Eight Grassroots Coaches Earn USA Boxing Gold Certifications

USA Boxing is proud to announce that over the weekend, eight coaches completed their Gold-level certifications while they were at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Each of the eight participating coaches passed with a 90-percent average or higher. The course was just the second Gold-level Coaching Certification course hosted by USA Boxing. The next USA Boxing Gold-level Coaching Certification course will be hosted on Oct. 26, with more information to come for interested coaches.

The USA Boxing Gold-level Coaching Certification course is an application-based process with a maximum of eight coaches/participants allowed per course. Each course will offer international competition tactics, strength and conditioning, nutrition, injury prevention and maintenance, and more.

The cost of the clinic is $1,000/person, which includes housing and meals at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. Flights to Colorado Springs are not included and will be the responsibility of the registered participants/coaches.

To be eligible for the Gold-level Coaching Certification course, coaches must have completed the following prerequisites:

• USA Boxing Silver-level Certification

o Note: Coaches must be Silver level certified for a minimum of one year prior to taking the Gold course

• USA Boxing Nutrition Certification (Linked Here)

• USA Boxing Strength and Conditioning Certification (Linked Here)

For any questions, please contact the USA Boxing Coaching Education Coordinator, Kammara Penick, at kpenick@usaboxing.org.