Why isnt my kid in a boat at every regatta?
Sometimes there are more rowers than seats in a boat. This is good for the team as it allows the boats to race every weekend even if a team member is injured or absent. Unfortunately, it means that sometimes rowers need to take turns rowing. Coaches attempt to put together the best boat possible given the rowers available any given weekend and still to row every single one of their rowers during the course of the season. This is a sport where the athletes benefit most from having the greatest amount of diversity. Therefore, those rowers that can row either side of the boat or both row and cox have the greatest likelihood of being able to fill a seat at any given time. All rowers will row in a regatta prior to the end of the season. Those on shore assist still participate in the team activities during a regatta with land chores such as launch loading and unloading, boat maintenance, carrying oars, docking, collecting or returning rowers shoes and spare clothes when they race as well as
