Schools
Fencing Ireland can provide TY Lessons or Lessons to Primary Schools. There is no better time to get your school Fencing!
Transition Year Lessons
Fencing is an excellent fit for Transition Year students. Most likely it will be a new experience for everyone and lessons offer a balance of skills acquisition, fun and competition. It is a sport that is available to teenagers with all levels of sporting ability.
Our qualified coach brings all the equipment needed to run a class of typically 25 students at a time - all we ask of the school is to provide a suitable space.
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Introduction / Objective of Fencing
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Warm up and Stretch
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En Guard stance, advance, retreat and lunge
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A foot work game to practice the above but also start them thinking like fencers
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Put on the fencing uniforms
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Safety Rules
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How to hold the sword and how to hit
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Fundamentals of Defence
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The priority rule
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How matches are refereed
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Competitive Fencing (everyone's objective)
While the objective is to get everyone fencing competitively, students spend the majority of the lesson partnered with each other to learn specific skills - the emphasis is on problem solving and exploration of the sport.
How to Book TY Lessons
Our fencing coaches are booked by the day - either to provide 2 lessons or 3 lessons depending on the size of the school. Where we provide 2 lessons if possible please allow travel time for the coach to get there and schedule a 2 hour lesson finishing at lunch time with the second lesson after lunch.
We will bring all the gear in a van and arrive with plenty of time to sign in and work out the logistics of where to park the van.
Students are asked to wear PE gear and have plenty of water to drink!
You can check our availability and book a coach by clicking on the button below.
We are delighted to announce a 50% discount on prices is offered to DEIS schools as Fencing Ireland have been provided with Dormant Account Funding (DAF) to support developing fencing in disadvantaged communities. The funding is limited and allocated on a First Come First Served Basis. Please select the DEIS option when you make a booking.
Due to coach availability our TY Lessons are restricted to the following Local Authorities: Carlow, Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, South Dublin, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
If you have any questions about TY lessons please email schools@fencingireland.net
Becoming A Fencing School
Our DAF funding can also be used to set up new fencing clubs in disadvantaged areas. If your school would like to host an evening club so fencing is available for all years please contact us by emailing schools@fencingireland.net
TY Referrals
Primary School Programme
Fencing Ireland can provide free lessons to Primary schools where there are fencing clubs nearby. To check the availability of these lesson please contact us.
A one off session for a class group where they will learn the basics of fencing. Time permitting, this would include:
- The en garde position,
- Basic footwork,
- How to attack and defend,
- Fencing safety and etiquette.
The session will conclude with a chance for the group to fence some matches against their classmates. We usually run these sessions for 45-60 minutes accommodating up to 36 children but can adapt to your needs and/or availability.
Cost: - FREE
Young Swashbucklers Course:
A five week long course with weekly 45 minute sessions during which a group of children will get to grips both with the basic technical elements of fencing and their tactical application. As well as covering all the technical elements set out for the Taster Session, our aim here is, from the outset, to get your children to engage with the sport as a tactical game - a game of distance and traps.
At the end of the course, each student will receive a certificate of completion declaring them a Fencing Ireland/Trinity Sport Young Swashbuckler!
Cost: - FREE