If you want to row in college, at the bare minimum, you will need to be deemed eligible to do so by the NCAA.
The NCAA recently updated and published its 2019-2020 College Bound Student Athlete Handbook . Within the Handbook, the NCAA offers important information to help prospective student athletes meet the requirements necessary to become eligible to compete in college. Below, you will find the NCAA's general action plan for high school student athletes with the various steps to be taken laid out within each grade.
9th Grade (PLAN):
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