RBC specifics for all coxswains:
- US Rowing membership: ALL rowers and staff must be members of US Rowing. Join or renew here if necessary: https://membership.usrowing.org/
- Re-watch the US Rowing safety video annually.
- Read our RBC Code of Conduct and Rower Etiquette
- Fill out the RBC Enrollment form incl. emergency info If you are under 18, please have a parent sign the waiver at the bottom.
- Coxing masters rowers at RBC: Advice especially for coxswains from youth clubs (who already know how to steer a boat).
- RBC Safety plan
General resources:
Resources in writing:
- Intro to coxing – cox clinic presentation by Heidi Granville
- Lake Union Crew Coxswain Handbook
Video resources:
- Portage Lakes Learn to cox series:
- Step 1: In the boathouse, incl. cox box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXlADTsHQVQ
- Step 2: Taking the boat off the rack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS9oHdu4Gc
- Step 3: Dock commands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcuEafx14uQ
- Step 4: Leaving the dock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJzdK2yX4YA&t=6s
- Step 5: Steering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugtImDBX0Xg
- Step 6: Approaching the dock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SooJjJoYuzs
- Step 7: Docking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjgc2EZph7A
- Step 8: Returning the shell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4CfAxJl5lU
- Step 9: Returning the cox equipment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56AGBT3moY
- How to steer an 8+ basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_pPKaCkeM
- How to dock basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0JbxssSMmI
- Docking with wind and current: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbq3A4uEJfo