You're rowing in a coxed boat, and something isn't working.
Maybe your cox is timid with calls. Maybe they're steering well but not coaching. Maybe they're overwhelmed by trying to manage safety, steer and guide the crew all at once. Or perhaps you're the stroke seat, sitting face to face with the cox, and you're not sure how to help them improve.
Here's the challenge: it's incredibly hard to coach a coxswain if you've never coxed yourself. Most coaches haven't. Most rowers haven't. And the cox only gets to watch one other cox at a time, themselves, because there's only one seat in each boat.
The result? Coxes don't get the coaching they need. Crews don't get the leadership they deserve. And everyone is guessing.
And if you row in a coxless boat? The person making the calls needs exactly the same skills. They're leading the crew, selecting focus points and managing the session, just from a different seat.


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