Coxing with Cambridge 99s
Luke Pattison
Good morning,
Cambridge 99 (Nines) are looking to recruit or train more coxes to strengthen our cox squad and support our mens, womens and progression squads.
If you're interested in getting experience leading training sessions and working with a squad, thinking about developing your skills to trial next season, or looking to get back into coxing - Nines is a friendly and inclusive club with a supportive cox squad and the finest cox equipment cupboard on the Cam.
For college coxes, the rules that restrict rowers from training with town clubs don't apply to coxes and our weekend morning sessions have minimal overlap with college outings, so it's a good opportunity to get some extra outings and experience.
Outings will cover a variety of tech sessions, mileage, and race pieces, giving you the opportunity to work on different skills. We have a tideway race opportunity available within the next few weeks and we tend to do more off-cam races and training sessions compared to typical colleges.
If you don’t have availability for regular sessions at Nines while coxing with a college crew, but you'd still like to pick up occasional extra outings, we're also looking to recruit some senior cox subs who can take ad hoc sessions with our senior squad (ideally confident coxing at college first boat level). Please get in touch if you’re interested in being added to our list of super subs!
You can give your availability on a week-by-week basis so you have flexibility about which sessions you take part in. Midweek outings may also be available for individuals confident at coxing in the dark (or interested in giving it a try).
If you're interested in meeting with the Cox Captain for a chat to learn more and arrange a trial outing, please contact capt...@cambridge99.org