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Sabre Pathway Camp - December 2025

This Pathway Camp is designed to support both fencers in preparing effectively for competition by focusing on the principle of ‘controlling the controllables’, while U14 fencers will explore the foundations of GBR Squad Culture and learn to train as a cohesive team. Saturday’s programme includes competitive poule fights with tactical scenarios, a nutrition workshop, light sparring for those competing the next day, and individual support. On Sunday, athletes will take part in team-building activities, collaborative training, problem-solving sparring, plyometric-based S&C learning, and a competitive finish to reinforce squad development.

Camp Focus

Cadets, Juniors & Seniors: Control the controllables – preparing effectively for competition.

U14s (Sunday only): Understanding GBR Squad Culture – learning to train as a team and developing a sense of belonging.

Saturday
Competitive morning – poule fights with scenarios
Nutrition workshop post lunch
Light sparring for those competing next day
Individual support – come prepared with what you want to work on

Sunday 
Team building warm up – get to know each other
Building a sense of squad – seeing each other as team mates
Learning to train with each other
Sparring with problem solving
S&C learning – plyos
Competitive finish

Sign up:

If you have applied to the 2025-26 GBR Pathway Programme, you should have received an email from Sport:80, which you need to accept and then login to Sport:80 to complete the final stages of your registration.

Coaching Team
We’re excited to welcome the following coaches to this camp:

  • Fran Whalley
  • Phil Shepherd-Foster
  • Stuart Marshall

Arrival
Please arrive at the Cardiff Academy of Fencing after 10:00 in time for a 10:30 start on Saturday 13th December and after 09:00 in time for a 09:30 start on Sunday 14th December; please sign in on arrival.

The address of the Fencing Academy is:

Cardiff Academy of Fencing
Splash Central
Beignon Close
Cardiff
CF24 5PB

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Departure
Departure will be from the same place at 17:00 each day; please sign out when you leave.

The timings for each day are:

Saturday 13th December 2025: 10:00am meet for a 10:30 start, 17:00 end
Sunday 14th December 2025: 09:00meet for a 09:30 start, 17:00 end

Food
You will need to bring food for lunch each day, there is limited food available to buy onsite.

What you need

Remember all sparring sessions will be in full kit, including socks. The coaches won’t let you fence unless you are.

Essential

  • Full fencing kit.  All must be in good condition and you should have at least 3 weapons and 2 body wires.
  • Test and tool kit to maintain your fencing kit
  • Sports kit for non-fencing activity. T-shirts, shorts, indoor running shoes/trainers
  • Named water bottle
  • Your training diary, a computer or tablet if your diary is in electronic format or online, computer or tablet if you are part of the DiSE programme
  • Your GBR pathway tracksuit if you have one (please arrive wearing your tracksuit)
  • Any essential medication and non-essential medication, e.g. paracetamol

Last updated 1 Nov 2025