I’ve been talking with coxswains a lot this week via email about the upcoming spring racing season and have answered several really good questions about how regattas work, things to pay attention to at the coaches and coxswains meetings (everything!), what race warmups should look like, race strategies, etc. and wanted to check with everyone else to see if there was anything I haven’t discussed on here yet that you want me to go over. If you’ve got any ideas or requests, comment down below or send me a message.

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Have a good weekend!

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“I’ll Make a Man Out of You” has become one of those songs that I hear way too often at the boathouse…

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In case this week’s playlist isn’t enough, check out this remixed version of UC Davis’s Men’s JV8+ coxswain from the 2010 ACRAs. Guaranteed to drop splits if you put this on while your team is erging.

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Since this week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, below are the links to the posts I wrote last year on eating disorders and some of the issues that arise when you combine rowing (and coxing) with an eating disorder, in addition to pointing out the different types of eating disorders, what the signs and symptoms are, and how they can impact your rowing.

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Eating disorders defined + explained
Part 3: Warning signs + symptoms
Part 4: Coxswains
Part 5: Lightweight Rowing
Part 6: Personal experiences with rowing & EDs

The post on lightweight rowing has been by far the most popular one so if you’re a lightweight rower, I encourage you to check that one out.

https://play.spotify.com/user/1241641027/playlist/75we64lOOyOZwUh2LkeSGu

Casual reminder that if you show up to practice with a fever, a nasty cough, a head cold, congestion, etc. you’re risking spread a ton of germs to everyone else that’s at practice that day (including your coaches).

Related: How to avoid getting sick

It’s pretty irresponsible (and borderline selfish) to show up when you’re a bubbling cesspool of snot and mucous so, for the benefit of you and everyone else, just stay home until you’re feeling better. The whole “but I feel guilty/my teammates will hate me if I miss practice” BS really doesn’t fly and everyone is just going to end up more annoyed that you got them sick vs. taking time off to get better.

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…TGIF!!

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Guys – we’re halfway done with winter training. We’re practically on the other side of the mountain at this point. I mean, yeah, polar vortexes and random winter snow storms be damned but racing season is coming!!

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Don’t forget to sign up for the CRASH-Bs if you haven’t yet – registration ends Monday at midnight!

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Have a good weekend!

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