Spring Crew Registration Day 2026:  

Saturday, January 31, 2026, 9am to 12pm, AND Monday February 2, 2026, 7pm to 8:30pm at Forest Park Hight School, Enclosed Cafeteria. See the Registration Checklist below for everything that will be required on Registration Day

**At least one adult from each family MUST attend the Spring Crew Registration Day.
**If you are not available during normal registration, please contact us so that we may work with
you directly. **

Contact Coach Mabeus at coachmabeus@gmail.com for more information.

Spring Crew is our team’s on-water, competitive season.  For 2026, our season begins on
February 24, 2026, and ends May 11th. We practice Monday thru Friday from 3:30PM – 6PM out
of the Oxford Boathouse in Lake Ridge Park. On select Saturdays, we compete in various state-
wide regattas. We encourage our rowers to row hard so their boats can qualify and compete in
the Virginia State Championship regattas and the Scholastic Rowing Assn. of America National
Championship regatta.                     Go Bruins!!

When are Try-Outs? What are the criteria?
Try-outs are mandatory and will be held February 9-10, at Forest Park High School. In order to
participate, you must have already turned in your blue card, VHSL physical form, and completed
concussion training. Contact the coaches if rowers have any concerns regarding try-outs.

A team meeting will be held on February 11th 2:30p-4:30p at Forest Park High School

Practice Times: February 17-20 from 2:30p-4:30p at Forest Park High school.

Practice on the water starts February 17th, Monday thru Friday when school is in session, 3:30p-6p at the Oxford Boathouse.
Practice Drop Off/Pick-Up Location: Lake Ridge Park, 12350 Cotton Mill Drive, Lake Ridge VA
near the playground. No vehicles from rowers or families are allowed down at the boathouse.

Cost: $375.00 (Additional fees may apply if paying through PayPal)

Boat Tip Test: There will be a mandatory safety exercise and boat flip at Colgan High School/PWCS Aquatics Center, 13833 Dumfries Rd, Door #25, Manassas, VA 20112 on Monday, February 16th at 9am. The 16th is a school holiday – President’s Day.  All rowers are to report to the Colgan pool dressed in their practice clothing by 8:50am. 

Spring Crew Registration Checklist 

1. Complete Online Registration (Regatta Central)
2. FP Crew Handbook (Sign and turn in last page)
3. Blue Card (Pick up from Front Office or outside AD Student Activities Office)
4. Virginia High School League (VHSL) physical form “Revised April 2025“
5. Online Concussion Training
6. Swim Test
7. Boat Flip Permission Slip
8. Field Trip Permission Slip
9. PWCS Information Release Consent Form
10. Spring Crew Payment $ 375 (Check or Payment Plan for those enrolled)
11. Order the uniform.
12. Join FP Crew in Spond

1. Complete Online Registration (Regatta Central)
This year, while registration for Spring Crew will be through the Regatta Central website,
payment will be collected through Check on Registration Day or by PayPal on this website (See
#9 Payment).  

1. Go to the Regatta Central website at:  www.regattacentral.com.

2. Find Forest Park Crew under the Clubs section at the top of the page.

3. Choose “Forest Park Crew.”

4. Click on the “Join/Renew” button for your selection.

If you have registered on the Regatta Central website before, enter your rower’s username and password (use the Forgot your Username/Password links, if needed).
If your rower will be a first-time participant and you don’t have a Regatta Central account, fill in the New Users block on the right (with a parent’s email and name) and register as indicated.  The parent email address that you enter here is the email address that your registration receipt will be sent to.

5. Select your rower’s name from the “Participant” pull down on the top left of the registration site you will be taken to.  For first time participants, please click the “New Participant” link in blue then enter the requested information.

6. Click Next, when you are done adding participant.  Proceed through your account holder information screen. Click NEXT to get to payment page.

***ON REGATTA CENTRAL, please mark “Pay by Check.” DO NOT PAY ON REGATA CENTRAL***

7. Once you have completed that registration, please return to this page to complete your payment here or pay by check at Spring Registration Day.

2. FP Crew Handbook
Download the Forest Park Crew Handbook here. Sign the final page and bring it to Spring
Registration Day.

4. BLUE CARD
Please complete an emergency contact “Blue Card;” it is available from the front office or outside the door of AD/Student
Activities office.

Complete front & back by both the athlete and the Parent/Guardian. Write FP Crew on top corner of Blue Card. A new Blue Card must be completed for Spring Crew, regardless of if the
rower participated in Fall Conditioning.

4. VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE (VHSL) PHYSICAL FORM  “Revised April 2025”
For rowers who did not participate in a PWC school sport this school year or did not provide us
with a current Virginia High School League physical form.  This is the only form that will be
accepted and must bear your medical provider’s signature and dated after May 1st to be valid. Upload the physical to Arbiter here. 
Keep a copy for your future reference. VHSL Physical Form – VHSL

5. Online CONCUSSION TRAINING
 Virginia Code 22.1-271.5 requires all student-athletes and their parent/guardian to complete a concussion education program every year. The PWCS On-Line Concussion Training course is designed to be compliant with Virginia Code 22.1-271.5. It is to be completed in Arbiter.

6. Swim Test Form
All Rowers need to have a completed Swim Test Form on file with FP Crew. Click to
download the Swim Test Form.

7. Boat Flip Permission Slip

All Rowers need to have a completed Permission Slip to participate in the Boat Flip.
Boat Flip Form.

8. Field Trip Permission Slip

All Rowers must have a signed permission slip on file to attend practice and regattas. Please turn in a printed copy.  Field Trip Form

9. PWCS Information Release Consent Form

VASRA will use personal identifying information to verify the eligibility of team members and of the team as a whole to participate in their events. The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and state confidentiality laws require PWCS to obtain your written consent before it
releases some of this information to VASRA. Fill out the consent form here

10. PAYMENT
Option 1. Pay by Check. Checks will be collected at Spring Registration Day
Option 2. Pay Online. Use the QR Code below to pay for Spring Crew.
Spring Crew Full Payment $375.00 (+PayPal fee).  Please include your Rower’s Name

11. Order the Uniform
You MUST get your order in by the end of the day on February 3rd!

The only requirement for the Uniform is a Unsuit or a Tank and Trou. If you already have
bottoms you want to use, you may do so. The splash jacket is optional but highly
recommended. Most kids add two inches to the length to help keep their seat dry.  

To order click on this link or copy and paste it into the address field of your browser: https://jlrowing.com/collections/forest-park-crew

There is information on the site to help you place your order, including a size guide for the garments. If you have further questions about garment sizing then please contact customerservice@jlracing.com. 

If you have any questions please contact … 
 Angie Jeffcoat

Spiritwear@fpcrew.org

12. Join FP Crew in Spond