Tips to Being A CoxswainCommunication is Key!

With your coach

With your rowers

With other coxswains

Be Willing to change for your rowers

Each rower will have different needs or expectations of you

Respect their hard work and show them your hard work

Earn your seat as they have to earn theirs

Men and women are different!

Know your rowers capabilities

Weak points/strengths as individuals and as a boat

Be confident

Know your stuff

Learn how to fix issues in your boat/rowers

Dealing with the Coach

Take Responsibility

Fight for your rowers

Let your coach know what’s going on in your boat

Preparing for your Race

Sarah Morris

A Little Bit About Me

I grew up in South Africa

Graduated from Liberty University in 2012 with a Major in Exercise Science

Started Rowing my freshman year in college

Started Coxing my Sophomore year in college

Worked mainly with Men

On my 2nd year as Head Coach of both Men and Women’s team

Content

Privilege of Being a Coxswain

Challenges of Being a Coxswain

Tips to Being A Coxswain

Looking At Your Season

Week Before Your Race

Day Before Your Race

Day Of Your Race

After Your Race

Fall vs. Spring Season

Privilege of Being A Coxswain

You are a Leader – Captain of the Ship!

With responsibility comes great expectations

Strategy is in Your hands

Own your race!

Constant Challenge to how you think

Challenges of Being A Coxswain

Steering your boat

Learn how your rowers move the boat

Try different types of steering moves

Meeting each rowers specific needs

Looking At Your Season

Know what courses you are going to

Youtube and see if there are coxing videos of the course

Set goals for the season – podium finishes, faster times, leadership qualities to learn, changes to make in your coxing style

Be Realistic with goals – talk to the coach and rowers

Week Before Your Race

Map of the course

Talk with your boat

Make your race plan – break the course up into strokes/distance and pick focuses for each part

Day Before Your Race

Print the race plan – make it waterproof if you can

Print the course map

Have a copy of the race schedule, time, and bow number

Know when you will be launching and checking your boat

Day Of Your Race

Coxswain kit

7/16 Wrench

Adjustable wrench

Electrical Tape

Water

GatoradeAnyone double racing/hot docking?

Have a snack ready for them when they get on land again

After The Race

Reflect on how it went on the water during the race

Good and bad strokes – why?

Why did the other school win/lose to your boat?

What changes should you make going forward

Fall vs. Spring Season

Long Distance (Endurance)

Let your rowers know where they are on the course

Boats around you

General form and motivation

Short Distance (Sprint)

Break down strokes by 5’s or 10’s

Push them as hard as you can

Seat positions (where you are on boats specifically)

Form and motivation