Friday / Saturday Practice & Do It Day

Watching some the opening day of the NFL season and its fascinating to see the differing levels of success that teams are experiencing. The intensity of organized team activities, training camp, and pre-season games doesn't seem to match up to what we're seeing on the field for many squads. We were on the water on Friday during a pretty windy day and got out before the storm hit on Saturday morning. Both days were incredibly humid and I thought the team looked good. Some of the younger rowers looked a little serious but I hope in time they'll try to relax and keep learning some of the new skills we're asking them to work on in practice.

After Saturday's practice, we got back to campus in time for the beginning of Do-It Day, a campus-wide community service initiative. We had nearly the entire squad including our newest freshmen rowers head over to the Hartford Hospital to plant mums. With such a large group we were able to work quickly and intelligently while getting to know one another better. My hope is that we'll have other opportunities to volunteer in the near future.