December 2021 Update: Winter Conditioning Guidelines, Winterizing, and More

Justice Rowing Community: I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready for a wonderful holiday season!

Lots of information below – please read it carefully.

1) Winter Conditioning Resumes This Week – Thurs., Dec. 2!

Vaccination/Testing Requirements for Athletes and Coaches

All student-athletes 16 and over must be vaccinated or have an exemption
- Exempt athletes must test weekly
Those 15 and under must be vaccinated or submit negative test result weekly
- Testing is available every Friday at Justice

Out of Season Athletes – vaccination records/exemptions MUST be submitted to Korey Berg at kbberg@fcps.edu

Weekly testing will be available for athletes on campus FRIDAY’S between 10am-11:30am
If athlete misses on site test, they can submit test from alternate location during that week.
Athletes are responsible for picking up a testing pass from the activities office.

Starting December 1st, out of season practices and workouts may begin

16 and over, must have vaccination or exemption on file – no exceptions
- If exempt – these students must test weekly
15 and under & unvaccinated- do not need to test until Dec 3rd.
- Dec 1-3 – May participate without test result
- Dec 6 and on – May not participate unless they have a negative test result from the week prior

If you fall into the “NEED TO BE TESTED” (unvaccinated) Category

Steps you need to take ASAP!

Mandatory parent/guardian consent registration CLICK HERE -– ONLINE PORTAL
If you haven’t already done so… Pick up your pass from the activities office sometime between now and your testing date.
Report at your time slot to the testing location – Girls Team Locker Room (A13 – Main Gym Area)Finally: If you are feeling sick in any way, Do Not Attend In-Person Practice. Please stay home, rest, and recover as best you can. In the event that you are COVID positive, staying home would help keep your team practicing.

If you have any questions about the protocol above, please contact Coach Rob.

2) Wreaths, Poinsettias, and Coffee Distribution

Please help with our largest fundraiser of the year by distributing holiday wreaths, poinsettias, and coffee. Slots available for this Friday evening (set up) and Saturday (distribution), Dec. 3 and 4 AM and PM. Signup here.

3) Glasgow Middle School Afterschool Rowing Program

THANK YOU to Olivia Findorff and Suliana Rachel for organizing and coaching the ERG afterschool program at Glasgow Middle School for the past several weeks. This is a great program that gets kids interested in rowing. It wouldn’t have happened without these rowers getting involved – thanks also to Emma, Sofia, Ronan, Tim, Christian, Ethan, Daniel, Grace, Catherine, Valeria, and Nathan.

4) December 11 – Launch Boat Winterizing.

We need a group of 4-6 strong rowers/adult volunteers to help get our launch boats off of the water, remove the engines and stow everything away for the winter. It’s also a great way to see our rowing facility and boathouse if you are new to the club. If you can help out please contact Coach Rob. Time TBD.