When ex boxers look back, I think most do so with fond memories. The, 'me against the world feeling' was something special. But not only that graft by yourself, but being part of a team driving the width and breadth of the country to box for a matter of minutes.
I wonder how much my boxers share a similar feeling, so today I just take a trip down memory lane and wonder how that can effect my coaching moving forwards.
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What a day in the life of an amateur boxing coach might look like!
This is a shout out to all of the unpaid volunteer coached who give up their time for no pay, just the love of the sport.
In this episode, Adam Haniver speaks with Ben Harmsworth, head coach and chairman of Guildford City Boxing Club, about the latest developments in amateur boxing, including the club's collaboration with Goodwin Boxing to provide better platforms for amateur fighters. They discuss the importance of presentation and venue in attracting audiences, the challenges faced in promoting amateur boxing, and the upcoming Pro-Am show at York Hall. The conversation emphasizes the need for community support and the positive impact of boxing on youth development.00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
01:47 Guildford City Boxing Club Updates
05:22 Collaboration with Goodwin Boxing
11:18 The Importance of Venue and Presentation
17:12 Challenges and Opportunities in Amateur Boxing
23:17 Final Thoughts and Upcoming EventsThanks to Ben Harmsworth, a proper boxing man.
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In this conversation, Sonny.Parkinson_ shares his journey in boxing, discussing his amateur career, training regimen, and the importance of trust and relationships with coaches. He emphasizes the significance of enjoying the sport, the qualities that make a good coach, and the long-term perspective needed in boxing. The discussion also touches on the effectiveness of different training methods, including pad work and shadow boxing, and concludes with Sonny's aspirations for the future and his desire to give back to the sport through coaching.
00:00 Introduction to Sonny Parkinson02:41 Sonny's Boxing Journey and Amateur Career05:44 Training Regimen and Coaching Relationships08:33 The Importance of Trust in Coaching11:26 The Role of Environment and Team Dynamics14:32 Qualities of a Good Coach17:27 The Long Game in Boxing20:22 Pad Work vs. Shadow Boxing23:18 The Future of Sonny Parkinson and Coaching Aspirations.
Sonny is working with the exceptional Wyld Visuals.
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Today i'm just driving back in the evening from a bout and was thinking about a session I ran today at DiSE.
We have lots of new boxers for the year and wanted them working with each other by exposing them all to their own physical and tactical skills.
Whilst adding this desirable variability to the session i wanted also to ensure they got to know each other better but with the bi-product of getting their reps in about how to engage differently when facing a new opponent.
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Two fantastic minds located in the brains of Cal Jones and Thomas la Cour come on the Boxing podcast to talk about functional clinching.
This is an area I know very little about as a Boxing Coach and I feel is a huge gap in my knowledge so I approached these guys to talk about a conceptual approach so I could understand this better to help deliver more of a CLA approach to learning for my boxer.
Both of the guys talk about a framework to use as opposed to a bag of tricks that helped me understand more around the biomechanics and perception action coupling to employ effective clinching.
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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Ring Magazine's Declan Taylor.
Dec tells us about his journey from university to being one of the most renowned boxing journalists on the globe.
We ask Dec about the skills of asking effective questions to how he's dealth with awkward and unengaging boxers.
We go on to ask Dec about what's happening with the George Groves Boxing Club Podcast as well as his fondest memories and experiences in the hot seat with some of the world's greatest boxing characters.
Warning, there is some fruity language as well as the mention of Swindon Town FC. We apologise more for the latter.
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Unbeaten Super-Featherweight prospect Sonny Hardy talks to us about his career from his amateur days with his Father in Chalvdeon ABC in Essex to his flourishing pro career under the tutorlage of British Boxing legend and now trainer, Kevin Mitchell.
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Here are 10 prevalent misconceptions about boxing which need to be considered.
What are your thoughts?
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Dan Abraham's acronym, 'What's important Now' has been a simple, yet effective tool for me over the last few years to help understand and direct intention of the boxers.
Today I speak about how I use this phrase in my gym and at work.
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Marybone have had great success this season with 3 national champions.
Today we reinvite Derry Matthews back to The Box Gathering to talk about his progress on the safe side of the ropes.
We speak about their recent success, the coaching team he works with, their ring successes and the community engagement. We also talk about what Derry has learned in his recent England Boxing level 3 qualification.
Then, some insight into how they organise and plan their sessions and seasons.
Enjoy!
Today we speak to Paris Light-middleweight Bronze medalist, Lewis Richardson.
Lewis speaks of his Olympic journey, the set backs, the hurdles and his transition to the pro game.
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Some boxers think they are committed. But, what does commitment really look like?
Some boxers live the life style, sacrifice and train hard, but are they really committing in the moment to actually be successful in the long term?
Today, I have a mind dump around what I call, ‘micro commitments’ what they are and how they feed in to what makes a committed boxer.
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Calm
Clean
Chat
Check
enCourage
A simple framework to help cater for your boxer in between rounds in the GOLDEN minute.
A few ideas for coaches to consider when cornering their boxer.
How do you corner? What's different?
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and why not try our new padwork course?
A brief mind dump on shark tank sparring including how and when we can use this approach to develop our boxers at any point of the training cycle.
We consider variability, challenge point and representative learning design.
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2 cracking coaches and dandy blokes, Steve Cranston and Elliot Dillon.
Steve is an England Boxing coach educator as is Elliot.
Steve is a Level 4 coach, Elliott is a level 3 and Team GB coach.
There is a massive wealth of knowledge here as they both talk about their experiences and knowledge of padwork.
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Recently we scheduled a bout for one of our Muslim boxer during Ramadan. I realised I didn't know as much i'd liked to help and support him.
We have interviewed England Boxing Dr, and former amateur boxer, Doctor Ali Shaladi, Guildford coach Abdul Tahid, Kickboxing Cambridge graduate Adam Choudhury and Professional boxer, Sher Khan, all sharing their experience with how boxers can excel through Ramadan.
The views on this episode are solely those of the guest.
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Following the social media posts on our Instagram and Facebook pages here, I thought it would be a good idea to empty my brain on the questions, 'Is it cool to ask the matchmaker to get them on early on a show?'
What do you think? Is it ok or should we not ask?
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'They're here to enjoy it so why make it worse?'
A great chat with referee and coach Simon Mullan about his journey from the boxing as school boy to being a Physical Training Instructor in the British Army to becoming one of the country's top referees.
We also talk about Lewis Richardson and their coach/athlete relationship.
Thank you to;
Steve Strong
Sam Newton
Giuni Ligabue
Casey Nachman
for their odes to the coaches that inspired them to be the people they are today and the reason why they are in the sport, too.
If you would like to pay a tribute to a great coach too, please contact us.