How to Become a Boxing Coach
- 1). Gain experience. For clients to consider you credible, you will need boxing experience, as either a professional or an amateur. You will have trouble attracting clients if you don't have experience to back you up.
- 2). Get certified. Every boxer is required to have a licensed trainer in their corner. You can gain your certification by registering with USA Boxing. See Resources for link. A six-hour certification program is required, and you must be re-certified every twenty-four months. To begin this process, you must register with your Local Boxing Committee. See Resources for link to find the committee in your area. The LBC will give you information about certification courses in your area.
- 3). Expand your knowledge. Eat, sleep, and box. Take classes and watch videos. Review fights to learn new techniques. Fighters are depending on you to train them to become the best, so you have to know boxing like it's the back of your hand. If you're out of shape, get yourself into top condition. You need to be able to keep up with the boxer to effectively train him. Be able to identify the boxer's strengths and weaknesses to tailor a program to him.
- 4). Decide where you will work. You can work from home and offer training in your basement or garage. This will work if you already have clients in mind. You can also rent a space in a local boxing gym. If you don't already have clients lined up, this would be better because there will always be new boxers coming in and looking for a trainer. Also consider renting a space at a fitness or health club to train people who are interested in boxing but aren't already fighters. You could even earn extra money by teaching some boxing classes at the gym.
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