Rowing CLINIC

Austin Winter Rowing Clinic

Join RSR Coaches for four days of rowing on Lady Bird Lake, erg training and mental skills. Refine your technique, improve your efficiency and build strategies to carry you through winter training and your next 2K.

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The RSR SEE Framework

Love The Fight

Brave doesn't mean you aren't afraid. It means you act anyway. SEE is how our athletes learn to seek challenge in spite of fear — and turn every hard piece into growth.

S

Seek Challenge.

Apply for the racing camp, train with your fastest teammate, or go after the test piece you're nervous about. That's where growth starts.

E

Expect Discomfort.

The burn in the last 500 isn't a stop sign and it should not be a surprise. Expect it and learn to work through it.

E

Mental Fortitude

RSR Mental Skills training for nerves, pressure, and discomfort, so you can choose courage when fear shows up.

Austin WINter Rowing Clinic

Your opportunity to focus on your technical fitness while learning critical mental skills.

Join RSR Coaches for a four-day intensive to tighten up your on the water rowing, improve your erg efficiency and learn the mental skills to carry you through winter training.

WHO

Junior rowers 14-19 years old

WHEN

18-21 December 2026

WHERE

Waller Creek Boathouse (Austin Rowing Club) in Austin, TX

NOW ENROLLING

Clinic Curriculum

Rowing Technique (sweep and sculling)
Mental Fitness & 2K Strategy
Erg Test Strategy
Erg Technique & Efficiency

See details

18-21 DEC 2026

Clinic Details

When:

Check-in: Dec 18th after 2pm
First on-the-water practice: 8:30am Dec 19th
Depart: 12:30pm Dec 21.

Where: Waller Creek Boathouse (Austin Rowing Club) in Austin, TX

Boarding Hotel:

3 nights at Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake 20 N. IH 35, Austin, TX *or similar
2 athletes per room, assigned by gender.
Coaches remain on premises.

Transportation:

Boarders must be old enough to fly on their own, as RSR coaches cannot act as their guardian at the airport.
Non-boarding athletes will be responsible for their transportation to and from the boathouse as well as all team breakfasts and dinners.
Boarding Athletes catch shuttle from AUS airport on first day at 1:45pm CENTRAL (boarders must arrive at airport no later than 1pm CENTRAL).
Boarding athletes catch shuttle back to the AUS Airport at 12:30pm on last day.

Food:

Team breakfast (x3), lunch (x2), and dinner (x3) supplied to boarders.
Lunch will be provided on full days for non-boarding athletes.

ROWING CLINIC

Who Can Apply

This clinic is suited to male and female junior rowers (age 13-20); limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender.

Athletes are required to:

have at least one season of rowing experience and be able to swim.
submit a copy of a full physical performed in the last 13 months.
be a Basic USRowing member and have a waiver signed.

Registration by October 31st
- Non-Boarding: $2215 Early Bird
- Boarding: $3795
Register from November 1st
- Non-Boarding: $2480
- Boarding: $4060

More Info

All camp documents can be found here.
RSR Elite is solely operated by Ready Set Row LLC, which is not affiliated with The Board of Trustees of the host.
This camp must comply with regulations of the local governing entity and camp licensing. Parents may request copies of background checks, health care and discipline policies as well as procedures for filing grievances.
Following registration and deposit payment you will receive a link to CampBrain to complete your athlete's enrolment in this clinic.
RSR offers need-based financial aid for those athletes who would be ineligible to attend due to financial constraints. Please reach out for information.
Registering after Dec 1, we cannot guarantee the requested T-shirt size.

Join us in Austin this December.

For Parents

High standards for your athlete. Peace of mind for you.

Serious athletes need to be pushed. They also need to be safe, supported, and treated as whole people. Our coaches expect a lot — and take good care of the young person doing the work.

Coaching that develops mind, body, and character, not just erg scores
Mental skills training for performance anxiety, pressure, and setbacks
Background-checked staff, with health, safety, and conduct policies available on request
The skills, fitness, and race experience that matter in college rowing recruiting

Ask A Question

I knew that sending my son to RSR was going to be a great thing for him for so many reasons. You have shared your expertise and given him the mindset and the tools to grow. All I want for my kids is for them to try their best and I am confident RSR is going to help him be positioned to truly do that.

Clinic Program Example

8:30-9:00	Warm Up and Erg Tech
9:30-11:30	Row on Lady Bird Lake
11:30-11:45	Break
11:45-1:00	Lunch & Discussion
1:00-1:15	Break
1:15-2:15	RSR Mental Skills
2:15-2:30	Break
2:30-4:00	Row on Lady Bird Lake
4:00-5:00	Q&A with RSR Coaches
5:00	Pickup

Please note times and details are estimates only and subject to change.

Thank you so much for this experience! I’ve learned so much and have so much to work on throughout the winter and thanks to the RSR team I know what and where to improve.

Lily Bonnem
2023 & 2022

Thank you so much for this experience! I’ve learned so much and have so much to work on throughout the winter and thanks to the RSR team I know what and where to improve.

Lily Bonnem
2023 & 2022

Thank you so much for this experience! I’ve learned so much and have so much to work on throughout the winter and thanks to the RSR team I know what and where to improve.

Lily Bonnem
2023 & 2022

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