A Community for Coxswains 

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Resources mentioned:

• CoxPod Episode 004 | Bowloaders: Safety & Comfort

• CoxPod Episode 006 | Bowloaders: Communication & Technique

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Credits:

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

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Timestamps:

• 00:00  Announcement

• 00:30  Introduction 

• 00:49  The stroke seat & coxswain partnership is powerful

• 02:37  A variety of individuals may end up in stroke seat for a variety of reasons

• 04:21  Benefits of a long-standing stroke seat & coxswain partnership

• 05:16  Helping an inexperienced stroke seat

• 07:06  The stroke seat position can come with expectations & pressure 

• 08:05  Stroke seat personalities can vary

• 09:58  Fostering this partnership before launching

• 11:20  Meeting your stroke seat right before a race

• 12:34  Learn the stroke seat's name

• 13:16  Fostering this partnership on the dock

• 14:54  Stroke seat's safety role

• 17:38  Considerations for bowloaders

• 18:48  Communicating on vs. off the microphone

• 22:59  Developing a verbal/nonverbal shorthand with stroke seat

• 25:37  Stroke seats can see our facial expressions

• 27:39  Handling an anxious stroke seat

• 30:47  Handling an overconfident stroke seat

• 32:12  Scenario: stroke seat yells during the row

• 35:33  Scenario: stroke seat is more experienced than you

• 37:20  Thank stroke seat after the row

• 38:35  Fostering this partnership on land

• 41:03  Stroke seats can provide coxswains with feedback 

• 46:37  Bi-directional assessment between stroke seats & coxswains

• 48:32  Providing stroke seat with feedback

• 50:37  Episode recap

• 54:55  Closing