Training camps have always been an essential part of a fencer’s development, and at Atlantic Fencing Academy we encourage everyone to join. They incorporate many activities to suit anyone from novice to competitive fencers:-
Novice fencers may attend to kickstart their fencing career, increase their chances of retaining information by training consecutive days during vacation time from school. Camps give the time and space to learn without being judged or intimidated.
Intermediate fencers may want to hone their skills with world-class coaches or bout with new opposition, longer training times give athletes more freedom to practice and experiment with new techniques.
Elite athletes may use camps as a source of conditioning preseason and maintaining high levels of technical and tactical abilities midseason. It’s a chance to rebuild foundations and practice new moves.
Apart from the above, here are 4 reasons we think training camps are worth joining:
- Focused Training
Whether it is a few days or a whole week, training day after day gives athletes a chance to leave distractions outside the fencing salle and focus on enjoying the sport. Turn up, play games, learn new skills, bout, and recover for the next day.
- Access to Experienced Fencers and Coaches
Being able to spend time with more experienced fencers and world-class coaches opens the opportunity to pick their brains. Coaches are always nearby, so don’t be afraid to ask them questions, it is likely they’ve got a long list of suggestions for you!
- Learn More than Fencing
Attending a fencing camp can be so much more than learning the sport. It encourages you to engage with other athletes and develop friendships over a common interest. You may find that you learn about yourself as a person as well as an athlete.
- Something Completely Different
The structure of modern training camps include more than fundamentals, bouting, drills and conditioning, they contain games, sport psychology, nutrition information and injury prevention and a lot more.
• Upcoming Fencing Training Camps at AFA
