010 | Practice Management
Show Notes
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Timestamps:
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00:23 Intro
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00:52 Why we should care about this topic and a overview of key skills
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01:43 You will deploy practice management skills on almost a daily basis - it’s one of the most critical coxswain skills
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03:54 Building these skills can help us achieve the team’s goals as well as our own
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05:01 Understanding team goals informs how we manage practices
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07:02 The choices we make move us toward - or away from - the goals
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07:12 What to do if the team’s goals don’t align with your personal goals
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08:22 Your preparation before the practice starts
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10:13 Getting your rowers prepared
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13:04 Pre-practice communication with the coach
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17:16 Getting down to the dock and launching
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20:15 Warm-ups and meeting together before the workouts begin
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23:40 The importance of making sure all the rowers participate in drill - spread the work out equally among all the rowers
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25:21 Checking equipment during practices - include times for that
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30:02 Working alongside other boat during a practice - communication between coxes is essential
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31:51 Suggestions on how to keep boats together when one is faster/slower than the other
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37:10 Docking - before reaching the dock and while on the dock
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41:04 Time management - a fundamental component
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41:30 Getting the equipment put away - keep your rowers responsible
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44:27 Quick pick - coxswain tool kit (unusual items we carry and why)
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46:10 Shout-out - to Anne for ‘wrangling’ CoxPod
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46:37 Closing