Space Coast Crew
Space Coast Crew is the sport team of Space Coast Crew Boosters, Incorporated, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, established in 1996 to promote the sport of rowing among Brevard County scholastic students in rising grades 5-12. The team was initially formed in 1989 with 22 young women as a club under the direction of John Harbaugh and head coach Pops Atkinson.
We are a parent run, volunteer organization with a professional coaching staff. We depend on parents, community volunteers, and community donors to operate, manage, and maintain our wonderful programs.
We have Space Coast Crew participants represented in the following junior and high schools in Brevard:
- Edgewood Junior/Senior High School
- Holy Trinity Academy
- Melbourne Central Catholic
- Merritt Island High School
- Palm Bay High School
- Satellite High School
- Viera High School
- West Shore Junior/Senior High School
- Bayside High School
- Cocoa Beach High School
- Florida Virtual School
- Homeschool
The SCC Mission Statement
To promote a competitive rowing program that embodies sportsmanship and ethics through the principles of respect and responsibility, and to encourage personal growth through winning with grace and losing with dignity and composure. We teach responsibility, respect, and hard work through the sport of rowing. Our inclusive and challenging team philosophy means each of our young athletes are pushed to dream big, work hard and achieve high goals that will serve them into adulthood.
Our Story
Space Coast Crew started when multiple High School rowing teams in Brevard County came together to share resources and equipment. What started as a collection of multiple teams quickly grew to become one club team. From there, the club grew to add more and more student athletes and competitive programs and divisions. Today, over 25 years from our founding, our club serves both Middle and High School scholastic athletes from all over Brevard and we run programs for roughly 150 Youth student athlete members between our High School, Middle School, Masters and Associate member programs. We are committed to teaching rowing while simultaneously using the natural lessons that come with our sport to teach youth how to work hard, be patient and set goals. Our Facility
We row out of Oars and Paddles Park in beautiful Indian Harbour Beach, FL. We have a fleet of shells that empower our athletes to be successful in multiple disciplines and boat classes. We row on the Banana River where it meets the Inter coastal Waterway. Our nearly unlimited, well protected waterway is some of the best in the state of Florida for rowing and paddling. Our Outcomes
SCC alumni attend every major university nation wide including Florida, as well as many of the smaller institutions around the state. We currently have alumni rowing at schools such as Georgetown, Stetson University, Embry Riddle, Florida Institute of Technology, and University of Central Florida. SCC alumni also coach around the state of Florida and the Southeast. Our crews have ranked at the State, Regional and National level consistently over the past several years.
Non-Profit Solicitation Clause
SPACE COAST CREW BOOSTERS, INC IS A 501c3 REGISTERED IN FLORIDA WITH SOLICITATION REGISTRATION #CHI8944
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800)435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE