The LaVergne Boxing Club: Home of the A-Team is a non-profit organization that provides a supportive environment for athletes of all ages who would like to participate in amateur boxing. The club is dedicated to providing youth in the community an organization that emphasizes sportsmanship, education, physical conditioning, as well as mental, spiritual and emotional health. We strive to teach discipline, a strong work ethic, and self-control in a Christian environment. Our goal is to be a positive influence in the lives of as many children possible with the positive benefits of amateur boxing.
• FREE for all children of the ages 8 and above wanting to learn the sport of amateur boxing. This is NOT a gym for professional boxers or adults 18 and over who do not wish to compete. This is strictly a non-profit program to be utilized for the betterment of the children in our community.
All boxers with the La Vergne Boxing Club must be registered with USA Boxing regardless of age for insurance purposes. Registration to USA Boxing is $50 annually. You can register with USA Boxing at the gym.
STAFF
A-Team/Head Coach
Mike Rodgers
B-Team Coach
Alex Chang
C-Team Coach
Kevin Page
Strength Coach
Jeff Stricherz
Spiritual Coaches
Pastor Todd Kirkland
Dennis Robison
Chance Webb
Brian Davis
Phone
615-478-7067
Address
La Vergne Boxing Club
5499 Murfreesboro Rd Ste I
La Vergne, TN 37086
Hours
Monday – Friday (5 - 7 pm)
The La Vergne Boxing Club is home to the A-Team concept that was designed by Coach Mike Rodgers to help children understand where they were skill wise in the boxing program and also help them understand what they needed to accomplish to rise to the next level. All of the boxers make up the La Vergne Boxing Club that is split up into 3 different teams by skill levels that are labeled A, B, and C.
The C-Team boxers are brand new to the program and are taught the basic punches, footwork, and conditioning, but they are not allowed to strike a heavy bag, speed bag, double-end bag or spar. When they have displayed that they are comfortable with these new skills and become registered with USA boxing they also become eligible to move up to the B-Team.
The B-Team boxers earn a locker in the gym and are allowed to strike a heavy bag, speed bag, double-end bag and spar with other B-Team and A-Team members. At this level the conditioning training is intensified, but they are still not allowed to compete. When a coach determines that the boxer has continually displayed advancing skills in the ring through sparring and has remained compliant with their studies and conditioning then they become eligible to move up to the A-Team.
The A-Team boxers have their boxing picture framed and hung on the wall of the gym for everyone to see. They are the only boxers that are eligible to represent the La Vergne Boxing Club at boxing competitions held every weekend. Competing is a privilege that has to be earned by the boxer. The A-Team is made up of boxers that have gone through each squad while continually displaying advancing boxing skills, leadership at school or in the community, teamwork, good manners, good grades, sportsmanship, perseverance, and are physically ready to compete in the sport of amateur boxing. Poor efforts in any of these categories can send a boxer on the A-Team back to the B-Team where they will have to re-earn their privileges. This gives the coaches the ability to focus on specific strengths and weaknesses and gives the children a set goal to accomplish. Every boxing coach in the world puts their boxers in separate classes in their head, but I am the only one that puts it on paper so that the boxers can know where they are in the program too.
Even though the boxing is free there are some requirements that every child must adhere to in order to have the opportunity to participate in the program. All boxers must make a C or above on all of their grades at school and provide a copy of their report card to keep on file. All boxers are required to have manners. All boxers will keep their hair trim, can’t wear ear rings, can’t wear baggy pants, and must wear a white button up dress shirt, dress pants and a black tie that will be provided for them to attend all boxing matches when representing the team. All boxers are given the opportunity to attend a 20-minute bible study class every Thursday night after practice.
No person has ever reached excellence in anything without putting in the hard work first. The A-Team concept is more than just boxing; it is about structure and discipline in every aspect of their life. To be on the A-Team they will make good grades, they will have good manners, they will say their prayers, they will try their hardest, and they must never quit. The A-Team concept is a blueprint for a child to follow so that they can achieve success in their life.
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Everyone who competes in the games
goes into strict training.
They do it to get a crown that will not last;
but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly;
I do not fight like a man beating the air.
~1 Corinthians 9:25-26 (NIV)
