Coaches Required!!
The Foundation has recently been approached by 2 well established and operated SF listed clubs who are having a problem sourcing coaches - can you help?
Update!!
We are delighted to advise that the coaching requirement for St Andrews Fencing Club has now been filled after we posted this request here & on our Facebook page and that the club now appears to have secured a new set of coaching services on a long term basis. We are also advised that the request for extra assistance required for the other club is close to being confirmed.
Two great results which support the future of these clubs and safeguard the interests of the fencers - our immense thanks go to all who expressed interest and helped them with this.
F4SF
Original Post
Club 1 - St Andrews Fencing Club is looking for a coach to take over when their interim coaching cover (provided from the University Club) ends in December. They need someone with experience of working with children but versatile enough to coach a mixed group of adults. The club is small and is looking for someone who can help them to grow in size as well as support their existing fencers. This could be a good opportunity for someone who is qualified as a coach who possibly lives in Fife, Perth or Tayside and is looking to work with a motivated group of fencers and supporters who are fighting to keep their club up an running.
Club 2 - Located in the West of Scotland, this club primarily needs someone to support and bring on young novice fencers – currently they are turning away potential club members because they have no-one to coach them. Although the club have been looking for a while via personal contacts and the normal channels, they’ve been unable to secure someone – hence this call to arms!
If you can help with either of these requests – or you know someone who is appropriately qualified and CRB disclosure cleared etc. who could be interested in helping this clubs young fencers into the sport - then please let us know and we will put you in touch with them.
Please be aware also that the Foundation is itself able to sponsor CRB disclosures (standard and enhanced) for the purposes of fencing coaching and supporting activities and provides such other support as we can to get coaches and potential officials “on the fencing ladder”.
This includes the provision of personal coaching kit, running courses and arranging a mentor etc.
We are always here to help - and we also hope you can help these club with their problems.
If you can help then please use the contact link on the left of this page.
