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Dear Members,

Boxing Scotland is happy to share with you the Entries for the 2021-22 School and Junior Championships.

Boxing Scotland 2021 Scottish School and Junior Championships Entries

The Championships will be held at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell on the weekends of 18^th/19^th September and 25^th/26^th September.

Please note, where a boxer has entered in a weight category that has at least one other entry they will remain in their chosen weight category.

Where a boxer has been entered and is a single entry in that age and weight category, the club will be given the opportunity to have the boxer moved one weight classification up or down.

If a club wishes to do so they must request in writing to competitions@boxingscotland.org by 12pm on Friday 10th September.

All other administrative amendments (ie wrong club name/age category) must also be e-mailed to competitions@boxingscotland.org by 12pm on Friday 10th September.

All payments must also have been received by Boxing Scotland from clubs for entry by 12pm on Tuesday 14th September, with the draw due to take place shortly after this.

Further details regarding the Championships and information regarding spectators will be published in due course.

Regards,

Boxing Scotland

Boxing Scotland is delighted to share that entries for the 2021-22 Intermediate Championships are now open.

The Championships will be held at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell on the weekend of 16th/17th October 2021. Entries to the Championships are available in an online format only. Please find the link to the entry form below;

Male Entry Form – MALE ENTRY Boxing Scotland 2021 Scottish Intermediate Championships (office.com)

Female Entry Form – https://forms.office.com/r/svjTzkd1Ph

Entries cost £15 per boxer and will close at 17:00hrs on Friday 1st October 2021.

Entries will not be published before the closing date.

Please note, double entries will not be accepted for this event. Each boxer can only enter in one weight category.

Where a boxer has been entered and is a single entry in that age and weight category, the Head Coach will be given the opportunity to have the boxer moved one weight classification up or down.

This is not classed as a double entry.

Where a boxer has entered in a weight category that has at least one other entry they will remain in their chosen weight category.

It is the responsibility of the individual to complete the form correctly when entering boxers. Amendments outside of clerical errors will not be changed.

Further details regarding the Championships and information regarding spectators will be published in due course.

Regards,

Boxing Scotland

Following on from our successful ‘Return to Boxing Pilot Event’, Boxing Scotland is delighted to be able to announce that entries for the 2021-22 School and Junior Championships are now open.  This will be an open class Championships.

This will be our first Championships following an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, and is another hugely important step as the sport starts to return back to normal.

The Championships will be held at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell on the weekends of 18^th/19^th September and 25^th/26^th September.

Boxing Scotland Chief Executive Officer Chris Roberts OBE said: “Boxing is firmly back in Scotland.

“After our successful ‘Return to Boxing Pilot Event’, which was truly fantastic, we are now ready to move forward with bringing back our other shows and competitions.

“The first of these will be the 2021-22 School and Junior Championships and I would encourage you all to get your entries in now.

“We hope to see you all soon.”

Entries to the Championships are available in an online format only. Please find the link to the entry form below;

Boxing Scotland 2021 Scottish School and Junior Championships  (2) (office.com)

Entries cost £15 per boxer and will close at 17:00hrs on Friday 3rd September 2021.

Please note entries will not be published before the closing date.  Where a boxer has been entered and is a single entry in that age and weight category.  The Head Coach will be given the opportunity to have the boxer moved one weight classification up or down.

This is not classed as a double entry.

Where a boxer has entered in a weight category that has at least one other entry they will remain in their chosen weight category.

It is the responsibility of the individual to complete the form correctly when entering boxers. Amendments outside of clerical errors will not be changed.

Further details regarding the Championships and information regarding spectators will be published in due course.

Regards,

Boxing Scotland

Dear Members,

Following on from First Minister’s announcement on Tuesday the 3rd of August, Boxing Scotland can confirm we are now in the position to release the latest version of our Back to Boxing Guidance version 21 which has now been approved by Public Health Scotland and sportscotland.

There are significant changes in the guidance which came into force yesterday Monday the 9th of August.

