"Coaching Styles and their Factors Affecting Performance in the Art of Boxing".

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Danny Mitchell MJT2                FAP Assignment

“Coaching Styles and their Factors Affecting Performance in the Art of Boxing”

Intro

This assignment will be looking at the methods of coaching in the sport of Boxing and the relevant factors which affect the performance. The aim of this assignment is to look at the styles of teaching use in boxing for a beginner and advanced fighter, then compare the theories of using these particular styles and asses them. Finally, the assignment will identify how the different styles of coaching affect the outcome of the fight or performance and will also identify which are the best methods to use in coaching at different stages of training and the reasons why it would be most appropriate. A variety of sources will be used including books, the internet and the boxing coaches themselves to see which the most common types of coaching are. As an extension the assignment will also address the different types of practice, guidance and may touch on feedback in coaching.

Relevant Theories

Here, some of the relevant theories will be introduced which will be referred to throughout this assignment. Firstly, the style of coaching will be introduced:

Command Style – coach gives direct instructions which are to be followed exactly

Reciprocal Style – Learning from each other, pair work

Problem Solving – students are given guidelines and a problem which has to be worked out. Some help and guidance is used.

Guided Discovery – the student is allowed to explore certain areas of their sport with minimal guidance

Visual guidance – things the student can see to help him/her with their sport

Verbal Guidance – the coach tells the student to guide him/her

Manual/mechanical guidance – the coach physically moves the student through the motions of the technique which they are practising

Massed Practice – continuous drilling

Distributed practice – drills with rest periods

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Variable practice – varied drills, constantly changing

Findings

To begin with this section will look at coaching methods for a beginner. One way which is common among the sources for teaching a beginner is the command style (see web 1) as it is the safest way to teach as it puts the coach in full control of the student and also gives the beginner a ‘good foundation’ as it teaches them the exact technique which is required. This is argued against especially by some of the coaches which were observed (see other sources) who said, “Teaching a student monkey style ...

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