Why isn't boxing a high school sport?

yeh.... because of the apparent health risks. It used to be ages ago

 

I wrote a piece for a newspaper on this subject right after the United States got its asses handed to it in Beijing. The only reason I can figure out is that some mothers group will say that it breeds aggression because you are throwing shots at someones head, that and most schools don't want to incur the cost of purchasing an actual ring.

 

Because one on one fighting doesn't appeal to many of these wannabe gangsta's.

 

Because if you're in high school and somebody starts doing wrestling moves that would be seen as gay, which serves as a deterrent.

Punching someone in the face is not seen as gay. So if you teach high school boys how to punch other people in the face properly they are probably going to use that knowledge to punch people in the face properly.

Which now that I think about it is a good thing. Okay I officially support teaching high school kids how to punch each other better and also maintain stamina so the fights last longer than they otherwise would.

 

What I want to know is why wasn't girls mud wrestling a sport when I was in high school?

 

Way too much liability. It still is very "normal" in countries that are less litigious (where folks don't sue so much).

This is what is actually killing American boxing. There is no "farm" to keep feeding new talent into the system. Sports like basketball and football start "farming" talent from 5-7 years old until pros.

 

it should not only be a high school sport, it should be a college sport, and offer scholarships to amateur boxers, and then they go pro around junior or senior year if they choose, or finish college, just like baseball, football, or basketball. that would be my choice if the world was perfect. also boxing is an extra curicular activity, if it was part of a school activity, the boxers would also have to maintain a certain grade in their academics. thus, these fighters would be more protected in the future because they have an education to fall back on.

 

there's this old school teacher where i teach, and he said no boxing in school equals more violence. he said back in the day when he was a student, and there was boxing programs, when two kids had a disagreement, they would put on the gloves, and the physical ed teacher would referee the fight. when it was over they kids would feel they got something off their chest and make peace. he said now these kids are not fighting on a level playing field. it's a slippery slope. one kid gets his friends, and the other one gets a gun, and therefore kids are victims of violence.

 

We have a boxing program at my high school but isnt funded by the school, the teacher funds it who happens to be a pro boxer and teacher at the school, we pretty much just work out after school at the gym, then we can go to the gym to hit the bags and stuff
Those kids that joined can fight at "fight night" where students and parents pay to get in and watch the fights

 

:good

 

Ding ding ding!! We have a winner here- these are both great points. The liability (and subsequent higher insurance costs) are what deters schools from offering it these days.

 

this is why we also have so fat slobs at school. it's to get a kid to pick up his pencil from the floor, buch less punch a heavy bag for three minutes. actually i think amateur boxing goes according to two minutes.

 

Why isn't boxing a hign school sport.....in the USA?

I believe it is in Russia and Ukraine :bbb

 

Because it's a medically proved fact that taking a single small punch to the head necessarily causes irreparable brain damage, and leaves you deaf, dumb and blind.

Sorry, no: Because the people that run these institutions are liberal pansies scared that one of their little darlings might suffer some infinitesimal injury and that they might be held responsible.