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well I'm in a bit of a pickle!
Last month some time I was asked to represent the North Island at our academy or U21's coxing. Now this is a pretty big honour seeing as I'm 17. It just happens that academy isn't that prestigious inside rowing (outside people are blown away though :-) yay) It runs for about 3 months and training 7-8 times a week at a place thats an hour drive from my house (o and I cant drive - yet - hopefully I will be able to drive soon) and at the end of it all we go and represent NZ in australia at the Youth Cup.
So that was all good untill . . . . . I discovered I had a NZ Junior (U19) Trial.
Now lets get this straight - U19 is held in a much higher regard than U21's...but there's 5 other coxies going for the one spot :-O!! And the trials would involve a flight to the South Island. and I doubt I would get the job. But then Juniors is Juniors - its what everybody in the country recognises as the up and coming talent. (so getting a trial is very good!!) and they go and represent NZ at the Junior Worlds.
So its a tough decision. I don't have to trial for juniors but it is my last year of being U19. and if I do make the team I won't be able to do academy. ...and I hate making choices!
- bouncyerin
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Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2004-04-03 00:23:34
Comment:
hey 2 rowers from my school are going to junior trials, i say go for juniors!! such a good experience even just to trial down there and you never know, imagine if you get the job! junior worls in spain!! why wont you be able to go to juniors next year too? you'll still be u19...confusing me!
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Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2004-04-03 21:55:09
Comment:
Trust me, it is an absolutely huge experience, and if you get the job you will not regret it...and why can I say this? Cos I got the job in 2003 ;)
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Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by bouncyerin (
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Comment:
coxing?? wow - i feel all star struck - in a non-creepy way for like a legend!
i wont be U19 next year because i will be 18 at the end of this year and NZ Rowing take the ages from that.
ie u but be U19 on the 31st Dec in the year u trial (even tho its April)
and also getting from Hamilton to Twizel is grrr
Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by uk-coxie (-) on 2004-04-06 10:36:53
Comment:
Can you not do the trial for the U19's and then make the decision if you got the seat ???
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Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by bouncyerin (
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Comment:
im going to do
im leaving today for uni games and then straight on to trials
but im pretty sure i wont get it - i mean 6 coxes, one seat its gonna be pretty chaotic, plus ive just leanred that the cox who got it last years trialing as well as the premier coxswain from my arch-rival club.
so at least it will be intersesting
o and freezing cold!!!!!!!!!
but dont you worry - i have 4 thermals, and 3 polor fleeces, and 2 other sweatshitst and my pride and joy - i nice cozy warm jacket
so if i wear them all at once i will be little miss marshmallow - but atleast i will be a cozy warm marshmallow
Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2004-08-16 03:18:32
Comment:
There was no selection for the The junour girls trials coxswains each one that entered a form got picked dont do either because new Zealand womans rowing junour teams teams al ways lose anyway u would be better to cox a mens club crew if u want to improve ur coxing
Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2004-10-13 03:52:35
Comment:
another one of those stupid high school boys that thinks women shouldnt row?
Subject: Re: Trials and decisions
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on 2004-10-13 03:53:18
Comment:
the mens crews always lose as well, except nathan cohen.
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