Coach Halbert

Christy Halbert coaches women and men, boys and girls, in the art and science of Olympic-style (amateur) boxing. She conducts courses in coaching Olympic-style boxing, in her role as a Level IV Coach with USA Boxing, and is an international instructor/coach with boxing’s International Federation, in her role as a 3-Star Coach Instructor. She holds administrative appointments as Chair of the Americas’ Boxing Confederation Women’s Commission and Secretary of the International Federation’s Women’s Commission. Halbert has published and presented on coaching techniques as well as her ongoing research and observations in the sport.

Director of Boxing Resource Center, U.S. Olympic Coach

Christy Halbert, Ph.D. is the Director of Boxing Resource Center. Dr. Halbert has used her background as an academic in sociology and a collegiate athlete, to take a multi-disciplinary approach to coaching and studying the sport of boxing.

Dr. Halbert became the first social scientist to publish on the social experiences of women professional boxers in her article “Tough Enough and Woman Enough.” Halbert wrote her book, The Ultimate Boxer: Understanding the Sport and Skills of Boxing, in an effort to make Olympic-style boxing skills and tactics accessible to all audiences. Dr. Halbert continues to research the sport, and regularly gives multi-media lectures on the “Debut of Women’s Olympic Boxing,” a socio-historical analysis from her perspective as researcher and participant.

Her coaching work has been devoted to three main areas: coaching boxers and coaches at Boxing Resource Center in Nashville, coaching youth and elite athletes and coaches in international development programs and competitions, and developing resources for athletes and coaches. Halbert collaborates with experts across disciplines to improve the experience of athletes, and spreads the message of positive coaching as an Envoy with the U.S. State Department.

Coach Christy Halbert founded Boxing Resource Center in 2001 because she wanted young people to experience boxing training in a welcoming, supportive, and scientifically-based environment.

Halbert is a sociologist, coach, educator, and internationally-recognized expert on boxing. She believes that sport can bring people together for positive social change, enhance lives, and build communities. 

Halbert finished her professional boxing career with an undefeated record. She was a Division I college athlete in volleyball and track at Western Kentucky, and holds graduate degrees from University of Kentucky.

Coach Halbert is curious, committed, and passionate about helping people reach their full human potential.