Muri now has a company that advises high school rowers on the recruitment process. As a coach, she said, she always recruited experienced coxswains because the skills required of them — the ability to navigate, a familiarity with the rules of the sport, a steady presence on the water — are more difficult to pick up than rowing itself, which natural athletes can excel at without much experience.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 12, 2019 12:00 UTC