Hatton Academy Prospectus
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Fundamentals & Advanced
Course Overview – You’ll learn correct techniques and progress right through to teaching advanced combinations as part of high intensity fitness drills, all in a packed two days of boxing for fitness training.
Day One is all about mastering the basics; an essential part of the course that will give you the knowledge and understanding to teach correct technique, combinations and drills, before progressing onto Day Two. Here you’ll learn more advanced boxing-specific skills including defence moves, advanced techniques and combinations, to improve your teaching and take your boxing for fitness sessions to the next level.
You’ll also learn targeted muscle group workouts and high intensity cardio exercises to incorporate alongside boxing combinations, as well as exercise modifications to enable you to tailor your sessions to suit your clients and/or class participants.Â
Who is it for – This practical two-day course is designed for anyone who wants to improve their boxing for fitness knowledge as part of one-to-one or group training sessions
What the course will teach you
Day 1
- Teach correct punching and pad holding techniques
- Teach punching combinations
- Teach boxing-based speed and power drills
- Conduct safe boxing for fitness classes for all fitness levels
- Identify incorrect form and advise accordingly
Day 2
- Structure and deliver boxing for fitness sessions for more advanced abilities
- Teach advanced punching combinations and pad holding techniques
- Teach defence moves including the slip and duck and weave
- Incorporate advanced exercise drills into your sessions
Mode Of Study – LIVE and ONLINE
Duration – LIVE – 2 days (usually weekends) ONLINE – No time limit
Assessment – On the day practical assessment alongside the Master Trainers
Prerequisite requirements – There are no prerequisite to complete this course.
Pad Work for PTs
Course Overview – Hatton Boxing is proud to present a brand-new, live training course offering for fitness professionals, personal trainers and boxing coaches looking to add 1-2-1 pad-holding skills to their offering.
In one day, you’ll learn how teach credible, authentic boxing techniques to your clients and have them build combinations while safely and effectively catching punches to a professional standard!
You’ll also receive guidance on how to add boxing specific exercise drills to your sessions, so that your clients can truly feel & train like champions.
On completion, you’ll receive an accredited certification allowing you to safely practice the skills you’ve learned with your clients, adding a new revenue stream to your fitness business!
Who is it for – GREAT FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO TEACH ONE TO ONE OR UPDATE THEIR PAD SKILLS
What You’ll Learn
- How to break down and teach authentic boxing techniques
- How to safely and effectively catch punches
- How to perform & teach defensive techniques
- How to build pad-work combinations with your clients
- How to build boxing-specific exercise drills into your sessions
- How to help your clients feel & train like a champion!
Mode Of Study – LIVE and ONLINE
Duration – LIVE – 1 day (usually weekends) ONLINE – No time limit
Assessment – LIVE – On the day practical assessment alongside the Master Trainers. ONLINE – Theory Quiz & Video Uploads for Master Trainer assessment and feedback.
Prerequisite requirements – There are no prerequisite to complete this course.
Recommended Ongoing education which can be achieved online after completion of this course will include; Hatton Boxing Fitness System, Hatton Boxing for Juniors, Instructor Skills, S&C for Boxing.
Elite
The Hatton Academy boxing for fitness Elite course is the final level of Hatton Academy’s boxing training system.
Our Elite course revisits the techniques from the Fundamentals and Advanced courses, building the complexity to provide the trainer with a wider technical ability, as well as a greater library of techniques to use with 1-to-1 clients.
Who is it for – For those who have completed the initial training and wish to enhance and test their skill set.
What the course will teach you
- Instruct and demonstrate defensive techniques
- Incorporate defensive techniques into advanced combinations
- Build cycle set and perpetual motion combinations
- Identify incorrect techniques and correct accordingly
- Teach correct technique and reduce the risk of injury
Mode Of Study – LIVE and ONLINE
Duration – LIVE – 1 day (usually weekends) ONLINE – No time limit
Assessment – LIVE – On the day practical assessment alongside the Master Trainers. ONLINE – Theory Quiz & Video Uploads for Master Trainer assessment and feedback.
Prerequisite requirements – Successful completion of either F&A or Pad Work for PTs course Live or Online.
ONLINE Study - How it works
Hatton Boxing’s globally-recognised courses are now available in an online format – meaning you can now become a Certified Instructor while negating the need to travel and take time out of your busy schedule, yet still retain the all-important one-to-one feedback provided by our Master Trainers.
Having trained over 10,000 instructors since launching our practical courses in 2006, we have now fully integrated both the practical and theory-based elements of our courses into an effective, easy-to-use online platform.
