| A Coxing Dictionary |
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Page 3 of 4 Raising the stroke rate "Bring it up from a rate to a rate in two, up one, up two!" - The rates are the rate you are at and the rate you need to be at. "Hands are flying, in and away!" "Quick hands out of the bow!" "Snap the arms!" "Hands away, shoulders follow!" "Quick drive!" "In and away!" "Quick hands!" "Jack it up!" Motivation Often, motivational calls are improvised, taken from important notes the coach has said, or things the boat learns during practice. However, here are some stock calls which can be sprinkled throughout to help you fill any verbal empty spaces during a race. "Drive it down!" "Stomp on those footstretchers!" "Break your riggers!" "Bend the oar!" "Squeeze!" "Jump, swing, and snap!" "Hammer those knees!" "Slam your knees down!" "Jump on it!" "Quick turn around out of the bow!" "Make those hands fly!" "Keep the fire!" "Make it intense!" "Make em cry!" "Put the power on it!" "Empty the tanks!" "Send that boat!" "Swing it and bring it!" "Pick the boat out of the water and make it fly!" "You're invincible!" "Nothing to phase us!" "Don't let em move!" "Hold em off!" "Reel them in!" "We're walking like crazy!" "Move right through them!" "I've got seat/location, give me seat/location in number of strokes!" - Tell the crew where you are located on an opposing crew, such as you, as cox, are sitting next to their four seat, and you want to be at their two seat in five strokes. This is great motivation and also a good way to update your crew. "Walk right through them!" "Power it up!" "Strike it down!" "Strong in the legs!" "Quick through the water!" "Strong through the water!" "Power on the drive!" "Embarrass them!" "Try to make every stroke better than the last one!" "Make yourself stronger HERE!" "Attack it in the front half!" "Body angle!" "Breath" - Especially use this when rowing up to the starting dock before a race, and also in the first 100 meters "Hammer the legs! Explode!" "Make it hurt!" "Hang on it! Suspension!" "Do it for person/etc." - For example, having your boat do something to please your coach, or calling a ten where one stroke is for every person on the boat and one is for your coach is often very effective. "Take seat!" - Use the seat you need to get to, for example, stroke seat on the boat ahead of you. "Get me to seat!" - Use the seat you need to get to, for example, stroke seat on the boat ahead of you. "Keep it up! Looking good! Nice!" "Send it!" "Show me you want it!" "Own it!" "Take it here and now, make a decision!" "Make every stroke COUNT!" Ninthgirl |