Our last show was in Rotherham, we had 5 boxers boxing. This was part of the English Title Series so a very good standard of opponent.
Our boxers were on after each other so no time to reflect on any of the bouts. Because of this I used the Rolfe 2001 reflection model to make quick decisions as the bouts were happening.
I had 5 boxers on and the opportunity to win 3 English Titles and 1 Southern Area belt. The other bout we had was an eliminator for the English Title.
The 1st bout on was the Eliminator bout and after a close 1st round the decision was to increase the tempo and take the fight to the opponent, unfortunately after the 2nd round we felt we were down in the bout, during the minute interval I spent the time trying to convince the boxer he needed a big round, not hold back and be confident in upping his work rate. The boxer did do better but we lost the bout, we agreed that are lack of tempo in the earlier rounds was the reason and this is what we would work on in training.
The 2nd bout was at heavy weight and boxing for the Southern Area title, we had lost this same bout 2 weeks ago so had worked on a number of drills and communication points to make sure where we went wrong previously didn't happen again. During the rounds we confirmed between us what was happening and anything picked during the round was highlighted and communicated. Both boxer and coach were in agreement and the result of the bout was positive.
The 3rd bout saw another heavy weight contest this time boxing for the English title, we communicated and agreed on tactics but in the end this was a bout where the boxer was unable to execute the information given, on a de-brief and reflection later it was down to a personal issue that prevented the boxer being in the correct frame of mind and hampered his ability to perform to his potential.
The 4th bout was another closely contested affair, I have a very good relationship with this boxer and there is trust and mutual respect, he trusts me as a coach and will try and deliver on the information given. At the end prior to the decision I was honest and told him I wasn't overly confident of the result and it was literally down to the opinion of the judges. We were victorious and on reflection the decision was correct and maybe sitting on the fence was the wrong thing to do but we were not in control of the result at that time.
The 5th bout was rematch from 18 months ago, a bout that we had won so we knew our tactics and plan would need to be executed well as our opponent had been boxing for England, was the current belt holder and had been training up at GB. Prior to this bout we had sat and talked through how we would win and put emphasis on trust and how we would communicate during the bout and how I would require the feedback so I knew he was aware of the task. As a team in this bout we worked very well giving and gaining feedback to make changes during the rounds. A great bout that again we were victorious.
During this Blogg I have learnt how to use the reflective models to help the boxer and most importantly myself to understand what is needed at critical times in bouts and then how to constructively analyse the post bout information to be able to use for training and the next bouts.
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