You will be able to work through our educational videos and content at your own pace, take your online assessments and upload your final videos as and when you feel comfortable, meaning your learning is tailored to your schedule.
- Work your way through bitesize lessons
- Pause, replay and return to our videos that provide step-by-step technical guidance
- Take time to practice the example drills in your own comfortable setting
- Downloadable step-by-step PDF guides, manuals and session plans to keep forever
- Complete multiple-choice exams online and track your progress
- Film and upload your assessment videos following the specifications indicated within the learning, gaining one to one feedback from our Master Trainers.
Other Boxing related certifications you can do with us…
Hatton Boxing for Juniors
Are you a Hatton Certified Instructor who is already coaching or would like to coach children aged 8+? If the answer is yes, then this is the training course for you.
Our belt & braces Online course will allow you to understand the details of:
- Child Protection & Safeguarding
- Anatomy & Physiology Considerations
- How to plan, structure and deliver a children’s boxing for fitness session
As well as this, you will gain access to valuable support materials such as:
- ParQ Templates
- Video & Photography Consent Agreements
- Safeguarding Policies
- Behaviour Code of Conduct
- Risk Assessment Templates
- Game Ideas
- Session Examples
- Session Templates
The key considerations detailed in this programme of study will fill you with confidence when instructing a younger audience and allow you to explore new ideas, plan safe, fun and effective sessions that have the potential to open up a brand-new market for your business.
Mode Of Study – ONLINE
Duration – There is no time limit.
Assessment – Theory Quizzes.
Prerequisite requirements -It is necessary to have successfully completed our Fundamental Course in order to fully understand the topics of planning within this study.
Hatton Boxing Fitness System
Having completed and practiced the skills learnt on our Pad Work for PTs course you may now wonder how it works when teaching boxing for fitness in groups. It may also be that you studied with us some time ago on a F&A course and require a refresh of our fitness system. Well, this is designed for you!
This short course guides you on how to use what you have learned with us and put it into a deliverable class with the methodology to work both aerobic and anaerobic fitness systems using functional bodyweight exercises to add variety and progression.
- Round by Round guide into our tried and tested class plan
- Examples of each round and their desired outcome
- Warm and Cooldown ideas
- Downloadable Session Plans
- Programming tips
Mode Of Study – ONLINE
Duration – There is no time limit.
Assessment – Theory Quiz
Prerequisite requirements – You MUST have successfully completed Pad Work for PTs course.
If looking to refresh your knowledge to have successfully completed our Fundamentals & Advanced course.
Our other Learning and Development offerings include;
Instructor Skills
So, perhaps you’re just starting out on your coaching journey, or you’ve recently completed another Hatton Academy course, and you’re not entirely sure how best to coach, instruct and teach some of the functional exercises that will form the basis of your sessions.Â
Perhaps fitness was something you used to do, and you’d like a refresher. Or maybe boxing for fitness is your side hustle – you’re good with the boxing combos but need to improve the way in which you teach an exercise; how to take a client through a logical teaching sequence.Â
If any of the above apply to you, then our short, online Instructor Skills course will provide you with necessary how-to.
You’ll learn:Â
- How to teach correct exercise techniques safely and effectively
- How to spot bad technique and form
- How to correctly demonstrate
- How to use the correct verbal cues when teaching your clients
- How to recognise appropriate stages to progress and regress a client
In short, how to be a well-rounded, kick-ass Instructor!Â
Mode Of Study – ONLINE
Duration – There is no time limit.
Assessment – Theory Quizzes
Prerequisite requirements – There are no prerequisite obligations to complete this course.
Strength and Conditioning for Boxing
We all know that boxers run, spar, skip and hit the pads in training camp, right? But how do they condition their bodies to optimise the movement patterns that lead to optimum performance?
Well, this is where our digital exercise library comes in. Not only will you learn the science behind how and why these S&C exercises are perfect for boxers, you’ll also get technique pointers on how to perform them, meaning YOU can train like a fighter 24-7!
Our sport-specific S&C exercises cover force, velocity, and resilience, meaning you’ll better understand how and when to adapt exercises focussing on strength, speed, injury prevention and recovery. You’ll also learn how best to program these exercises into your own training, meaning you’re getting all of the benefits!
- 80+ boxing-specific exercise videos
- Uncover the theory with mini-science lessons from our Master Trainers
- Technique pointers
- Programming tips
Mode Of Study – ONLINE
Duration – There is no time limit.
Assessment – NONE. It is to be used as a resource.
Prerequisite requirements – There are no prerequisites to access this library.
