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034 Coxing Learn to Row Day
Air Date: May 12, 2023
This is unlike an ordinary day in our coxing experience, because participants don’t know anything yet. Common language is essential for a safe and welcoming experience, and we provide examples of phrases you can substitute for our usual rowing terminology. Leave your jargon at home!
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031 What Not to Wear (Coxswain Edition)
Air Date: December 30, 2022
If we’re distracted by what we’re wearing (or not wearing), we can’t effectively do our jobs as coxswains. The hosts talk about how to dress for the conditions we encounter in an outdoor water sport, and we own up to some of our past (and current) mistakes.
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028 Coxswains' Transferable Skills
Air Date: July 15, 2022
Applying to schools or preparing for a job interview? Leverage your coxing experience when responding to common application and interview questions. We talk about the diverse skills we bring to the coxswain seat, and also emphasize how the skills we learn there can transfer beyond.
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025 Sprint Racing: Start to Finish Line
Air Date: May 13, 2022
We discuss starting sequences, mid-race calls, sprinting to the finish, and what happens after crossing the finish line. We also explore approaches for when our boats are ahead, “in the pack” of competitors, or behind.
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022 Stakeboats
Air Date: January 28, 2022
Many sprint races start by attaching boats to a fixed object that we call a stakeboat. We discuss the different types of stakeboats and how each of us approaches them, including considerations for the marshaling area and the moments right before the start.
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033 About Those Oars
Air Date: March 31, 2023
Coxswains use visual information from bladework to inform our understanding of what a rower is doing with their body, which in turn can inform the calls we make to improve and synchronize the bladework. By working our way from the blade towards the handle, we discuss an approach for using all the visible parts of the oar to your advantage.
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027 Calling Drills
Air Date: June 24, 2022
We focus on the fundamentals that coxswains should incorporate into every drill: consistency, precision, clarity, and tone. We illustrate these points by talking through a sample of three common drills, including how we call them.
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024 Sprint Racing: Prep to Marshaling Area
Air Date: March 25, 2022
Dealing with the compressed time frame of sprint races introduces complexities before and on race day. We touch on how this compressed timeline affects preparation, warmups, and managing the marshaling area.
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032 Stroke Seat & Coxswain Partnership
Air Date: February 10, 2023
A key relationship in a crew boat is that between stroke seat and coxswain—every boat contains this partnership. Whether you are face-to-face in a sternloader or separated by other rowers in a bowloader, this partnership between the two of you has a powerful effect on the crew’s performance.
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029 Steering: Fundamentals
Air Date: September 30, 2022
Coaches often give little or no instruction about how to steer properly. We debunk and explain common advice like “steer as little as possible." The stronger our grasp of the fundamentals, the better we can adapt to changing equipment, lineups, and weather conditions—all variables that impact how we steer.
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023 Coxing an Erg Race
Air Date: February 18, 2022
Erg races give coxswains the opportunity to interact 1-on-1 with rowers. We cover this type of event from preparation, through the race itself, to how to deal with the outcome. You can apply these same concepts to helping your rowers through an erg test.
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