Coach

A coach is an extremely vital part of boxing. A coach not only trains you physically, but also psychologically. A sound mind is just as important as a strong body when stepping into the fray. A coach involves himself as much as possible in the life of his trainee, they become a friend, a teacher and often a parent figure. As a parent figure, your coach would never wish to see you hurt in the ring, so that gives him incentive to train you harder and harder so you can hold your own in a bout. But a coach also practices restraint and knows when he is pushing you too hard and when you're pushing yourself too hard, and gives you a slow day to rest up.
Most coaches are former fighters themselves. My coach, Bernard Roberts, never went pro, but he did train and fight alongside many great fighters. Inclusively, when he worked as a correctional officer, he trained a team of inmates for nine years. He taught them the importance of character and many ideals, such as respect and discipline. He is currently teaching me how to be a great fighter, he constantly pushes me for more and suggests many fitness plans so i can stay in good fighting shape.

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1. My working EQ is, "What is needed to win an Amateur Fight?"

2.

• A Good Coach; A Good coach who will hepl you train and who kows what you need to focus on to prepare yourself better for a bout or spar. A good seasoned coach with personal experience is a priceless resource. 
•   Commitment to daily training; Training at a boxing gym will help build all the skills needed to be prepared for and to win an amateur fight

3. The title of most important source regarding training is at a tie between "Boxing Fitness: A guide to getting Fighting Fit by Ian Oliver" and The Coaches Manual provided by the AIBA.

4. My mentor is my brother's brother in law, a professional boxer. We train/ mentor at Fist of Gold boxing gym in Pomona. There I train in all aspects of boxing as well as have the occasional spar. Sadly, I have not had the chance to participate in any amateur fights.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1: Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For the thirty hours, I will be training for a fight (No set date yet) I will continue training with my coach and first interview, Bernard Roberts. I will also be tracking running times, necessary for endurance and stamina in a fight, with increments on distance and reduction in time over the period of time training to show improvement. I will also be tracking weight and body fat  to show improvement as well. I suppose, since boxing is a way of life and not just a sport, i could also keep a meal log to show what i was eating that encouraged muscle mass and fat loss.

2. To show proof of the thirty hours I will continue tracking  on the mentorship log (In the links section on the right) which is a log of everyday that I train. I will also add a log of my timed runs which will contribute to the thirty hours.

3. Training will help me get a feel of what boxers and fighters do on a daily basis. It will show me how demanding the way of life of boxing is and will prepare me to fight in an amateur contest, and hopefully win.