Becoming a trainer.

i dont know taht much but go for it mate.

 

But all you do in that job is go on here!

 

Dan aint as bad as my job i can tell ya

 

Ask Jeff

 

Basically find a gym where you can establish a good relationship and understanding with the head trainer - that is very important - and that he is willing to let you help out and develop as an assistant. Help out with the training of the boxers and learn all you can in the process.

Get some experience going to shows helping out in the corner and just build on it from there. Learn the mechanics and etiquette of corner work, how to function optimally in the time you are given.
If you decide it's for you then apply to the ABA to get your assistant coach's certificate and then eventually progress your full coach's certificate.

The most important thing is that you take time to learn all about training boxers and take the time and have the patience to do so. It's one thing having knowledge, it's another transeferring that knowledge over.
Remember everybody is different, some have strengths where others have weakness, and they all have different mental and psychological make-up. Learn how to tap into a boxer, what buttons to press, etc. Also, all boxers have different learning rates, what somebody might be able to grasp immediately, another may take weeks or even months. So you have to develop a lot of patience and understanding too.
If you're training amateurs, remember it's a lot harder to train a kid from a raw novice and mould him into a boxer than it is to take an already established boxer and fine tune a few things. It can take a long time - but believe me the rewards are worth it.


There is nothing more valuable than experience, so take the time to acquire it and make sure you enjoy it and your heart is really in it.
I've been involved in training amateurs for about 7 years now, (last month I acquired my professional trainer's licence, as I have a boxer turning pro and wants me to go with him).
However, I feel those years in the amateurs have benefitted me greatly in respect of how to TEACH a boxer and help him understand, rather than just TELL the boxer, if that makes sense.

Just go for it, don't find excuses not to, because it's obviously what you want because you wouldn't have asked or contemplated it. Go for it, and I sincerely wish you the very best of luck with it. :good

 

Dan did i inspire you to do this? with my go out and do it words.?

mate youll find most trainers are total nice guys and want to help trainers and fghers get as far as they can

 

glad i helped mate

you gotta go for it, you never know you could change a kids life

 

Let me no if you need any help Dan

 

Have a good think mate, its not the sort of job you can do without 24/7 commitment.
The hardest part of being a trainer is the amount of hours you needto invest. Its a 3/4 night a week job even out of season, not to mention the budgetting, networking and travelling it entails. Its genuinely hard graft and not the dort of job for anyone who expects a social life away from the gym.
Great rollercoaster of a job though if you've got the right attitude.

 

Dan if your as 'agresive' in real life as you are here, your going to make a great fiery trainer.