Course curriculum

    1. A Welcome Message From Coach Walton

    1. Introduction to College Rowing Recruiting

    2. Recruiting Focus From Freshman to Senior Year

    3. Encourage Your Student Athlete to Pursue Their Passion

    4. Deeming Ourselves Worthy of the Things We Want

    5. Working Past Excuses

    6. Mental Mindset and Positive Self-Talk

    7. Encourage Your Student Athlete to Own Their Process

    8. If They Don't Ask, the Answer is Always "No"

    9. The Proactive Recruit

    10. Static Online Recruiting Profiles

    11. The Three Numbers Which Matter in College Recruiting

    12. The Rowing Machine as Initial Access to Recruiting Conversations

    13. Focus On Process Over Outcome

    14. What is a Pre-Read?

    15. Preparing for Official Visits

    16. Questions to Ask on an Official/Unofficial Visit

    17. A Word of Caution: You Can't Game the System

    18. "We Know it is a Great Rowing School, but... "

    19. Making the Final Decision

    1. Recruiting Terminology Defined

    2. 2k Rowing Erg Test Guide (To be Shared with Your Student Athlete)

About this course

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The College Admissions Process is Broken… and Your Student Athlete Can Benefit From This

Are you the parent of a youth rower realizing your child’s passion for rowing is eyeing a horizon beyond high school? Is your child showing promise in rowing and you’re wondering if they might have what it takes to row in college? Maybe they’ve even declared their intent to row in college already?

BUT, you don’t know where to start and you don’t know how best to assist your student athlete through the college rowing recruiting process.  You’ve Googled college rowing online and spoken to parents whose children have gone through the colleges admissions process. You’ve learned some facts, learned some fiction. And in the research you’ve done so far, and with the anecdotal stories relayed to you by other parents, you are realizing simply gaining admission to college is ultra-competitive and just plain difficult (let alone being recruited to row in college).  


The numbers are ruthless: Out of more than 40,000 applications a year to Harvard University, not quite 2,000 make the final cut. Just one admitted for every 19 rejected. Every year high school seniors with straight A’s, perfect test scores and stellar recommendations wonder why they didn’t make it. — Washington Post 10/21/2018


This highly competitive admissions process is not just an issue at Harvard.  It is an issue at colleges and universities across the country.


So, what can you do to stand out in today’s ultra-competitive admissions process?

In your research, you've likely come across various colleges and universities promoting a "holistic" admissions policy, which takes into account not just academic performance, but the entire range of a student's abilities.  And many critics cite this as a reason why the college admissions process is broken.  But for your child this policy, which favors skills and accomplishments beyond solely academics, is just the edge your student athlete needs.  


Harvard University, one of the world’s most selective schools, admits fewer than 5 percent of applicants. But court documents in a lawsuit over Harvard Admissions indicate that when an applicant was designated as an athletic recruit during a recent six-year period, the admission rate was 86 percent. — Washington Post 6/12/2019


As a high school student athlete, the data shows your child has a tremendous advantage over other applicants if they work to position themselves as a recruited athlete.  



Not all high school rowers get recruited. So why this course?

Your child's potential is limitless. Their steadfast dedication to rowing, combined with this supportive and empowering online course for parents, sets the stage for incredible success. Together, let's embark on this exciting journey as Rower Academy guides you through the collegiate rowing recruiting process, and equips you with actionable information to allow you to support your child to the highest level possible. Take the course, become the best and most active supporter you can be, and watch as your child transforms into the accomplished student athlete they're destined to be.


This Rower Academy online course, designed specifically for parents, demystifies the collegiate rowing recruiting process. Are you ready to empower yourself and support your child? Sign up for our course today and start making a difference in your child's future.  This online course will not only help you understand the college rowing recruiting process, but also help you become a better supporter of your child through this process.  You will no longer be sitting on the sidelines.  You will become an educated advocate, working on the behalf of your child, to make sure all the important boxes are ticked, all the valuable metrics are met, all the right conversations are being had.  With the right information, with actionable information, you can be a great support network for your student athletes as they engage in one of the most daunting processes of their young life… securing admission to the school of their choice.  



For the High School Class of 2025:

The Recruiting Window Will Close as Early as November 1st of Your Child's Senior Year

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Instructor

Luke Walton

Coach

OLYMPIAN, COACH, COMPETITOR, MOTIVATOR Luke Walton has over twenty years of experience in fitness, with a background in rowing and triathlon, as both competitor and coach. Luke was a member of the US National Rowing Team from 1999-2003, and also a member of the 2004 Olympic Rowing Team, in Athens, Greece. He was undefeated in his Collegiate rowing career at UC Berkeley 1998-2001, having never lost a heat, semi-final, or final en route to 4 straight PAC-10 and National Championship titles. Luke was recently selected to the PAC-12 All Century Rowing Team, an honor bestowed on a select group of top athletes from the past hundred years. He also studied and rowed at Cambridge University, competing in the Cambridge Oxford Boat Race (the world’s oldest and longest running collegiate competition) in both 2005 and 2006. Luke employs his vast knowledge and experience in rowing in his coaching of rowing clinics, one on one sessions, and consultations with high school athletes and their parents who are eager to be recruited to row in college. He is one of the original Indo-Row indoor rowing instructors and has coached countless people to learn to row and to improve their rowing stroke power, technique, and efficiency. Luke has also been competing in and coaching triathlon since 2006 and has a passion and knowledge in the sport that has helped countless athletes meet and exceed their training and racing goals, year after year. He even coached one of his athletes to the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials, in Los Angeles. He remains competitive as an athlete but focuses more on his clients’ successes than his own. Luke is a recruited college athlete schooled in Politics, both Undergraduate (University of California Berkeley) and Graduate (Cambridge University, England), but has chosen to pursue his true passion, coaching. He brings the experience of both World-Class Athlete and Professional Coach to all of his fitness endeavors.

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