Programs can and should be customized to fit your members' needs. Careful attention should be placed on how a rower moves from one program to another. A selection process guideline, if incorporated, should be open to a coach's interpretation and style. Newcomers or those not boated can challenge someone for a seat but the coach rules. Daily additional work-outs are required.
Heavy emphasis is placed on racing - which means sacrificing weekends and money to travel.
This should be determined based on the particular dynamics of your membership Development Program is where rowers can make great improvements. Similar to the competitive program, by the end of the season these boats are creeping up on the competitive crew. The purpose of the development program is to prepare rowers to move either to the competitive program or to a core boat that rows and competes regularly. Generally rowers are less experienced, and need some additional technical work. Boating are fairly consistent.