PAIN & PUDDLES
COXING

If your club doesn’t have enough dedicated coxswains to go around, and relies on rowers to fill the 9th seat for practices and regattas, check out our coxing resources. Everything from coxing 101, to advanced calls, to race tips.

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Coxing. For the First Time. Ever.

I knew what a coxswain was, but what did a coxswain actually do? "Steer the boat. Motivate the rowers." Coxing seemed pretty straight forward. Not so much.

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HOCR: Top 5 Coxing Tips

Confidence only goes so far. It requires more than a glance at the HOCR map to be ready to compete in Boston. Use these tips to prepare and motivate.

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Q&A: Bowloader Coxing 101

Being in the bow of a boat is certainly different than sitting in the stern. If you’ve coxed and know the basics of commanding crews, here are a few suggestions.

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Coxing: Take Control on Land

Before you get in a boat and have to worry about steering, motivating, and zeroing in on technique, you need to get the boat to the dock. Start with these tips.

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Fixing the Set

Fixing the set is complicated because there are so many moving parts – arms, legs, hands, oars, seats. Technique and boat set are inherently interconnected.

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