Champions Helping Champions Program

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MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the “Champions Helping Champions” boxing program is to develop strategies in areas of self-discipline and self esteem through training and participation in the sport of Olympic style amateur boxing. This will contribute to the growth of better life management skills.

Involvement in the boxing program will help young people direct their lives along productive lines, while avoiding self-destructive behavior, such as drug abuse, alcohol, tobacco, criminal behavior and a promiscuous lifestyle.

Our philosophy for the program is similar to many other programs across the country. The philosophy is: We love to win and hate to lose, so we work hard to win. Whether we win or lose, we practice sportsmanship, not bragging about victory or blaming for defeat. We measure success not just by bouts won and championships, but also by the development of character and caring behavior.

The training involved in boxing and opportunities to engage in sponsored boxing events in itself has great potential for the promotion of personal growth and prevention of crime among at-risk young people. Training requires strict self-discipline and obedience to the instructions and authority of coaches. There is a sense of accomplishment and improvement of self-esteem simply through an improvement in physical conditioning. Effective anger management is a vital part of training - one learns to control emotions and to channel them productively in order to achieve personal goals. Once a young person is involved in boxing events, there is a strong reinforcement of the rewards of obeying the rules and the consequences for not obeying the rules. You must obey the referee's instructions and compete according to the rules. If you do, you have the best chance to win. If you disobey instructions and rules, you lose. The same is true in life. But the feedback in the sport of boxing is immediate and effective.