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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. You can join our massive community n...

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? Remember you can join us at www.theboxgathering.com 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. Join us today at www.theboxgathering.com

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. Our padwork course drops next week at www.theboxgathering.com

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 th...

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? And regarding the Podcast Articles, simply click here to read the highlights.

'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. www.theboxgathering.com

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. www.theboxgathering.com

Some boxers have great stability and poor mobility. Some have great mobility and poor stability. But some, the greats, often find the balance between both. Following the incredible rematch between Bivol and Beterbiev, we drop a brain dump on the adjustments Bivol made between the first fight and the second, focussing on the mobility vs stability dynamic. Join our extensive membership at www.thebox...

Tobias Horn is the striking coach at La Familia Fight Club in Erfurt, Germany. He also holds a masters degree in philosophy. Today, we had a really good conversation around many things. Here's a few; What are the invariant features (things that must happen) Tobias uses when coaching. Ecological Dymanics and the CLA - how this informs his coaching. How does Tobias coach using games to reinforce...

If you watched Adam Azim's recent fight with Sergey Lipinets you may agree it was a blend of vicious punch picking and sometimes uncomfortable to watch yet elegant pugilism! But, what really took my eye is Azim's growing ability to apply his skills, his boxing IQ. So, I just had another mind dump around why i think he's an exceptional fighter. One we have only seen the tip of the ice b...

My friend Danny Hatcher told me, try not to think along the lines of right and wrong coaching, more on effective and less effective coaching. A scale. Today, as I'm stuck in traffic on the A27 just outside of Brighton, I have a mind dump on time effectiveness when we coach. Can we be more effective with our time especially in 'warm ups'. With reference to our resources on the website t...

In the second instalment of the 'Celebrating Coaches' series, 5 more coaches talk about how coaches in their journey have inspired them to be who they are today. Today we have; Kevin Brownlow Craig Turner Emmanuel Izon-Eritei Donna Torrance Ben Harmsworth

Today we invite on Nina Hughes to talk about her time in the amateur ranks with GB through to one of the biggest professional controversies of recent years. We also discuss how she approached training during and post post partum with her 2 children. So much to take a way from this conversation with a boxing star.

As one of the most recognised faces and voices in amateur boxing in England, today we have a massively indepth conversation with 'Dagger' Dan O'Sullivan. Many know Dan as the voice of the London 2012 Olympics and the Haringey Box Cup. But as we find out today, Dan's skills, responsibilities and motivation go far beyond the mic. We talk indepth about Dan's coaching career, his roles within Dagenham...

What can I say about this episode!?! Here goes... Adam Singer is an MMA coach for SBG Athens in Georgia, USA. A man who has coached world champion MMA athletes as well as help pioneer SBG (Straight Blast Gyms) all over the world. Adam has a wonderful mind which contemplates the aged old question, 'can we coach better?' We speak about the constraints based approach, traditional styles of coaching v...

This is part 1 of a series where we want to celebrate amazing people who have inspired coaches across the globe. We have asked coaches to send in short testimonials identifying why coaches they have been coached by or have worked with are so special. From their knowledge to their integrity and selflessness, we seek to celebrate these amzing people through a series of podcast episodes. We hope you...

Technical Sparring - what are the merits and what are the pitfalls if not applied effectively? Another mind dump on the things to consider to achieve optimal skill transfer for the boxer(s) infront of us when designing technical spars. Join us at www.theboxgathering.com to delve deeper in to the science of effective practice design.

Liam Forrest is an ubeaten middleweight pro based in Brighton. Liam comes on and talks about his journey through the amateurs through to the pros. He also tells us about the day in a life of a novice pro and the challenges which go with it. If you would like to support Liam in his pro journey, please get in contact below. You can follow Liam on instagram on https://www.instagram.com/forrestboxing

Thomas La Cour is a multi talented coach and ex MMA pro athlete from Copenhagan. Not only does he have a wealth of experience in competing in multiple combat sports but he is vastly qualified and knowledgeable in the field of concussions. Today, I invited Thomas on talk about his new approach to coaching striking and how he uses ecological dynamics to get great results with his fighters. A really...

There are lots of dual roles in boxing. Coach and Parent. Coach and Official. Parent and Official. How about pro boxer, official and amateur coach? Today we talk to Sher Khan of Hillcrest ABC in Sussex, England about how he does all 3 whilst raising a family. Sher shares his journey from the amateurs to the pros (currently 7 and 0) as well as his training regimen, balancing family life, officiatin...

Sam Kotadia is a sport psych with an unconventional approach. Essentially, less is more. Sam works within the team at Empire Fighting Chance as well as with the sensation which is Wrexham AFC. Sam talks about his approch to psychology, how he helps young people with their mental health as well as working in the high performance realm. Sam offers some tips around how to help your boxers in several...

Kate Clifford is an England Boxing qualified coach and official. She had moved through her qualifications and is now a Supervisor. I really enjoyed this chat with Kate who talks about her openness to help cross the divide between (some) coaches and officials. Kate explains more about scoring bouts, where people may go wrong in formulating their decisions and also how she as a Supervisor helps peop...

What actually is it? Today I try to make sense of it as a non official. Here are the sub categories... Competitiveness •A boxer who doesn’t give up •A boxer who loses the first round and comes back stronger •A boxer who gets knocked down and comes back stronger •A boxer who realises their strategy didn’t work in the first round and changes it in subsequent rounds What are your thoughts around how...

Here is the second scoring criteria that I’ll be discussing today in this episode…. Domination of the Bout by technical and tactical superiority A boxer who causes their opponent to miss andmakes them vulnerable to their punches. A boxer throwing effective counter jabs and stands their opponent off. A boxer who sets the positions in the ring and the pace of the action (for example - lateral moveme...