Training for College Club Coaches

[MdA]

Saturday Sept 27:
10 AM to 5 - theory of practice, footwork, foil skills and lessons, epee skills
7-9 PM: Roundtable on club teams - how to recruit, raise money, retain fencers, organize your club, etc.
Sunday Sept 28: 9 A - 2 P - epee lessons, sabre skills and lessons


Site: Patten Gym, Northwestern University, 2407 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Cost: You must bring proof of membership in the USFCA by at least one member of your institution's club team.
Limited to university clubs and varsity teams.
Bring your equipment for participation and a sack lunch.


Sponsored by the Midwest Fencing Conference and the USFCA.

Contact Head Coach Laurie Schiller at lds307@northwestern.edu

[catwood1]

I would totally go to this, except for the fact that a plane ticket from DC to IL is a bit much for this kinda thing for me...

[kuroutesshin]

MSU is sending some of our travel coaches, and maybe a student or two. I'll be excited to hear what they learn.

[Allen Evans]

MdA:

This is a perfect opportunity to sit down, write down all of this stuff in a presentable package, and make a little extra money selling it. You might teach twenty coaches at (what ever price) that weekend, but reach a hundred others at $10 a manual.


Allen Evans

[oiuyt]

MdA:

This is a perfect opportunity to sit down, write down all of this stuff in a presentable package, and make a little extra money selling it. You might teach twenty coaches at (what ever price) that weekend, but reach a hundred others at $10 a manual.

Note that it's Laurie Schiller conducting the seminar, not MdA.

MdA was posting an announcement about it (presumably) to raise awareness.

-B

[Allen Evans]

Since Laurie isn't posting on the web, and I don't have a way to contact him and I know MdA talks to him frequently enough, I assumed the information would, you know, sort of drift over that way if I posted it here.

I also assumed the radical idea of putting a clinic down on paper might actually be better received if it came from MdA than some unknown coach in VA.



Allen Evans

[MdA]

Since Laurie isn't posting on the web, and I don't have a way to contact him and I know MdA talks to him frequently enough, I assumed the information would, you know, sort of drift over that way if I posted it here.

I also assumed the radical idea of putting a clinic down on paper might actually be better received if it came from MdA than some unknown coach in VA.



Allen Evans

This is an excellent idea. As pointed out in the previous post, Coach Schiller is hosting, so I will pass it on to him by email.

However, from my experience, the best way of actually accomplishing this task is to have one of the attending coaches produce the manual. This is an excellent project for a young college coach and future member of the USFCA college club committee.

I am sure that Coach Schiller would be willing to review drafts and revisions of such a manual, if it were produced after the clinic. After all, he is a university professor and that is what he does.

This might actually be an excellent start on a Fencing Master thesis for someone.

I am sure that the USFCA would cover the cost of printing and distribution and would post in the library on the new website.

[MdA]

This is an excellent idea.

I am sure that the USFCA would cover the cost of printing and distribution and would post in the library on the new website.

We could also print it in the Swordmaster...but we need a volunteer. Send me a PM if you are interested.