29 Graduate from Level Three Coaching Programme
May 2, 2024 | by Chris Boyd
A special graduation ceremony was held last Saturday (27th April) at Tamworth Boxing Club to celebrate the 29 graduates of the 2023-2024 Senior Coaching Programme.
The course is England Boxing’s highest coaching qualification, and the success of the latest cohort re-affirms the high quality of coaching across the nation.
The graduates from the 2023-2024 cohort are:
| Name | Club | Region |
| Berny Coupe | Hope Street | North West |
| Carl Ellis | Bicester ABC | Home Counties |
| Carl Stevens | Army BA | UKAFBA |
| David Johnston | Heart of Portsmouth | Southern Counties |
| Dean Sugden | Newark ABC | East Midlands |
| Denis Hysenbelli | Oxford ABC | Home Counties |
| Fraser Neill | FFG Boxing | Tyne, Tees & Wear |
| Gary Smith | Rushden & Higham BC | East Midlands |
| Joe Smith | Maidstone ABC | Southern Counties |
| John Stubbs | Headland ABC | Tyne, Tees & Wear |
| Kara Mikolajczyk | Mikey’s | Midlands |
| Kev Bullus | New Saints | Eastern Counties |
| Lewis Richardson | Croxteth ABC | Merseyside & Cheshire |
| Louise Vidor | Bright star | Midlands |
| Michael Biggs | The Factory | Western Counties |
| Michael Mikolajczyk | Mikey’s | Midlands |
| Preya Dhanecha | All Stars ABC | London |
| Reece Redmond | St Ives | Eastern Counties |
| Ricardo Williams | Don Davis BA | London |
| Richard Atkinson | Training Cave | Yorkshire |
| Roy Summers | Rathbone ABC | London |
| Sean McGann | Fleetwood ABC | North West |
| Shane Carrington | Atomic ABC | Southern Counties |
| Simon Carsberg | Beartown ABC | North West |
| Steven Cadman | Burntwood Platinum | Midlands |
| Terry Gammans | RABC Boxing | Yorkshire |
| Tom Cavanagh | Halton Boxing | Merseyside & Cheshire |
| Tony Nicholls | Tamworth Boxing | Midlands |
| Warren Davies | Priory Park | Midlands |
The participants had faced a rigorous 12-month assessment period which included online tasks, peer reviews and face-to-face deliveries and assessments.
The course aimed to compare new coaching theories with traditional methods of coaching, whilst challenging the graduates to assess their practical demonstrations and acknowledge how they could improve.
Each task stretched and challenged the cohort’s understanding of their tactical knowledge and how to apply it practically.
England Boxing would like to thank the graduates as well as the tutors; Laura Sargeant, Jon Dennis, Alan Keast, Steve Cranston and Adam Haniver. The tutors travelled to gyms across the country to observe and assess the graduates’ coaching practices within their coaching environments.
England Boxing’s Workforce Development Manager Sarah Collings-Hands added, “The Level 3 Senior Coaching Programme is a culmination of years of work, and, over the last 12 months, these coaches have shown outstanding commitment to a rigorous programme of tasks and learning.
“It is fantastic to now have them out in our community sharing their learning and supporting others on the same journey. The timeline from application to graduation spans almost two years and everyone involved in this programme is to be congratulated on their commitment to England Boxing.”
EB / Andy Chubb