Homework 1 Skillr Boxing
IMPROVE your Amateur Boxing in 10 min.
Main homework for practical amateur habits.
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Future focus
Competition readiness
In 21 months
Competition-readiness month brings the rotation together. It is not a promise that everyone should compete; it is a checklist for composure, instructions and safe boxing habits under pressure.
What
Competition readiness
Pre-bout habits: stance, defence, listening to instructions, pacing rounds, corner composure and safe decision-making.
How
How to use it
Coaches can use mock round routines, corner instructions, controlled technical rounds and checklist reviews for members who are on an appropriate pathway.
Monthly pathway
Current, next and last focus
Start with the active block, look ahead to the next one, then keep last month as a reference rather than the first card.
Why it matters
Readiness is coachability under pressure.
Competition readiness is not just fitness or courage. It is whether the boxer can keep coachable habits when adrenaline rises.
The KB amateur, sparring and competition clips point to the same qualities: composure, listening, scoring clearly and managing the round.
For juniors, this month must stay pathway-led and coach-led. The goal is better habits, not pressure to box before ready.
Coaches will be watching whether the boxer can keep stance, defence, breathing and instructions when adrenaline rises.
Video homework
Watch before or after class
Use these clips before class or as a reminder afterwards. Each one also opens on YouTube if you want to save it.
Homework 2 Boxing Science
3 Biggest Mistakes In Amateur Boxing
Use as a pre-competition warning list.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 3 Tony Jeffries
Olympic Boxer's BEST Sparring Tips... (High Level)
Sparring mindset transfers into competition preparation.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 4 Tony Jeffries
The Rematch I Didn't Want to Take
Use the experience context for composure and decision-making.
Open on YouTube ↗Fighters to study
Do not copy the whole fighter. Copy the useful detail.
Oleksandr Usyk
Composure, instructions and round management.
Look at calm adjustments between exchanges.
Study video ↗Andre Ward
Tactical discipline under pressure.
Study how he wins messy moments without panic.
Study video ↗Vasiliy Lomachenko
Amateur pedigree, footwork and scoring clarity.
Track clean scoring then movement.
Study video ↗Katie Taylor
High-tempo amateur skills and composure.
Look for footwork and finishing exchanges.
Study video ↗What classes will feel like
The month builds in layers
Week 1
Check the basics
Stance, guard, jab, defence and exits under light pressure.
Week 2
Listen and adjust
Corner-style instructions, repeat the cue, apply it in the next round.
Week 3
Manage the round
Start calm, finish exchanges, recover between bursts and avoid emotional trading.
Week 4
Review readiness
Coach-led checklist: technical habits, safety, attitude, consistency and next steps.
Example drills
Drills coaches may use this month
Coach-selected
Corner instruction replay
Coach gives one instruction, boxer repeats it and applies it for a short round.
If they cannot repeat it calmly, simplify the cue.
All levels
Composure start
Round starts with breathing, stance check and first jab on command.
Adrenaline should not erase the basics.
Intermediate
Finish the exchange
Short technical exchange, clear final action, reset on coach call.
Round management is built from small endings.
Pathway review
Readiness checklist
Coach reviews stance, defence, listening, control and recovery after a technical round.
This is a coaching tool, not a public ranking.
Member note
Bring this into the gym.
Competition readiness is not hype. It is calm basics when the round feels busy.
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