Ben Harmsworth is Guildford ABC's Chairman, coach and treasurer. He is also member of the Southern Area Council for the British Boxing Board of Control. Just incase that wasn't enough responsibility, Ben is also the Matchmaker for the Southern Counties Amateur Boxing Association. Here's where we aim our chat. In today's episode, we talk about how the opportunity to box for your region is making a come back in the Southern Counties and how both boxers and coaches alike are finding it invaluable. Ben is our first return guest on The Box Gathering Podcast and it's always great to chat to him abou ..read more

Fancy phrase, but Representative Learning Design (RLD) is so, so vital to creating an even better learning environment for your boxers. Today I rant about what RLD is, a scale which helps me design practices and some of the things to consider when developing those practices. Hit us up on our new website, www.theboxgathering.com from Monday 25th March, 2024. If you would like to Contact Daisy Corley regarding having a boxing mural done in your boxing gym, you can get hold of her at www.dzy.art/ Here is Plympton ABC's Instagram to see Daisy's mural. https://www.instagram.com/plympton_amateur_box ..read more

Another car rant on the back of supporting at the level 3 in Tamworth this weekend. Lots of great discussions around terminology, standardization and how it affects our coaching. There is still lots of varying views in terms of technical and tactical terminology and tacit knowledge. This episode is me just putting my two cents worth in. Love to hear your thoughts on the WhatsApp or social media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theboxgathering/message ..read more

Ever been stood at a boxing show and the coach next to you says, ‘I don’t know what they’re looking for!’ I’ve said it too! Today we speak to one of the most respected R&J’s in the business, Mr Mike Hemming. Mike is a IBA 2 star referee and a Supervisor. We fire some questions at Mike which members of The Box Gathering WhatsApp group have asked to help to put to bed any confusion or curiosity. From scoring criteria to standing counts and warnings to requesting the scores, Mike helps unpick the grey areas to help every coach and boxer listening in. Mike has also kindly offered for anyone wi ..read more

Another drive home and reflection on a sparring session. We can ofcourse reflect and discuss between rounds which shot to throw when your partner does X, Y or Z. But in reality, the boxer needs to be looking for openings on the fly, when under pressure. Today I talk about conditioning the spars so that the boxers are given short time increments to unlock another target area. This task constraint aims to help direct attention externally to what their opponent is doing so that effective solutions can be coordinated. Very much a work in progress in my passion for trying to couple perception with ..read more

Today we speak to Alex Le Guével from Matchroom. Alex talks openly about his journey from England Boxing to Matchroom and the 'Jerry Maguire' moment that got him there. From seizing his moment in an elevator style pitch with Frank Smith to working at the cutting edge with Frank, Eddie and the whole Matchroom team. He goes on to speak about the impact Matchroom are having on multiple communities and his vision to drive this forward. You can get in contact with Alex through social media especially on LinkedIn or drop him an email on ? alex.leguevel@matchroom.com --- Send in a voice message: http ..read more

Staying focused is key in boxing. Amy and Adam talk about why some boxers lose their focus and how to regain it. Amy shares some tools and practices for both coaches and boxers to incorporate into their training or during competitions. You can get in touch with Amy through the following: Instagram: @theboxing_lifecoach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-fei-amy-pu/ Website: www.gothedistancecoaching.net Email: amy.pu@gothedistancecoaching.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theboxgathering/message ..read more

We know how to train the physical aspects, but what about the boxer's ability to really watch and read opponents? Some may call it, 'Ring IQ.' Today I speak to Dr Zoe Wimshurst of Performance Vision about how as coaches we can understand more about the visual system and how that impacts upon performance. We talk about how we can support where boxers are looking, how the eye works in terms of spotting cues as well as understanding if there are any physical limitations with your boxer's sight! In the podcast, Zoe shares a tool around how to test your boxers to see if they are one eye dominant an ..read more

We can all get better and feeding back to our boxers, there are many methods. But what about when we are not there? How can we continue developing our boxers when not in the gym......? REAKT! REAKT is a fantastic app which allows your boxers to send you their video workouts, bouts, spars etc so you can provide video feedback from anywhere in the world. This includes being able to draw/annotate on the video to dra attention to certain areas for the boxer. The 'My Journey' feature allows you to store the videos sequentially so you can plot a journey and revisit at anytime. Today I invited on REA ..read more

We all have little sayings or quips we use with our boxers, a shared language. Today I share a few ‘punchlines’ i use at DISE and at my club. What saying or punchlines/metaphors do you use? Share away on our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/groups/278290016683622/?ref=share_group_link --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theboxgathering/message ..read more