CONTENDER AM-BOX PROGRAMME First steps into Olympic Boxing skills & fitness
The Contender Am-Box course is recognised as the first steps into the sport of Olympic boxing as a volunteer, athlete or coach. It does not require any previous experience in sport. It is predominately aimed at children and young people from 5 years upwards.
WHY CHOOSE CONTENDER AM-BOX?
This programme is entirely non-contact it is designed to introduce children and young people in an age appropriate and friendly way, the basic skills of Olympic Boxing whilst providing fun and fitness without the physical contact normally associated with this sport;
This is a proven vehicle for engagement with both main stream and hard to reach communities;
It’s over-riding attraction to delivery coaches is the flexibility in delivery modes in all settings including Schools;
The programme can be adapted for delivery to the disabled including the deaf, those who suffer from dementia, loss of mobility, and a multitude of hard to reach groups and communities;
It provides a pathway to membership of the Police Clubs, NGB registered sports clubs and a lifetime in sporting, healthy activities;
In many circumstances it provides opportunities to introduce Citizenship modules into the delivery syllabus. The numerous Citizenship modules address local engagement priorities and national ‘inclusion’ targets for a diverse range of agencies wishing to broaden engagement in an innovative way.
WITHIN SCHOOLS
The Contender Am-Box course sits perfectly within both curricular and non-curricular school sport, with or without the inclusion of citizenship programmes.
Many School Teachers and Teaching Assistants are now able to deliver this programme having attended and successfully passed the 'one day' Boxing Leader Course. Clearly this ticks boxes for Schools seeking to include an enjoyable and safe sporting activity into their respective School Sports Portfolio. Schools and Colleges are encouraged to nominate members of staff to attend the Certified Boxing Leader Course to open the doors to deliver the Contender AM-Box Programme 'in-house'.
DELIVERY TO CHALLENGING GROUPS
The Contender Am-Box programme is widely used by schools, police, Children’s Services, Pupil Referral Units [PRU’s] and Youth Offending Teams [YOT’s] not only for its simplicity in achieving engagement but, its acknowledged ‘street cred’. Prior to concentrating on Olympic Boxing, the Police Clubs trialed numerous other sports with only limited success in engaging with hard to reach groups. Albeit, the programme is ‘non-contact’, the fact that it was associated with boxing was, we are told, the reason that such diverse groups chose to engage.
ADDRESSING DISABILITY & SPECIAL NEEDS
The Contender Am programme can be adapted to allow a wide spectrum across all ages, disabilities / or special needs to participate in this course.
For further information, please contact the Police Clubs Headquarters office at headquarters@policecc.org
WHO CAN DELIVER CONTENDER AM-BOX ?
1. A qualified and registered Boxing Leader provided they have current Police Clubs GB insurance cover;
2. A qualified and registered Level 2 (or above) England Boxing Coach
3. A qualified and registered Level 1 England Boxing Coach provided they have current Police Clubs GB insurance cover.
4. A qualified and registered Level 2 Coach in any recognised Sport England sport, provided they have successfully completed the one-day Boxing Leader Course and have current Police Clubs GB insurance cover.
5. Any teacher/teaching assistant or School/College nominated staff member or pupil (over 15 years of age) provided they have successfully completed the one-day Boxing Leader Course and have current appropriate 'Schools Insurance' or Police Clubs GB insurance cover.
NOTE: The Police Clubs GB £5m insurance specifically covers the deliveries of the Contender AM-Box programme (see lincences and costs)
HOW LONG IS THE CONTENDER AM-BOX DELIVERED OVER ?
The Contender Am-Box course is extremely flexible and can be delivered in a wide range of formats. The various formats are fully outlined in the Contender Am-Box Manual and Lesson Plans, provided free to Boxing Leaders/Coaches when purchasing Licences and / or insurance cover. Examples of deliveries are:
As a 1, 2 or 3 day course [in schools, either curricular or non-curricular];
As a term-long curricular or ‘after school’ programme;
As a school holiday programme [a much-applauded format by police as a Sport & Citizenship engagement programme];
In any other format which suits both the delivery coach and their host/client.
