Jimmy Germano's Coxswain Clinic
Jimmy Germano coxed the U.S. Jr. M8+ to gold at the World Rowing Junior Championships in 2005, but he swears it was sheer luck – being in the right place at the right time with a great crew and a “fake it ‘til you make it” attitude.
More than 20 years later, motivated to help others hone their coxing skills, you can find Jimmy pondering coxing and life on his Instagram account @coxswain_clinic. So of course we invited him to talk Coxing 101, coaching coxswains, the cox/8/7 relationship, finding your coxing voice, and a whole lot more.
GUEST:
Jimmy Germano
IG: @coxswain_clinic
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QUICK LOOK
00:00 - Introduction
01:57 - Rowing Week on a scale of 1-10: 5
02:59 - The Huddle
05:10 - The Hot Seat
11:59 - rowing origin story
17:15 - from being bullied to being a leader, and working past imposter syndrome
21:49 - Impressing the Junior National Team coaches with a cobbled-together coxing video
26:38 - Learning to cox from other coxswains, and the challenge of coaches coaching coxing
32:13 - @coxswain_clinic on IG
34:45 - What, when, and how to convey information
38:16 - Advice for new masters coxswains: listen and prioritize safety
46:29 - The relationship between stern pair and cox
48:45 - Bow seat is the most difficult to row
51:43 - The perfect stroke, from the coxswain’s perspective
56:00 - Jimmy’s coxing personality: quiet confidence.
59:12 - Steady State Network news and notes
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