Open to experienced and inexperienced youth rowers in grades 9 - 12 ONLY. This class is limited to 6 athletes. Practices are held at the boathouse. High Performance Strength Training - High School Program Our High School Strength Program develops rowers into athletes first. All programming is individualized within a supportive team environment. Our training system focuses on developing proper movement techniques to create athlete longevity and improved rowing performance while teaching injury prevention skills. Athletic qualities including mobility, power, and strength are targeted in each training session. All movements and exercises will be scaled to training age. This class is taught by Nick Carso, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS) and Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC). Our youth rowing program blends urban and suburban participants who practice and race together, giving both groups the opportunity to learn from one another in our own version of a magnet school for rowers. Past rowers have earned rowing scholarships to college, participated on US Junior National Development Teams, and earned invitations to the prestigious USRowing Youth Nationals. All Riverfront Rowing youth programs are free to residents of Hartford & East Hartford, and discounted for non-resident students attending Hartford & East Hartford schools.