Do recruiters look at certain clubs more such as Marin or CRI?
I don’t know for sure, but I’d think they would look more closely at someone who came out of the more prominent programs vs. someone from a lesser known program, simply because of the exposure and reputation they have. It’s kind of like players going to the NFL – guys from Division 1 programs have a better shot compared to someone from a D3 team.
You also have to assume that someone who rows for a program like that carries the same values of dedication, hard work, excellence, etc. that helped raise it to prominence in the first place. Stuff like this really catches the eyes of coaches, especially when they know those programs are frequent contenders at regattas like Head of the Charles, Canadian Henley, Club Nationals, etc. It’s definitely something that I think could give you a bit of an edge but it’s not like, the defining quality when they look at recruits.
WELLLL oakland strokes is AMAZING too. #webeatmarin #alldayeveryday
Lol, true. I didn’t think about Oakland Strokes…but, that’s why I asked! There are WAY too many good teams out there to be able to keep track of all of them.