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Boxing · Intermediate · i4

Stay fair, stay cool

Learnt at a club

Ready when: Light contact with gloves (b9) done.

Before you look for a club

What the coach teaches

Control and fairness in light contact: softer touches win, saying sorry after a touch that was too hard, staying calm when a partner presses, and refereeing a training round.

At home, safe only

Talk after a session about what made the child angry and what helped.

Ask the club

What happens after a touch that was too hard; whether juniors referee training bouts.

What you can see from the side

No hitting back after a hard touch; an apology after their own too-hard touch.

Self-check what the coach confirms

In a light-contact round the boxer commits no foul.

Stop and get a coach when

The child hits back in anger or hides a symptom.

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