BSL-COVID-19-OVERVIEW-GUIDANCE-v-21-Final-with-a-return-to-Event-Competition

The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the lockdown easing will continue for Scotland from today the 9th of August with Scotland moving to the level Beyond Level 0.

A new Level has been introduced into the framework a Beyond Level 0;

BEYOND LEVEL 0

To ensure that it is safe to progress ‘Beyond Level 0’, guidance is being linked to the ‘Gateway condition’.  This relates the amount of vaccine coverage to the Scottish Government’s new strategic intent to ‘suppress the virus at a level consistent with alleviating its harms’.

Most legal restrictions relating to Covid-19 will be lifted on the 9^th August 2021 when Scotland moves to ‘Beyond Level 0’.  This includes restrictions on physical distancing and the size of social gatherings.  Additionally, no businesses will have to legally remain closed.

Whilst these changes will signal the end of most restrictions for sport and physical activity it will not however signal the end of the epidemic.  Covid-19 is a disease that will need to be managed for the foreseeable future and to maintain progress in returning to more normality, it is important that people continue to abide by a set of baseline measures covered by Scottish Government guidance and where relevant legislation.  This includes:

• Good hand hygiene and surface cleaning.
• Continued promotion of good ventilation.
• Requirement for face coverings in certain settings (e.g., public transport, retail).
• Continued compliance with Test and Protect, including self-isolation when necessary.
• Ongoing need for outbreak management capability, including active surveillance.
• Continue to encourage a greater degree of working from home than pre-COVID-19. Where this is possible and appropriate, it will not only assist with controlling transmission of the virus but also promote wellbeing more generally.

The information outlined below summarises the key areas which will change as we move ‘Beyond Level 0’ and should be read in conjunction with Return to sport and physical activity guidance to inform the development of sport-specific information which will be shared with participants, clubs, local authorities/trusts, third sector and other sports facility operators.

It is the responsibility of each club committee, sports facility operator and/or deliverer (herein referred to as the operator) to ensure that full risk assessments, processes and mitigating actions continue to be applied before any sport or leisure activity takes place and to check if the activity is in an area which is subject to additional Scottish Government localised measures and restrictions.

Where a local outbreak has been reported sport and physical activity operators, in all settings, should review their risk assessment and consider if additional mitigating actions should be put in place to reduce risk.  This may, for example, include suspending activity, enhancing hygiene and physical distancing measures, or introducing additional activity restrictions.

Scottish Government may update or change Levels and restrictions at any time, including local areas subject to them.  Therefore, COVID officers should regularly check Coronavirus (COVID-19): Local Protection Levels.

We continue to work and liaise closely with Public health and sportscotland to update necessary guidance documents in line with all announcements by the Scottish Government.

We are continuing to pursue the return of the Competitive element of our sport.  From the 22^nd of August, Club shows are able to return with the correct guidance and necessary permits issued by the Districts and Boxing Scotland.  The permit application document has been updated and will be available on the website from Friday 13^th August.

In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and well.  Keep your Guard up.

Boxing Scotland

Dear Members,

Following on from First Minister’s announcement on Tuesday the 3rd of August, Boxing Scotland can confirm we are currently awaiting the latest version of the guidance version 21 to be signed off by Public Health and sportscotland.

There are significant changes which will be explained as we move into the latest phase on Monday the 9th of August.

The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the lockdown easing will continue for Scotland from the 9th of August with Scotland moving to the level beyond Level 0.

In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and well.  Keep your Guard up.

Boxing Scotland

Dear Member,

 BOXING SCOTLAND LIMITED (BSL) – 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (ADVANCED NOTICE)

In line with current Government direction pertaining to the existing COVID limitations, the 2021 Boxing Scotland Ltd Annual General Meeting will again this year be held virtually via Zoom, to take place on Sunday 29 August 2021 at 1300hrs.  The pack is currently being put together, along with the 2021 Annual Report; the pack will be posted out to all clubs mid-next week which will hold all attendance details and requirements.

Questions in the interim should be directed to the BSL enquires desk at enquiries@boxingscotland.org

Thank you in advance.

Boxing Scotland