USA Boxing Women's Commission Weekend Getaway Boxing Camp at the Showboat

801 Boardwalk,Atlantic City NJ 08401

04 February, 2022

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Our first female-specific boxing event to help build a community that empowers women and girls become champions in life through boxing. Boxing Camp for Women & Girls at Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, NJFebruary 4 thru February 6, 2022Our camp is scheduled to take place at the Atlantic City Showboat Resort the weekend of February 4-6, 2022, and will include sessions of Boxing TrainingStrength and Conditioning Krav Maga Self-DefenseNutritionSparringStretching and RecoveryAt the conclusion of training on Saturday night, participants will enjoy a catered dinner that includes a Meet and Greet with the coaching staff. $150 per person (Open to girls/women ages 8yrs and over) 1 & 2 nights hotel accommodations available at Showboat & Flagship Resorts Use Promo Code: WIBNJ22 All participants must have their own equipment: Boxing Gloves (No MMA Gloves)Hand WrapsIf participating in sparring session: Head gear, 18oz gloves, mouth guardBoxing Shoes or sneakersYoga Mat (optional)TowelOnce registration is paid, please click on link below to complete registration form. https://forms.gle/zvkyKicw535XgDQ47CAMP SCHEDULE (Times are subject to change)Friday, February 4, 20223pm-6pm Check Ins (Hotel of your choice) Saturday, February 5, 20228:30am-7pm Camp Sessions (Breakdown and description of all the sessions will be posted once its finalized) 8:30pm-10:00pm Girls Night Out at the Showboat Dinner & Drinks Sunday, February 6, 20229am-11am Nutrition Session Check-Out Coaching Staff:Jackie Atkins, President of the NJ USA Boxing & Founder of the NJ Give A Kid A Dream Non-Profit Organization.Though she blushes at the number of Coach of the Year awards or her induction into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, Jacklyn developed a reputation for being a miracle worker with her fighters, such as founding the competitive women’s boxing program at West Point Academy. Learning boxing from an early age with the New Jersey Police Athletic League, Jackie became fluent in multiple fighting styles in addition to serving as a development executive at AT&T. Head Coach Ahman Elliott, Strap City Boxing Club Better known as Coach O is a nationally recognized amateur boxing coach with over 15 yrs of experience. He was not only the USA team coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado; but the NJ Regional and National Team head coach/manager since 2014. He's currently the Junior Olympic Co-Chairman for USABOXING NJ and was honored by the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame for 2018 Coach of the Year and has recently been appointed as the Coaches' Chair for NJ USA Boxing. He has a love for the sweet science of boxing and is dedicated to helping men, women, and children not only become champions inside the ring, but become champions in life. Olympic Coach Gloria PeeksWhen Gloria founded the Montgomery Boxing Club in 1988, it was not only to teach youth how to box. It was also to help boys and young men in education, athletics, and social responsibility. Her success led her to national acclaim when in 1997, she was one of five coaches across the country to be honored with the U.S.A. Weekend Magazine’s Most Caring Coach Awards. A certified American boxing coach and referee, she is the only woman on the U.S. Committee that chooses Olympic boxing coaches. In 1991, Kimberly-Clark Corporation selected her as one of 25 outstanding Americans to receive the Kleenex Says Bless You Award for extraordinary community service. A graduate of Geneva High, Monroe Community College, and SUNY Cortland, Gloria retired in 2000 from the New York State Division for Youth. She ran the Team Norfolk Boxing Club in Norfolk, Virginia. One of the top amateur boxing coaches in the country Gloria, served as the head men’s and women’s coach for the U.S.A. boxing team in the 2011 Pan-Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. For more information, please contact our Event Coordinator: Yessenia Montalvo (973) 440-8084 or via email at [email protected]. More updates will be posted soon! USA Boxing Sanction Events and Club Events