Mike Booth, vice chair of Sport Newcastle has been amazed by the number of applications to their 2022 Year of the Coach Fund. “We never expected to receive so many bids from so many different clubs. Unfortunately we had to disappoint some clubs as our fund of £10,000 wasn’t big enough to satisfy demand.” However, successful bids came in from 11 clubs including Kenton Amateur Boxing Club who wanted to train more level 1 and level 2 coaches so they can expand the number of youn