The first round of the 2015/16 NIJFS will take place on Sunday 8th November at Hunterhouse College. Enter online now!
Latest News
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5 Nations Selections 2015
The Teams selected for the the 5 Nations competition have been posted on the Selection Decisions page. The 5 Nations is being hosted by NI Fencing this year and will be held at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus on Saturday 21st November. Anyone who is interested in volunteering to help with this competition please contact us at [email protected].
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Junior Academy Dates
Junior (youth) Academy
Junior Academy will be held on the following dates:
26th September
13th December
14th February
22nd MayAll sessions will be at Hunterhouse College starting at 10am until 4pm
This is for all weapons.
Cost £15 per session.
This is open to all young fencers aged 8-14.
The first one will be open and selections will be made for future sessions. The Academy is for fencers who have potential to join the National Academy and fence abroad. I have been asked whether National Academy members can attend. I would be happy for this to happen.
Any questions please contact Maitre Mike Westgate
Maitre Mike Westgate
Performance Manager NIF -
Coaches Courses 2015-16
This year there will be 4 Coach Training sessions:
12th September at Foyle – 10am to 4pm
5th December, Coleraine or Belfast
20th February, Coleraine or Belfast
12th March, Coleraine or Belfast (to be confirmed)The cost is £30 per session.
It is important to attend all sessions in order to improve coaching qualifications. There will be 4 sessions every year. At the first session the Coach Profiles will be introduced. Coaches can bring a pupil with them if they wish.
Any questions about the training please contact Maitre Mike Westgate.
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Charles Gault – Obituary
Charles Gault or ‘Charlie’ as he was know to generations of Instonians and fencers was a substantial figure in the fencing world. President of the Northern Ireland Fencing Union for over thirty years and master i/c fencing at RBAI from 1965 he was an enthusiastic and committed fencing administrator serving on committees of Public Schools Fencing and representing us on the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council through the long years of the sport’s exclusion from the main Games. His greatest pleasure was to register the success of Inst fencers and he was responsible for the school being at the very top of UK Schools’ Fencing for the whole of his involvement, even after retiring from the school staff. He was an active supporter and ambassador helping dozens of individuals in their enjoyment of fencing. The anecdotes are legion, the memories copious. He is a loss not just to his family but to all those who knew him.
Jack Magill
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Success at Junior Commonwealh
A huge congratulations to the Woman’s Foil team; Keziah Beattie, Lucy Taylor, Olivia Keys and Victoria Duxbury, who won Bronze in the Junior Commonwealth Team Event!! Well Done girls you did great!!
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Important – New Access NI Process
Please note that there is now a new process for Applying for an Enhanced Disclosure through Access NI in conjunction with our Umbrella Body – The Northern Ireland Sports Forum.
Details of the procedure can be found on the Safeguarding Documents and Resources Page. I have also linked the document here for easy access – Access NI Application Process – NI Sports Forum
All Volunteers and Coaches are required to have an Access NI Check. If you have previously had a check you will need to renew it as soon as possible.
As we no longer have umbrella status due to the small number of checks that we conduct it was necessary to partner with another umbrella organisation – the NISF. However this means that there is a charge for the check as follows;
Volunteers and Volunteer Coaches – £10
Paid Coaches – £43
For further information and to help process an application please contact either David Connolly or Julie Murphy.
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UK School Games Teams 2015
Check out the Selections Decisions Page for the UK School Games Teams heading to Manchester in September! Well Done everyone!
