Next tournament Sat 10 August at ANU
Uni BarThe next Canberra tournament will
be held on Sat 10 August at the Uni Bar at ANU. Weighin is 12-2pm,
matching commences immediately after weighin, bouts commence 6pm.
Admission $10 (youth/student/concession $5).
Please bring a mob with you to this
show, to give our boxers plenty of support.
Australian team takes 3 Gold medals
at Manchester
After
a couple of months away in hard training in Europe, Canberra’s Michael
Ninness wasn’t one of the lucky few to reach the quarter-finals in
Manchester, losing his preliminary bout. Mick returns to Canberra on 11th
August.
Medals went to fellow
team members Justin Kane (54kg GOLD), Daniel Geale (67kg GOLD), Paul
Miller (75kg GOLD) and Ben McEachran (81kg Bronze). The best Commonwealth
games result ever!
ACT Novice and Open Titles 2002
ACT
Boxing will conduct an ACT Novice Title event on 19 October 2002
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Only ACT
Registered Boxers can compete in these titles
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For these Titles,
a novice is one with 10 or less bouts experience (for senior
males), and 5 or less bouts experience (for senior females,
juniors, cadets, schoolboys)
ACT Open-class Titles 2002
ACT
Boxing will conduct ACT Title bouts for non-novice (open class) boxers on
19 October 2002
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Only
ACT Registered Boxers can compete in these titles
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For these Titles, open
class means more than 10 bouts experience (for senior males) and
more than 5 bouts experience (for senior females, juniors,
cadets, schoolboys)
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Only
an unmatched ACT Boxer with a significant performance record may be
awarded a title without a contest
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The
meaning of ‘significant performance record’ will be determined by the
Board. Experience at an Australian or international competition will
generally be regarded as meeting this criterion.
ACT Team Selection for Australian Championships
The
Board of ACT Boxing retains the right to select the ACT team to compete at
the Australian Championships in Hobart next March. The Board must be
satisfied that the boxers will be able to handle competition at National
Level.
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Only ACT
Registered Boxers can be nominated for the ACT Team
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A
nomination must be submitted by the boxer’s coach on the appropriate
form, by 30 November 2002
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Nominees
should normally have had more than 10 bouts experience (for senior
males) and more than 5 bouts experience (for senior females,
juniors, cadets, schoolboys)
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The
Board will give priority to nominees who hold an ACT Title, or who have
won a recent NSW Southern Districts Title, or who have won a National
Capital Belt
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Nominees
with limited experience will be assessed for suitability via an in-house
grading process involving a scored sparring match against an experienced
boxer
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The
Board will consider the quality of the opponents against whom a nominee
has previously competed
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The
Board may require any nominee to be evaluated for match fitness in
February by a competition bout or by a scored sparring session
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The Board will
finalise the membership of the ACT Team in February 2003
Female boxers.
The first
female bout in Canberra was held on 29 June. Despite being nervous about
the significance of the event, Holly
Dunstan and Donna Williamson had a good first bout which was very popular
with the audience. We are keen to see more women register; the more female
boxers who register the more chances there are of getting matched
We are
getting a few enquiries from New South Wales women who can’t box there
because of the current laws; they can of course register with ACT Boxing
and compete here, and we hope lots will!
Donations to PCYC ring fund are tax
deductible
The
Canberra Police and Citizens Youth Club have a fund set up to raise money
for a new boxing ring. The ring will be kept in storage and used for ACT
tournaments and for hire. An ACT Government grant of up to 50% of the cost
has been applied for, and we will know in November whether the application
succeeds. If you make a donation to the PCYC Ring Fund, your donation is
tax-deductible.
The
PCYC Raffle to help raise funds for the ring will be drawn at the
tournament on Saturday 10th August. Sellers, please ensure all
books and monies are returned to Marc Tawton by 6pm on that day.
Acquisition of Computer
Scoring equipment
ACT
Boxing has received a brand new electronic scoring system, which will be
used for judging at all future tournaments. We will be arranging training
for people wanting to understand the computer scoring system and practice
its use, including instruction on programming and setting up the equipment
before a tournament.
Next Level 1 Boxing Coach
training course 7-8 Sep
The next
level One Boxing Coaching course will be on the weekend 7-8 September.
More details are available online at http://actboxing.com/coachcourse.htm
or by calling 6292 1149.
FEE: $150,
including NCAS accreditation, the L1 coaching manual “Beginning
Coaching”, videotaped material, printed course notes and current
year’s membership of ACT Boxing Inc.
For bone fide
trainers nominated by a martial arts or boxing club which is affiliated
with ACT Boxing Inc, a reduced fee of $75 applies.
Active
coaches whose previous L1 accreditation has expired may re-accredit by
attending the Sunday session at a cost of $50; no manual supplied.
PRE-ENROLMENT
IS ESSENTIAL. Enrolment forms and fees must be received by Fri 30 August.
There are limited places, and late enrolments are not generally possible.
Recent judge training
course
ACT
Boxing officials were pleased to see that seven people took the recent
one-day judge training session conducted by Wayne Rose and Richard Terry.
Those wishing to proceed with practicum experience will be able to do
trial scoring at the 10 August tournament and we hope to see several
people accredited as local-level judges in the next few months.
Tell us your email address
If you have
an email account, we can add you to our “broadcast email” list. Any
significant news about amateur boxing is sent out by broadcast email from
time to time, and it’s a quick way to hear about things that aren’t
readily available by other means. Email details to admin@actboxing.com or
call 6292 1149.
Knowing the rules – more
Olympic Boxing competition rules
Types of decisions in
Olympic boxing
You can win a
bout by one of the following methods:
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Points – at
the end of the contest you have scored more hits than your opponent
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Retirement
– your opponent fails to start a round, or retires or is retired by his
corner during a round
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Disqualification
– Referee disqualifies your opponent for a serious infringement
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Knockout –
Your opponent is down for ten seconds and is counted out
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RSCO -
Referee stopped contest because your opponent is outclassed
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RSCI - Referee stopped contest because of injury to your
opponent
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RSCH -
Referee stopped contest because opponent unfit to continue after head
blows, or because opponent has had the maximum number of
eight-counts for a round or bout
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Walkover –
You are ready to box but your opponent fails to enter the ring
