Cooper River Park, Camden County, N.J.
July 24 - 28, 2002
As the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), the Schuylkill Navy's biggest need is for volunteers.
Here are the jobs:
- Launch drivers - some experience needed. 16 years or older.
- Stakeboat holders - no experience needed. Good job for kids, age 12 and up.
- Finish line helpers - no experience needed. 14 years of age and older. Some adults needed.
- Registration - no experience needed. Adults needed.
- Dock area - no experience needed. Adults needed. Kids can help, too, 12 years of age and up.
- Weigh-ins - no experience needed. 18 years and older. No donuts allowed.
- Results/data entry - some computer experience needed.
- Awards - no experience needed. Adults and kids to assist.
- Trailer parking - no experience needed. 18 years and older. Must be pugnacious.
T shirts will be given to all volunteers.
To volunteer - contact Leslie Pfeil at 610-525-2700, ext. 273.
Think about this: All over the U.S., athletes are preparing to travel to our area. Our athletes are preparing to compete instead of preparing to travel . USRowing would like to keep the Nationals in Camden - it's an excellent venue and centrally located - for at least the following two years. In order for this to be possible, we have to supply the volunteers. Otherwise, the Nationals will be in Timbuktu next year.
Competitor's notes
- Registration - All athletes must check in to verify membership and ensure paperwork is completed. Athlete registration will be held in the launch area at the following times:
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Tuesday |
10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
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Wednesday |
6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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Thursday |
6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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Friday |
6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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Saturday |
6:30 a.m. - noon |
- All athletes will receive identification badges.
- Athletes need to present these badges before launching for all races.
- Identification badges will be issued only with proof of USRowing membership and a valid photo I.D.
- Replacement of lost badges will cost $10.00.
- Weigh-ins -
- Lightweight weigh-in will occur once a day, no more than two hours and no less than one hour before the competitor’s first lightweight race. This is an inviolable rule at the national championships; every year at least one crew gets disqualified for missing the weigh-in window.
- Lightweight men shall weigh no more than 160 lbs., with the crew average being 155 lbs.
- Lightweight women shall weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is no crew average for women.
- Coaches and Coxswains Meeting - A mandatory meeting for all coaches and coxswain is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. near the athlete’s tent. All crews will be responsible for the information delivered at the meeting.
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