Summer Fencing Camp
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Scroll down for the schedule of camps. Some people have been missing it but it is below.
Scroll down for the schedule of camps. Some people have been missing it but it is below.
General Information: Camps are offered at the Minnesota Sword Club's facilities; a number for beginners and two for experienced fencers. The kids pair up with fencers their own age so a variety of ages during a camp doesn't really matter. The camps for experienced fencers are the intermediate camp for fencers who took earlier camps and the advanced camp for highly experienced fencers. The separation in skill level between the beginner and intermediate camps is not very great but the advanced camp requires a lot of knowledge plus your own electrical equipment. All camps are half day long and run Monday through Friday for one week. They are all designed to be fun while teaching the sport.
Beginner's camps are designed to turn new fencers into experienced ones. Due to the concentrated nature of these camps we have been extremely successful in quickly developing fencers. We cover the history of the sport; basic concepts of blade work and foot work, and teach both concentration and awareness for fencing. The summer camps for beginners teaches the skills, rules and game of the sport. We introduce the basic concepts of attack and defense the first two days and then reinforce the knowledge by using all three weapons of fencing, foil, saber and epee. All new fencers are bouting by the end of the first day. Many games relating to fencing and other more specific developmental activities of the sport are included to round out the program. Fun games are used to teach strategy and awareness. The strategic and awareness skills taught during the camp carry over to other sports making your child a better athlete. The camp is both a learning experience and fun. To register click here for on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Intermediate Camp, it is for fencers who have had at least one camp earlier in the summer or in previous summers. It reviews the concepts already taught but goes into more depth of concepts and technique. Situational competitive exercises and bouting are emphasized after the conceptual, perceptual and technical exercises are completed. Strategy and awareness skills are a part of all practices and transfers to other sports along with increased body awareness. But most of all, the camp is fun. To register click here for the on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Advanced Camp, "The Fencer's Methodology of Training" Manual is used to teach how to develop a winning strategy for particular opponents and for an entire competition. The camp is an intensive training sessions in technique, perception, strategy and bouting. Competitions will be part of each week's program with an analysis by the coach on how the fencer should direct his/her own development. This is the only time during the year when such an in-depth comprehensive analysis is made of the topic on strategy. The camp is fun and a great learning experience for competitive fencers. It is a major step from the intermediate camp and requires at least 100 hours of fencing experience. To register click here for the on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Beginner's camps are designed to turn new fencers into experienced ones. Due to the concentrated nature of these camps we have been extremely successful in quickly developing fencers. We cover the history of the sport; basic concepts of blade work and foot work, and teach both concentration and awareness for fencing. The summer camps for beginners teaches the skills, rules and game of the sport. We introduce the basic concepts of attack and defense the first two days and then reinforce the knowledge by using all three weapons of fencing, foil, saber and epee. All new fencers are bouting by the end of the first day. Many games relating to fencing and other more specific developmental activities of the sport are included to round out the program. Fun games are used to teach strategy and awareness. The strategic and awareness skills taught during the camp carry over to other sports making your child a better athlete. The camp is both a learning experience and fun. To register click here for on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Intermediate Camp, it is for fencers who have had at least one camp earlier in the summer or in previous summers. It reviews the concepts already taught but goes into more depth of concepts and technique. Situational competitive exercises and bouting are emphasized after the conceptual, perceptual and technical exercises are completed. Strategy and awareness skills are a part of all practices and transfers to other sports along with increased body awareness. But most of all, the camp is fun. To register click here for the on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Advanced Camp, "The Fencer's Methodology of Training" Manual is used to teach how to develop a winning strategy for particular opponents and for an entire competition. The camp is an intensive training sessions in technique, perception, strategy and bouting. Competitions will be part of each week's program with an analysis by the coach on how the fencer should direct his/her own development. This is the only time during the year when such an in-depth comprehensive analysis is made of the topic on strategy. The camp is fun and a great learning experience for competitive fencers. It is a major step from the intermediate camp and requires at least 100 hours of fencing experience. To register click here for the on-line registration or click here for U.S. Mail Registration.
Camp Schedule for 2013
Sessions run Monday through Friday with a limit of 20 fencers. Fencers are grouped by age in each camp. As soon as a camp is full it will say CLOSED in red at the end of the camp line. So, if it does not say Closed you don't need to write and ask if it is still open.
Beginners age 8 to 16 -
Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28, 8:30a to 12:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19, 8:30a to 12:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, Aug 5 to Friday, Aug 9, 12:30p to 4:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 8:30a to 12:00p
Intermediate Fencers - age 8 to 17 -
Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 12:30p to 4:00p
Advanced Fencers - age 10 to 17 -
Monday, August 20 to Friday, August 23, 8:30a to 12:00p
Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28, 8:30a to 12:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19, 8:30a to 12:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, Aug 5 to Friday, Aug 9, 12:30p to 4:00p
Beginners - age 8 to 16 -
Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 8:30a to 12:00p
Intermediate Fencers - age 8 to 17 -
Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 12:30p to 4:00p
Advanced Fencers - age 10 to 17 -
Monday, August 20 to Friday, August 23, 8:30a to 12:00p
Camp Fees are $139.oo
MSC Member's Camp Fees are $119.oo
Required
For the first and every day the following equipment is required: Sneakers, a t-shirt, long sweat pants and an inexpensive cotton work glove. Short pants and jeans are not allowed. Campers with short pants cannot fence for safety reasons. All fencing equipment is provided. Bring healthy food and a drink for a snack.
Some Photos From Past Camps
All kids are grouped by age in each camp. The young kids work with the other youngsters and the older fencers work with their friends. Foil, saber and epee are all taught during a beginner's class. The kids are fencing the first day.
