would it be possible for me to become a trainer? im 23 years old...

[gratz_the_king]

is there a such thing as young trainers?

i used to box at the gym but i never have had an amateur or professional fight. i live, breath, and sleep boxing though, and i pretty much watch old fights on youtube all day long lol. i currently dont have a job so all i do is train, and watch fights as of right now (but even if i did have a job, my routine would still be similar)

what would it take for me to be taken serious as a boxing trainer? im not just a fan of the sport, im a student. i study the art form and i have a great tactical mind. when i watch boxing on tv i often always notice a fighter doing something wrong, and then one of the commentators (emanuel steward or lennox lewis) will always say it 5 seconds later. i have a good eye for bad habits and i think id be a good trainer

is there any way to do this? hell, i could even be the sparring partner for my fighter haha

[ScottDBA]

Go to a local gym and ask if you can help out.

They're not going to have you train their top fighters right away, but everyone needs to start somewhere.

[Fate]

everyone can be a trainer few can be a good or great trainer. i been boxing 3 years on an off and i train ppl but i find it hard to train un motivated ppl i love fighting but i dun think i chould be a trainer. it isnt for everyone .best advice be in the gym 24.7 learn as much as u can when the fighter wants to quit make them go harder . good luck bro

[supRa]

ive seen a 20 year old trainer... i dont see nothing wrong.. if u wanna help...go 4 it man.. am sure a gym around needs help...
just know theres gonna b some ******* trainer being a smart ass n ****.. i could see that coming.. soo yea...

[bXpLaYbOy]

you could definitely become a trainer, but like the post above says, you are going to receive a lot of hate from other trainers and you're going to receive a lot of criticism from people... its hard to be a good trainer unless you have actually been in the ring yourself, its more then just watching countless hours of fights on tv because it is a different story when you're in the ring.. the best trainers i have seen are the trainers that have been in the ring and can tell you what to make of a situation because they have been in the situation before.. the ones that have never been in the ring are the ones getting ****ted on because they never fought so people are just going to look at them like wtf can you tell me? AND you're young too...

but give it a try, **** it

[JabMan]

im an upcoming boxer at my local gym but i help out alot around the gym, anywayz long story short they sent me 2 do this boxer's course from the PCYC (our boys club in Aus) so now im qualified to train up 2 state level. however cauz i don't ask 4 cash i train who i want and i only just turned 19 a couple dayz ago. your better off training young kids cauz older guys don't trust ur judgement an tend 2 think they know more than u, but if there respectful it's all good i train an MMA guy who's 28 he pays me $30/per hour.

[actionjackson]

Nothing wrong with a coach. I had my level one coaching certification at 17 and train young fighters.

EVERYTHING wrong with a coach who has never been in the ring. You cannot train off of "look at what I saw on the tv", you need the in ring expeirance and the countless hours at the gym being trained by a good coach to know how to train fighters.

To be a coach it is 100% nessicary to have the in-ring expeirance. Hockey or golf coaches areant going to be able to teach anything if they just watched on tv. How can you help a young kid who is nervous before a fight if you have never felt those emotions.

[Suckmedry]

I want to be a coach when I finish fighting. You gotta have at least done basic training yourself to be a coach imo, and it helps bigtime if you have fought and sparred extensively.

But as for needing to have a distinguished career, no way. Many trainers I know have only had a few fights and I know some who never fought at all, only trained. And these are pretty good trainers I'm talking about.

[Domey]

Anyone can be a coach, with or without actual fight experience. Of course, having that experience will help a ton, and fighters will probably respect your words and trust you more for it. Drill instructors in the military will get much more respect from their soldiers if they have had combat experience, then the ones who do not.

Some people are better at coaching then they are doing, some are better doing then they are coaching. Not to say coaches are any less then a fighter or whatever they are coaching, quite the opposite actually.

A persons worst trainer is themself.

I'm sure you could go down to a gym(Maybe one you have been to in the past) and talk to the coach, explaining you have had some experience but no longer have the desire to fight, but to however coach.

Start working with the new guys, showing them the basics(Stance, jab, and minor defense skills). With your off time, you can also watch the other coach(s) and try to pick up little things. Pick one of your new fighters as a prodigy, and try implementing some of the stuff you see the other coach(s) teaching, into your regime.

Ask the other coach(s) if you are doing this right. Never be to proud to ask for help or to be corrected. They will respect you more for it, rather then just freelancing and possibly teaching wrong things.

[Del Coqui]

anybody can help out and empty a spit bucket, but its gonna take time and the right approach if you wanna become a chief second, gotta earn the coach's thrust. Like I said, make sure you use the right approach some of those trainers are pig headed as hell.