COMMUNITY ROWING INC

YOUTH COMPETITIVE (SPRING, SUMMER & FALL) - YOUTH COMPETITIVE ROWING AT COMMUNITY ROWING, INC. (CRI). THE ORGANIZATION SETS AN UNPARALLELED STANDARD FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. OUR AWARD WINNING COACHING STAFF ARE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON, AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM DEVELOP AWARENESS, MATURITY AND AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THEIR COMMUNITY AS THEY LEARN TO TRAIN AND COMPETE ON THE CHARLES RIVER. THE COMPETITIVE VARSITY TEAM IS A YEARLONG YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT LEVERAGES THE SPORT OF ROWING TO CREATE MATURE, COMMUNITY ORIENTED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES. PRACTICING FIVE OR SIX TIMES A WEEK, THE YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM ARE GUIDED BY AWARD WINNING COACHES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON.

CRI YOUTH AND ADULT RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE A BROAD SWATH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMMATIC AVENUES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN TO ROW AND THEN CARRY THEIR NEW FORMED SKILLS INTO RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. CRI SERVES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WHO ARE EXPLORING ROWING FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMMING. IN THE SUMMER WE PROVIDE MORNING AND AFTERNOON YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ROWING IN INCREMENTS FROM ONE WEEK INTRODUCTION CLASSES TO FULL SUMMER RECREATIONAL SCHEDULES. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE ADULT LEARN TO ROW PROGRAMS IN BOTH TEAM BOAT ROWING PROGRAMS AND IN SINGLE SEAT BOATS AT TIMES CONVENIENT TO PEOPLE WITH TRADITIONAL WORK SCHEDULES AS WELL AS MID DAY AND EVENING PROGRAMS. LEARN TO ROW AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE BACKBONE OF PROGRAMS WE OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY AND ARE A HALLMARK OF CRI'S REACH INTO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES AROUND THE BOSTON AREA.