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Benefits of Boxing for Young People

accomplishing the tasks at hand. situations. This builds character by example to others. Boxing is a

Better concentration through sport and boosts self-confidence. Boxing positive outlet. Boxing clubs are
a safe haven away from home and
helps young people perform better programs helps social development.
when given challenges in school Can’t tell you how many young school. Bullying is not tolerated
By Jorge Luis or allowed in a good boxing
and in life. people come through the club and
club ever! Besides the physical
cannot look instructors or others in
Self-defence is an automatic benefits, boxing is a great way to
the eye. Fast forward 1-2 years later
benefit for kids who train in boxing. release anger and stress and pent
Learning basics and repeating and you see a different kid. They up frustrations. These frustrations
irst off fight fans, let me start footwork, punches, and sequences make new friends at the boxing
Fby wishing each of you a happy increase awareness and speed and club. They get to compete and box can be stress at home or a bully’s
and healthy New Year. Our young technique. Respectable boxing against new opponents. They travel aggression in school. A boxing club
generation today spends a lot of clubs teach young people to be to tournaments and get to see new can be the place to put on the gloves
time using electronics and social responsible with skills learned. places. They see different kids for and relieve stress taking frustrations
media. I feel social media causes Boxing is only to be used inside different cultures and backgrounds. out through cardio and exercise and
huge disconnects with reality. I the gym in the ring for competition Most important they create on the punching bag.
also feel kids don’t exercise enough purposes. It is only to be used memories and experiences for life. Boxing is heart healthy.
and although health and fitness outside the ring for self-defence Boxing is educational. Boxing Everything in boxing training is
are taught in school I feel it’s not and self-preservation ONLY!! teaches problem solving; how to cardio based. Boxing makes kids

adequate. Boxing teaches and emphasis on improve to box an opponent who won strong mentally and physically.
Whether it’s running or punching a
Many parents put their young respect. Watch a boxing match and against you. You learn about health
children in sports to get more you will see the competitors shake and fitness to improve performance heavy bag, there is a ton of sweat
exercise and it also keeps the young hands before the bout and hugs and and improve yourself. They learn equity. Losing weight becomes

ones out of trouble. I may be congrats after the bout concludes. the importance of nutrition and an automatic by product. Boxers
biased but I recommend boxing as There are rules in the gym and in how it impacts performance. By are some of the fittest athletes on

a great sport and activity for young the ring and they must be respected. being fit they learn fitness prevents the planet. And I am willing to bet
people. Like other sports boxing Boxing teaches respect for injuries. Young people take this dollars to donuts the average youth
teaches young people goals and to coaches, officials, and respect for and can apply it for the rest of their boxer is much fitter and stronger than
focus. Young people need to set authority. Coaches teach kids to lives. Young people learn to lead Continued on page 25
goals for themselves. The trainer have proper manners and proper
will push the kids to do their best respect for all people at all times. Cornwall’s Oldest Paint,
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more pushups. Our young people accomplishing and finishing tasks,
need to be challenged and boxing being the best you can be, living Presents “Famous Sports Quotes”
does that. Progress is visible healthy, taking care of yourself is
and rewarded and confidence self-respect! Our youth today need “Losing feels worse than winning feels good.”
boosted. Most kids will never be that. It is something for them to Vin Scully
champions in the ring or they may keep and cherish and to take through
never win a championship but can life. Young boxers learn to win
take home a trophy and feel good and lose gracefully as we should
about themselves and what they in life. Boxing builds confidence.
accomplished. Just encouraging young people and

Boxing is very demanding pushing them to be better is healthy. ALL BLINDS
physically and this requires focus A boxing coach’s job is to push
physically and mentally on the young boxers to be better always
task at hand. They must improve striving to improve. Sometimes
their physical capability and fitness coaches see what a young person
and learn basics and fundamentals does not see, but only sees later. UP %
which will test their mental strength. But the coach knew it was there SAVE 50
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This transfers often into school and and pushed the young person to
usually kids in the boxing program heights they never thought possible.
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