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Calls: To and From the Boathouse

The first calls every coxswain learns — carrying the boat off and back onto each rack height.

Adapted from The Ultimate USC Coxswain Guide by Sophia Steck.

You are in charge of bringing the boats safely to and from the boathouse every morning. Drill these first — and use them to show off your authority and coxswain voice.

From the boathouse

Above heads

  • Hands on
  • Up an inch… ready… up!
    • Watch the skeg. Lift too high and it breaks off — only an inch!
    • Ready gives everyone a beat to think; a sharp UP! makes them move together.
  • Sidestep it out
  • Weigh nuff
  • Show heads
    • So no one gets clobbered by a rigger. Drop it once the crew knows their sides.
  • Down to shoulders… ready… down!
  • Walk it forward

Shoulder height

  • Hands on
  • Up an inch… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it out
    • They’re reaching awkwardly under the boat, so remind them to Support the inside — otherwise the inside riggers dip and scrape the boat below.
  • Weigh nuff
  • Up and over heads… ready… up!
  • Show heads
  • Down to shoulders… ready… down!
  • Walk it forward

Waist height

  • Hands on
    • At waist height, hands on means reaching over the hull to hold the inside gunwale.
  • Up an inch… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it out
  • Weigh nuff
  • Every other under starting with <name> (usually stroke)
    • Everyone is still reaching across one side; you need half on each side. Call each rower on the wrong side to crawl under, one by one.
    • The boat is heavy like this — hold a bit of the stern’s weight for the first couple of switches.
  • Call out each rower when it’s their turn.
  • Hold your own side
    • Brings them from reaching across to the normal hold at the waist.
  • Up to shoulders… ready… up!
  • Walk it forward

Rollers

  • Hands on
    • Make sure someone has a hand on the rollers — the boat likes to move on its own.
  • Roll it out
  • Weigh nuff
  • To your sides
  • Hands on
  • Up to waist… ready… up!
    • Keeps the bow from slamming into the ground. Skip straight to shoulders once the crew is coordinated.
  • Up to shoulders… ready… up!
  • Walk it forward

To the boathouse

Above heads

  • Weigh nuff
    • When the stern lines up with the other boats, or the rack lines up with the rigger bolt or the tape mark.
  • Up and over heads… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it in
    • Watch the skeg so it doesn’t hit anything — rowers usually drift forward a little while stepping in.
  • In house / out of house <distance>
    • Adjust if any riggers are in the way of the rack.
  • And… down

Shoulder height

  • Weigh nuff
  • To low heads… ready… go!
  • Sidestep it in
  • In house / out of house <distance>
  • And… down

Waist height

  • Weigh nuff
  • Down to waist… ready… down!
  • Reach across
  • Every other under starting with <name> (usually stroke)
  • Call out each rower when it’s their turn.
  • Sidestep it in
  • In house / out of house <distance>
  • And… down

Rollers

  • Weigh nuff
    • While they’re standing, place the rollers under the stroke seat and the coxswain seat.
  • Down to waist… ready… down!
  • Down to rollers… ready… down!
  • To <side away from racks>
  • Hand on the roller and roll it in

整理自 Sophia Steck 的 The Ultimate USC Coxswain Guide。

每天早上把船安全地搬出、放回艇库是舵手的责任。这些是最先要练熟的口令，也是展示舵手权威和声音的好机会。口令保留英文原文。

出艇库

头顶高度（Above heads）

  • Hands on（握船）
  • Up an inch… ready… up!（抬起一英寸）
    • 盯住尾鳍（skeg）。抬太高会撞断——只抬一英寸！
    • ready 给大家一拍准备，干脆的 UP! 让所有人同时发力。
  • Sidestep it out（侧步移出）
  • Weigh nuff（停）
  • Show heads（头从船的一侧露出）
    • 防止有人被桨架撞到。队员熟悉自己的边之后可以省略。
  • Down to shoulders… ready… down!（放到肩上）
  • Walk it forward（向前走）

肩部高度（Shoulder height）

  • Hands on
  • Up an inch… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it out
    • 这时大家伸手托在船下比较别扭，提醒 Support the inside，否则内侧桨架下沉会刮到下面的船。
  • Weigh nuff
  • Up and over heads… ready… up!（举过头顶）
  • Show heads
  • Down to shoulders… ready… down!
  • Walk it forward

腰部高度（Waist height）

  • Hands on
    • 腰部高度时，hands on 是越过船身握住内侧船舷。
  • Up an inch… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it out
  • Weigh nuff
  • Every other under starting with <name>（通常从尾桨 stroke 开始，隔一人钻到另一侧）
    • 此时所有人都在同一侧，需要一半人换到另一边。逐个叫站错边的人从船下钻过去。
    • 这时船很重，前几个人换边时可以帮忙托一下船尾。
  • 轮到谁就点谁的名字。
  • Hold your own side（握住自己这一侧）
    • 让大家从越过船身的姿势回到正常的腰部握法。
  • Up to shoulders… ready… up!
  • Walk it forward

滚轮（Rollers）

  • Hands on
    • 确保有人扶着滚轮——船会自己滑动。
  • Roll it out（推出来）
  • Weigh nuff
  • To your sides（站到两侧）
  • Hands on
  • Up to waist… ready… up!
    • 防止船头砸到地上。队伍配合熟练后可以直接到肩上。
  • Up to shoulders… ready… up!
  • Walk it forward

回艇库

头顶高度

  • Weigh nuff
    • 船尾和其他船对齐，或艇架对准桨架螺栓或胶带标记时喊停。
  • Up and over heads… ready… up!
  • Sidestep it in（侧步移入）
    • 盯住尾鳍别撞到东西。队员侧步时通常会不自觉往前走一点。
  • In house / out of house <距离>（往里 / 往外移多少）
    • 如果有桨架挡住艇架，就做相应调整。
  • And… down（放下）

肩部高度

  • Weigh nuff
  • To low heads… ready… go!
  • Sidestep it in
  • In house / out of house <距离>
  • And… down

腰部高度

  • Weigh nuff
  • Down to waist… ready… down!
  • Reach across（越过船身握住）
  • Every other under starting with <name>
  • 轮到谁就点谁的名字。
  • Sidestep it in
  • In house / out of house <距离>
  • And… down

滚轮

  • Weigh nuff
    • 大家站着时，把滚轮放到尾桨座位和舵手座位下面。
  • Down to waist… ready… down!
  • Down to rollers… ready… down!
  • To <远离艇架的一侧>
  • Hand on the roller and roll it in（扶住滚轮推进去）
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