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10. It’s hot outside. 9. It’s bathing suit season, and leg bruises look really nice with polka-dot bikinis. 8. Head Start on the competitive season (especially for NCAA fencers!) 7. All your friends will be there. 6. Support your local economy. Coaches eat ALL YEAR. 5. Smaller classes. 4. More individual attention. 3. What else [...] This was a big year for our fencers at Junior Olympics. We had nine participants – our largest group ever! We fielded two Jr. Men’s Sabre Teams and a Women’s Sabre Team. These are nice milestones and definitely something to reflect on as we come upon our annual celebration and turn Three. There were a few themes that emerged from this past weekend: solidarity (among the club and Division), professional development, and hunger. [...] Two days this week while giving lessons, I have experienced an openness to creativity similar to what I mentioned in my previous blog. I can only describe it as feeling very at peace with the person to whom I am giving my lesson, and very able to see things and move things through the lesson. There is also a feeling of connection, or I think it is trust between fencer and coach, and coach and fencer. A few times there has been a pushback, or “fight” (having trouble finding the work here) between the student and that has given way to kind of Zen feeling, or a state of flow that you often hear athletes talk about during competition. [...] It Might Get Loud is a documentary that consists entirely of Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge swapping stories and deliberating on their experiences of coming into their own as musicians. Jack White states, “It’s almost like having three carpenters sit around talking about the radial-arm saw,” or I would say, “three Maestros discussing the new timings of the FIE boxes and their impact on fencing in each weapon.” [...] Because fencing is a lifetime sport, I teach people of all ages. Every age bring its own identity and its own challenges for a coach. This year we have the full spectrum, finally! This Saturday marks our first Y10 event. I am so excited! Young children do not question the coach regarding what they do. Most are in the moment, experiencing the joy of movement, asking “was that my point?” They learn soon that winning means something. [...] I have never been to a NAC like this. It was different. The previous NAC in Iowa was a great event for our fencers, with solid finishes, but I was so disappointed in the refereeing, anything I would say about that event would be tainted heavily with negativity. This NAC I had a day off, so I volunteered to referee. If you aren’t going to offer a solution, you can’t complain, right? So, I offered my time. [...] I recently found out that the dog my old coach Ed referred to as “being smarter than me” in a previous blog entry, died. She died last week at the age of 12. It sounds like her liver burst, and she had cancer. She had a great burst of energy the day before she passed. [...] This entry is a reflection on epee, what I know don [...] In my recent move to a new home across town, I spent a few minutes organizing DVDs. I came across a DVD that Ed gave me from The British Academy of Fencing in 2004 titled, “A Coach Education Master Class” by Z. Czajkowski. Other than it being [...] This post is intended to be a guide for clubs and fencers who are interested in developing their program and creating opportunities for referee growth. You can read this post below or link: www.ncfencing.org, where I hope some conversation will be generated by this sometimes controversial topic. [...] |
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