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Show Ctence for tfhe Olympics ives Aire Boxers' By RON KNOWLTON Review Staff BOUNTIFUL Every weekday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. Mike carport fills with kids. The kids don boxing gloves and , pound at large punching bags that hang from the ceiling. Others jump Y into a roped-of- f boxing ring and throw a few punches at some of the boxing Y coaches."; Only 43 and retired, Andreason has time to play . . . er . . . work with the some kids who daily visit and train with dreams of Olympic gold medals, others with hopes to just win a few bouts. Others are there just to learn how to defend themselves. The training occurs in the small carport gymnasium which Andreason had walls constructred for and closed off in January. Its not a huge, fancy recreation center, but adequate for these kids. And other than a $12 fee (which goes to the American Boxing Federation), these kids train for free as do most amateur boxers. Costs such as uniforms and equip- ment are paid for through exhibition " bouts. KEVIN ANDREASON works with weights to About 40 kids form the Bountiful get strength, not bulk. Area Boxing Club. In recent Golden Boxing can add character to youngsters according to Andreason's dad Gloves and Junior Golden Gloves comwho runs the boxing clinic. petition, several of the kids walked ' away with championships and second Troy is training with an Olympic coach has been asked to be his sparring partwho also thinks Troys chances are ner in preparation for Soto to go on to ,a place finishes. One who often arrives Ifearly for the nationals. ; f good. a And to make matters interesting, . crowned was Mora And not? workouts why Troy Brady is a Junior Golden Gloves.champyn USU Amateur Boxing Federation Troy doesnt really fit the mold of a and after only months, .champion in his weight division ip ; boxer. If fact, someone looking for a " November. And in Golden Gloves of boxing, i fight may not take him seriously. The first guy that picks on him is going to he finished runner up to Another -- - 16 year old Troy An dreason old Manuel Soto. Soto is a, nine-- . get a real shock, smiles Andreason. is preparing- for the 1988 e Olympics' And Andrfea$on believes his time polden Glove boxing champion in f His other son, Kevin, is a Golden Gloves and AAU champion. ;.! four different weight categories. Troy son has an awfully good chance. well-know- , : , - com-petitio- n n . , . ; And Andreason is no slouch himself. He was a former amateur boxer and has coached boxing for five years with the Police Athletic League. He has taken classes from several coaches and attends a boxing clinic each year which brings together some of the best coaches from all over the world. As a hobby, he coaches three professional boxers. What coerced him to turn his carport into a boxing gymnasium? Andreason smiles and blames his LDS bishop. The bishop thought it could help to reform some kids who were getting into trouble, Andreason recalls. But most of the kids in Andreasons club arent problem kids, Andreason said. Its amazing how a person changes once he gets his self confidence. Most of these kids who get into trouble dont have much self confidence, and once they get it, its amazing how their personality changes. Andreason recalls how Kevin used to get into a lot of fights. I figured the best way to stop him from fighting was to teach him how to do it right so that hed have nothing to prove. Andreason said its surprising that once kids know how to fight properly, they usually stop fighting at school. To join the Bountiful Area Boxing Club, kids must be at least 10 years of age. Andreason said that studies have shown its not good to start them before then. Many parents are nervous about their children taking up boxing. Box-- . ing can be a dangerous sport, admits. But there are tight controls for youth that offer protection; Andreason said that if a kid is hit hard, the referee will stop the match im , 28-ye- ar . five-tim- mediately for a mandatory eight count. Most injuries are bloody noses, Andreason said, which sometimes causes problems for some of the parents who worry about injuries. Some parents, though, come with their kids to help them train, Andreason said. Andreason is strict when it comes to conditioning. He said boxers need to be in the best of condition of any sport because boxing is a demanding sport. He uses a programmed weight training course for strength building instead of bulk. But he wont start kids on the weight training program until they are 15 or 16, Before that age stunts their growth, he claims. Andreason is a former owner of the International and American Beauty Colleges until he sold out two years ago and I havent worked a day since. But when you get down to it, if this wasnt a lot of fun, itd be a lot of work, he laughs. He has set strict rules for the kids who train at his home. They must keep their grades up, If the grades drop, then Andreason said he wont let them box until the grades come back up. Under American Boxing Federation guidelines, its illegal to make a profit from amateur boxing, Andreason said. So everything he makes goes into equipment. Its also used to send the