USA Boxing Guide

01 A GUIDE TO USA BOXING TABLE OF CONTENTS Quote from CEO and HP Director 1 About 2 Terminology and Definitions 3 Why an American Development Model? 4 A TO How safe is Olympic-style Boxing? 5 GUIDE SafeSport 6 Heads up Coaches: Concussion Fact Sheet 7-9 5 Ways to Prevent Overuse Injury 10 Sparring – Safety Guidelines 11 USA Boxing Injury Data 12-13 5 Ways to Talk About the Sport Experience 14 Boxing Parents. What to expect? 15 Making a Difference/Budgeting 16 Nutrition 17 Matchday 18 Boxer Event Flow 19 What it means to represent Team USA? 20 How do I qualify for Team USA? 21 Mobile Coach App 22 Code of Conduct 23 References 24 02 A GUIDE TO USA BOXING SA Boxing is pleased to offer the Guide to USA Boxing, which Uhas been collaborative effort between USA Boxing National Office, Local Boxing Committee (LBC) Leaders, Referee and Judges Committee, Coaches Committee, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Boxing’s High Performance Department. This comprehensive guide has been the work of USA Boxing members and staff who were able to put together a document that is beneficial to everyone; first year boxers and parents while also expanding and challenging the knowledge of veteran coaches, officials and boxers. weThe can sport “… ofendeavor Olympic to style teach boxing all participants is constantly the evolving character, and by providing safe training and competitive competition confidence and focus they need to become resilient and diverse champions, both in and or the ring” and this guide is part of the boxing journey. USA Boxing looks forward to Inserving your corneryou know for many years to come. Mike McAtee Executive Director Matt Johnson “USA Boxing is excited to provide this guide as a resource to help new members navigate our organization. This guide will provide useful information to boxers and coaches, along with their families, to better understand our sport and how USA Boxing operates.” 1 A GUIDE TO USA BOXING ABOUT USA BOXING OUR MISSION To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA Boxing endeavors to teach all participants the character, confidence and focus they need to become resilient and diverse champions, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, one nation, going for gold! History Herstory The United States recognized amateur boxing as an organized sport in 1888, with the first Olympic In 1993 women were granted the right to participate in amateur boxing, with many international organizations team making their appearance in 1904. Since following suit a year later. then, Team USA leads the global medal race in boxing winning a total of 113 medals, 51 of them Nearly a decade later, women celebrated another gold. With over 22,000 registered boxers, amateur milestone as 2012 marked the year women were boxing has provided competitive opportunities for allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. To commemorate the occasion, middleweight Claressa thousands of young men and women. Shields earned Team USA its first gold medal in Olympic-style boxing’s popularity has a large women’s boxing. She repeated that feat in 2016, rules, independent of global appeal, developing its own identity and making her not only the first woman to win two gold medals, but the first American, male or female, to win professional boxing. two gold medals in the sport of boxing. as the United There are presently five (5) weight class opportunities Originally known for women competing at the Olympic Games to Boxing Federation, accompany the eight (8) weight classes for men. States Amateur USA Boxing is the National Governing Body which oversees amateur boxing in the United States. 2 A GUIDE TO USA BOXING TERMS & DEFINITIONS AIBA Mitts (pads) padded targets that the coach Amateur boxing’s international governing body, formerly known as Association wears on their hands to work skills and strategies InternationaleBag gloves de Boxe Amateur. not intended for sparring. NGBwith the boxer. gloves used to hit training equipment, Bob and weave National Governing Body. Every sport under the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee is moving the head in an evasive Officialsrecognized as an NGB. fashion,Bout up and down, and side to side. judges, referees, timekeepers, glove Card a single word synonym for a boxing match. Orthodoxtable supervisors, etc. a synonym for a boxing event with multiple Parry boxingClinch bouts. a right-handed boxer when both boxers mutually hold each a defensive move where a boxer redirects a other. “Holding” is a foul when one boxer is Ringmanshippunch. (Ring Generalship) used to Combinationrestricting the other boxer. describe the ability and skills to control the Feint series of punches. competitionRound area. a synonym for “fake,” most commonly used a segment of the boxing match, similar Fieldwith a of foot, Play