A Community for Coxswains 

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Timestamps:

• 00:23 Intro

• 01:26 Differences between bowloaders and stern-loaders

• 01:36 Communication in a bowloader

• 02:57 You might feel disconnected from the crew - and vice versa

• 04:04 Rower roles and how to stay connected with the crew - the differences in roles and what coxswains might need - in practices and race situations

• 13:00 Sometimes you might need to sit up - but carefully

• 14:42 How much our ability to hear is impacted

• 17:16 Technical skills introduction and why it’s hard to cox a bowloader

• 20:26 So many coxing cues are different

• 22:53 Some reasons bowloaders are great fun

• 25:18 Our skills will develop differently - ideas for building skills, because skills needed for bowloaders are different in many ways

• 28:07 Developing ‘boat feel’

• 34:07 The importance of detecting patterns and trusting yourself

• 36:04 Example of a common scenario - being relegated to a bowloader

• 37:00 Strategies for success early on

• 41:51 More benefits of coxing a bowloader

• 45:42 “That boat has some jaunting curves" (quote from Abby Peck)

• 46:41 Building intermediate skills

• 48:07 Some examples of advanced skills

• 52:51 Roll, pitch, and yaw

• 54:42 Tips for coaches

• 1:03:04 Our favorite things about bowloaders

• 1:06:40 Shout-out

• 1:07:04 Quick pick

• 1:09:08 Closing