i know- coxswains donāt get blisters on their hands or scream in pain on the erg machines. they donāt have to physically push themselves to the limit.Ā
but mentally, being a coxswain is insanely difficult and taxing. they take the blame for every. single. mistake. made. regardless if it was theirĀ āfaultā or not. they get bitched about behind their back, and all they can do is pretend like they didnāt hear a word. theyāre constantly worried about screwing up whether it be in practice or regattas. they have to please the coach while still being a fun person to be around. honestly, iām a coxswain that doesnāt easily let go of things that happen on the water because i just feel this overwhelming guilt for a long LONG time. even if i couldnāt have done anything better or different, i always feel like itās not enough. itās incredibly stressful 24/7, but coxswains just act like everythingās okay since theyāre the glue that keeps the team together.Ā
so please, appreciate your coxswains. understand that a bad row is just a day and that theyāre probably mentally going through the practice over and over again, beating themselves up for everything they could, or couldnāt, have done differently. and if itās only the first week or so of the season, we promise that our coxing ability or style doesnāt determine who we are as people, and all we want is to gain some respect.Ā coxswains really try, and weāre sorry if we mess up. please take this information to heart the next time youāre considering bashing a coxswain directly after a practice/regatta; your words and actions make a deeper dent than you might think.Ā
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