Coach Membership
With the use of the American development model, USA Boxing helps coaches further their knowledge to invest in their athletes. With three different certification levels currently available to membership, coaches can invest in their education and gain access to an immense world of boxing knowledge.
To become a USA Boxing certified coach, you must first register with USA Boxing under a non-athlete membership. This membership requires the following:
USABoxingeducation.org is an educational platform that serves as a one stop shop for all coaching education needs. If you are looking to learn more about proper techniques, diet & nutrition, strength and conditioning, or simply being a better coach overall, there are a variety of videos and resources made available to members free of charge on the platform. USA Boxing’s education platform can be accessed online at usaboxingeducation.org or by downloading the USA Boxing Education app on your smartphone. Members login to the platform using the same username and password that is used to login to their membership account in WebPoint.
Below are the four different certification levels.
Cost: Free
The green level certification is an online video and content course with a total of 50 questions. Coaches will need to pass with 100% to become certified. During this course, you will learn the basic introduction to:
- Skill Techniques
- Rules & Regulations
- Strength & Conditioning,
- Nutrition
To begin your certification process, please visit usaboxingeducation.org or the USA Boxing Education app and follow the instructions below:
- Log into your USA Boxing education account (usaboxingeducation.org) using the same login information as your USA Boxing membership account.
- Locate your name in the top right corner and click the drop down menu
- Select my account
- Under ‘my account’ locate the certifications tab to your left
- Under ‘Green Level Coach’, select enroll
- On the next page, select enroll again
Cost: $100 Registration Fee
Note: The registration fee does not include transportation, housing, or meals during the course.
The Bronze clinic is a 2-day, in-person course that prepares coaches to train their boxers for single day events. During this 16-hour course, coaches will learn:
- Dynamic warmups
- Coordination Skills
- Teaching fundamentals to individuals and groups
- How to work a corner
- 5-stage American Development Model
*Individuals who become bronze certified will need to complete the bronze recertification course every two years to maintain a bronze level certification. The bronze recertification is an online course located on usaboxingeducation.org and costs $50.
Cost: $150 Registration Fee
Note: The registration fee does not include transportation, housing, or meals during the course.
The Silver clinic is a 2-day, in-person course that prepares coaches to train their boxers for domestic tournaments and multi-day events. This 16-hour course will allow coaches to review the bronze course warmups & coordination drills while also being introduced to:
- Advanced skills
- Strategies
- Periodization
- Film Study
- Psychology
- Strength & conditioning
*Individuals who become silver certified will need to recertify every 3 years
The gold level is the fourth and final certification in USA Boxing's coaching education program. Coaches who are selected for the Gold certification course will be invited to Colorado Springs to learn from USA Boxing’s National Coaches and High-Performance staff. The Gold certification courses take place during a High-Performance Training Camps, allowing coaches to see the training implemented firsthand with High Performance Team members. Coaches will have the opportunity to cover topics such as:
- International competition tactics
- Strength and conditioning
- Nutrition
- Injury prevention and maintenance
- And more!
USA Boxing will host 2-3 gold level clinics per year. Entry into a gold level certification clinic is an application-based process in which a coach must be selected to attend. Each clinic will have a maximum capacity of eight (8) coaches/participants. If selected, the cost of the clinic is $1,000/person for 7 days in Colorado Springs, CO. Through the 7-day course, coaches will have the opportunity to live like an Olympic athlete and gain hands-on training for elite style boxing. The total price includes housing and meals at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center for the week. Selected applicants will be paired with another course attendee in a double room on campus. Flights to Colorado Springs are not included and will be the responsibility of the registered participants/coaches.
To be eligible to take the Gold level certification, coaches must have completed the following prerequisites:
- USA Boxing Silver level Certification
- USA Boxing Nutrition Certification
- USA Boxing Strength and Conditioning Certification
- USADA Online Coach Education Certification
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our coaching education coordinator Kammara Penick at kpenick@usaboxing.org
Interested in hosting a bronze or silver clinic for coaches in your area? USA Boxing allows local boxing gyms around the country to host bronze and silver clinics for our current certified coaches. USA Boxing will provide the instructor and the bulk of the advertising for the clinic. You only need a facility that can hold a minimum of 16 attendees with seating space for the “classroom” portion of the clinic, and open space to hold the practical portion. The facility must be free of distractions during the course, which means boxing or training cannot be held in the same space as the clinic. Still Interested? Please view the corresponding PDF for further instructions to submit a request to host a clinic in your LBC. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kammara Penick at kpenick@usaboxing.org
This course covers topics such as weight management, hydration, physiology of weight, and more. It will provide in depth knowledge to incorporate into day-to-day training and lifestyle.
To register for the course, please go to your usaboxingeducation.org account and register under the certifications tab.This certification will cover important strength & conditioning information for developing athletes.
In this course you will cover topics surrounding the importance and needs of strength and conditioning, building a successful training program, and developing athletes through power movements.
To register for the course, please go to your usaboxingeducation.org account and register under the certifications tab.