A Community for Coxswains 

 

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Credits:

• CoxPod’s logo was designed by Eileen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/eileen_ing

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Timestamps:

• 00:23 Intro

• 00:52 Why we should care about this topic and a overview of key skills

• 01:43 You will deploy practice management skills on almost a daily basis - it’s one of the most critical coxswain skills

• 03:54 Building these skills can help us achieve the team’s goals as well as our own

• 05:01 Understanding team goals informs how we manage practices

• 07:02 The choices we make move us toward - or away from - the goals 

• 07:12 What to do if the team’s goals don’t align with your personal goals

• 08:22 Your preparation before the practice starts

• 10:13 Getting your rowers prepared

• 13:04 Pre-practice communication with the coach

• 17:16 Getting down to the dock and launching

• 20:15 Warm-ups and meeting together before the workouts begin

• 23:40 The importance of making sure all the rowers participate in drill - spread the work out equally among all the rowers

• 25:21 Checking equipment during practices - include times for that

• 30:02 Working alongside other boat during a practice - communication between coxes is essential

• 31:51 Suggestions on how to keep boats together when one is faster/slower than the other

• 37:10 Docking - before reaching the dock and while on the dock

• 41:04 Time management  - a fundamental component

• 41:30 Getting the equipment put away - keep your rowers responsible 

• 44:27 Quick pick - coxswain tool kit (unusual items we carry and why)

• 46:10 Shout-out - to Anne for ‘wrangling’ CoxPod

• 46:37 Closing