As summer stumbles along, situations in LaFollette Park's boxing gym remain the same. Jaylen and Damaris appear, for all intents and purposes, to have dropped out of the class. Damaris' attendance has been spotty since the season began. Jaylen's attitude wasn't right the last time I saw him, and I had a feeling I wouldn't see him anymore. Their parents have not contacted me to explain the absences. The youth class has been empty.
As for the teens - Darnell straight up told me he does not want to compete. Darnell's parents are more interested in their son getting in shape. I have been having Darnell do combinations on the punch mitts. I plan to do that with the participants from here on in because I hadn't been teaching combinations as much as I should have. Juan wants to fight and he splits his time between LaFollette and a private gym. Juan is advanced in terms of his skills, so I don't have to constantly watch him. Sahia gives Juan a lot of drills outside of the ones I have posted on the bulletin board.
I'm not much in the mood to attend boxing shows this year, but I will have to make some effort for Juan as well as for some of those who sign up for the fall session who may want to compete. I skipped Seward Park's show. Jaylen was supposed to attend that but didn't show up regularly to train for it. Sahia has suggested that Juan should attend as many of the boxing shows as possible. However, I'm probably going to skip Sheridan Park's show, too. Sahia has generously offered to go to some of the boxing shows in my place with the youths who want to attend. I plan to take her up on that.
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