How do you know you've outgrown your trainer?

Do you get feedback after sparring?

I agree that he may not think you've mastered the basics. And chances are, you haven't. I've been boxing for over 4 years, have over 30 bouts, have competed nationally numerous times and still need to be told to keep my hands up, chin down, stance etc. If you watch pro fights, they get told the same things too.

If you show that you are serious, determined and that you are listening and coachable then you'll get the attention you need. I've seen it so many times where guys come in to the gym and after two weeks they think they know everything and should be out there competing and don't listen in the gym. 9 times out of 10, they get put on a bag and ignored because they are uncoachable. So just show that you are there to learn and have a talk with your coach.

Good luck.

 

When you feel you've plateaued and your coach has nothing else to show you except take you through the motions every day.

 

Heres what you do then. Start off at the speed and end the speed. Even if you don't agree with it.

You want to show him you listen to his opinion.

 

i had that problem with my coach for a while. ask him questions about different things in sparring about what your doing and constantly engage him about different things in your technique. If you keep engaging him like that, his clear experience will help you come out. also, I saw earlier that you have only sparred six times. well the golden gloves is coming up soon, you will be fighting in the sub novice division with other inexperienced fighters to. he might just be observing your style in sparring to get a feel of what your like in the ring to help you develop. give him until after your first fight and if he hasnt helped you and you did all the stuff i said, leave him.

 

Just to help you get his perspective... Look at the level he has been at. Not to be an a-hole or anything, but why should he? YOU feel you are a cool kid in his gym with some talent and heart. That's nice and all but what is in it for him to sit with you for hours on end? In his eyes, you may just be a "crash dummy" that is willing to get his head knocked in like the rest of the "weekend warriors".

Guessing here, but if he is a grown man with wife and kids you are going to really have to show him some talent, ambition, and dedication to pull him away from his obligations. Are you blasting guys out in local tournaments? You are saying your first fight will be in Golden Gloves, but is that what you told the coach the training is for? Does he even know he specifically training you for entrance into the GGs tourney? Sounds like you are on some, "Why doesn't he notice me..." ish.

As an older guy listening to you it just seems like you have a lot of "me" in what you say and not a lot of "we". I would say you take it straight to him and say, "My goal is entrance in the GG tournament and can you work with me to that end?" You will probably have your answer in the first week when he doesn't come up with any training, diet, specific development, or exchange home phone numbers. As for now though, the dude has more than filled his "each one teach one" requirement.

Take heart though man. Your dream doesn't stop with one guy not seeing the talent in you!!!!! If he doesn't see what you feel is there, move on and work that much harder. Train hard to one day have him at the gym looking at TV saying, "I almost was his trainer... almost... If I knew then... Wow I missed the boat." :thumbsup

 

You gotta start doin your own homework. His job is to make sure that you're in shape and you're not making any obvious flaws in technique.

 

just ask him. after a sparring session ask him what you were doing wrong. make it look like you're interested in getting better. it's pretty easy just give him a "hey coach why can't I get inside on this guy?" or whatever it is