Jun
25
2017

Southern Fencing Region Development Day

When: Sunday, 25 June

Where: St Gabriel’s School, Newbury

What: U10 Foil and Epee, Weapon training sessions and Armoury workshop

Entry –

U10 Foil/Epee:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southern-fencing-region-under-10-foil-and-epee-competition-tickets-34760092372

Weapon training/Armoury workshop:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southern-fencing-region-development-day-tickets-35189680281

Special event as part of this day:

u10 foil and u10 epee fencing competitions

Times:
U10 Foil – 9.15am competitors to arrive, warm up will commence at approx. 9.30
Please bring lunch, during the day they will have a session about competing and weapon care (parents too) and a bit of sabre or u10 epee if doing both

U10 epee – Welcome from 10am – sessions about competing and weapon care (parents too) and a bit of sabre
Please bring lunch – the competition will start after 1pm, dependent on foil competition

Sabre training – 
Will commence at approximately 10.15am
Pre-lunch everyone will be together working on fitness and footwork, post lunch groups will be made to enable everyone to get the training according to their ability
Please bring lunch, during the day everyone will have a break in the form of a session about weapon care

Armoury
Formal session will commence at approximately 10.15am
Please bring lunch. If you would like to spend your time working with Andy, please bring weapons and club equipment/boxes to work on. He will be teaching and letting you get on through the day

There will be tea and coffee available but please make sure you bring plenty to eat and cold drinks as there is nowhere to purchase anything within walking distance

We aim to finish at 4pm

U10 Foil and Epee

These are geared to those u10 on Jan 1st 2017.

Fencers can compete in either, or both

This is really planned as an introduction to competition, so we have lots planned for everyone:

  • warm-up training for the fencers prior to their competition
  • an introduction to looking after weapons/Armoury workshops with Andy Goodier (fencers and parents)
  • and a chat about how the competition will run & how to compete

AND

Fencing is to be around Sabre – everyone from those who want to have a go to those who are experienced and already competing

Guest coach Csaba Gemesi, head of the Szent Istvan University Fencing Club of Godollo

Weapon training sessions:

• for foil and/or epeeists who want to come and have ago

• for those considering competing

• those already competing in sabre

We have a special Guest Coach from Hungary… Csaba Gemesi with support from SFR coaches

Cost: £25 Southern members (£30 non-southern members)

AND Armory workshops with Andy Goodier

Cost: £10 Southern members (£15 non-southern members)

All are welcome, complete novices or experienced, but please come along with kit.
tea/coffee available ~ please remember to bring lunch