kids to boxing shows. He has taken some of the kids as far east as Colum' bus, Ohio for boxing shows. coach! Also Troy and Kevin help Ernie Chavez and Ronnie Ramero coach at the carport gymasium. Ernie is currently the No. 18 bantam weight; in the U.S., while Ronnie is the No. 9 junior lightweight in the country, 1 Anr ; ' dreason said. Page 1C North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, March 2, 1 983 First Round Action as whether the Lakers of Bonneville or the Royals would go as the top seed team out of region Bingham, the number four one, he had th dubious honor of team out of region two, had prechoosing between Alta or Bing- -' viously defeated Hillcrest, the d team in the number newspaper polls and also had a victory over Brighton, the number two team of 'region' two." Editor's Noto: Du to ctoodlinn, th Rtvtow Sports Staff rogrots thoy won not obi to roport on tho gamo Iasi night which sins hold aftor tho papor wont to prost. Full covorago of Layton and Roy will bo in noxt layton-lrighto- n "StETUKE CITY - ham as his first opponent at the Utah State 4A basketball tournament. His decision was not easy, for, Roy Coach Ted Smith yon the toss of the coin .to' determine By BLISS FULLMER Rtviw Correspondent When Falls, 55-4- 5 cut-sho- rt , one-rate- 5 Teds other option was to lay against Alta, a, team that had . ft defeated Bingham in both league games. Coach Smith, chose to play Bingham in the upper bracket and his choice seems to have been correct; The Royals beat Bingham 1 45 in the first round of tournament play on Monday. In the final stats, it was Roy winning the ball game from the charity stripe. The Royals were from the field 19 field goals to 17 but they went to the line 28 times and came away with 21 counters. The Miners could convert only 7 of 12. All five Roy starters shared in a balanced scoring attack but it was Reid Newey with 21 and Mike Harris with 16 who led the way. March Webster and Mike Coe each hit 6 of 8 from the line and Darin Cutler made two of his four prints .from the, foul : line. T;. The Miners were never out of the game but fell behind by five in the first quarter and trailed all the way. They closed the gap 55-- , out-score- the rebound, but Ke helped win the the winner of basketball state's game. Bingham, tournaments will have to work on the consolation bracket ' 1; ; and watch Roy move up. MARC WEBSTER misses all-ti- three points going into the final frame but then Harris and Webster combined for three points from the stripe to the rally. We did a lot of nice things smiled Coach Smith tonight, after the game, but lets not get our spirits too high. We still have a few games to go. Reid Newey did not have one of his better games, as was evidenced from his poor output from the foul circle. Newey hit one of .four from the line but came up with ten goals for the ' , night. They pressured Reid and threw him off on his shooting, explained Smith, but he handled himself well, as did the whole team. We played with good intensity and we played good defense when we had to. We only shot 30 percent for the night but they didnt shoot any to d v , better. , ' m,. mm n ; Reid Newey noted that Bingham had defeated the Royals in a basketball Cjamp at Utah State University during the summer. The coach reminded us that the papers had us as underdogs smiled Newey, but tonight, we didnt think we were. And now Highland., v The Royals will go against the Rams of Highland High School in the second round of tourna- JX ment play. Here is another team with a victory over Roy. The Rams belted the Royals in the first game of the 1982-8Y basketball season. Since that time, the Royals have gone on a winning spree s that took them to a 5 record and captured a piece of 64-5- 3 3 ;; win-los- 15-- the Region One crown. Meanwhile, Highland won its first six games ,of the season season. They and had a stubbed their toe in; league play 'but got into the tournament as a third place team out of region four: Highlands most prestigious win of the year was against d team in 3A Provo the basketball. Provo is 1 for the 13-- 7 MIKE HARRIS finds a rider as he tries to get a piggy-bac- k rebound against Bingham. top-rate- 18-- year. Todays matchup between Roy and Highland has high expectations. Both teams have been scoring 65 points per game in league action but the Royals have been holding their oppo- -' nents to 60 points and the Rams vY have been surrendering VA u i ' i' v $ f X "v v 5s ' nt iHMf w i. I- h. had their reasons to cheer in Monday night's game against Bingham. The Royals took the first round of the tourna- ROY FANS r. $ 66 points per game. They have played three common opponents in Provo, View-moand Davis, and came out s pretty even in the column. Larry Maxwell and Ted Smith are coaches of the Veteran variety and you can be sure the strategy and intrigue will be on tap. Tip-of-f time is 8:10 p.m. If Roy wins they will meet the winner of the Hillcrest-Bounti-fgame. If Layton won last night then they will meet the s winner of the Woods game tomorrow at 2:40 p.m. - ment and will move on to the second when they meet Highland. T"-- win-los- I BO QAX Limit 4 Sandwich Per Coupon Expire ul Cross-Cypru- cun cm ci h h il ji V n n 1 |
