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Resources for Coxswains

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? This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , we'd be happy to add it to our list.

Preparing for The Head of the Yarra by Michael Toon - Part 1 and Part 2
Steering The Head of the Yarra by David McGragh
The Head of the Charles - Boston, Massachusetts
The 'Big L' - Ontario, Canada
The Tideway Heads - London, UK
Using the Coxmate SX for Head Races - written by Coxmate owner, Peter Hodson

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.

Coxswain's Manual. Written by Ian Fox, covers all aspects of being a Coxswain.

What's your favorite coxing book?   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 Bloggers and Tweeters

Twitter connects the global coxing community - read our article 'How to Get the Most out of Twitter as a Coxswain', and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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
  • @dowbs - London, UK - Twitter feed for Rebecca Dowbiggin, ex-boat race coxswain for Cambridge
  • @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
    Believers in the Stern·- Rob Colborn provides advice on everything and anything to do with coxing
  • Carlos Dinares World Class Rowing·- Carlos Dinares is a rowing visionary who is commited to improving the sport
  • The Coxswain Perspective - A source of collective resources for coxswains and coaches
  • Ready all, row - A great source of information for coxes. They also give you the chance to submit questions which are answered regualarly.
  • 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?   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 


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?  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Australia - Griffith University Paradise Regatta 2009
United Kingdom - Oxford 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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