We are holding FREE Come And Try It sessions for 8-12 year olds at Queens PEC on Sunday 30th March.
To find out more https://www.fencelikeanolympian.com/taster .
Category: Events
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Northern Ireland Junior Foil Series 2024 – Round 1 – Results
On 12 October we had the first round of the Northern Ireland Junior Foil Series at Shankill Leisure Centre – the premier competition for junior foil fencers.
The results are in!
Congratulations to all the winners.
See you all November 9th, again at Shankill for the Round 2. -
Commonwealth Games Summary
The Cadet and Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships took place in Newcastle between 23rd and 30th July 2018. Northern Ireland had fencers competing in all weapons throughout this competition at both Cadet and Junior level.
Our fencers obtained some hard-fought and thoroughly well-earned individual results across the board, including L16 finishes from:
- Keziah Beattie in Junior Women’s Foil
- Kieran Dowse in Junior Men’s Sabre
- Emma McLaughlin in Cadet Women’s Sabre
- Daniel Sigurdsson in Cadet and Junior Men’s Foil
- Michael Thompson in Junior Men’s Foil
In particular we would like to highlight the exceptional achievement of Beth Taylor who earned Bronze in Junior Women’s sabre, defeating the number one seed in her L16 bout, and earning a decisive victory in her L8.
Cadet Men’s Foil Daniel Sigurdsson – 16th
Finn McMullan – 27th
Jonathan Connery – 32nd
Rowan Luney – 34th
Matthew McKay – 38th
TEAM RESULT: 7th
Junior Men’s Foil Daniel Sigurdsson – 14th
Michael Thompson – 15th
Finn McMullan – 18th
Luke Wallace – 36th
Jonathan Connery – 38th
TEAM RESULT: 5th
Cadet Women’s Foil Charlotte Slater – 21st
Catherine McConvey – 26th
Sarah Shaw – 33rd
TEAM RESULT: 8th
Junior Women’s Foil Keziah Beattie – 15th
Charlotte Slater – 24th
Catherine McConvey – 37th
Sarah Shaw – 39th
TEAM RESULT: 8th
Cadet Men’s Epee N/A
Junior Men’s Epee Paul Verdon – 25th
William Girvan – 29th
Michael Thompson – 38th
Cadet Women’s Epee Charlotte Slater – 25th
Junior Women’s Epee Charlotte Slater – 21st
Cadet Men’s Sabre N/A
Junior Men’s Sabre Kieran Dowse – 12th
Christian Hegarty – 27th
Daithi Harkin – 31st
TEAM RESULT: 7th
Cadet Women’s Sabre Emma McLaughlin – 16th
Ciara Cormican – 21st
Jodi Desmond – 22nd
TEAM RESULT: 5th
Junior Women’s Sabre Beth Taylor – 3rd
Ciara Cormican – 21st
Emma Robinson – 22nd
TEAM RESULT: 5th
We are very grateful to all fencers for representing Northern Ireland at such a prestigious event, and immensely proud of your achievements. We hope that you all have gained valuable experience that you can take forward as you continue to develop your skills in this sport.
NI Fencing would like to extend gratitude to the team staff for accompanying and organisation with the fencers – team manager Maitre Mike Westgate, assistant team manager Ásdís Lindal, and assistant coach Dr Gerard Madden. We would also like to thank all family members and friends for their support.
With the Cadet and Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships now completed, we wish the best of luck to our fencers representing Northern Ireland at the Senior Commonwealth Championships which will take place in Canberra, Australia later this year.
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5 Nations Results
We had a great weekend at the 5 Nations in Jordanstown this weekend. Check out all the results on the 5 Nations Information Page
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Watch the Commonwealth Fencing Championships
There will be live video feeds from the Commonwealth Fencing Championships starting at 2.30 pm on Monday 10th November running for all six days of the Championships as well as playlists of Full Match replays. More information and the running order for the Championships can be found on the Commonweath – LIVE Feeds page
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*VETS* Celtic Challenge 2014
The Celtic Challenge for Vets will be held in Edinburgh on the 26th and 27th July 2014. You can find further information and the entry form in the Events Calender
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National Academy Coaching Training
A Coaching Training Course will be held at Hunterhouse College onSaturday 15th March. For further information go to the Event in the Calender.
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British Fencing National Club and Coach Conference
British Fencing and Beazley are pleased to announce that they are
hosting a National Conference for British Fencing Club Officials and
Coaches at Sandown Park, Surrey on Sunday 6th October 2013.
We are also delighted to announce that the day will feature a Q&A
session with one of the World’s most successful coaches, Christian
Bauer, who is the Russian National Sabre Coach. He will deliver our
keynote speech which will be followed by a choice of eight workshop
sessions. The sessions are designed to help with club development
issues, coaching and coach development matters. They are as follows;
- Business skills for sports clubs
- Fundraising, grants and sponsorship
- Increasing membership – how to find and retain members
- Marketing your club on a limited budget
- Goal setting, planning and periodization for your athletes
- Talent assessment
- The need for speed!
- It’s all in the mind
More information on each session is available here.
Each delegate will be able to attend a maximum of 3 workshops so
please make your choices clearly. Places are limited and will be
allocated on a first come, first served basis. Don’t miss out on this
great opportunity and book your place today through the following link,
https://www.beazley.com/prebuilt/beazleybritishfencingcoaching.html.
There is NO CHARGE to attend this event, however you will need to
cover your own costs to get to and from the venue.
