
High School Rowing Season
SPRING SEASON​
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January 20th to May 5th, 2025**
Weekdays: 5:30 - 7:30 pm*
Saturday: 6:30 - 9:30 am
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* Boys practice at the boathouse on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, and at the Power Plant on Tuesdays & Fridays.
* Girls practice at the boathouse on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays, and at the Power Plant on Mondays & Wednesdays.
** Practices continue after May 5th for athletes attending Youth Nationals.​
Athletes should not arrive earlier than 45 minutes before practice.
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SPRING DUES: $2,339
Register for Spring 2025 HERE
Your Dues Include:
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Full development in sweep, scull, and coxswain disciplines.
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50+ years of experience from coaches across the country.
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A powerful recruiting system with personalized plans to match athletes’ academic, cultural, and athletic goals.
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Connections with coaches nationwide for visits to our home lake and campus tours.
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Proven training methods for building lifelong athletes—focusing on strength, aerobics, and explosiveness.
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Personalized coxswain mentorship.
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A holistic approach, including academic support, nutrition, injury prevention, and a community of athletes growing together toward a shared goal.
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A commitment to putting the STUDENT first in STUDENT ATHLETE.
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Team unisuit.
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Other Fees:
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NEW! Rowing Shoes We are making a team-wide move to the BAT Logic Quick Release shoe system to improve comfort, hygiene and rower performance. The cost of the base/shoe plates for each seat is covered in your registration fee, but each rower needs to purchase a pair of rowing shoes that are compatible with the BAT Logic system. Our coaches recommend shoes from one of these vendors:
Bont Rowing
H2Row
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NEW! Headsets for Coxswains Only Also new is our requirement for each coxswain to purchase and maintain their own microphone and headset. DUC will continue to provide cox boxes but we believe wear and tear and most importantly, hygiene, will be better maintained if headsets remain in the possession of our coxswains. Order your headset from NK Sports.
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Team Travel Uniform Available on our online store coming soon. Black short-sleeved polo and khaki bottom.
$55: Heart Rate Monitor (optional)​
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SPRING RACING SCHEDULE
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February 8th: SWEAT, Jesuit Prep Dallas (all crews)
February 21st-23rd: Heart of Texas Regatta (all crews), Austin
March 21st-22nd: TRC/ARC Scrimmage (select crews), Austin
March 28th-29th: Parati Scrimmage, Houston, (crews who did not scrimmage TRC/ARC)
April 10th-14th: Covered Bridge Regatta (select crews), Eugene, OR
May 1st-4th: Central Youth Regional Championships (all crews), Oklahoma City, OK
June 10th-15th: USRowing Youth National Championships (select crews), Sarasota, FL​
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2024-2025 RULES & EXPECTATIONS
ATTENDANCE
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DUC places a high value on commitment, dedication, and teamwork. Regular attendance is crucial for individual and team progress, skill development, and overall success. However, we understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise, leading to occasional absences. To strike a balance between promoting accountability and accommodating genuine reasons for missing practices, we have established an attendance policy found HERE.
VACATION DATES
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Practices at the Power Plant will pause from December 21st, 2024 through January 7th, 2025. This is the best time amid the seasons to vacation.
The boathouse will also be closed from November 25th through December 1st (Tuesday through Sunday of the week of Thanksgiving) except for Alumni Day on Friday, November 29th. Current rowers are encouraged but not required to attend as an opportunity to row with alumni and mingle with old teammates.
Based on our summer schedules, if an athlete is interested in racing for our High-Performance Team, it is recommended that families plan summer travel in the latter half of July into the early weeks of August 2025.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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What you'll need to get started:
1x reusable plastic water bottle (Nalgene or comparable)
1x pair of running shoes
Spandex shorts are preferable (regular shorts will get caught in the sliding seat)
Athletic clothing
Please see a more in-depth gear recommendation list HERE!
Recommended:
Polarized sunglasses
Burt's Bees Hand Salve for blisters on hands (these blisters are normal for new rowers and will become less frequent as calluses are formed)
Hydration powder (Liquid IV, Gatorade, or equivalent)
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