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Claire Wants a Boxing Name: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

9 minutes 35 seconds

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Book excerpt shows a woman and child standing together in a boxing ring. Text reads, “I keep thinking about my boxing name. I tell Mom my name might be Claire Cartwheel.”

A 10-year-old girl practices focusing her energy in order to earn a nickname as a boxer in this true story. Boxing helps Claire learn strategies for channeling her abundant energy. Based on the children's book by Jo Meserve Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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