As you will be aware by now due to a lot of media attention boxing has made a welcome return to schools colleges and youth organisations. people  have come to realise that boxing training  can deliver real benefits.  Far from making children and adults more aggressive, it can actually aid a student in their study, combat obesity and help improve fitness. With many kids left to their own devices with little to do it’s no wonder many turn to crime and drug abuse. Boxing, without doubt, increases self esteem and gives people a sense of worth and  achievement.

 

ACE travels to schools, colleges & youth organisations in the north west to deliver  the ABA awards scheme of boxing.

There is no contact involved in most of the recreational boxing awards and therefore there is no need for a participant to have a boxing medical card (ME3).

However, once you have progressed to silver and gold you will be required to have a boxing medical and all conditioned sparring must be conducted by an ABA qualified coach.

The staff delivering the courses are all experienced ABA qualified coaches who will encourage all young people to benefit from their involvement in the activities provided. Our classes can be included as part of your curriculum or as an after school activity. All of our students enjoy our classes because non-contact boxing and fitness is an exciting alternative to the main stream sports. ACE will provide all of the necessary equipment including gloves, skipping ropes and pads.

 

 

 

 

ABA boxing awards scheme .

 

The ABA boxing awards scheme is  broken down in to five stages  preliminary, standard, bronze, silver and gold awards.

Each stage is an 10 week course which builds  the skills  and attributes of the people taking part . At the end of each course these is an assessment  on what they have learnt and the students are presented with a certificate for passing that stage.  Giving them something they can  be proud of .  

06/08/2008 By James Lyons mirror news

Sports Minister calls for more boxing in schools

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Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has called for more schools to include boxing as an activity in a bid to tackle gang culture, in an article in the Daily Mirror newspaper.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe at King Ecgbert School in Sheffield

Every school should set up a boxing club to get pupils fit and tackle gang culture, says Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe.

 

At the moment, just one in 25 give pupils a chance to train like Amir Khan or Joe Calzaghe.

 

But a trial scheme in which coaches from Sheffield clubs teach boxing in local schools has had dramatic results. Hundreds of pupils, including many who did no exercise before, have taken up the sport.

Problem pupils have been less disruptive and police have praised the project for keeping youngsters out of trouble.

 

Mr Sutcliffe is expanding the scheme from next month to three new areas - Birmingham, the North East and Newham in London. Equipment such as gloves, pads and punch bags will be paid for from a £25,000 fund. Mr Sutcliffe eventually wants to give every pupil - girls as well as boys - the chance to box.

He said: "The real strength of boxing is that it reaches the people other sports can't.

 

"I want to see boxing return to schools because it can play a real role in tackling obesity, is great for discipline and, as many an ex-boxer will tell you, provides a real alternative to gang culture. I also want to see us unearth more Olympic medallists."

 

Britain has eight contenders with real medal hopes competing in this month's Beijing Games.

 

In Athens in 2004, Amir Khan was the sole UK boxer at 17 but won a silver medal. He is now preparing for his 19th professional fight.