The Art of Boxing

We believe that boxing offers

a broad appeal and important values to young people: discipline, respect,

self-control, identity, and a feeling of belonging and pride. The adrenaline

of combat sports also works in attracting our youth to take part, offering

life lessons from the training sessions and in the relationships built between

student and coach. In an approach that sees sport as a tool in the

inclusion and development of our youth, Banks Boxing creates champions

inside and outside the ring.

Mentoring: At the Art of Boxing program, our one-to-one mentoring support

works intensively with our youth, who may be hard to engage and socially

excluded. Many of our youth have been or are at risk of being excluded

from school, and may be committing criminal acts or participating in low

level anti-social behavior. Mentoring provides a holistic and integrated set

of services that have been designed to respond to the complex set of risks

and influences faced by our youth in these communities.