you will see what it takes. If there is a regatta near you I would recommend you go. Normally at the big events there are high school, club, and university teams participating, so good exposure to high achievers, which these people tend to be, at the regattas. Good exposure for Fordham in sports like this. Can get expensive though. 8 person boats go for about 30K or more. Coach has been there for what 30 years? Also, as hinted, participation by the women can help with title 9.
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txram
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2012, 07:41:59 pm » |
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Also, as hinted, participation by the women can help with title 9.
I definitely saw the benefit there in helping balance out football. |
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