Crew: (kroo) -n. .
1. A group of NDA student athletes, consisting of 4 or 8 rowers and a coxswain, who are trained to propel a racing shell or boat by means of oars: NDA Crew is the largest club sport at NDA.2. A team and family sport for all ages.
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Why Crew?
The NDA Crew Team is one
of the best Crew teams in the Midwest and competes on a Regional and National level.
It is the largest club sport at Notre Dame Academy.
Come and find out why! The girls race in boats
(shells) with 8 rowers and a coxswain or 4 rowers and a coxswain.
Practice is on the beautiful Maumee River at the Toledo Rowing Club Boathouse.
Regattas are on weekend days at fabulous places such as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Indianapolis (just to name a few).
Although sweep rowing
looks like an upper body sport (athletes hold one oar with both hands),
the strength of the rowing stroke comes from the legs and back muscle groups.
The sport demands endurance, strength, balance, mental discipline—and teamwork is number one. Ask any girl who has been
or is on the Crew Team how much fun Crew is, or ask one of their family members
and they will tell you how exciting watching this sport is!
We have a four day Novice Sampler, where you can check this sport out yourself.
Once you see how fun it is, we think you will be hooked!
Crew
is the Ultimate walk-on sport
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You need absolutely no experience!
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All novices (new rowers in their first year of rowing) compete against other novices
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Novice year is all about technique, not conditioning
You go – you row!
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There is absolutely no bench – everyone rows at least once
Total body workout
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Rowers are said to be the best conditioned athletes of all
Great family sport
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NDA Crew is a club sport run by parents
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Parents take care of the tents
(space to change uniforms and shelter for bad weather), travel arrangements and food
Good food
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After all that hard work, you need a hot breakfast
(omelets, pancakes& bacon), and hot lunch and cookies!
Travel
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Because we need rivers or lakes to row on, we travel to locations around the area:
Cleveland, Elkhart, Pittsburgh, Dayton, Columbus
NDA competes on regional and national levels
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At the Midwest Regional Sprint Championships in May, 2005,
against 49 schools from 8 states, NDA Crew qualified 4 of 8 boats for the National Scholastic Sprint Championships
Fun!
- Just talk to the girls – NDA Crew is all about achievement, teamwork and FUN