Tactics & pressure drill
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Practises being smothered without panicking.
By DrillGrid Admin
Purpose
Practises being smothered without panicking.
Setup
- Coach controls distance, speed and pressure
- Boxer reads the touch or target, answers cleanly, exits, then resets
Run it
- Coach walks boxer down with light touches
- Boxer jabs chest, pivots or frames out, then scores jab-right
- Reset, check shape, then repeat
Coach checks
Do not back up in straight lines forever. Check the purpose: practises being smothered without panicking.
Scale it
Add ropes/corner start.
Common faults
- Turning it into a fight
- feeding too hard
- or letting the boxer memorise rather than read
Amateur relevance
This bridge work helps transfer drill skill into bout timing and visible scoring exchanges.
Use it
Use only after the base movement is reliable. Add choice, rhythm breaks or round pressure carefully.