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BoxingCoachBW - are you a coach to Professionals/Top Amateurs/kids or what?

I'm interested because you actually take the time to sign each of your posts off as "Coach". Is that what your friends call you too?

I'm interested because I have a job, but I would not define myself by it and sign off under my job title, or even call myself that. If it wasn't my job, or if it was something I did in my spare time, I would think it pretentious to call myself a coach.

I'm not criticising you - I'm interested, I have seen lots of American TV shows where there is a guy called 'Coach' for example, so maybe you guys think differently about this sort of thing?
Yes,

Coach is what I am known as in/out of the gym....

Its manditory for all fighters to address the trainers as "Coach" , "Coach (First Name)" or "Coach (Last Name)....Its a part of respect towards trainers in the gym and in turn, I make sure that I learn every kid's first and last name and even things like their birthdays...I do this because it builds the one on one relationship between fighter and coach....

The reason I sign off as coach and let all know that I wish them good luck, is to build that relaionship between fans......I have disgraced myself with some recent comments to others that post on these forums....I apologize for getting out of line, its not a way to earn respect, its a way to lose it....

Now, I must regain that respect from those people, because I really do respect them for their opinions and I let them down by responding the way I did....

I hope that I answered your question,,

Good Luck,

Coach