East Midlands Region England Fencing Level 1 & 2 Coach Development

3 Weapon Programme

The next East Midlands Region England Fencing Coach Development programme will be for anyone wishing to qualify in foil, sabre or epee at Level 1 or 2. Candidates for Level 2 must hold a valid Level 1 Coach certificate. The programme will take place on the following dates:

Saturday 26 May
Saturday 30 June
Sunday 15 July (First Aid and Child Protection)
Sun 2 Sep
Sun 16 Sep
Sun 7 Oct (Mock exams)
Sun 28 Oct (Assessment)

Please note
All sessions will be at Dayncourt School Specialist Sports College, Radcliffe-on-Trent or another venue close by and will start at 09:30 and finish at 16:30.

The fee (including First Aid course, Child Protection seminar, exam registration, CRB check paperwork, course notes, share of venue hire and coach educator 's time) is £200.

Those who can produce valid certificates for First Aid and/or Child Protection will pay a reduced fee.

Those wishing to prepare for Level 2 in a weapon must have a valid Level One Coach certificate in that weapon or prove that they have worked under the tuition of a coach educator for a minimum of 30 hours training.

Partial or full help with course costs might be available through your local Community Sports Initiative or Local Authority Sports Development Office.

Course Invitations followed by Joining Instructions will be coming out shortly to all those who have put their names down.

Warning: Coach development can seriously improve your knowledge of fencing and enhance the development of your club! If you don't believe this, just think
of the fantastic example of 'Foiled Again' in Derby who have gone from being a once a fortnight club to a seven sessions (two on Thursday, five on Saturday) a week club, simply by sending five club members on the last Level 1 course!

Names please to Norman Randall, England Fencing Assistant Coach Educator on secretary@emfencing.com

 

 

REGION SECRETARY APPOINTED AS
ENGLAND FENCING COACH DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

England Fencing has announced that Norman Randall, Honorary Secretary of the East Midlands Region of England Fencing, has been appointed as Coach Development Consultant with a specific remit to develop a rigorous and sustainable coach development scheme for England Fencing. Norman will be working closely with England Fencing's Director of Coaching, Bob Bales. The project is expected to take 12 months to full implementation with a short period after that for review.

Norman has been a fencer for over 40 years and a coach since 1979. He holds an England Fencing Level 4 Coach qualification in three weapons and a Diploma in Sports Psychology. Last year he was appointed as an England Fencing Assistant Coach Educator. He currently coaches at Nottingham University, Radcliffe Sword Club, Sherwood Cadets Fencing Club, Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior School and occasionally assists at the East Midlands Cadet Squad - the Region's Centre of Excellence for up-and-coming young fencers from around the East Midlands.

Norman runs a Training and Development consultancy specialising in leadership development, training design and management, change management and executive coaching. He says, 'I feel very fortunate to have been appointed to this post by England Fencing because it combines my day job with my love of fencing and coaching. I will be consulting locally, regionally and nationally as well as with the governing bodies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to develop the most effective processes, systems and procedures for the training and development of fencing coaches at all levels and weapons, to establish a robust and respected Coach Development Scheme for England Fencing.'