Pre-High School Clinic Series (Session 2)
Registration closes October 20, 2024
Online Payments Not Accepted
Improve your team exponentially. Become a leader for your team. Learn skills and drills you can bring back to your team.
When preparing for the high school fencing season we tend to try and get a lot of bouting in so we think we are ready. But once the season starts there can feel like a lack of guidance or direction with practices. Maybe you have a skilled coach but they can only make it to practices a couple days a week. Maybe you have a dedicated teacher coaching your team but they are still learning about the sport. Maybe your team needs a leader.
This clinic will give you actionable skills, techniques, and drills to bring to your high school teams so you can better support your teammates on an individual, squad, and team level. If you are looking to be a better leader on your high school team this is the clinic for you.
We will be breaking our instruction into 5 sessions:
Session 1: Team Warm-ups and Conditioning
Session 2: Footwork for Teams and Weapons
Session 3: Bladework for Teams and Weapons
Session 4: Strip Strategy
Session 5: Team Strategy and Culture
Each session will have takeaways for yourself and your program, finishing off each session bouting with other participants and our collegiate fencers.
Daniel Bailey-Yavonditte, 2020 USA Fencing High School Coach of the Year, will be bringing the lessons he has learned on the national, collegiate, and high school levels to you in this 5 part series. Assisted by experienced Drew University fencers, who have worked together building a similar mentality and culture in their own program, you have a chance to learn from those that have found success on the high school level and beyond. If you want to be a part of elevating the level of your high school team in just a year this will be the one clinic that will not only benefit you as a fencer but your whole program moving forward.
Monday, October 21
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Session 2: Footwork for Teams and Weapons
The one element of fencing that is transferable to every weapon is footwork. Having good footwork sets a fencer apart from their opponents. We will work on general footwork to build precision and endurance while also doing specific footwork geared toward each weapon. You will be able to take these drills directly back to your teams to build your whole programs footwork.
Drew University, Simon Forum and Athletic Center
36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940
Payment options include: Cash, Check (made out to "Drew University Fencing"), or Venmo (@DrewFencing). If paying via Check or Venmo, please include the name of the fencer.
Contact Coach Daniel Bailey-Yavonditte (dan.baileyy@gmail.com) with any questions.