by Peter Gustafsson | Feb 7, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy
Today, I was training two guys of significantly differing experience. The more experienced one will soon compete, so I focused the training session on sharpening his skills. I told that to both of them, so that the other one would not feel unfairly neglected. In the...
by Peter Gustafsson | Jan 11, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy
At the start of the latest training session, the first match was two quite unevenly matched fencers. As is my usual habit, I spent most of the coaching effort on the less proficient fencer. The reason for that is that I want the comparatively less proficient fencers...
by Peter Gustafsson | Dec 15, 2018 | Coaching, tactics
A week ago, I was coaching two students with a large differential in experience. Not only that, the less experienced one does not have any other aspects in which he has the upper hand. At first, I made them fence epee with handicapping rule changes, in order to level...
by Peter Gustafsson | Nov 24, 2018 | Coaching, tactics
For some time, I have been posting stuff that is more geared to readers who are coaches, parents, competition organizers, or other adults – and I have consequently been overlooking the needs of the younger readership. This post is an attempt to remedy that. The...
by Peter Gustafsson | Oct 11, 2018 | Coaching, tactical training, tactics
In a previous blog post, I described an instance of two fencers quickly learning from each other because their skill sets meshed together just so. That happened the last evening again, and this blog post is a description of that session. Both fencers are quite green,...
by Peter Gustafsson | Sep 22, 2018 | Coaching, Strategy, tactics
Another report from a lesson in which tactics and strategy were supposed to be the focus, but technical points were commented upon. In this case, I was primarily focusing on the less experienced fencer, hereinafter designated the student, and I only gave a few...
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