The 137th running of the USRowing National Championship Regatta will take place June 27-29, 2008, at the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The National Championship schedule reflects the current world championship structure. The regatta will feature races in the 22 world championship boat classes, as well as the four adaptive world championship boat classes.
The 2008 USRowing Club National Championship Regatta will take place July 16-20 on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. The five-day regatta will feature more than 1,500 rowers at the senior, intermediate and junior levels. These rowers represent more than 100 clubs from across the country and will be competing for titles in more than 75 events.
The 2008 USRowing Masters National Championship Regatta will be held August 14-17 in Long Beach, Calif. The four-day regatta features more than 1,400 athletes from across the country. The rowers will be competing in more than 176 events ranging in age categories from 21 to over 80 years old.
USRowing also hosts several regional regattas including the USRowing Midwest Masters Regional Championships, USRowing Northwest Junior District Championships, USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championships, USRowing Southeast Regional Championships, USRowing Southwest Junior District Championships, and USRowing Southwest Masters Regional Championships.
In addition, USRowing hosts several national team selection events each year. The National Selection Regattas are the initial step in the senior national team selection process. USRowing also holds National Team Trials to select certain boat categories for the Junior, Under 23 and Senior National Teams.
USRowing currently offers three levels of coaching certification, an annual convention and other continuing education opportunities.
The USRowing Coaching Education Certification Program is designed to help coaches get the information they need to run a safe and successful program. The Initiation Level (Level I) is designed for someone who has never coached rowing before, the Foundation Level (Level II) is for a coach with about one year's experience and the Intermediate Level (Level III) is for the new varsity coach or an assistant with five year's of experience.
For coaches whose experience goes beyond what is offered in the certification program, USRowing offers the Advanced Coaches Series at the USRowing Annual Convention. This program brings together expert speakers from around the rowing world, as well as other sports-related disciplines.
Continuing education clinics are presentations designed by the USRowing staff and a local host organization. USRowing works with the local host organizations to provide information on topics of their interest. The continuing education clinics are not "certification clinics" but can be used as continuing education credits.