juniors
Here at Back to fitness we promote fun, safe and recreational classes for our junior members. It is a great environment for children and teens to learn the art of boxing, and the skills behind it. Combining both fun enrichment games and activities with discipline and skills, your children and teens will love it!
The GB National Boxing Awards are designed as a fun recreational programme for all participants at all levels, ages and abilities.
The award scheme is offered in six stages: Preliminary, Standard, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum…with incentives at every stage.
The Preliminary Award is for participants from the age of five years. The Award teaches the basics of amateur boxing and is designed as an introduction to boxing.
The Standard Award is for participants who have successfully completed the Preliminary Award. It teaches the basics of amateur boxing and also gives an insight into the physical training needed to become an amateur boxer.
The Bronze Award is for participants who have successfully completed the Standard Award. The course includes shadow boxing, non-
The Silver Award is for all who have successfully completed the Bronze Award. This course includes shadow boxing, condition sparring, basic knowledge of the rules of boxing and plenty of circuit training to get you fit. All candidates must have completed and passed a full boxing medical. Sparring must be conducted in a boxing ring and supervised by an ABA qualified coach.
The Gold Award is for all who have successfully completed the Silver Award. The programme includes shadow boxing, condition sparring, basic knowledge of the rules of boxing and plenty of circuit training to get you fit. All candidates must have completed and passed a full boxing medical. A qualified Boxing Awards coach must be in attendance whilst all sparring is taking place. Sparring is to be conducted in a boxing ring.
The Platinum Award is for all who have successfully completed all five progressive Awards –
These awards are designed as a fun recreational programme for all participants at all levels, ages and abilities.The Boxing Awards scheme is open to everyone from the age of five years.
The Awards are progressive, you pass each award before going on to the next.
NON-
Preliminary Award
Standard Award
Bronze Award
SEMI-
Silver Award
Gold Award
Platinum Award
Each Non Contact Award is taught by a Boxing Awards tutor with the last session being the assessment.
The first award (preliminary) is designed at grass roots level promoting a healthy lifestyle, fitness, weight control also contributing to increased self esteem and confidence. There is no contact involved in half of the recreational boxing awards and therefore there is no need for a participant to have a boxing medical (ME3).
However, once you have progressed to silver, gold and platinum award you will be required to have a boxing medical and all sparring must be conducted by an ABA qualified boxing coach.
The awards ensure everybody benefits from the skills and disciplines involved in amateur boxing as well as keeping fit and having fun.
