Good evening everyone
A “warm” welcome to the sunnier climes of February – the bad joke here is outdoor fencing is no longer required but if its grown on you then good luck and keep going!
Moving away from my humour and awful dad jokes, it was great to see so many of the fencing community enjoying themselves at competitions foreign and domestic last week. So many of the images on social media were heartening to see and of course any sort of fencing is great fun at the moment. I may or may not have finished 11th at the Stirling Sword Sabre myself…
Coming up over the next few weeks we have the Scottish Student Sport (SSS) Beginners event which you can enter via PlayWaze here – please do consider supporting this beginners event if you are eligible to compete, it should be great fun.
This coming weekend we also have the Foundation for Scottish Fencing Youth Development Series event in Edinburgh. Please do check the Foundation facebook page and other social channels for more info including check-in times and other crucial info.
At the end of February we of course have the Scottish Open in Largs. We are delighted to be hosting the event after what seems like an age, indeed the last Open was in November 2019 so once again I’m looking forward to seeing friends old and new enjoying themselves on the piste. If you havent already entered (and you really should have by now 😉) then please check out the link here.
Throughout February, we also have a multitude of international representation at Cadet, Junior and Senior level as a clutch of Scottish Fencers were selected for various upcoming GB squads and events. We also have a few coaches and support staff from the Scottish fencing community travelling as well so a hearty congratulations to everyone selected – well done!
A last call here for those who have yet to complete the British Fencing Equality Survey which was emailed to all members. Please do fill it in if you can as it provides a vital picture of our membership landscape and really does help us tailor future programmes at British and Scottish level.
Lastly, our Chair George Liston shared in last weeks brief update a number of opportunities to join the coaching team for the commonwealth championships would go live this week. These Lead Weapon Coach vacancies are now live on the SF website and socials and if you have any queries please contact Clare on Clare.Queen@scottish-fencing.comwho can get the best answer for you.
Our Performance Consultant post has now closed and the panel met this afternoon to review the applications. We will announce the successful tender next week.
Meantime, wherever you are getting your fencing fix this weekend please enjoy it and look after yourself and those around you.
Paul Vaughan – Performance Director
#ForgingTheFuture
