Welcome!
Resources for coxswains and coaches working with coxes, here you will find all sorts of useful things for rowing coxswains, collected from around the internet.
Including:
- Key articles from Coxmate
- Guides to steering major head races
- Books
- Coxswain bloggers and tweeters
- Where to buy coxing advice with remote coaching
- Forms where coxswains talk cox-speak
- Coxing audios
- Coxing videos
- Coxing articles from around the internet
Key Articles from Coxmate's Blog
Coxmate writes all about coxing with expert authors such as olymic coxswain Mary Whipple, expert rowing coach Raf Wyatt, olympic coxswain Michael Toon, international coach and rower Rebecca Caroe, international cox and coach Andy Probert. Receive Coxmate's articles by email when you sign up to our newsletter
How to Cox the Head of the....
Steering is a job that takes excellent focus, skill and know-how. Coxmate is compiling a resources list of how to cox all of the major head races to benefit the coxswain.
Have a head race to contribute?
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, we'd be happy to add it to our list.
Books
Coaching the Coxswain If you are a coach who has never coxed, this ebook is essential to build your skills. This book is a carefully written three-stage programme for teaching skills to coxswains that will enable them to steer, communicate what you ask to the crew and race (both head racing and side-by-side).
Down and Dirty Guide to Coxing by George Kirschbaum. The guide for anyone who is a coxswain - beginner or more experienced. This book contains something for you. It is also useful for coaches who need to teach and guide coxswains.
Balance by Jim Flood. A free E-book from Rowperfect UK. ·Jim Flood is a rowing coach. He writes about what it takes to balance a boat. Understanding this is crucial for a cox.
The Good Coxswain Guide Book Series. A successful crew cannot be successful without a good coxswain. By purchasing "The Good Coxswain" Series you will be able to raise the level of expectation, the standards of safety and the appreciation of a coxswain's job well done! It's an e-book download so you can share it.
What's your favorite coxing book?
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Bloggers and Tweeters
Twitter connects the global coxing community - read our article 'How to Get the Most out of Twitter as a Coxswain', and
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if you have tweeters to suggest!
- @9thseat - US Olympic coxswain Mary Whipple gives regular updates
- @row2k - Excellent resource for all things rowing
- @coxmate - Our own twitter feed
- @asiaDG - Kingston rowing club
- @paddlefirm - Bristol, UK
- @HenryF123 - London, UK
- @bellapnk - USA
- @Embhoo - New York, USA
- @CoxswainPatti - Atlanta, USA
- @rowersedge - Boston, USA - helping coxswains and rowers get recruited to college with scholarships
Blogs:
- The Cox Guide - Articles from George Kirschbaum some were published in the US Rowing magazine Independent Rowing News
- Coxmate - Our news blog from this site
- The 9th Seat - Mary Whipple US womens 8 cox
- Rowing Cox - Blogs from seasoned coxswains around rowing and coxing in a college environment
- Coaching the Cox - Ideal for rowing coaches to teach beginner coxswains
Buy Coxing Advice
Several Coaches offer long distance coxswain coaching - here are a few of them
Forums
Places where you can chat, ask questions, and learn from other coxing enthusiasts.
Coxing Audios
Get inspired by what other coxswains call on the water. Do you have a coxing recording to add to our list?
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Or you can purchase audios of some of the best coxswains in the world with the Down and Dirty Guide to Coxing on the Water. It is 75 minutes and has over 10 tracks.
Coxing Videos
Watch the best coxing videos avaliable on the internet. This is a great learning resoucre for all coxswains. Do you have a coxing video to add to our list?
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Australia - Griffith University Paradise Regatta 2009 United Kingdom - Oxofrd Prepares for the Boat Race 2012 Part 3 United States - Interview with Peter Cipollone, Olympic Gold Medilist Coxswain Slovenia - 2011 World Rowing Champs Final LM8+
Coxing Articles
Useful articles collected from around the internet
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