Saturday Competitive Squad Training

Welcome to our Saturday Competitive Pathway Sessions.

Please make a note that the venue for training on the 17th January and 14th March is NOT Netherhall. Unfortunately Pembee does not allow me to make different dates in a series have different venues.

It will be at Marleigh Primary Academy, Marleigh Ave, Cambridge CB5 8BG

The times will be 14.00 to 17.00

Parking is in the adjacent Park and Ride

These are 3 hour sessions where you will work on:

Honing your competitive skills

Competition preparation in the weeks before the event

Competition prep the week before and on the day

A typical Saturday might look like this

•Saturday start at 2pm 

•2-2:20 footwork warm up 

•Rest break + setup/kit up 

•2:40-3 circuit training 

•3:00- 3:10 Introduce the topic for the day e.g attack on preparation

•3:10- 3:30 free fencing 

•Peer + coach teaching time during scenarios

•3:30-3:45 scenario 1 (close quarters), 3:45-4:00 scenario 2 (absence of blade + parry riposte), 4:00-4:15 scenario 3 (setting up 2nd intention hits)

•4:20-4:40 sit down rest, quiz + talk time

•4:40-5pm clear up, kit off, set homework and then home time

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Sarah and Archie