is this an international rule? because most of the big named american coaches also train amateurs and are involved in tournaments such as golden gloves.
what a terrible decision. they should be pulling everything they can to improving the amateur ranks not hindering them
This rule is clearly illogical and archaic. No-one normally takes this rule seriously I'm quite sure. Its up there with it being legal to shoot a Welshman on a sunday with a longbow if you find him on church grounds.
Looks like amateur boxing at British level is just as petty, small minded, parochial and vindictive as it is at regional level in Scotland. If I could choose any trainer in the world I would choose Mcracken, he is light years ahead of 99% of coaches out there when it comes to his approach to training fighters. Pathetic.
It's nowt to do with the GB setup mate, it's the AIBA that are enforcing this stupid rule. What is the point of a rule like this? On a positive note, the BBC article says that after 2012 the AIBA want to get rid of headguards :happy
I fully understand. I mean why would the organisation want a trainer to bring through youngsters, helping them develop as well as training the best fighter currently in the UK. makes a lot of sense that
****in joke. The whole of the proposed olympic squad for next summer should threaten to turn over if he's not reinstated.
They should realise that a top coach is giving these ams the best possible chance of success. Turning from the ams to pro is almost inevitable anyway at some stage. Very petty.
I remember years ago, i read or heard on a few ocassions that Pro's canna work with Am's. Never unsterstood it tbh....yet am sure around the time, Ingles gym for example....always professed there gym was open to anyone. Anyways, i canna see why its a bad thing, if anything it shows the class of a coach/trainer to be able to work both styles well......and then the styles within it. Poor form.