October is here, and with it is coming the start of regional fencing competitions for the first time since the pandemic swept across the country more than a half a year ago. You can only compete in your specific region right now, not as before when fencers could...
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Month: September 2020
7 Ways to Help Kids Balance Sports and Academics in the Time of COVID
There has always been a careful balance between school and sports, but now the facets of this challenge have changed completely. Not only is school and sport totally different than it has been before, there is also the added struggle of navigating a crisis. Everyone...
How to Learn to Start Fencing Online
Six months ago, I would have told you that this isn’t worth it. I would have said to you that it was all temporary and that start fencing online was a stop gap for a few weeks until we figured things out. Today of course we know differently. We know now that we have...
World Fencing Day: Now is the Time to Pass the Torch and Share the Passion
Mentorship is life changing. It is unlike any other relationship that an individual can have in the personal way that it inspires growth and development. Mentorship that is founded upon peer relationships is often even more powerful than the mentorship that comes from...