Boxing coming back to British Schools

[gasman]

This is encouraging, hopefully more schools do the same, but it also emphasis the need to skill up with more qualified coaches....

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[saturday_kid]

Great news. If only they'd have had it when I was a kid.

['Ben']

I wish they did that when I was in school.

[NO MAS]

Excellent news...:good

[achillesthegreat]

Boxing for kids is great for a number of reasons.

[robpalmer135]

i guess I am the only one who thinks this is a bad idea.

truth is for every kid that comes out of a boxing class fit, healthy, more confident, there is going to be another kid thats gonna use everything he jsut learnt to beat the crap out of people.

if someone wants to learn how to box, go to a boxing club like most of us have done.

theres ways to keep fit where nobody gets hurt.

[saturday_kid]

i guess I am the only one who thinks this is a bad idea.

truth is for every kid that comes out of a boxing class fit, healthy, more confident, there is going to be another kid thats gonna use everything he jsut learnt to beat the crap out of people.

if someone wants to learn how to box, go to a boxing club like most of us have done.

theres ways to keep fit where nobody gets hurt.

Some kids dont have access to clubs/can't afford it/have no knowledge of the nearest one etc. Giving them a little taster in school could encourage them.

I understand what your saying but I think kids would do that anyway, by learning a bit of discipline and being able to channel their energy in a positive way it can only help in 90% of cases imo.

[Mandanda]

There's good and bad with most things...especially with boxing there's amateur boxers hitting lads outside clubs because they take there skills outside the ropes but that's a small minority. Boxing can save some kids and better the lives and some will abuse but in end they will flop because they either get smashed to bits or end up being nicked. I like the idea of it going back to schools...if they can engage well with the kids it can be positive and it can only help the sport.

[slip&counter]

this is great news for the sport, it will create future boxing fans by capturing them while they're young and go a long way for people to see it as a sport then just fighting. People never forget any positive experience with boxing (even women who lose weight in "boxercise" become fans and look at the sport differently) and once you've cought the bug it sticks for life. some university students who box at oxford and cambridge then go on to have a positive view of the sport, some even become friends of it as they go on to take important positions...

the positives far out weigh the negatives

like others have said i wish they had it when i was in school, inter-school competitions sounds awesome

[robpalmer135]

ok guess i was a bit hasty. if this is done correctly it can be a very good thing. i jsut dont think they will do it right.

[Danny]

Just waiting for some do-gooder to come out now & start saying Boxing in schools is a bad idea, its too violent, etc.

Hello, the world we live, there is a great deal worse than Boxing! It no doubt teaches kids respect, discipline, is a form of exercise & teaches them to conduct themselves in a proper manner!

[essexboy]

I'd have bloody loved that if I'd still been in school.

[Grievesy]

Great. The cunts bring it in when I'm in my last year at school!!!!:twisted:

[saturday_kid]

ok guess i was a bit hasty. if this is done correctly it can be a very good thing. i jsut dont think they will do it right.

Got a point there though mate. Especially with the current education system.

[robpalmer135]

the facts our the second that 1 kid get hurt the whole thing will get scrapped so its a waste of time putting it together.

[GPater11093]

Grievsey same here my last year an dthey bring it in

RP i disagree boxing is a mental sport aswell. The kids who are good at sport, more gifted athletes will be pretty good at it. But unlike other sports you dont have to be the fastest runner etc... You can use your menbtal strength.

Theres a difference between a fighter and a boxer

So the athletic kids will do good but also some of the less athletic kids will be good at it too.

The ones whop arnt so good will be the ones who arnt so as athletically gifted and in all honesty probably suck at all the sports so why would they care about boxing as chances are they aint intrested in any sport

just stating facts. As im not the best athlete but i like to think im a decent boxer

[Mr Butt]

just stating facts. As im not the best athlete but i like to think im a decent boxer[/quote]


pride before a fall young man


but seriously i have been hearing this for two years now and not happened in my raea in any depth

[Power]

its a good thing, people learn respect at boxing and thats what these kids are lacking respect and discipline, thats why imo the old age had more respect cause they all boxed against each other in the school boys etc and dont need to show whos tough because everyone knows who is.

[widdy]

theres a trainer down sandygate ABC in burnley who goes to different schools to introduce young lads to training and such,the club gets paid for this as well,then if they get the bug they come and train at the club.
good news for most i think,instills discipline into most,but arragance into the knobrot pretend hardnuts though i suppose

[slip&counter]

like everything this depends on the quality of the teachers/trainers, you can't learn what you're not tought and for this to work fully, high level teachers/trainers with the right mentality and message to the kids are needed throughout