Boxing club celebrates former coach Koch for his 22 years of service
Although his title was head coach at the Thomas Settee Boxing Club, Braddock Koch did a lot more than that in his 22 years of service, before retiring last year.
Koch was presented with a trophy for appreciation of his services by the club recently, mostly for having tremendous relationships with his boxers and teaching them a lot more than how to jab, hook and block.
“The most rewarding part of boxing really doesn’t have anything to do with boxing,” Koch said. “It has to do with the development of a person… A lot of kids called me like a stern uncle or grandfather. I’ve always said that a coach is less than a priest, more than a bartender.
“In a kid’s life, we’re sometimes counsellors; we step in as family sometimes and play that role. If you’re a coach, it goes with the territory.”