Author: Fergus Wilson

On Saturday 14^th September Dusty Miller , Head Of Performance Coaching and Development at British Fencing and a Performance Coaching Consultant at UK Sports Institute, will be hosting a Coach and Athlete Workshop at Shankill Leisure Centre, 100 Shankill Rd, Belfast ,BT13 2BD from 10am – 5pm. There is free parking at the Leisure Centre .

The Workshop will be focused on providing skill development for the Coaches and its practical application for the fencers attending .

During the Workshop Dusty will be working with the coaches to identify best practice coaching and the fencers will be engaged in structured sparring and learning.

The Workshop is open to all coaches and fencers , in all 3 weapons , over the age of 14 years old.

Please bring lunch and snacks and enough fluid to last you for the day.

Some way of recordings information from the day – pen/paper, tablet etc- would be useful to have with you.

Workshop Day schedule

10 am                    Coaches arrive

10 -10.15             Welcome , intros , scene setting

10.15-11.15       Workshop element 1 for coaches

10.45                     Fencers arrive ready to start at 11.15

11.15 – 12.00     Workshop element 2 for coaches and fencers

12.00 – 12.30     Review of 2 workshops with Dusty to pull together common themes , issues , challenges

12.30 – 1.15       Lunch

1.15 – 16.30       Workshop element 3 for fencers and coaches

16.30 – 17.00     Review and finish

Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance

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We are excited and proud to be supporting our strategic partner NI Commonwealth Games Council / Team NI in the delivery of fencing sessions for the Footprint Women’s Centre and to be providing the opportunity for more people to try the fantastic sport of fencing!

Caoimhin Heaney – NICGC Staff Intern who recently qualified as a Level 1 and Plastic Fencing coach as part of the SNI funded Coach Development initiative – has delivered 2 sessions for the females at the Footprint Women’s Centre in the Colin area of Belfast.

Established in 1991 , Footprints Women’s Centre – https://www.footprintswomenscentre.org/womenscentre  – is an anchor organisation , supporting the delivery of positive change in the lives of women and children in the Colin area .

Further sessions will be delivered during the summer and the dates will be confirmed shortly.

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