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NEW #BFLEARNINGWEEK 2025 EVENT: FROM STANDING TO SEATED

Aimee Aronica joins #BFLearningWeek 2025 with ‘From standing to seated: adapting to disability as a coach and a fencer’, taking place on Tuesday 19th August at 4pm-5pm.

Date: Tuesday 19th August 2025, 4pm-5pm

Guest Speaker: Aimee Aronica (GBR Para Fencer and Coach)

Host: Rick Rodgers (BF Inclusion Manager (Disability))

About the session

Aimee Aronica shares her journey from a standing fencer to para fencer and coach. Aimee reminds us that not all standing fencers are non-disabled, and discusses how that can impact coaching and training. She’ll reflect on the process of transitioning from a standing to wheelchair fencer. She’ll also discuss how she’s converted her coaching skills from standing to seated fencing, including the similarities and differences between the disciplines.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the differences and similarities between seated and standing fencing.
  • Understand how to transition from standing coaching to seated coaching.

About the guest speaker

Aimee Aronica:

Aimee is a para fencer and standing and seated coach at Nottingham University Fencing Club. She plays a key role in wheelchair fencing outreach and development. Aimee helps to introduce newcomers to the sport by volunteering at taster events and supporting fencers’ progression into the GBR Pathway programme. This year, she competed at her first Para Fencing World Cup in Eger, Hungary.

In 2024, Aimee won a BF Honours award for services to wheelchair fencing and coaching.

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About BF Learning Week

BF Learning Week is an annual opportunity for our members and wider community to join online developmental and informative sessions in subjects from coaching to community development. Due to the work being made in the para and seated fencing spaces, such as the SwordSeat™, the aim for 2025 is to focus on accessibility and disability inclusion.

The week will take place between the 18th and 22nd August 2025.

A full timetable, updated regularly, can be found here: BF Learning Week 2025