002 | The Elephant in the Room

CoxPod 002 | The Elephant in the Room
Show Notes

It’s 2020 and the world is coping with COVID-19. The pandemic has shut down most sweep programs. Let’s talk about some concrete ideas designed to help us get through this time and improve ourselves even when we can’t be in the seat. 

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Resources mentioned:

• Video games improve cognition: Bediou, B., Adams, D. M., Mayer, R. E., Tipton, E., Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D. (2018). Meta-analysis of action video game impact on perceptual, attentional, and cognitive skills. Psychological Bulletin, 144(1), 77-110. doi:10.1037/bul0000130
• Spaced repetition/distributed practice: Aaron, S., & Tullis, J. (2010). What makes distributed practice effective? Cognitive Psychology, 61(3), 228–247.
• 20 Journal Prompts for Coxswains during COVID
• Books Sally mentions
  • "Good to Great" by Jim Collins
  • "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey
  • "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "The 5 Essential People Skills" and "The Leader in You" by Dale Carnegie
• Productivity Game: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02x9yG9ZFF_VZp1VnMoptg
• The Short and Snarky Guide to Coxing and Rowing by the Short and Snarky Coxswains
• Free online personality test: https://www.16personalities.com
• COACH TIDBITS: How Coaches can Support their Coxswains during Quarantine

Timestamps:

• 00:27 Introduction and welcome
• 01:10 Audience question - How did we each get out start in coxing?
• 01:38 Sally’s start in coxing
• 02:32 Breana’s start in coxing
• 03:46 Anne’ start in coxing
• 05:24 Sally describes early coxing environment - coxes as adversaries
• 07:07 How we’ve grown our skill sets
• 07:29 Anne’s improvement plan
• 08:39 Breana on the value of coxswain sharing and how she grows her skills
• 09:27 How CoxPod is different - our perspective = ‘everyday coxes’ - people at all levels
• 10:40 Masters coxing 
• 12:13 Why Breana created CoxPod
• 15:07 Lots of potential topics for future episodes
• 16:13 How to connect with us
• 17:21 A fun coxing memory from Sally
• 18:44 A fun coxing memory from Anne
• 20:29 A fun coxing memory from Breana
• 22:41 Shout-out to Eileen Anderson who created our logo - THANK YOU!
• 23:00 Next episode is: “The Elephant in the Room”
• 23:21 Invitation to engage with us and support us

Credits: 

• CoxPod’s logo was designed by Eileen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/eileen_ing