Schools
The GB National Boxing Awards
Gives boxing tutors the opportunity to pass on the benefits from amateur boxing training with out hurting participants and provides a healthy channel for youthful energy and natural aggression.
The Awards are broken down into 6 levels:-
Non Contact
- Preliminary Award
- Standard Award
- Bronze Award
Semi Contact
- Silver Award
- Gold Award
- Platinum Award
Preliminary, Standard and Bronze Boxing Awards
The first 3 are all non-contact and can be used in Boxing Clubs for new members and also any non-specialist facility such as a community hall or school gym. The non contact part of the awards may be taught by stand alone GB Boxing Tutor.
Silver, Gold and Platinum Boxing Awards
The remaining 3 Boxing Awards involve technique development in modified conditioned sparring and need to be coached in a boxing club with a boxing ring and qualified ABA coach.
Platinum Boxing Award
Takes the boxer into the boxing ring at a boxing show, this involves a skills bout where the boxer will get the opportunity to experience of what it is like to enter a boxing ring at a boxing show, more importantly the boxer will have the opportunity to demonstrate the skills, fitness and ability in a boxing arena which they have learnt whilst at the same time, completing all 6 of the GB National Boxing Awards.
The GB National Boxing Awards
Provides all participants the opportunity not only to learn a new activity/sport but also develop educationally, as the ABA National Boxing Awards gain credits towards the ABA of England National Boxing Educational Qualification (ASDAN Certificate of Personnel Effectiveness CoPE level 2 which is equilivant to GCSE Grade B).
The GB National Boxing Awards are very flexible and can be delivered in PE Curriculum time, the extended schools package (governments 5 hour offer) or is ideal for a School Holiday Programme.
