Thread: How can I find a good balance between boxing, high-school, and band? NEED HELP

I'm a 16 year old Junior in high school and for the past 2 years I have just been in love with boxing and hope to one day become a pro boxer. So over the summer I actually found a very good boxing gym and I've trained there ever since. But it seems that ever since school has started, it's just been harder for me to find time to properly train. School is dismissed around 4 and usually I would get out of band at 5, which would leave me with just enough time go train at the gym or on my own for at least 2 hours. But now the band directors are making me stay till about 6, which only leaves me with less than an hour to train (since i usually have alot of homework.)

I've been trying to improvise a little bit( For Example: I wake up at 4 in the morning and get most of my roadwork out of the way and doing some push-ups during lunch) But it just seems helpless now. Band practice occurs every schoolday and on Friday's we play and march at football games so i don't get home until 10-12 oclock. I would train on saturdays and Sundays but by that time i'm exuasted from band and homework. My stamina has decreased, some of my muscle is going away and i'm gaining weight back that i worked so hard to get off.

I know what you're thinking: "why doesn't she just quit band?"

It's easier said than done. I've been thinking hard about it but sometimes i feel that if i do i'll just be throwing away sumthing and giving up...and believe it or not but...i've actually come to view the band as a family...just like i do the coaches and members at the boxing gym.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANY OPINIONS AND ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL.

Mate you don't have to quit anything...just keep working at it and you will find a happy medium for sure...just keep your school work toppa the list!!

Good problem to have tho

Don't quit school, keep up the training and band if you can, but if you love boxing and want to become a boxer then you might have to sacrifice band. Keep going to school and get connections into boxing. For instance me, i am going to college for cooking and management but recently i have aquired the love of boxing but since i already have an idea of what i want to do now -30 years, i was considering on becoming a boxing promoter.

just follow your goals!

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