Steps to make the 2012 olympic team

[usaboxing123]

Ok lets say i really want to qualify for the olympics in London 2012. Which of these tournaments do i need to win? Which are the most important to win? Do any of these tournaments guarentee a spot on the olympic team?. All of these events confuse me. I would like to know which ones are important and guarentee a spot on the olympic team and which ones don't matter. Thanks.

A.) AMERICAS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
B.) CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
C.) AIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
D.) "BEIJING" would be "London" in 2012 TEST EVENT
E.) WESTERN TRIALS
F.) EASTERN TRIALS
G.) MIDWESTERN TRIALS

[locoxelbox]

If you win the 2011 World Championships you will probably qualify (unless they change back the qualifying system). If you win the Americas Olympic Qualifier you have qualified for sure.
To get there you must first win the US Olympic Trials and to get there you must qualify through some regional or National tournament.
The Olympic Test Event or the Cadet World Championships have nothing to do with Olympic qualification.

[boxmel]

First of all, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 17 years old and not 35 by the time the Olympics begin, and have 5 or more scored bouts in your passbook. Most boxers who make the Olympic team have had 9 or more years of experience.

Depending on what the U.S. decides for 2012 as qualifying tournaments - you must win your weight class in the National PAL, Golden Gloves, Eastern, Midwestern and Western Trials (Armed Forces, if you're a service boxer). The PAL, and regional Trials, are open invitational tournaments, meaning that you do not have to advance from the local level to participate in the championships. The Armed Services, US Championships and National GG are advancing tournaments. You must win a gold or silver in the U.S. Championships. You then qualify for the Olympic Trials. If you win the Trials, a double-elimination tournament, you make the USA Boxing Olympic team.

Once you have made the team, you have three chances to qualify for the Olympics - World or Pan Am Championships, and two other Americas continental championships.

[Dennis]

First of all, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 17 years old and not 35 by the time the Olympics begin, and have 5 or more scored bouts in your passbook. Most boxers who make the Olympic team have had 9 or more years of experience.

Depending on what the U.S. decides for 2012 as qualifying tournaments - you must win your weight class in the National PAL, Golden Gloves, Eastern, Midwestern and Western Trials (Armed Forces, if you're a service boxer). These are open invitational tournaments, meaning that you do not have to advance from the local level to participate in the championships. You must win a gold or silver in the U.S. Championships. You then qualify for the Olympic Trials. If you win the Trials, a double-elimination tournament, you make the USA Boxing Olympic team.

Once you have made the team, you have three chances to qualify for the Olympics - World or Pan Am Championships, and two other Americas continental championships.

OK, Mel - I have to correct you now. The Golden Gloves is NOT an open invitational tournament. You do have to advance from the local level to participate in the National Golden Gloves. The same thing is true for the US Championships with the exception of the At-Large entries and the Group Member entries, including the military champions.

[boxmel]

Picky, picky. Was thinking ahead of my typing. I fixed. Yes, in the old days, the NMU team, prior year's GG and PAL champions were given an automatic in to the Championships - as are the four services champions.

[Dennis]

The best chance to make the 2012 team is to compete and win as many tournaments as you can. Get experience, especially international experience. Perfect your boxing skills and get in phenomenal condition.