Join coxswains Katie Lane and Mel Webb, along with mastermind Dave Payne and guest moderator Katy Varga-Wells!

Guest starring Katy Varga - Kent School assistant men's coach.Exploring meaningful experiences and mentors in the sport

Ryan Sparks, a former Ivy rowing recruiter with 10 years of college counseling experience in the sport, teams up with Katie Lane, a former coxswain and Penn recruiter, and David Feinburg, owner of Sygyzy Global Education, one of NYC's finest college counseling firms to provide a comprehensive primer to college, recruiting, and rowing - featuring insight at the end on Covid's impact on recruiting.General:What’s the difference between Division 1, 2 and 3?When can I start talking to coaches?When do I need to start prepping for standardized testing?What courses should I be taking as a sophomore, junior, senior, etc.?How do I know if schools have scholarships?Branding:What does a potential coach need to know about you in order to understand you? (Values, Goals, Experiences, Strengths, Challenges).What type of athlete and/or coxswain are you? (Think personality traits, work ethic, motivation)?How can you shape your brand? (Language, organization, etc.)Know your elevator pitch! (what makes you stand out against any other recruit)What can I be doing now to improve my skills as a rower or coxswain?Communication:How do you start communicating with a coach?How do you set up a call?What do you need to be prepared to answer?What should you do to prepare ahead of time?What information do you need in an email?How will you know if you’re being recruited?Our (Ryan, Dave, Katie) best practices for phone calls.Should I reach out to the head coach or assistant coach or both?Admissions Expectations:General academic guidelines for different tiers of schools (ivy vs. state school; private vs. public school, etc.)How do schools rank recruits? What academic measure do they use? (Bands, Groups, AI, etc.)What materials do I need to give the coach for a pre-read?Is it better to go ED, EA or RD?What can we expect to change due to Covid?Admissions standards - moving away from standardized testing.Some rowing programs to get cut.Recruiting opportunities may get cut because of budget cutsFall seasons may be compromised.

Sparks' statement on BLM and the sport of rowingAlso: announcing a transition from Car-row....Nah

Guest starring Jesse Foglia - Harvard assistant men's heavyweight coach.Exploring sculling in the spirit of Covid

Guest starring Jesse Foglia - Harvard assistant men's heavyweight coach. Exploring seeking knowledge (and/or..) wisdom in the sport.

Guest starring Jesse Foglia - Harvard assistant men's heavyweight coach. Exploring the experience of becoming and being an Ivy League rowing coach.

Exploring the main theme of our podcast - the experience of rowing.

Exploring the experience of the college search process and how rowing influenced our self-development process. Thoughts for coxswains during Coronavirus

Guest Starring Andrew Carter - Iowa Women's Head Coach.Exploring continuing to stay relevant and engaged in recruiting - as well as the ethics of early verbal commitments in US collegiate rowing recruiting.