Our Youth Rowing reaches out to the youth of many neighborhoods spanning from Medford, Malden, and Everett, through Somerville and Cambridge, including Brookline and Boston, and more. Our mission is to provide a solid character developing experience through the teamwork and competition of rowing to each of our high school participants. Both novice and competitive programs are now available.

From our strong local community centers and through our varied and wide reaching commuting participants we organize competitive crews. Public High Schools have a welcome opportunity to partner with our rowing club in school-based teams. And individuals with fewer fellow community members find new community in the ranks of the open club program.

In a rapidly changing world, our rowing club proudly offers the opportunity of America's original collegiate sport with today's mindset of embracing all interested parties of our greater community. Rowing although rich in its history and tradition has been until most recently rich in its blood. Gentle Giant Rowing Club stand at the forefront of the new movement of dynamics and diversity celebrating expansion of rowing. With NCAA creation of women's Division I rowing, now is the time more than ever for young women to profit not only from rowing's inherent qualities but the scholarships created every year.

YOUTH NOVICE PROGRAM (Click here for Membership Information)

The youth novice rowing program will focus in developing competitive rowers. Its ideal for students interested in pursuing a sport that is challenging and inspiring at the same time. Like their fully competitive counterparts novice rowers  will develop confidence, intra and interpersonal skills, and lifetime camaraderie. Most importantly however is the discipline that its learned while rowing and that will be valued in the "real world."

YOUTH INTERMEDIATE/ COMPETITIVE PROGRAM (Click here for Membership Information)

Our competitive rowing provides an additional venue for experience rowers to develop and perfect their rowing skills. The team will travel to national and international regattas to compete against world-renowned teams.

Our coaching staff has years of rowing, teaching, and coaching experience to accelerate the learning of all our participants. Putting safety first, all staff are Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certified and power squadron certified in the use of motor boats from which they coach.All our coaches are also enrolled in the USRowing's coaching certification program to insure their professional development and knowledge of the latest advances and news in the rowing world.

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