Section 1:  ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE (6 marks)

Q1
When taking a Boxercise stance, is your body weight?

Q2
Should the thumb be inside or outside the hand when punching?

Q3
When teaching a total beginner the hook punches, does the palm of the hand face?

Q4
When throwing a punch from the back hand does the heel of the back foot?

Q5
When holding the focus pads should you hold the pads?

Q6
When punching should you hit with?

Section 2: INJURIES (5 marks)

Q7
Name two potential areas of injury from poorly thrown punches or inadequate technique. (2 marks)

Briefly explain how these injuries can be avoided. (2 marks)

Q8
Name the bone, at the base of the thumb, so commonly broken by boxers that it is known as the ‘boxers break’

Section 3: COACHING (11 marks)

Q9
A puncher leaves their elbows too low when throwing a head hook; describe specifically how you would use the following methods of feedback to correct them.

Q10
Describe how you would coach a client to perform the duck (2 marks)

Q11
What position should the focus pad be in when your client is ducking as it passes over their head?

Q12
Name 5 factors to consider when holding the pads for a beginner? I.e. same stance (1 mark each)

Section 4: ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE (8 Marks)

Q13
Why might you use a mirror when coaching a client finding difficulty with a technique (1 mark)

Q14
A client is learning punches 1,2,3,4 onto 45 degree pads- the first advanced drill you learned today. They are having difficulty stepping in at the right time and are moving in too slowly because they move with the wrong foot first. This client is a non-verbal learner - describe how you would teach them to initiate the movement from the correct foot (2 marks)

Q15
Why will the same coaching keyword not work for every person? (1 mark)

Q16
How can you tell when a beginner is ready to move from beginners pad positions to 45 degree angled pads when doing punch combination 1, 2, 3, 4? (1 mark)

Q17
When using rotational footwork. Moving to the lead foot; will a combination work best if it ends with the lead hand or back hand (1 mark)

Q18
Explain why it will work best to finish with the lead or the back hand?