SRAA Moves On From US Rowing

[lt.wolf]

www.sraa.net

The Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Board of Directors approved not renewing organizational membership with USRowing. The SRAA National Championship regatta will take place in Camden New Jersey at the Cooper River from May 23-24, 2025. SRAA will provide insurance for the regatta including all participants and volunteers. SRAA will not require USRowing Association Organizational or individual membership to participate in the SRAA National Championship regatta. More details to follow regarding regatta registration in the near term.

[rowing]

hoo next?

[fullmetal]

So SRAAs will not be using USRowing referees in an official capacity? Huh.

It means any SRAA teams who do not attend Youth Regionals or Youth Nationals will be free to dispense with their membership requirements. Hopefully their own schools/institutions will have sufficient insurance coverage for practices, etc.

[crewu]

Outside insurance is significantly less than that offered through USRowing, even after paying the $600 membership fee to USRowing. .

[rowing]

Waiting for the "USRowing member programs are barred from competing at non-sanctioned events" shoe to drop....

[ROWBOTTOM]

Junior lightweight rowing lives...!!!

[lt.wolf]

Is Vails next?

[lt.wolf]

Maybe NEIRA’s too?

[crewu]

Any thoughts on the rationale?

USRowing insurance is higher but not by a prohibitive amount. Next comes USRowing referre costs, which is considerable.

Is this also a factor behind a significant recent increase in costs for the Charles?

Personally, I think if I were at USRowing I would see it as a positive to spread regattas out under more than one insurance umbrella. One big claim doesn't raise everyone's premium all at once.

[fullmetal]

It means that SRAA won't be forced to require its member teams to comply with USRowing coaching certification rules of any kind.

[lt.wolf]

Edit -

I expect Vails and NEIRAs to announce their decisions in January

[ROWBOTTOM]

It means that SRAA won't be forced to require its member teams to comply with USRowing coaching certification rules of any kind.

Or any USRowing rules, policies, dictates. All of these institutions have their own infrastructure.

Repeat as needed: National Governing Body status = picks the national team. Member association status = what members OK.

[fullmetal]

Or any USRowing rules, policies, dictates. All of these institutions have their own infrastructure.

Mostly true. Those institutions use USRowing referees who use the Rules of Rowing.

[Sarge]

It might be helpful to remember that rowing is not doing these things in a vacuum. USOPC has requirements for each and every National Governing Body, and yes, USRowing is an NGB, to enact certain policies for the safety of all participants: rowers, coaches, parents, officials, spectators and so forth. Safety, in this context, is an all-encompassing word.

[ROWBOTTOM]

It might be helpful to remember that rowing is not doing these things in a vacuum. USOPC has requirements for each and every National Governing Body, and yes, USRowing is an NGB, to enact certain policies for the safety of all participants: rowers, coaches, parents, officials, spectators and so forth. Safety, in this context, is an all-encompassing word.

Not exactly. Read abstracts of the Stevens Act. It provides for oversight and promotion of amateur athletics, but good luck finding any documentation in USRowing's NGB recognition that goes beyond picking national teams. You'd sort of think they'd have it on their webpage, re governance documents.

Away from USRowing, I think its the case that high schools need to comply with SafeSport for interstate competitions(?) Ie, Federal laws & regulations apply? Philly kids in New Jersey, etc.