Van Diemen Fencing Club is based at the YMCA in Glenorchy:
8a Constance Avenue, Glenorchy.
You can contact the club 10am-9pm, 7 days a week:
0428 057 473
van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com
BEGINNER FENCING
If you are interested in fencing lessons for yourself or someone else, Van Diemen Fencing Club provides individual and group lessons for ages 7 and over.
For more information, call or e-mail Head Coach Avril Roddam.
Newcomers are more than welcome to come along to the fencing club on a Tuesday night to have a look and a chat. The best time to come along is from 6.40pm, as members will be busy warming-up and going footwork until then. Bring a friend if you'd like :)
SQUAD TRAINING DATES, 2012
April: Saturday 28th, 10am-3pm
May: Saturday 19th, 10am-3pm
June: Saturday 16th, 10am-3pm
July: Saturday 21st, 10am-3pm
August: Saturday 11th, 10am-3pm
September: Saturday 22nd, 10am-3pm
October: Saturday 20th, 10am-3pm
November: Saturday 17th, 10am-3pm
December: Saturday 1st, 10am-3pm
May: Saturday 19th, 10am-3pm
June: Saturday 16th, 10am-3pm
July: Saturday 21st, 10am-3pm
August: Saturday 11th, 10am-3pm
September: Saturday 22nd, 10am-3pm
October: Saturday 20th, 10am-3pm
November: Saturday 17th, 10am-3pm
December: Saturday 1st, 10am-3pm
Squad training runs on one Saturday each month. Fencers participate in a range of activities designed to improve their fencing skills. Activities include footwork drills, distance-keeping and footwork games with balls, skipping, plyometrics, bladework drills structured bouting and free bouting. The training sessions are designed to cater for a range of levels and fencers can train aty their own pace. Each session is $20 per student and participants are asked to register and pay on the club night prior to the training session.
TOURNAMENT #1 - 2012
TOURNAMENT #1 - 2012
The Tasmanian Epee Shield – MAY 12th.
Open to all Tasmanian fencers, the Tasmanian Epee Shield will have an Open Women’s Epee event and an Open Men’s Epee event. The shield will remain at the club venue and winners will receive medals and their name on the shield.
The tournament will be run at the Van Diemen Fencing Club venue at Glenorchy's YMCA.
ROLECALL + REGISTRATION: 9am
FENCING COMMENCES: 10am
FINISHED BY: 4.30pm
