Coach Development

World class coaching is central to the on-going success of the GB Boxing squad and, through its Coach development strategy, the organisation aims to continually drive standards of excellence amongst the coaches that are part of the World Class Programme (WCP).

The strategy is aligned to GB Boxing’s vision of being recognised as the world’s leading Olympic boxing nation and takes a coach centred approach to learning and development.

It aims to:

• Create on-going, formal and informal learning opportunities for all GB Boxing coaches which reflect their needs and experience
• Provide individualised development plans for every coach on the WCP
• Identify and recruit individuals with the potential to become and remain world class coaches
• Develop an evidence based model to coach development which reflects both research and science along with the expertise and insight of the GB Boxing coaches
• Enhance connections with the national governing bodies for boxing in England, Scotland and Wales to share information, insights and help to enhance standards of coaching at all levels

The strategy provides learning and development opportunities for every coach that works with the WCP from the senior and full-time Podium coaches to the group of Performance coaches that work with the GB Boxing squad and its Talent programmes on a part-time basis.  It also aims to target and identify new coaches that have the potential to become part of the WCP in the future.