Competition Clinic 2019-2020

Please join us for a fencing competition clinic. We will focus mostly on youth foil and epee fencing but this is applicable for all weapons and all age groups. The goal of this clinic is to help share some of the experience and advice that can help you and your fencer maximize your success in this sport. We will discuss ways of choosing events that maximize your experience. We will spend most of the time discussing how to actively manage a tournament from the pool rounds into the direct elimination table including how to use pool sheets, how to help plan strategy and tactics, and how to encourage your fencer during breaks. We encourage families to come together for this clinic because it is a collaborative effort. These tips will help both advanced fencers (we are still using these methods) and beginners (let's get you started right). You don't need to know how to fence to help support your fencer. This clinic is open to all fencers from any club. We are hoping to have this clinic before the fencing season gets busy. The week after this clinic there are youth and adult events in our region. TIME Saturday, October 5 from 3-5 PM. LOCATION Metro Tacoma Fencing Club, Lakewood, WA AGENDA (estimated and flexible times) - Introduction (5 min) - Quick competition format (3 min) - AskFRED and USA Fencing websites (2 min) - Choosing your events (15 min) - Pool sheets, video, and helping your fencer (15 min) - Strategy and tactics (30 min) - Strip coaching (10 min) - Classes, private lessons, open fencing, and competitions (10 min) - Home drills (15 min) - Questions and answers (15 min) COST (per family) $40 for the clinic MTFC intermediate fencers get a $10 discount MTFC beginner fencers get a $20 discount (Only one discount will apply) CLINIC STAFF Tobias Lee, coach, Prévôt in Foil. Toby started fencing in 1986 at Lakeside High school. He was a member of the Harvard varsity fencing team as an épéeist from 1991-1994. He has weapons ratings of A2019 in épée, B2019 in foil, and E2019 in saber. For the 2017-2019 seasons his highest ranking was 3rd in the country for veteran 40 (40 years old and older) men's épée. His US fencing referee ratings are a 6 in foil and a 7 in épée (2012). All three of his children have earned national points. All three of the senior aged fencers in the house hold the highest A rating. We have earned 11 USA fencing national medals as a family. Young Kim Guerra. Young started fencing foil in 2019 after seeing the success of her two children. She will frequently travel to national tournaments without a club coach and support her fencers. Both her two children have earned national points. They have four USA fencing national medals as a family. PLEASE PREREGISTER Please preregister on AskFRED so we can make sure we have enough pool sheets for everyone. If you do not preregister you are welcome but may not get the most important tool for this clinic.