FIE Coaching Academy 2025

Further information about the FIE Coaching Academy 2025.

Page Updated: 9th October 2024

Course Duration: Three months

Course content:

Fencing basics is covered in all three weapons ( Level 2)

• Group training (Training in basic principles without specifying specifics) :
• Group training formations
• General warm up
• Gymnastics in theory and practice
• Gymnastics exercises: planning, terminology and illustrations
• How to compose gymnastics exercises
• Methods of leading gymnastics lessons
• Stretching
• Warm up (specifically for fencing)
• Sports games
• Skill development games adapted for fencing
• Footwork preparatory exercises, methods of teaching
• Teaching advanced footwork techniques
• Exercises for developing footwork strength
• Fundamentals of hand technique during group training
• Possibilities for developing hand technique
• Dexterity development
• Thrust exercises to lunging pad
• Cut exercises to dummy
• Targeted footwork with weapon in hand
• Exercises involving pairs
• Pair exercises targeted for attack and defence
• The concept of ‘timing’ and types of timing in fencing

Individual lessons:

• Fencing lessons basics (basic principles without specifying specifics)
• Posture of the coach
• Footwork of the coach
• Realistic blade presentation
• Coach preparatory exercises
• Student preparatory exercises
• Connections between fencing actions
• Correcting mistakes
• Methods of muscle relaxation
• Construction of the fencing lesson
• The mechanical lesson
• The variable lesson

 Other subjects:

• Common questions around talent search and selection
• Physical capabilities development
• Physical stamina development
• Mental stamina development
• Training stress and tiredness
• Tactical development
• Competing
• The question of bringing out ‘good form’
• Fencing hall accessories, teaching aids
• Electronic scoring equipment – how it works
• Parts of the weapon
• The basic construction and optimisation of the weapon
• Safety regulations and how to prevent fencing accidents
• Fencing rules and regulations
• Judging

 Theory (Hungarian University of Sports Education)

•  Coaching theory
•  Pedagogy
• Sport psychology
• Physiology
• Management
  (More detailed information on the theory courses’ content will be provided by on the course by the relevant tutors)

Daily course schedule (Weeks 1-8)

• 09.00-09.45: General warm up, fencing specific warm up, games
• 10.00-10.45: Exercises for footwork development.
• 11.00-12.30: Weapon-specific coaching with weapon specialist coach.
• 15.00-17.00: Weapon-specific coaching – ongoing development.

Daily course schedule (Weeks 9-12)

•  Preparing for practical exam.
• Construction of the exam-lesson.
• Practicing, overseen by mentor coach
• Exams