BOXING SCOTLAND ANNOUNCE A RETURN TO BOXING

After what has been the most demanding of years for all involved in the sport of boxing, we as your National Governing Body wanted to bring forward some exciting news for clubs and members. Boxing Scotland has set a date for the ‘return to competitive boxing’. On Saturday 21st August we will see our grassroots Schools and Junior boxers compete again for the first time in more than 14 months.

This will be in a prestigious, one-off, open class pilot event for School and Junior boxers. The event will be held at our new look National High-Performance Centre for a full competitive day of boxing.

Details to follow for this exciting up and coming event Please be aware that these and any future BSL event dates are all dependant on the Scottish Governments roadmap and current COVID direction being on track issued by sportscotland. In the event of any changes out of our control, we will amend the diary and forecast accordingly.

All dates below are for the 2021/2022 season (following current guidelines).

We have taken the decision not to reschedule the events from last year as we calculated that this would take an additional eight weekends away from clubs wishing to hold their own club events as well as limiting dates for District Championships. In the lead up to these events, we will be holding webinars with members of our Performance Team to give guidance and a safe systems approach for a return to training (RTT).

Full list of dates for 2021/2022 National Championships

Boxing Scotland National School and Junior Championships will be held over the following weekends:
Preliminary rounds – Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th, Semis and finals Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September. Any overspill days will be advertised once we have knowledge of these.

Boxing Scotland National Intermediate Championships 2021 will be held over the following weekend:
Saturday 16th October and Sunday 17th October. Any overspill days will be held at Boxing Scotland High-Performance Centre.

Boxing Scotland National Novice Championships will be held over the following weekends:
Preliminary rounds – Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th, Semis and finals Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th February 2022. Any overspill days will be held at Boxing Scotland High-Performance Centre.

Boxing Scotland National Elite and Youth Championships:
Preliminary rounds – Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th, March, Semis Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March to include Youth finals 2022. Elite Finals Saturday 9th April 2022.

A warm welcome back to competitive boxing from all at Boxing Scotland.

Due to continued Scottish Government restrictions on public gatherings and the remaining pressure on emergency services, as well as healthcare provision and in line with Scottish Government advice on all indoor competition, Boxing Scotland have taken the decision to continue the suspension of all competitive events at National and District level.
This suspension includes the upcoming National Novice Championships, scheduled for January/February 2021. This includes Club shows at District level, until further notice.
This decision has not been taken lightly and while Scottish Government restrictions have made a positive impact, Covid-19 rates remain high with 21 of the 32 local authority areas having more than four million people living under Levels Three or Level Four of the Scottish government’s five-level system. This, along with the current Scottish Government regulations, limit the ability of clubs to travel due to the restrictions in place in the different levels in place across the country.
Given what has been described, we wanted to ensure that we created as competitive an environment as possible where all competitors would have had as equal an opportunity as was possible in order for them to perform at their best. This meant we had to consider how Boxers could train in a way which was safe and have the same opportunities for competitive advantage as their opponents regardless of what Level they were in.
We have considered holding the Novice championships for Under-18s only however could not find a way of doing this whilst guaranteeing the safety of all attendees as well as maintaining the integrity of the competition. We do appreciate that the possibility of the resumption of competition in the new year was something that most were looking forward to, however with the general uncertainty surrounding levels and travel restrictions in the future we must act in a fair and balanced manner and ensure the safety of our Boxers, volunteers and the wider community first.
We would like to continue with our planning and hold a national event, however right now it is likely that this would be for Under-18s only and due to the logistics around event management would have to be spread out over a long period of time.
If the circumstances meant that we could only hold a single event which would you like to see happen? Please use the poll below to indicate what your preference would be. CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO UNDER 18 SURVEY CHOICES POLL
1– Novice Championships
2 – Intermediate championships
3– School/junior/youth open championships
In the meantime, please continue to follow advice and make use of the following online resources for up-to-date information about Coronavirus:
Boxing Scotland COVID-19 Guidance v12

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Dear Members,

We are pleased to bring you our updated guidance following on from the First Ministers  announcement on Wednesday 7 October.  This update only affects clubs in the five Health board areas below.  For ease, we have also listed the Local Authorities which lie within these areas.  If your club falls into one of these Local Authority areas this guidance should be followed.  

We would like to take  this opportunity to thank all clubs for their continued support with adhering to the published guidance.  It is only by your continued  cooperation with following our guidance and supplying Boxing Scotland with a Club COVID Co-ordinator that has coducted the E-learning Training and updating Club Risk assessments taking into account COVID-19.  Also from seeing  first-hand the hard work and commitment you have put in to keep  Gym users safe that we are happy to publish this guidance . 

NHS Health Board	Local Authority
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire (part), South Lanarkshire (part)
Lanarkshire	North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire
Ayrshire & Arran	East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire
Lothian	City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian
Forth Valley	Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling

Regards,

Boxing Scotland