Aycliffe Boxing Club had a new wave of potential champions in early February which received the 1st and 2nd stage of their training. The 1st stage is for correct stance and basic combination punching, the 2nd stage is a little more intense adding foot movement to the combination and body punching.
The coaches for this group are Darren Wheatley (Club Welfare Officer) and Natasha Grainger. All coaches at the Aycliffe Amateur Boxing Club are Fully Qualified with DBS checks, First Aid Training and Safeguarding children courses completed.
Aycliffe ABC have been up and running for over 30 years and over that time have had 14 National champions and had quite a few more that has represented England in International competitions.
Training times for Schoolboys & Girls up to 16 years of age are 6pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evening to 7pm. Training times for 16 years and over are 7pm to 8pm. Natasha Grainger runs a female only class at 6pm on a Wednesday evening.
Anyone wishing to try this great sport are welcome to come along and watch or join in, all the equipment needed is supplied for training. Acorn House, Durham Way North, Aycliffe Business Park. DL5 6HP. For more information ring Les Gibson (Club Secretary & Head Coach ) on 01325 313855.
