Doctors
England Boxing Doctors play a crucial role in amateur boxing, our Doctors form an integral part of our officiating team to ensure that our amateur boxers can participate in the sport safely.
Whether you would like to be an England Boxing Doctor to complete BCR1 assessments or support ringside at local competitions or national events, there is a range of opportunities where you can put your knowledge and passion to use.
Becoming an England Boxing Doctor is a rewarding role in providing medical services at all levels of boxing
There are four phases involved in the medical care of a competing amateur boxer:
Phase 1 - BCR1 Medical
All amateur boxers that wish to spar or compete must undergo a medical screening to assess if they are medically fit to undertake training and competition which is essential for the safe
conduct of the sport. This is know as a Boxer Competition Record Book (Digital BCR1) and must be renewed annually by an England Boxing Doctor for a Boxer to remain “Fit to Box”.
Phase 2 - Pre Bout Medical
Pre bout medicals are performed by an England Boxing Doctor at local or national events before a boxer is due to compete. These medicals are to ensure that there are no changes to a boxers medical health since the initial BCR1 and that no injuries have occurred from sparring or training during that time.
Phase 3 - Ringside
An England Boxing Doctor must be present at ringside whilst boxing is in progress.
The duties of the Ringside Doctor are:
- To understand and agree the event emergency medical action plan* in coordination with
the Supervisor - To conduct Pre-Bout Medicals in accordance with guidance by England Boxing Medical
Sub Committee direction. - To assess any injuries to Boxers during a contest to determine if a Boxer is fit to
continue. - T0 prescribe appropriate Medical Suspensions for Boxers when required and update the
Boxers’ Digital BCR1 accordingly. – – – - To conduct post bout medicals on all Boxers and record the findings on the Locker.
- To treat injured Boxers as required.
- To ensure resuscitation equipment is Ringside prior to boxing commencing. If the
Ringside Physician is not competent in the use of the resuscitation equipment or
unwilling to use the resuscitation equipment, a paramedic must be in attendance. All
paramedics must be registered with the Health Care Professions Council and produce
their registration number as proof or qualification.
Phase 4 - Post Bout Medical
These medicals are to assess if the boxer is fit and well proceeding the bout and to ascertain if any injuries have been caused to a boxer during the contest and treat if required, prescribe any appropriate Medical Suspensions if needed and update the Boxers’ Digital BCR1 accordingly.
How can I get involved?
If you want to support and become an England Boxing Doctor, then our doctor’s course is the starting point in your journey.
Create an Account on the Locker
- To proceed, you’ll need to create an account on the The Locker to book onto the course. This is also required to track your doctor’s status and keep your information up to date.
Finding a Doctor’s course
New courses are added regularly across the England Boxing regions. If no courses are available in your area, please keep checking The Locker for updates.
The cost of the course is £250.
To check available courses:
- Visit The Locker and navigate to the Courses tab.
- You will be able to search for a course by region or type of course.
- If a course is full, you will be unable to book it.
- You may book a course in any region, even if it is outside your own.
What’s involved in an England Boxing Doctors Course?
England Boxing doctor’s courses are typically run over one day on a weekend and cover:
- The role of an England Boxing Doctor
- BCR1 medicals and how to conduct
- How to undertake pre/post bout medicals
- The role of a Ringside Doctor as an Official
- How and when to intervene
- How to manage common boxing injuries
Each course hosts 14 candidates.
- All courses run from 9am-5pm unless otherwise stated.
- You are required to wear comfortable clothes, bring along a packed lunch and water to keep you hydrated. A notebook and pen will also be useful.
Candidates are required to attend the full day.
Complete the Doctors Course
- After booking the course and completing the doctors training, the Region will help you gain experience by shadowing and supporting at local shows and events. You must shadow at least 2 events with another England Boxing qualified and registered Doctor.
Doctors License
Once you have completed the England Boxing Doctors Course, to obtain your license you will need to:
- Be registered on the Tier 1 member on The Locker and if you are part of an affiliated England Boxing Club, you can choose to affiliate to them. If you do not have a club, or do not wish to affiliate with a club, please affiliate to England Boxing Officials.
- Provide your GMC number.
- Hold an England Boxing Safeguarding qualification. (valid for 3 years)
- Hold an Enhanced DBS. (valid for 3 years)
- Hold a BLS/ALS certificate.
- Hold valid medical indemnity insurance.
- Shadow at two local events and request to the registered doctor that you shadowed to confirm this by email to support@englandboxing.zendesk.com. This needs to include the name, date and show you shadowed.
Once the above is completed you will be able to obtain your Doctors License and QR code through your Locker profile.
Cancellations & Changes
More than 28 days before course commences a full refund will be given.
Less than 28 days before course commences, we will only provide a full refund or transfer to another course where evidence can be provided supporting exceptional circumstances for non-attendance of the course.
Less than 7 days before the course commences there will be no refund or transfer under any circumstances. All days must be attended with no exceptions, and no courses are transferable from one course to another,
Please refer to our England Boxing Course Terms & conditions
Resources
Reasonable Adjustments Request
Where possible, England Boxing are committed to delivering courses that are inclusive and accessible to all. When you book onto a course via The Locker, you will have the option of adding your Reasonable Adjustment requests. England Boxing will work with you to accommodate these, where applicable.
If you are unable to add your Reasonable Adjustments via The Locker, please complete the Reasonable Adjustments Request document by clicking here.
The information you provide allows us to adapt environments, resources and delivery to ensure the course is inclusive and accessible. This information must be provided at least 7 days in advance, so reasonable adjustments can be reviewed and implemented where applicable
For further enquiries, contact support@englandboxing.zendesk.com
