Have fun, get fit, and compete.  Row!

Rowing is the ultimate team sport. It provides a great total body workout. You can learn the basics quickly, yet mastering the sport can be a lifelong endeavor. Crew is fun, mentally challenging and develops the athlete’s focus, attention to detail, respect for one's self and others, and resilience. Check out this video for an overview.

North Suburban Crew Juniors is for young women in grades 7-12 from all over the Chicagoland area. We offer a Spring and Fall competitive rowing program, indoor winter training, and summer developmental and recreational programs. Our athletes are one team comprised of young women from several different schools.

NSC Juniors offer Learn to Row YEAR-ROUND!

NSC Juniors Summer Learn to Row Camps get athletes on the water quickly and provide a terrific introduction to the sport.

NSC Juniors also conducts custom Learn to Row classes at the start of fall (late August) and spring (mid March) seasons, and Learn to Erg during our winter training (December-February).

NORTH SUBURBAN CREW JUNIORS’ MISSION

NSC JUNIORS strives to inspire in our team a lifelong love of rowing and fitness, to provide opportunities for rowers to successfully compete in the sport, to teach respect for oneself and others, and to impart a drive to achieve on the water and in future endeavors. 

Our vision is to emphasize good sportsmanship, encourage teamwork, and build strength of character and resilience in each oarswoman. 

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EXPAND YOUR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES

NSC Alumni have gone on to row in collegiate programs at George Washington, Kansas, Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Tufts, Santa Clara, Skidmore, Colgate, Princeton, Syracuse & more.

ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS

While a club team, independent from our partner schools, we hold each of our athletes to IHSA (Illinois High school Sports Association) standards during the academic year. Some of our athlete’s schools award Varsity Letter and Student-Athlete recognition to qualifying participants in NSC’s competitive team.

Schools represented in our programs in the current and recent years include:

  • High Schools: Niles West, Niles North, Glenbrook South, Glenbrook North, Deerfield, Regina Dominican, Evanston, Maine South, Lake Forest Academy, Vernon Hills, Beacon Academy, New Trier, Roycemore, Nicholas Senn High School, Schaumberg, Von Steuben High School.


  • Middle Schools: Attea, Baker Demonstration, Bell Elementary, Emerson, Haven, Lincoln, Oliver MacCracken, Roycemore, Springman, Wilmette Junior High, Washburne, Homeschool.

If you don’t see your school, that does not mean we will not accept you on the team, only that we haven’t had anyone from your school in recent years.

HEAD COACH

Josh Platt (Juniors Program Head Coach) : Coach Platt rowed on the Men's Varsity Team at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, where he received a degree in Psychology. His athletic career includes coaching various levels of rowing in the Boston area, managing a gym, and providing personal training and ski instruction. He brings a great deal of enthusiasm and dedication to the individual rowers and the program as a whole.

“As a coach, all I want is to make my rowers better every single day.  I know what to look for, how to teach it, and make it easy to learn. I want my crew to be stronger physically, mentally, and spiritually then any other team.”  - Coach Josh Platt

ASSISTANT COACHES

Cooper Choldin is a former NSC Junior Competitive Rower. This is her third summer coaching Learn to Row for NSC! Cooper is currently a student at the University of Denver and we are thrilled to welcome her back for the summer.

Sarah Sommers also is a former NSC Junior Rower. Sarah went on to join the team at Gonzaga University and is currently studying Sports Management at Miami University in Ohio. Sarah coaches for our Summer Learn to Row and Novice Camp programs.

Alexandra Walsh is a recent graduate from Eastern Michigan University. She was on EMU’s D1 Women’s Rowing Team. She’s heading to Boston in the fall to pursue her master’s degree.

CLICK HERE to contact Coach Josh.

North Suburban Crew is a 501c3 organization.