Scholastic Youth Rowing League
The RIVERSPORT Scholastic Youth Rowing League gives Oklahoma City area middle school and high school students an opportunity to learn the sport of rowing as part of a school team – or even a club or other organization. No previous rowing experience is required. RIVERSPORT provides coaching, equipment and program coordination.
Each school is required to provide one volunteer or faculty sponsor to recruit students and coordinate logistics. Teams practice 1 to 2 days per week over 12 weeks and race in a season championship under the lights on the Oklahoma River in front of family and friends. The league offers Spring and Fall seasons with championships in May and November.
Any Oklahoma City metro area school is welcome to join the program; it is free for Title 1 schools. Contact us to learn more about getting a team started at your school!
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Making a difference in young people’s lives
Being on a RIVERSPORT rowing team can be life changing as kids discover a world beyond what they’ve known. As they stretch their boundaries, they discover that self-discipline pays off and why teamwork is important. Each young athlete is different, but here’s what we often see…
- Youth who’ve not yet found their inner athlete discover success
- Kids who need an emotionally safe environment find it in after-school rowing practice
- The combination of physical exertion and team support has a positive effect on mental health issues such as depression and anxiety
- Kids build resilience, self-confidence, self-discipline, leadership skills and the ability to trust, focus and work as a team
- Young athletes build physical fitness as they develop a lifetime sport
- Scholastic rowers celebrate their school spirit in a new way as proud team leaders
- Those who are committed have a shot a collegiate scholarships across the nation
Established in 2009, the Youth Rowing League began with 30 athletes from three high school teams – USGrant, NW Classen and Capitol Hill high schools. Today, the league has grown to 180 athletes from 15 high schools and middle schools including…
- ASTEC Charter School
- Boys & Girls Club (composite from multiple schools)
- Cristo Rey Catholic Schools
- Douglass High School
- Mid-Del Schools
- Mission Academy
- Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM)
- Pathways Middle College,
- Southeast Middle School
- Southeast High School
- St John Bosco Institute
- Mustang Area Rowing Club High School and Middle School
- Oakdale Middle School
- KIPP Middle School
- Putnam Height High School
- Emerson High School
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More Information on Youth Rowing League
Fill in the form below to find out more about joining RIVERSPORT Youth Rowing League or create a team for your school.
