Above: Kim Graham, Jessie Perkins, Becca Stahl, Jaci Vanderhoof, and Michelle VitaroAdvice for New Coxswains from Becca Stahl ("Chatter Cox"), former SU coxswain:
- Just do your best. Some days are going to horrible and you're gonna wanna quit, other days you'll learn why you love being on the water...
- Listen to your rowers, because when it comes down to it, it's you and them. As I tell everyone, my boat of boys taught me everything about coxing my first semester.
- If you think you're going to hit something, STOP.
- Always look at where you are in relationship to shore and the other boats... this may include peeking behind you.
- Try and learn the vocab as quick as possible so it just comes out naturally.
- Steering the boat everyday will change due to who feels like pulling hard and vice versa.
- If your coxbox breaks, heavens sake, just YELL, don't be afraid of being direct, firm but don't shriek/scream/sound panicked...
- Find your coxswain voice and learn how to use the intensity in it to get done what you want done...
- Last but least, leave your problems on shore and LOVE being in total control.
Above: Knecht Cup medalists Justin Chambers, James Hendershot, Chris Pfaff, Cate Eytel, Zach Ross, Becca Stahl, Kyle Nalls, and Brian Tanis (please let me know if you can identify the eighth rower)What Becca wishes she knew then:
- Some days you'll hate it and other days you'll love it, but it's truly the best feeling in the world when you can get a boat moving perfectly and you have a great practice/race. The point is to leave each practice behind knowing that you put your best out there and that there is always tomorrow.
Above: Brenden Wirth, Brian Nalls, Andrew Addison, Zach Ross, and Becca StahlBest Becca quote:
- I need to be on the water like I need to breathe.
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