Talent or No Talent?

In all honesty, I've never believed in such a thing as talent from the get go.

Some people can be prodigies and pick things up very easily which translates into talent but talent is something that is developed through precise and repetitious practice of the mechanics involved in the activity you are trying to better yourself at.

 

Talent doesn't mean ****. She's at a great age to start in the sport; as long as she works hard and listens to her trainer she'll be good. Seriously, this is one of those sports where hard work and how much you do trumps whatever "talent" you have every day of the week.

 

Well, from the video you posted; for a 10 year old she looked very good and her trainer was actually working with her. If he just wanted to hose you for money he'd stick her off in a corner shadowboxing or hitting a bag, not having her in a ring on the mitts.

 

Exactly. If you've never been involved in the sport; you need to step back and let the coach do what he does. He looks like a good trainer and was giving her good pointers. And she did look very good, nice skills for a 10 year old which will develop as she gets older and more coordinated. Now that women's boxing is in the Olympics; your little girl can dream big, the sky is the limit for her. I understand a dad's natural instinct is to be protective of his kids, but her coach knows what he's doing. Just gotta trust that he'll look out for her.

 

She has potential but this also depends on how long she keeps at it, Hard work does pay off, and you have to be willing to work and willing to listen to your trainer.

I dont know the trainer or what he is about but you should get a good idea in the next few months what kind of trainer you do have. A good trainer will focus on teaching rather than just training and going out and fighting.

Even if she decides to fight in the amateurs a good trainer my take more time just to get down her technique rather than to have her fighting every other week.

The best thing for her right now is to keep her going, get her to do some running every day, if you have a son in there they should both do it together

 

looks good, but it cant really tell much

hes at a good age to start and if she stats disiplined and keeps training can become a good boxer.

 

Hard to say, she's definitely got the right movement. But nobody can know til she actually spars

 

No need to run everyday at that age.

 

She seems more advanced then 10 weeks. Well done... don't push them too hard.

 

i disagree with some of the above posters. There is such a thing as raw talent and some athletes have the right talents respective for their sports. For boxing, its hard to say in this video if your child has the raw talent such as reflexes, hand eye coordination and the fast twitch muscles that still need to develop. you will know more by the age of 15. i remember i had super fast hands that were just natural and amazing reflexes. he/she was throwing the punches more with a push and less of a snap. ( i watched the video with sound off so i cant hear with the coach was saying) but your child is not throwing her technique properly from the body and is not using linear punches.

This kid in the below vid has talent, you can see it in his movement and snappy punches. its just the body mechanics. However, it does not mean he will be a great fighter either as talent only goes so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM8JwapGfco


So would i say your child has RAW talent, I would say NO but they are not talentless. BUT more importantly, talent can easily be consempated in boxing with ring smarts and playing to your strenghts which your kid will still develop as some of the posters said. it seems as if they are getting the basics early on so they will have plenty of time to become GREAT fighters. Overall, i would stick with it.