Happy New Year Stuart Rowers and Parents,

Here’s what’s ahead for the crew team in January. Please read all the way to the bottom.

Jan. 13: Booster meeting, 7:30 pm, Stuart High School, room to be determined. All rowers and parents welcome.

Jan. 15: Second fees payment due. Please make your check payable to JEB Stuart Crew Boosters. You can drop it at the front office in an envelope marked “Crew Team” or mail it to Mari Mullane, 3121 Valley Lane, Falls Church, VA 22044.

Jan. 30: Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints. Read the post/email from Coach Mike. Sign up and mark your calendar so you are available to take part!

If you haven’t done so yet, all rowers and at least one of each rower’s parents/guardians need to complete the FCPS online concussion training. If you’re not sure if you’ve done yours, email your registrar (Mari Mullane).

And, finally, now that Jan. 1 has come and gone, rowers, take care of your US Rowing waiver. It has to be completed annually in the same calendar year as the rowing season. This is a mandatory step in the team registration process as US Rowing provides valuable insurance for the team. Instructions below.

US Rowing Waiver

1. Go to https://rosters.usrowing.org.

2. Choose Join under Individuals. You can search for the team under JEB. You’ll also need the club code on the next page (ALN94). If you have an existing record, you’ll be asked to log in.

• If you search by name and birth date you may be presented with multiple records. This typically means that you have signed multiple waivers in the past and were given a new USRowing Member ID number each time. If there is a record that says “Paid Membership,” select that record to update. If not, select the oldest waiver-only membership to update.
• If this is your first year, you won’t have a record in the USRowing database. You’ll need to complete your profile to be able to sign the waiver. You can select the basic account, which is labeled free, but now carries a $5.75 administrative fee.

3. The next page will be an overview of the member’s information (or an opportunity to add information for new rowers). Make any necessary changes/inputs to the profile information.

4.  From the left hand column, click on the green check/waiver icon.

5.  Complete the questions (no penalties for wrong answers) and other waiver information and hit submit.

6.  Provide your credit card information for the $5.75 fee.

7.  The confirmation page will show the USRowing Member ID number of the profile you just updated. Make note of this number for your records.