COACHING WITH HEART

A diverse group of six people poses together in a boxing gym, with an American flag in the background. They are smiling and showcasing a sense of camaraderie. The man in the front has a prosthetic arm and is wearing a t-shirt that says 'BUILT THROUGH SERVICE'. Others are dressed in athletic wear, with some showing boxing gloves.

For more than twenty years, Adaptive Boxing Corporation has stood in the gap — beside wounded warriors, disabled veterans, and active-duty service members at their most vulnerable moments. This organization was built to answer a question that refused to go away: who stands beside our warriors after the cameras leave and the visits stop?

The men and women behind this mission don’t just understand service. They lived it. And when their time in uniform ended, they found a new way to fight — bringing their belief that every warrior deserves more than survival into rehabilitation centers, onto training floors, and into the lives of those who gave everything in service to this nation. Because healing is a team sport, and no warrior should fight it alone.

“Where ability is reimagined and champions are forged.”

Founder and Director – Derrick Bostic

“His mission didn’t end when he hung up his uniform. Standing in those hospital rooms at Walter Reed, he saw the gap between surviving a wound and truly healing from one — and he refused to walk away from it.”

Derrick Bostic honorably retired after more than 20 years of combined service in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army — a combat veteran of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He rose to serve as a CID Special Agent and as a Protective Service Special Agent assigned to the Pentagon, where he served on the security detail for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

Two soldiers in combat training, facing each other with boxing gloves, while a group of soldiers observes in the background.
A photo of two men standing in front of a world map. The man on the left is smiling and wearing a black suit with a tie, while the man on the right is also in a suit and has a serious expression. There is handwritten text on the image addressed to 'Derrick' expressing respect.

That assignment brought him to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday mornings — walking the wards alongside the Secretary, pausing at bedsides of young men and women who had survived IED blasts, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, and PTSD. He stood in those rooms and witnessed what recovery truly demanded. And he left asking a question he could not let go of: who stands beside them after the visits stop?

That question became Adaptive Boxing Corporation. Today, Derrick delivers adaptive boxing programming at Walter Reed and volunteers weekly with the American Red Cross at an Advanced Rehabilitation Center — meeting warriors where they are and helping them reclaim strength, identity, and purpose. He is a Certified Adaptive Recreation and Sports Specialist and holds a USA Boxing Silver Level Coach license.

Two martial artists smiling and posing together in a gymnasium, wearing traditional martial arts uniforms.
Two men posing with fists raised, smiling while holding a signed Sports Illustrated magazine featuring a boxer. One man is wearing a gray cap and a beige shirt, while the other is in a black shirt with a gold emblem.
Two men posing together in a boxing gym, one wearing a grey shirt and the other a patterned shirt, with a boxing ring and mirrors in the background.
A pair of signed boxing gloves displayed in a glass case, featuring the brand 'TITLE' and the word 'SUGAR' in bold lettering. Behind them hangs a boxing event poster.

Adaptive Sports Club