Below are 2 summer camps for Epee. Camp #1 is a developmental camp for Boys and Girls. Camp #2 is for Elite Women Epee fencers. Both camps are in August and will be held in Kerrville, Texas (which is about an hour northwest of San Antonio).
Camp #1
Developmental Epee Camp (Boys and Girls) August 6-11, 2006. Camp #1 is a developmental summer camp for both boys and girls (ages 11-18). This will be a traditional summer fencing camp with lessons, bouting, conditioning, etc. Paul Pesthy (women's epee National coach), Kelley Hurley (National team member and 2005 Cadet World Champion) and Courtney Hurley (National Team member and 2006 Cadet World Champion) will be the coaches. The camp will be from Sunday 3pm - Friday 1pm - Aug 6 - 11, 2006 at Schreiner University in Kerrville Texas. The cost of the camp is $550 (includes all room & board). Transportation to/from the San Antonio airport is available for an additional charge ($25 round trip) as Kerrville is 1 hour away from the airport. Space is limited -- so you can be sure of plenty of individual attention! Deadline for registration is July 3. Registration and camp flyer can be downloaded at
http://www.usawomensepee.org/flyer2006.pdf (pdf format - Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view). For more information, please email Tracy Hurley at
hurley@hctc.net or phone: 210.413.7579.
The top 8 of the Y12, Y14 and Cadet epee (boys or girls) on the USFA rolling point standings as of June 1 are eligible for a $50 scholarship (only 1 scholarship per person allowed).
Camp #2
ELITE Womens' Epee camp August 4-7, 2006. Camp #2 will focus around the Senior World Championship team. The top 4 women will receive a scholarship to the camp and some travel reimbursement. This camp is MANDATORY for all team members. The camp will be Fri 3pm - Mon 1pm - Aug 4-7, 2006 at Schreiner University in Kerrville Texas. You will need to fly into San Antonio airport (you need to arrange to arrive at the San Antonio (SAT) airport NO LATER THAN 2:00pm and depart the SAT airport NO EARLIER THAN 4:00pm. Transportation will be provided (as Kerrville is approx 1 hour from the airport). The top 24 Seniors and top 16 Juniors are eligible to register on a priority basis however there are only 16 spots available. The deadline to register to reserve your spot is June 9. By June 16, we will notify the top 16 who have a reserved space (if there are more than 16 registered). The cost for the camp (exclusive of airfare) is $230 including transportation to/from the airport and all room & board. Registration and camp flyer can be downloaded at
http://www.usawomensepee.org/flyer2006-elite.pdf (pdf format - Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view). For more information, please email Tracy Hurley at
hurley@hctc.net or phone: 210.413.7579.