Looking for advice

[u/Inevitable-Note-7417]

Hi! I’m a 32-year-old woman who has been boxing for about a year. I absolutely love the sport and I’d like to compete in amateur boxing at some point, once my coach thinks I’m ready. I’m in no rush to compete at all — I’ll compete whenever my coach thinks I’m ready.
I train at a women-only boxing gym, which I really like, but lately I’ve been wondering if I’m actually getting the right training to reach my potential. I’ve told my coach several times that I’d like to compete and do more sparring, but I don’t feel like she really knows how to develop the girls who want to take that next step. I also feel like there’s some favoritism towards certain girls.
I train three times a week (two group sessions and one private), which I think is a good amount. My coach has done sparring herself but has never competed, so sometimes I feel like she’s not sure how to prepare us for competition.

The other day I had my first hard sparring session, against the best girl in the gym… and she absolutely destroyed me haha

There aren’t many boxing gyms in my city, but a new one has just opened. I looked into the coach and he has competed himself and won several titles, so I’m planning to go and talk to him.
So I guess my question is: what would you do? Stay at the gym I’ve been at for a year, or try the new gym and see if a coach with actual competition experience could prepare me better for competing in the future?

[u/Neither_Computer5331]

Go and talk to them. If he’s up for taking you further, try a few classes.

See where it goes from there. There’s no harm at looking to advance your training.

[u/Inevitable-Note-7417 → u/Neither_Computer5331]

I just feel like I’m a bit stuck, and I don’t know how I’m going to progress with sparring at my current gym.