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05/01/2009
Western Counties Annual Coaching Seminar and Workshop
All West Country coaches, boxers and officials are welcome to attend the Western Counties Second Annual Coaching Seminar and Workshop
Sunday 11th January 2009
Starts 09.30am
Venue
Broad Plain Boys Club
Clement Street
Easton
Bristol
BS2 9ES
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Speakers
Richie Woodhall (1988 Olympic light middleweight bronze medallist, 1998-1999 WBC Super Middleweight Champion, television broadcaster)
Mick Gannon (ABA National Coach)
Kevin Hay (Western Counties ABA Regional coach)
Matthew Williams (ABA National Club and Coach Manager)
What's New?
There will be many new boxing initiatives in 2009 including:
The return of senior boxing to 3 rounds of 3 minutes.
A new GB Boxing Performance Programme under the direction of Kevin Hickey, the newly appointed Performance Director, which will have implications for boxers throughout England who have aspirations to box in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The introduction of a new Coach Education Programme throughout the three home countries.
The Presentations
Richie Woodhall has had a very successful amateur and professional career and, as boxing commentator he has seen every bout in the last two Olympics. Richie has been asked to address two issues in particular:
The trends in international amateur boxing
- The impact of a return to 3 rounds of 3 minutes on these trends
- The impact of the changes on the training, preparation and tactics of boxers
Weight management - views from a professional and amateur career
Mick Gannon has responsibility for the development and preparation of the elite English boxers across the age groups including the rapidly developing women's boxing team. The pathway to English selection is of interest to all boxers and coaches in the West Country and Mick has attended squads and selected young boxers for inclusion in England training squads. On top of all this important work, Mick is responsible for the implementation of the new coach education programme which will be rolled out in 2009.
We have asked Mick to address two issues in particular:
What are the key requirements for an English boxer?
What is the pathway from the West Country to England?
Matthew Williams manages the national Clubmark programme and the new ABA Coach Education programme. Matthew has previously worked for the UK Coaching Commission and has practical experience of the challenges faced by sports trying to update their coach education programme.
Matthew will outline:
1) The changes to the coach education programme
2) The impact upon the new generation of trainee coaches
3) How the boxing coach education programme compares with other sports
Kevin Hay, our Regional coach who has done so much to raise the performance of Western Counties boxing for both sexes. We've asked Kevin to give us his vision of where Western Counties boxing should be in two years time, in terms of both performance and coach education. Kevin provides a vital link with both Mick Gannon and Matthew Williams.
The Programme
09.30am Assembly and coffee
10.00am Welcome to delegates by Steve Brooks, Western Counties Regional Secretary
10.05am Introduction to the speakers - Roger Eady
10.15 - 11.00am Richie Woodhall
11.00 - 11.30am Mick Gannon
11.30 - 12.00noon Kevin Hay
12.00 - 12.30pm Matthew Williams
12.30 - 1.00pm Lunch
1.00 - 2.00pm Questions and answers