6th, 7th, 8th grade students are allowed to participate in this program. 8th grade students are encouraged to  join our new competitive 8th grade  team.

There are a limited number of memberships for our middle school program. Because of this, the registration link is emailed to select groups at a time. Priority is given to rowers who have participated in learn to row programs, & have siblings on the team.

There are two seasons for our middle school team.  

Fall Season Dates:   September 2nd - December 9th

Spring Season Dates:  January 13th - May 4th

Your athlete will be placed in a practice group based on age and experience. We would like to have the experienced rowers in the same practice group and the novice rowers or rowers without prior rowing experience in the other practice group. You do not get to pick your practice group.  If you have a conflict on the scheduled practice days, please let Coach Jerilyn know, and she will move your athlete into a practice group that is more convenient if there is available space.  

Coach Jerilyn will email you your practice group a week or two after registration.

Summer storms in August and September have a tendency to affect Middle School Practice. Because of this, our program is a bit different this year.

• Start date: September 2nd

• During September, practice is on Saturday only 

• In October, there will be practice 3 days a week for each group

• In November, there will be practice 3 days a week for each group (excluding Thanksgiving week)

• In December, we will have practice on Saturdays, December 2nd and 9th 

• End date: December 9th

• After the initial month of Saturdays in September, Practice is 3 days per week:  Monday, Wednesday, Saturday or Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

• To best visualize the practice calendar, click on the Overall Team Calendar 

Weekday practices are from 4:40-6:40 pm

Group 1 is Monday, Wednesday, Saturday -- Saturday practice will be from 8:00 am-10:00 am

Group 2 is Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday --  Saturday practice will be from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Wear athletic clothes, spandex, running shoes, hat, sunglasses. Bring a full refillable water bottle, and don't forget your sunscreen!

The middle school team typically has 1 race in the fall for experienced rowers and  1-2 races in the spring. The focus of our team is not competition or winning but rather teaching our rowers how to become better athletes and gain knowledge about the sport. If rowers can master these, success typically follows.  Tentative Race Schedule

The cost for the program is $605 per season.  There is also a $55 registration/equipment fee per season.

Middle School Rowers will be required to purchase a $50 Racing Tank.

Payment plans available on the Registration Link. 

Our Fall 2023 Middle School Rowing Program is currently at capacity, but if you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please reach out to our Director of Rowing, Coach Kirsten Anderson, at CoachKirsten@oarsrowing.com

Please have a physical completed and submitted by September 2nd

Attached are  the forms you will need to bring with you to the doctor's office when you go to get that new sports physical this year!

Sports Physicals will need to be completed:  Sports Physical

• Page 1 & 2 - Health History (to be filled out by the athlete or parent) - MSP, 8th Grade & High School

• Page 3 & 4 - Physical Evaluation  (to be filled out by the doctor's office) - MSP, 8th Grade & High School

• Page 5 - Only necessary if returning to practice from a severe injury - MSP, 8th Grade & High School

Please scan and send physicals directly to mspforms@oarsrowing.com 

Complete the USRowing Waiver:

Use this link to join as an individual and add the regatta package. 

When you get to the point of entering our club name please use Orlando Area Rowing Society.

Complete the FSRA/NOARA Waiver: 

(Complete this one second) You may have to give the first one a day to upload in order to complete this one. Please pay special attention to the birthdate order. Both of these should be completed (yes they look the exact same):

Waivers coming soon!