Coach Joel Davis Development Tour of England

Sydney based coach Joel Davis recently self-funded a trip to England to learn from the English system, coaches and athletes. Chief Executive Officer of England Boxing, Paul Porter, provided the following summary of Joel's trip:

'While on placement with England Boxing, Coach Joel Davis took part in the following sessions:

Sat 23rd January – Level 1 Coaches Course – Doncaster

Mon 25th January –  EIS GB Podium Squad (AM)

Tues 26th January – EIS GB Podium Squad  (AM) /  Guest Coach – Highfields ABC ( PM)

Wed 27th January – EIS GB Podium Squad ( AM/PM)

Thurs 28th January -  Bradford College – with Head Coach Mally MacIver (AM/PM)

Fri 29th January –  EIS GB Podium Squad (AM/PM)  / Sheffield City ABC ( PM)

Sat 30th January  –   Level 1 Coaches Course – Doncaster (AM) / Assisting England Squad Coaches – EIS  (PM)

Sun 31st January –  Level 1 Coaches Course – Doncaster

Mon 1st February  – Guest Coach Salisbury ABC, Liverpool with Tony Challinor

Tues 2nd February – Assistant Coach to Tony Challinor at Amir Khan's gym in Bolton for AASE (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence) Program ran by England Boxing.

Wed 3rd February – Guest Coach with England Head Coach Paul Bennett at Knowsley Vale ABC Liverpool

Joel created a very good impression everywhere he went, and it would be difficult to imagine anyone with more enthusiasm and drive, combined with a strong desire to develop as a coach, and the ability to assimilate information and new techniques. Personally I found Joel to have the analytical skills I have required of coaches on the elite programme over the past decade at my own boxing academy at Bradford College, including current Australian National Coach Kevin Smith (4 years), and the thoroughness of approach which would make him an asset to any national set-up.

Joel would make a strong candidate for any post requiring a strong, and well-organised self-starting individual, capable of setting up and operating very quickly in new environments.'

Boxing Australia would like to congratulate Joel on taking the initiative to further his own development as a coach, and also representing Australia with pride while overseas. We look forward to seeing his own development improve Australian boxing through his coaching.