Where Are The Warriors & the Skills

2010 BC GOLDEN GLOVES = lessons to learn: By Brian W Zelley -

It has been a long time since BC had an amateur boxer in the Olympics, that was 2000 with Donnie Orr.

In previous years there would be a parade of activity leading up to any Olympic year with the best of the best
competing with the best in numerous tournaments and club shows. Out of a parade of open class boxers there was always a chance that at least one would make it into Olympic competition.

For 2010, many of the open class boxers took a raincheck on the Golden Gloves for a variety of reasons,
so it is difficult to measure their potential for future international competition.
Depending on their goals and timelines, for each open class boxer and even the novice boxers,
there comes a time when taking a pass on an important Provincial tournament will spell
a closed door for potential selection for Boxing Canada team selection.

For many of the open class boxers, the road will end without the opportunity to compete in
major International competition, so the real hope for Boxing BC lies in the junior open boxers and the now novice boxers.
But, there can be no promises of a free ride to the Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games or the Olympics in 2016.

For the young novice boxers there is hope, but the road to open class success is paved with toil
and a few setbacks along the way. but dedication to learn the required skills and the willingness to engage
in a variety of open class tournaments against the best is a good blueprint to follow - a boxing blueprint -
building today's boxers for tomorrow's journey - dedication, availability, co-operation. communication,
activity, and the best of effective skills

One of the important detours that they must make is a return to square one to learn the basic skills from the ground up.