Editing Boxing training (section)

=== Training Equipment ===

*[[Jump Rope]] or Skipping rope: It is used to improve footwork and agility, and for aerobic fitness. also helps maintain stamina
*[[Focus mitt]]s: Padded targets worn on the trainer's hands for the boxer to strike and practice combinations.
*The [[Heavy Bag]]: Used to teach young boxers where exactly to hit an opponent and for all kinds of boxers to practice their combinations.
*The [[Speed Bag]]: Used to improve hand speed, hand-eye coordination and shoulder endurance.
*The [[Double End Bag]]: Also known as the [[Punching bag#Types of bag|floor-ceiling bag]], [[crazy bag]], or the [[reflex bag]], the double end bag is hooked up by two thin elastic ropes to the gym's ceiling and floor, and because of that, it moves around easily, giving the boxer good equipment for target practice and timing.
* The Maize Bag: Used to practice head movement and close-range combinations, such as uppercut/hook combinations.
* The [[Slam Man]]: Used to practice combinations of punches on a human shaped bag
*[[Medicine Ball]]: Used for [[plyometric]] training - often used when training in pairs (quick throwing/passing of the ball) or with a trainer.
*Mirror: Used by boxers to do [[Shadowboxing|shadow boxing]].
*[[Boxing ring]]: When boxers are training, used to stage practice or competition bouts.
*[[Automated Boxing Scoring System]]: The first use of technology in boxing for training purposes. Monitors the boxers in real-time recording information on each blow.