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The American Youth Cup is a not-for-profit series of regattas leading up to the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships. The series works to give back to the athletes, giving crews opportunities to experience competitive, 2,000 meter racing throughout the spring, ultimately preparing them to excel at the USRowing Youth National Championships in June. 

Competing well consistently at the AYC regattas not only helps crews prepare to qualify for the Youth National Championships, but has the added bonus of a possible financial stipend towards their trip to the championships. At the end of the series, the team with the most points for an event is declared the AYC series winner for that event. A team will earn a monetary travel stipend towards their trip to the USRowing Youth National Championships should they be declared the winner of an event,  and qualify for Youth Nationals in that event.

Mission

Support youth athletes

Prepare athletes for championship racing

Provide consistent, structured racing opportunities that lead up to the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships and Youth National Championships

Encourage informed decisions

Offer many of the same events that are raced at the championships including the 2-, 4-, and 4x

Allow for multiple opportunities to test various lineups

Athletes are able to race in many different boat classes within the same regatta

Results from the series are used to help seed entries at the SE Youth Championships

Give back to the athletes

As a not-for profit series, any profits at the conclusion of the series are awarded as travel stipends to qualifying teams

Provide a competitive, safe race environment 

Support races throughout the entire southeast region

Allows teams to race against other athletes in their region that they may not otherwise see until the SE Youth Championships 

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