The Raritan Valley Rowing Camp is a 5-day program designed to give 12 to 18 year old beginners and experienced rowers expert coaching of rowing technique and basics of training and racing.

Session 1: July 6-July 10, 2010 - BOYS and GIRLS
Session 2: July 11-15, 2010 - BOYS and GIRLS
Cost:
Resident: $740.00
Commuter: $520.00 - 8:00 AM till 5:00 PM (includes lunch)
Extended Day: $580.00 -  8:00 AM till 7:30 PM (includes lunch and dinner)

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Dear Campers and Parents,

The Raritan Valley Rowing Camp has enjoyed enormous success over the past several years. Founded in 1991, the camp has evolved into the most popular and respected program of its kind in the country. The outstanding coaching staff from premier high schools and college programs, the top rated equipment and the variety of additional activities has made the Raritan Valley Rowing Camp a truly special place.

Our philosophy has always been to maintain the highest level of instruction while creating a challenging and fun environment. Limiting the number of campers for each session has allowed our staff to get to know each camper individually, and give each one the attention, help and motivation to succeed in our sport. Teaching rowers of all levels and watching many of them go on to success as members of high school teams, Junior National Teams, and college teams, has been extremely rewarding for us and our staff. We strive to create an enjoyable and positive experience for an increasing number of high school athletes.

Sincerely,
The Directors of the Raritan Valley Rowing Camp

DIRECTORS

Steve Wagner

Steve is the head coach of the Rutgers University Crew and has over 30 years of experience coaching both sweep rowing and sculling. Under Steve's direction, the Rutgers Crew has been ranked in the top 10 nationally 4 out of the past 6 years, and has produced 9 National Team members, four 1992 Olympians, six 1996 Olympians, four members of the 2000 Olympic team, and two 2004 Olympians. Steve’ 2003 Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 advanced all the way to the final of the Henley Royal Regatta in England.

Steve is a former captain of the Rutgers Lightweight Crew and holds a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. Degree in Environmental Science from Rutgers. For over 25 years, Steve has been director of the Craftsbury Sculling Camp, and currently directs Black Bear Sculling, the most prestigious sculling camp in North America.

 

Max Borghard

Max has been the Head Women's Crew Coach at Rutgers University since 1995. In 1997, Rutgers completed its best season ever, and was one of only 8 schools full-team to attend the first ever NCAA Women's Rowing Championship in California, finishing 6th. Max led the Rutgers Women’s Crew back to the NCAA Championships in ‘98 and ‘01. Before coming to Rutgers, Max coached at Dartmouth College for 6 years on the freshmen level, with his 1991 freshmen lightweight crew winning the Eastern Sprints Championships. In 1992 and 1994, Max served as an assistant coach for the Men's Junior National Team that won a gold and a bronze medal at the World Championships.

 

THE PROGRAM
Each camper will develop an appreciation for technical aspects of the sport of rowing, as well as the teamwork involved in making a boat go. The program is designed to give each camper individual instruction to learn and improve rowing skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Camper/Staff ratio will not exceed 8-1 and rowing and recreation activities will be closely supervised. More experienced campers will learn about training, rigging and racing through lectures as well as the constant interaction with our coaching staff. Each camper will be videotaped during the week to help him/her in the learning process.

MEALS
Resident campers will receive three meals a day that are served in the dining hall adjacent to the dormitory. The meals are "all-you-can-eat" and they have a wide range of food to choose from.

HOUSING
The campers and staff will be housed on the Douglass/Cook Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The dormitory is double occupancy and very convenient to the Rutgers boathouse.  The dormitory is supervised by the staff at all times.

FACILITIES
The camp will row on the Raritan River at the "Rutgers Class of '14 Boathouse" next to the Cook College Campus. The Raritan River provides many miles of flat water on which to improve skills. There are also Concept II rowing machines that will be used during the rowing sessions and available to the campers for their use.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Our daily schedule provides opportunities to take advantage of the Cook College Recreation Center where campers use the pool, the basketball courts and racquetball courts. In the evening, the camp participates in a field activity like ultimate Frisbee and capture the flag.

Typical Daily Schedule
7:00     AM      Wake up / Breakfast
8:00     AM      Depart Dorm / Row
10:30   AM      Depart Boathouse
11:00   AM      Rec Center
12:00   PM      Lunch
1:00     PM      Lecture
2:00     PM      Depart Dorm / Row
4:30     PM      Depart Boathouse
5:00     PM      Commuters Picked Up / Dinner
6:30     PM      Field Activity
8:00     PM      Movie
10:00   PM      Lights Out