The Standard Award is for participants who have successfully completed the Preliminary Award. It teaches the basics of amateur boxing and also gives an insight into the physical training needed to become and amateur boxer.
Introduction
Gains one credit towards ASDAN Boxing GCSE
The Standard Award will teach you to throw straight punches as a combination and also whilst on the move - forward, back, left and right.
You will also learn warm-up routines (which you will have to do yourself) and skipping - which is a great way of keeping fit and losing weight. You will also be asked 5 questions on the rules and your general knowledge of Amateur Boxing.
As in the Preliminary Award the lessons are all noncontact, so you can be sure you will be taught in a controlled way all the skills required to allow you to develop the confidence required to progress. Again, you will need to work hard and be focussed all the time so that you will be ready to demonstrate the correct techniques when you take the Standard Award Assessment.
Assessment
Technique and Partner Work
You will be expected to show six demonstrations from the following: stance, guard, balance, torso movement and basic footwork around the ring moving in all directions. You will be expected to show defence actions against straight lead to head and body and defence actions from rear hand to head and body.
Shadow Boxing
You will be assessed on basic footwork, jab, rear hand, static and on the move in all directions.
Pad Work
You will be required to do pad work for three 1 minute rounds with ½ minute rests working in pairs.
Rules and General Knowledge
You will be asked five questions on the rules and general knowledge of amateur boxing.
