USFCA Annual Conference 2005 - Schedule

Portland Fencing Center - Westbrook, Maine

June 3 - 5, 2005

 

Latest Update: 5/20/05 -  "Fundamentals of Epee Training" & "Advanced Epee Tactics" - Mark Holbrow, Fencing Master

Conference Schedule:

 Friday

(6/3/05)

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

 

Continued:

7:00 – 9:00 PM

 

 

Preparing for USFCA

 Testing & Accreditation

 

Scheduled Written and Practical USFCA Accreditation Exams

Bill Shipman 

Fencing Master

Head Coach, Brandeis University

C&A Board Chair

 

Contact Bill Shipman for

Exam Arrangements & Times

 

9:00 PM

 

USFCA Executive

Committee Meeting

Arnold Mercado, Fencing Master

USFCA President

Saturday

(6/4/05)

9:00 - 10:30 AM

 

Developing Fencers for NCAA Competition 

Peter Brand

Head Coach, Harvard University USFCA Coach of the Year

 

10:45 - 12:15 PM

 

The Future of Fencing in the Media: A Panel Discussion

Members of the panel: 

Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe

David Schreff, Associate

Arnold Mercado, Fencing Master

USFCA President

 

12:30 - 2:00 PM

 

Luncheon and Annual General Membership Meeting 

USFCA Executive Board & All Members. 

 

2:00 – 3:00 PM

(Main Club)

Risk Management

Vincent Bradford, Fencing  Master

 

2:00 – 3:00 PM

(Dance Studio)

Lessons in Silence: Non-verbal cueing and the Individual Lesson

 

Anthony Gillham, Fencing Master

Caliburn Fencing Club

 

3:15 – 4:45 PM

 

Master Zbigniew Czajkowski's "Fencing Actions, Terminology and Classification of Fencing 
Actions"

Vincent Bradford 

Fencing Master, Director: Pan American Fencing Academy & South Regional Coaching Development Program

 

4:45 – 6:30 PM

 

Fundamentals of Epee Training

Mark Holbrow

Fencing Master

Bucks County Academy of Fencing

 

Scheduled Daily

Written and Practical USFCA Accreditation Exams

C&A Board

Contact Bill Shipman for

Exam Arrangements & Times

 

 

 

 

Sunday

(6/5/05)

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Training Advanced Epee Tactics

Mark Holbrow

Fencing Master

Bucks County Academy of Fencing

 

 

 

11:45 - 1: 30 PM

(Main Club)

Coaches vs. Referees: Establishing a Corroborative Relationship 

Jon Moss

Head Coach , University of New Hampshire, FIE Certified Referee & USFA FOC Presenters (AM/PM)

 

11:45 - 1:30 PM

(Dance Studio)

 

Teaching Fencing to Children

John Krauss, Moniteur

Down East School of Fencing

 

Daily TBA

Written and Practical USFCA Accreditation Exams

C&A Board

Contact Bill Shipman for

Exam Arrangements & Times

 

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