beginner sparring

[TexasTitan]

They put me in the ring my first day.

[Count Patron]

They put me in the ring my first day.

Some trainers have bad judgment.

[kenny91]

It IS up to the trainer if you want any future with that gym.

Not entirely, he's recommendation would obviously help but he's permission is not essential. It's different probably for competitive reasons but if you simply wanna test yaself on what you've learnt, find out what your weaknesses are etc etc then you may simply suggest rather ask the trainer and ask for any thoughts/recommendations. A trainer cannot deprive you of sparring especially after 4 months which i think is sufficient.

Mind you i suppose it depends on who trains ya and how permissive they are.

Dude if you think your ready and if you've had sufficient training then consult your trainer. just say "look i think im ready im fit, im confident, i wanna put myself and what ive learnt to the test..." etc he cant really say no.

[Count Patron]

Not entirely, he's recommendation would obviously help but he's permission is not essential. It's different probably for competitive reasons but if you simply wanna test yaself on what you've learnt, find out what your weaknesses are etc etc then you may simply suggest rather ask the trainer and ask for any thoughts/recommendations. A trainer cannot deprive you of sparring especially after 4 months which i think is sufficient.

Mind you i suppose it depends on who trains ya and how permissive they are.

Dude if you think your ready and if you've had sufficient training then consult your trainer. just say "look i think im ready im fit, im confident, i wanna put myself and what ive learnt to the test..." etc he cant really say no.

So what are you going to do if he says no? Hop into the ring at HIS gym and spar with someone? His trainer probably has a reason he isn't wanting him to spar yet, ask him what that is... if he blows you off or doesn't give you a good one find a new trainer.

[TexasTitan]

Some trainers have bad judgment.

Not necessarily. They just had me 'work' with people really and just get a feel for it. I had some minor previous expierience from military schools. I was in good shape already (not boxing shape). Now Im about 2 months in and able to go full with most.

[Count Patron]

Not necessarily. They just had me 'work' with people really and just get a feel for it. I had some minor previous expierience from military schools. I was in good shape already (not boxing shape). Now Im about 2 months in and able to go full with most.

So it wasn't your first day.

[TexasTitan]

So it wasn't your first day.

First day in 4 years. I meant it was my first day at the gym. Sorry for the confusion.

[TexasTitan]

No worries. I was mentoring a guy that was his first days, I did some very very very light sparring with him... kinda like... you try to hit me and I'm going to show you how important it is to breathe because you'll be gassed in a minute and I won't even throw anything back. It would of been a rough time if I was throwing hard punches back.

Oh yeah, clearly. I did kiss a few gloves that day but hey, I learned. My coach said, you get hit in the face long enough, eventually youll learn not to.

[Eshays!]

im 19 i just started boxing and i been going to the gym for about 4 months 2 days a week for two hours and i wanted to know if i should ask the trainer if i can spar or will he tell me when im ready

Are you training for competition or just fun/exercise??

[kenny91]

So what are you going to do if he says no? Hop into the ring at HIS gym and spar with someone? His trainer probably has a reason he isn't wanting him to spar yet, ask him what that is... if he blows you off or doesn't give you a good one find a new trainer.

Well what are the chances of him saying no after 4 months ?
If he does say no he's a pretty **** trainer (in the sense that he is ill-considerate towards his boxers and what they want)

now i could perfectly understand him objecting after like 2 weeks but even so it won't be an upfront 'No' he'll go 'oh i wouldn't recommend it, wait'.

plus it depends on what level you are boxing, if it's pure pleasure and you have no intention in becoming involved in tournaments with that trainer, you have a lot more freedom cos your not a huge priority to him.

A trainer will not simply say 'NO' (unless someones fighting in there already or the gyms about to close :P) but he'll give his recommendation on it. He'll probably be a bit unhappy if you object against his recommendation to not spar just yet but thats about it.