
Prepping for the Fall Season
The majority of us have been out of a boat for quite some time now. Even if we were fortunate enough to race during the summer, our season likely ended at the conclusion of Canadian Henley which was a month ago. Now it's time to...
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Objective Standards for Coxswains
As coxswains, we are constantly being evaluated by coaches, rowers, and other coxswains. The frustration is that the rubric by which we are being evaluated is inconsistent, even down to each individual rower in our boat. If...
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Trying Something New
This summer, I decided to think outside the box. What if we could coach only coxswains directly on the water for a week or so? I'm not talking about minimally involving the rowers; I'm talking about not coaching...
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Effective Coxing Without Coaching
The number one problem that coxswains face is that they never receive any coaching. And in the rare case that a coxswain is at a program where they receive a little coaching, it is only in the form of being told what to or not to do. I have yet...
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