Good Coxswain Guide Book Series – eBook

The perfect educational toolkit for a club who invests in training coxswains and helps them build skills.

How to use this eBook series – give your cox each book in turn as they get to know the sport.Or pick out one eBook for the more experienced and work through it with them.

• Book 1 – The Cox and The Boat – how to develop coxing skills in application, relating, personal, sporting experience and size
• Book 2 – Steering the Boat – using rudder, using oars,
• Book 3 – Using the Voice – smart advice on how to instruct your crew with volume, clarity, timing, authority and motivation
• Book 4 – Preparation for the Water – everything to check including safety and weather
• Book 5 – Launching and Landing – all the calls you need and how to get boats out of the shed safely
• Book 6 – Responsibilities on the water – including commands, communicating with the coach, how to handle motorboat wash and wakes,
• Book 7 – the Cox as Coach – what is correct technique, drills for improving technique and supporting the coach and crew in land training
• Book 8 – Race Day Preparation – why is the routine important, what is your schedule and timings at the regatta
• Book 9 – Starting and Racing – what to do at the start of a race, rules of racing and race plans
• Book 10 – Safety on the Water – personal safety, equipment safety, traffic and weather conditions
• Book 11 – Further Drills – cause and effect and curative drills including Stuff the Duck and Catch Slap
• Book 12 – Coaching the Coxswain – how to empower the role, implement achievable goals, give feedback and reward success
• Logbook – a self-assessment tool for your coxes to help record learning outcomes
• Bonus – Regatta checklist for coaches and coxswains