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Auckland councillor threatened by anti-vax crowd refuses to back down. Delta cases confirmed in Tararua, Lakes districts. To Read the Full Story. Subscribe Sign In. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership. Resume Subscription We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. Please click confirm to resume now. Nowadays, the coxswain, or cox for short, has been shut out of most Olympic rowing disciplines. The only events on the program that still use them are the men's and women's eights.
Competitors in the other events have to use their own willpower and sense of direction to make it to the line. Although they do have the advantage of not having to lug another, albeit tiny, human being from one end of the lake to the other. Speak to any crew member, though, and they will tell you the importance of having an experienced and wise cox in the boat. Not that the appreciation prevents the poor cox from being hurled into the water at the completion of each victory, a time-honored tradition that no one intends to break anytime soon.
So what does the cox actually do apart from all that screaming? And does it really make a difference? You need to know what to say and when to say it to get them to squeeze that last fraction of effort form their bodies before they are completely spent.
That is learned from working with people over time. It doesn't just happen. Olympic coxes receive a medal, just like the competitors. If their role was merely to yell encouragement, that would not differentiate from many coaches, who are not rewarded with official hardware. I have to keep my eye on what everyone in my boat is doing, but also what the opposition is doing at the same time. If I sense a weakness in one of the other boats and need to get the crew going, I will make that judgment call.
The U. Germany won the men's event. I have started a GoFundMe to help with the medical bills. Please help, if you can. Log in or Sign up. Are coxswains athletes? Wouldn't you have a bad conscience receiving a medal if you were a coxswain? I would. Raisin smugglers. Messages: 3, Same as a jockey. The horse is the one running the race. On the other hand, the head coach or manager are always credited with a championship along with the players.
Messages: 2, Rowing is a team sport. The coxswain is on the team and on the boat. Messages: 38, Location: Maui. Messages: 18, Location: Kent, Washington.
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