Peter Williams

Coach
2016 – 2018

“We train for Perfection and Fight to win, like our lives depends on it”.
Williams has always demonstrated remarkable versatility as a boxing/athletics strength and endurance coach. His expertise is to facilitate power and speed for athletes like Jo Payne, National Champion in his weight category. Williams has adapted his impressive transferable strength and endurance skills to boxing at Waltham Forest Boxing club. He is a Level 2 athletics coach, and a boxing coach. More recently Williams is a certificated boxing referee and judge for Alliance Amateur Boxing shows.

From his early childhood Williams was inspired to be involved in boxing by his cousin (World light middle weight Champion) Maurice Hope, together with long-time school friend (The Dark destroyer) Nigel Benn. Williams aims to reinforce a reputation as a speed, strength and endurance coach for carded, amateur boxers both male and female. His speciality is creating individualised power circuit training for beginners, intermediate and advance boxers at Waltham Forest Boxing club, whilst developing his refereeing expertise.

During the 2012, London Olympic Games, Williams was one of the central Field Of Play Volunteers. He co-ordinated, organized and facilitated boxers, and led them on during the national anthem’s and was present during the medal ceremonies. Williams also escorted coaches and VIPs to designated points.

“If you are willing to endure repetitive pain, I can get you stronger and faster than your opponents guaranteed! ” – “Heavy weights with slow repetitions will only slow you down and bulk you up. Light weights with rapid repetitions, will develop speed, power and rip your physic.”

Becoming a Boxing Coach

What it takes to be a qualified Boxing Coach in the UK

18 to adult

ABAE/SPORT ENGLAND Coaching Contact Boxing:

Note: These courses are normally for people involved in amateur boxing clubs.

To achieve a career in contact boxing you must work towards awards, these can only be accessed through an affiliated boxing club.

The coaching structure is as follows:

Entry Requirements

• The entry age of 16 is based on development opportunities that exist within Further Education and Academies.  Anybody under the age of 18 is legally considered a minor and as such would always need to operate under the supervision of an appropriately qualified adult (all Level 1 coaches must operate under such supervision as the course qualifies coaches to assist delivery of sessions).
• Those without prior experience as a carded boxer would need to have attended a Boxing Leader Course in order to gain the understanding of boxing techniques required to attend the Level 1.
• There is no requirement to be a member of an ABAE affiliated club as the qualification would not be accepted onto the Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF) with this stipulation.   The majority of places on courses will go to members of ABAE affiliated clubs.

1^st 4Sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Amateur Boxing

• The qualification is awarded by 1^st4Sport Qualifications and the ABAE is the delivery
• Partner.
• The qualification may not be UKCC endorsed as WABA do not wish to be involved.
• The qualification will be on the Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF) and will be an accredited, nationally recognised qualification.  The qualification will be developed to meet UKCC standards.
• The qualification will qualify coaches to assist the delivery of sessions under the supervision of an ABAE Full Coach (or Level 2) or above.
• The Level 1 Coach will be able to hand-up in the corner and he/she will be able to take technical and conditioned sparring (again, under supervision), but NOT open sparring.
• There will be a full Theoretical Syllabus and Practical Syllabus for the qualification that candidates will be able to see in advance of the course.
• The courses will be delivered using a ratio of 1 Coach Educator to 12 candidates (1:12).  This ratio reflects the requirement of the coach educator to support all 12 candidates with individual feedback throughout the course, and to support the completion of tasks within each candidate’s Candidate Pack.
• Each candidate will receive a resource pack.

POST-COURSE

ABAE Registration

• Although it will not be a requirement to be a member of an ABAE affiliated club in order to attend a course, coaches will only be able to operate within amateur boxing if they are registered to the ABAE.
• A coach will still need to have a current enhanced CRB clearance and First Aid qualification in order to register with the ABAE.

Ongoing Qualifications & CPD

• Following implementation of the new Level 1 and Level 2 courses there is a need to develop additional continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities for coaches’ e.g. practical seminars.  These will allow coaches to continue to enhance their knowledge and skills without necessarily having to take the next level of qualification.
• Although a coach cannot have their qualification taken off them, within a 3 year period there will be a requirement for coaches to either progress to the next level of qualification or complete a Refresher Course, as a requirement of ABAE registration.
• The Level 2 qualification is currently in development for roll-out in 2011.  It is very unlikely that a stipulation for Level 1 coaches to wait a year before attending the Level 2 course could be applied.  Coaches will be able to progress when they are ready to and feedback from their assessor will guide them as to an appropriate timescale.