LICENCES & COSTS
The Contender Am-Box licence fees are based on the programme delivered:
A Charge of £100 is levied for an annual licencing fee (Renewable annually on 1st January) This allows the course to be deliverd 'by the named coach' as many times as you wish for a period of one year.
Note 1: Boxing Leader / Coach may apply for the annual licence and insurance cover from: admin@policecc.org
Note 2: There MUST be a seperate Licence issued for each delivery (at no charge provided you are covered by your current 1 year licence/ insurance). please contact the Administration Mnager with details BEFORE commening deliveries (SEE 'How do I book a Contender AM-Box course? )
No other fees are payable to the Police Clubs
THE BOXING LEADER / COACHES’ FEES
The Boxing Leader / Delivery Coach may charge his client who may be a school, college, club, police, PRU etc a reasonable fee;
The Boxing Leader / Coach should include the appropriate fee to cover both licence and insurance fees together with his / her own delivery fee which may be hourly or a daily rate as agreed by your clients.
The Boxing Leader should confirm with their client that the venue proposed is free of charge, if it is not, then you should make an additional charge to the client to off-set that cost of the venue. That charge could be recovered merely by increasing the 'individual participant fee'.
The Boxing Leader / Coach may consider it more appropriate to levy a fee to cover all costs based on the number of students attending ie: on a ‘cost per student’ basis.
HOW DO I BOOK A CONTENDER AM-BOX COURSE?
You should contact the Police Clubs GB Administration Manager at admin@policecc.org
The Administrator will require the following details:
Date and full address [including post code] of the delivery;
The name, address, mobile telephone number and Email address of the delivery coach;
The current qualification of the delivery coach, ie: Boxing Leader/Level 1 coach etc..
The anticipated number of participants on the course;
Payment of fees due (Licence/Insurance as appropriate)
Informed of these details, the Administration Manager will then issue the delivery Boxing Leader / Coach the following;
A licence to deliver;
A copy of the attendance register; (This register must be fully completed and returned to the Police Clubs Administration Manager at the end of the authorised deliveries)
NOTE: For insurance purposes, all who attend for 'any' length of time must be included on the attendance register;
A Contender Am-Box Manual containing full schedule of lesson plans;
A copy of the Police Clubs All New ‘Tag Boxing Manual’;
An electronic copy template of the Parental Consent form and Risk Assessment report;
An electronic copy of the ‘Pass Certificate’.
A self-editing copy of a poster advertising the Contender AM-Box delivery.
Other than the Licence / Insurance fee [if appropriate], there are no other charges for these resources.
Testimonials and Commendations
“The Contender AM-Box programme has been professionally compiled by experts in various fields. As the England National Coach I clearly recognised Contender programmes place at the forefront of sporting engagement with children and young people who through its delivery, will learn boxing, personal, and citizenship skills that will stay with them throughout their lives.
Without hesitation, I commend the programme to you”.
Michael Gannon BEM
Previously the British Army, Combined services and England National Coach
“I have two sons who attended the programme, they absolutely loved it. The talks on gun, knife and gang crime has had a major impact on them. They are now both attending a registered ABA club on a regular basis – What a great programme”.
Mrs. McNicholls – North East London
“I commend this programme to you all and readily recommend it to schools across the nation”
Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Sports Minister 2007 – 2010
If you require any further information on the Contender AM-Box Programme, please e-mail us at:
admin@policecc.org
“This has been fantastic for the school and we would welcome it back again, in fact I am pushing to get it delivered across the whole borough. Thank you so much”.
Deputy Head of School, Brent, London
“In my many rokes within Amateur Boxing, I have used both the Contender and Boxing Leader Programmes as a general engagement tool and as an introduction to the sport of boxing. This was particularly successful whilst deliverign outreach programmes whilst head of boxing at Bradford FE College. I cannot recommend the programmes to you more highly - a great Programme!"
Kevin Smith
Previously the National Olympic Boxing Coach for Scotland, Australia and currently the Interim CEO for Boxing in the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia