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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You definitely need a strong personality for it plus strong skills. Boats don't have brakes and you are trying to give directions to 8 different people. Just docking a boat is a challenge.[/quote]

Not really. I was a Cox on a very well known team. I was recruited my freshman year walking on campus with my friends with zero experience. I'm not extroverted (or introverted). I'm super sporty and played soccer my whole life. I decided to quit for college since it took too much time, but missed doing sports and the team environment. The coach walked up to me and asked if I would think about being a Cox. I'm 5'3" and was about 104 lbs at the time. Definitely no eating disorder!! I ate like a horse. Even as an adult with 2 kids I'm only 110. I had to put sand in my boat to meet the minimum weight requirement.  I rowed with the team whenever I could. I always trained with them and it was rigorous and fun. It gave me the camaraderie I was looking for and I meshed very well with them. Honestly, I'd be surprised if anyone gets into a college recruited as a cox. There is a pretty low bar that make many young women qualified. Be small, super smiley, have a sporty personality that makes other jock girls want to be around you. No coach needs to make extra efforts before college to get these girls in since they're a dime a dozen. All the girls in highschool sports not playing in college that are small fit the bill. I was one of them and not unique.[/quote]

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