StartBox is Boxing Ireland’s multi-faceted boxing participation and activation programme, designed to introduce children to our sport in community settings and school settings
StartBox in Schools is delivered by Boxing Ireland Development Officers and Boxing Ireland qualified affiliate coaches at both primary and secondary levels. The programme is non-contact boxing training, focused on fun and physical literacy.
Training includes punch combinations/shadow boxing, pad work, foot work and hand/eye co-ordination
Start Box Regional Programmes
Belfast
StartBox in Schools is delivered throughout Belfast by Boxing Ireland under the Belfast Boxing Strategy.
Cork
StartBox in Schools in Cork is delivered in primary schools in collaboration with Cork Local Sports Partnership
Dublin City
StartBox in Schools is delivered by 5 Boxing Ireland/Dublin City Council Boxing Officers in up to 30 schools
South Dublin
StartBox in Schools is delivered in 11 schools by Boxing Ireland Coach and SDCC Schools Participation Officer, Mags Cross.
Sligo
StartBox programmes are delivered for school-age children, aged 8 to 18, by IABA Sligo Development Officer Maeve Clark, in partnership with Sligo Local Sports Partnership in a variety of settings
To enquire about hosting or commissioning a StartBox programme in a school or community setting in your area, please contact National Development Manager, James Geraghty: james@boxingireland.ie
Other Boxing Activation Programmes
Programmes are offered by Local Sports Partnerships using boxing as a tool of integration, education and development. They include:
Limerick
Boxing Clever is delivered by Limerick Local Sports Partnership. It is a twenty-week integrated educational, substance use recovery and fitness programme that aims to support participants to develop more resilient identities, while encouraging educational achievement, physical wellness, and reduction in harmful or risky behaviours. More information here