hand, (FOP) shoulder, or eyes. separatingto a period eachor quarter round, in but other depending sports. Thereupon the ageare alwaysand experience three (3) of rounds, the boxers, with the60 seconds duration of the competition ring area whereHand-wraps the athletes box, and the judges judge. Sanction a boxing event is registered with USA Headgear fabric used to protect the hands. each round will vary. a soft helmet used to protect the head Boxing; every amateur boxing event where there during training and competitions. Competition are spectators and a fee need to be “sanctioned” headgear must have a tag showing approval to be withSecond USA Boxing. used in USA Boxing sanctioned boxing matches. KOSee Rule 37 of the USA Boxing National Rule Book. Once a coach enters the Field of Play (FOP), they are referred to as a “second,” with the a knockout happens when a boxer has gone boxerSouthpaw being the “principal.” down from the result of a punch and cannot Spar a left-handed boxer. resume boxing by the count of ten (10). For complete rules regarding KO’s, please see the USA practice boxing, usually with bigger training Stick and move LBCBoxing National Rule Book. gloves, and headgear. using jabs and footwork to score is a Local Boxing Committee, representing Training (sparring) gloves a district for competitions and competition and evade. management. Each LBC is governed by a Board gloves that are made of Directors. Boxers, coaches, and officials are for sparring, to protect the boxer’s hands and the registered through their LBC, as well as sanction spar mate’s head. A GUIDE TO USA BOXING 3 approval for boxing cards. A GUIDE TO USA BOXING “FUN!” IS THE MAIN REASON 9 OUT OF 10 CHILDREN SAY THEY PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS. WHY AN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT MODEL? 70% OF KIDS DROP OUT How can boxing coaches, parents and teammates OF SPORT BY AGE 13 DUE TO INJURY, BURNOUT, have a positive impact on the above numbers, in AND PRESSURE TO our gyms and Local Boxing Committees (LBCs)? SPECIALIZE TOO EARLY. How can we make a difference by keeping our kids active, healthy, and involved in sports like boxing? To combat these issues USA Boxing has partnered with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to adapt the American Development Model (ADM) to the sport of boxing. The ADM is a set of guidelines and recommendations to best introduce boxing as an athletic activity and to retain participation through both recreation and competition. The boxing ADM is comprised of five stages designed to create a healthy sport experience and pathway to support an athlete’s advancement based on their physical, mental, and emotional level, and potential for growth. The boxing ADM can be used to reference what key concepts athletes should be focused on and to encourage athletes as they develop and grow in their athletic experiences. The pathway stages are guides to explain how athletes navigate development and competitive expectations as they journey through the sport of Olympic-style boxing. OBESITY IN AMERICAN TEENAGERS HAS RISEN TO 20.6% (2015-2016) FROM 5% (1976-1980) AS REPORTED BY THE CDC. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE about USA Boxing’s Guide to the American Development Model . 4 A GUIDE TO USA BOXING During Competition HOW SAFE • IS OLYMPIC Prior to competition a boxer must register with USAB and have a pre-bout physical evaluation by a USAB doctor. STYLE BOXING? There will also be a post-bout clearance from the ringside physician before the boxer is allowed to leave the Field of • Safety is a top priority for USA Boxing. Play (FOP). USAB doctors utilize a Medical Handbook to use as a USAB boxing provides a safe haven for reference guide and educational tool specific to Olympic style boxing.• thousands of youths in this country, while The referee is registered, educated, and certified by USAB, helping them to gain self-recognition and has the duty and responsibility to govern the match, and a positive self-image. It is one of the keeping order byv enforcing the rules. Securing the safety and wellbeing• of both boxers is an official’s primary task. safest, most highly regulated sports of all amateur athletics. Amateur boxing is not Olympic style boxers are judged on clean points scored on the opponent’s target area, competitive attitude, sportsmanship, about knocking your opponent out and in • fact, almost all boxing matches are won by and controlling the ring. points. Boxers are matched in competition by four (4) criteria: age, weight, gender, and experience. As an Olympic sport, there are countless • precautions and rules to protect boxers. Competition gear (groin protector, mouthpiece, headgear, There are inevitable risks involved with any gloves) must meet USAB standards.

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