Information Session
- Tryout schedule coming soon!
- These will outline what try-outs entail, when, and where they will be. It will also give you an opportunity to try some balance drills in the water in the pool.
TRY-OUTS
Try-outs will last approximately two weeks. During that time we will teach you how to row and handle equipment. Try-outs are open to anyone interested in joining the crew team with varsity athletic experience, regardless of prior rowing experience. It is a way for you to try rowing without committing to the team.
What's Next?
To streamline the Tryout process we would like you to start some of the necessary steps this summer. There will be less meetings and more rowing this way. All division I athletes have to go through this process.
   1) Contact Coach Hooper at
jhuber@smu.edu. Let her know you are interested.
   2) Register with the NCAA Clearing House.
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
   3) Fill out the paperwork I email to you, and bring it to the training room located in Ford Stadium.
   4) When you get on campus make an appointment at the Health Center and get your free physical. Use the form I send you.
   5) Take a sickle cell test either at the Health Center or with your home doctor and have them email or fax the results to our training room 214-768-1225 care of SMU Rowing Trainer.
   6) Fill out the online compliance information/forms, to make sure you understand the NCAA rules that our Sr. Associate Compliance Director will send you.
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How To Prepare For Rowing
Suggested Workouts
Being a part of the SMU Rowing team requires its members to be at peak physical condition in order to maximize their success in competition. While we are more than happy to help a prospective athlete learn how to train, if a rower already works out five times per week, they will be more than ready for practice.
- Lots of abs. Don't forget the back, as power is generated from the back to help row. Crunches, bicycle crunches, toe touches, hip bridges, superwomen and oblique crunches are also great ways to prepare the body.
- Run! Rowing is an endurance sport. Running is higher impact than rowing, but it takes the same kind of lungs.
- Bike! Biking takes more effort getting out the door than running, but it mimics the leg strength of rowing better than running.
- Swim! A great way to get a full body workout and prepare the lungs at the same time.
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Contact Information
Jessi Hooper, Assistant Coach
Address
- Lloyd All Sports Center 206F
- PO Box 750315
- Dallas, TX 75275
Frequently Asked Questions
How often do we practice?
Novice practices five times per week in the fall. There are eight sessions to choose from. Practice at the lake will be Monday through Friday 4-6 p.m. and Saturday 7-9 a.m. at White Rock Lake, and on campus Tuesday and Thursday for weights and conditioning 6:30-7:30 a.m.
Where is practice, and how do we get there?
White Rock Lake is five miles from campus. We will carpool and sometimes have access to a university van. On campus, we will practice at Ford Stadium, and when our new erg room is completed in Moody Coliseum, we will be able to utilize that as well.
How often will we travel?
In the fall, novices who are race ready will travel to Austin, Texas, for Head of the Colorado and Tennessee for the Head of the Hooch. These are 5k races. In the spring the novice will race five-six times. The spring is our Championship season with the race distance being a 2k. You will probably miss two Friday's of class in the fall, and three in the spring.
What are we looking for in our athletes?
- A STRONG ATHLETIC BACKGOROUND
- A DESIRE TO COMPETE AS A DIVISION I ATHLETE
- EXEMPLARY FITNESS
- AN ABILITY TO LEARN QUICKLY
- A WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN
