Curriculums that bring fencing to life.
Practical frameworks for teaching, training and creating experiences that help students work hard, have fun and grow.
PE Curriculum
Bring fencing into physical education with an emphasis on movement, a welcoming experience and age-appropriate learning.
In the meantime, explore the class preparation resources and games and drills.
Summer Camp Day
Use a consistent rhythm to make a camp day active, focused and fun. Choose activities for the age and experience of the group and adjust the pace to the students in front of you.
Build the day
- Welcome and prepare: help students get ready and establish routines.
- Movement and warm-up: build coordination and get everyone engaged.
- Teach a focus: demonstrate a fencing skill and let students practice it.
- Play and apply: connect the skill to games, partner work or structured bouting.
- Close and celebrate: recognize effort and review what students learned.
Coach’s checklist
- Start with student safety and well-being.
- Know the objective of each activity.
- Use clear directions and check for understanding.
- Keep students moving, learning and enjoying the experience.
This is a planning framework; detailed schedules and camp activities are being organized from the TMFC materials.
Summer Camp Week
Plan the week as a connected learning journey: decide what students should understand and be able to do, then select activities that build toward those goals.
- Set the destination: choose skills, habits and understanding appropriate for the group.
- Build foundations: introduce routines, movement and essential fencing concepts.
- Revisit and apply: return to key skills through different drills, games and fencing situations.
- Observe and adjust: check what students can demonstrate and adapt the next activity.
- Celebrate progress: give students a chance to show what they have learned.
Class Curriculums
Great classes connect a clear objective to practice, feedback and the bigger picture. The TMFC development model begins with the student and builds skills, confidence and a lasting love of fencing.
A class structure to build from
- Prepare students before class.
- Start with a warm-up and set the tone.
- Welcome the group and share announcements.
- Teach and practice the day’s fencing focus.
- Use games, drills and structured bouting to apply it.
- Close by recognizing progress and effort.
Level 1: first skills
Introduce safety, equipment, en garde, advance, retreat, lunge and recovery. Build an initial understanding of distance and the objective of hitting without being hit.
Use demonstrations, short cues and opportunities for students to show what they understand.
Explore games and drills →Practice with Tim
Explore an instructional lesson from the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club YouTube channel.
Footwork: Step-size drill
Practice changing step size while building control and balance. Use the lesson as a coaching reference or for individual practice.
Watch on YouTube →More to come
We’re building this library from TMFC’s curriculum and coaching resources. More lessons, activity instructions and follow-along videos will be added as they are prepared.
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