Boxing Coach Ed: National Development Manager James Geraghty celebrates 1 year of Fundamentals

482 new coaches qualified✅ IABA's Fundamentals course celebrates its 1st birthday. The coach qualification course was launched in November of 2022. Since then, 23 courses have been delivered, and over 482 people have qualified through Fundamentals. Courses have taken place in every Province in the association, and have been delivered by IABA’s 10 currently active Coach Developers. Fundamentals was developed by the IABA’s Coach Education Committee, on which sits chair Mickey Hawkins, Antoinette Fay McClean, and IABA staff, Bridget Scott Mickey Hawkins, Chair of the IABA’s Coach Education Committee, says “Fundamentals of Coaching Boxing has gone quite well so far. We have a long way to go with our pathway and overall education and training of our coaches but this is a good first step. As the Coach Education Committee Chair, I am happy with how our committee are operating. There is positive progress being made with our Coach Developers, Sport Ireland Coaching and everyone working tirelessly to get the Level 1 course up and running.” IABA National Development Manager, James Geraghty, says “I’m very pleased with the 23 Fundamentals courses we have run in the course’s first year. Creating new coaching qualification methods is a steep learning curve, including new context, new forms of delivery, and course review. The way our members have adapted is commendable, especially our IABA Coach Developers. The thirst for knowledge and demand for Fundamentals coaching courses has been incredible, as well as the coaching talent coming through is very exciting. We are working extremely hard to put in place the next stages of the coaching pathway and appreciate everyone’s patience while we do that. We have no doubt that what comes next will advance the coaching development of all those that take part.” #IABA #Boxing #Boxer #BoxingCoach #Coach #CoachEd #Coaching #boxingcoaching #Boxingireland #irishboxing