Created 12/05/2023
Last updated 01/07/2023

1st and 2nd July 2023

All ADP fencers are invited to this training camp. Please keep checking this page and Latest News as BF publishes updated guidance and information ahead of the camp.

Please note that the camps for each weapon will take place in separate cities, The epee camp will take place in Nottingham, the foil camp will take place in London and the sabre and wheelchair fencing camps will take place in Bath. Full details of the locations and timings on the day can be found below.

EPEE Camp – Nottingham

Arrival
Please arrive at the Sports Centre after 09:00 in time for a 09:30 start each day. Please sign in on arrival. The address is of the Sports Centre is:

Jubilee Campus Sports Centre
University of Nottingham
Jubilee Campus – Innovation Park
Triumph Road
Nottingham
NG7 2TU

What3words address: https://what3words.com/prop.linked.refuse

Departure
Departure will be from the same place at 17:00 each day; please sign out when you leave.

Timings
Saturday 1st July 2023: 09:30 start, 17:00 end
Sunday 2nd July 2023: 09:30 start, 17:00 end

Please arrive from 09:00 each day so we can start on time.

FOIL CAMP – LONDON

Arrival
Please arrive at the Leon Paul Fencing Centre after 12:30 in time for a 13:00 start on Saturday 1st July and after 09:00 in time for a 09:30 start on Sunday 2nd July; please sign in on arrival. The address is of the Fencing Centre is:

Leon Paul Fencing Centre
Unit 19 Garrick Industrial Centre
Irving Way
London
NW9 6AQ

What3words address: https://w3w.co////fool.joke.once

Departure
Departure will be from the same place at 20:30 on Saturday and 17:00 on Sunday; please sign out when you leave.

Timings
Saturday 1st July 2023: 13:00 start, 20:30 end
Sunday 2nd July 2023: 09:30 start, 17:00 end

Please arrive from 12:30 on Saturday and 09:00 on Sunday so we can start on time.

SABRE AND WHEELCHAIR FENCING CAMPS – BATH

Arrival
Please arrive at the Sports Centre after 09:00 in time for a 09:30 each day; please sign in on arrival. The address is:

Team Bath Sports Training Village
University of Bath
Calverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY

What3words address: https://w3w.co////comic.cure.stocks

Accessible parking is available on site (What3words address: https://w3w.co////hunt.paid.prop). Past the electric car chargers on both the left and right. You will need to use the JustPark app to pay for parking unless you want to use the machines.

For the wheelchair fencing camp, please use the main entrance on arrival on the first day of the camp (https://w3w.co////slides.drove.oils). On the second morning, please arrive using the fire exits in the fencing salle (https://w3w.co////void.august.lofts).

Departure
Departure for the sabre camp will be from the same place at 17:00 each day; please sign out when you leave.

For the wheelchair fencing camp, please depart each day from the fire exits in the fencing salle at 17:00 each day (https://w3w.co////void.august.lofts); please sign out when you leave.

Timings
Saturday 1st July 2023: 09:30 start, 17:00 end
Sunday 2nd July 2023: 09:30 start, 17:00 end

Please arrive from 09:00 so we can start on time each day.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Food
You will need to bring lunch for the day. There are limited opportunities to buy food on site.

What you need
Please read the following and make sure you organise them early. This is your responsibility and not your parents’. If you are a parent reading this, please pass it on to your daughter or son.

PLEASE NOTE – all sparring sessions will be in full kit, including socks. The coaches won’t let you fence unless you are.

Essential

. Full fencing kit. All must be in good condition and you should have at least 3 weapons and 2 body wires
· Test and tool kit to maintain your fencing kit
· A thermometer
· Sports kit for non-fencing activity. T-shirts, shorts, indoor running shoes/trainers
· Suitable shoes for all your sports activities. You may need: indoor running or cross-training shoes, outdoor running shoes, fencing shoes
· Named water bottle
· Your training diary, a computer or tablet if your diary is in electronic format or online, computer or tablet if you are part of the DiSE programme
· Your ADP tracksuit if you have one (please arrive wearing your tracksuit)
· A waterproof jacket
· Alarm clock, toiletries and a towel
· Any essential medication
· Mobile phone (please see the guidelines to the use of phones in the code of conduct you’ve agreed to)
· Food. You will need to bring lunch each day

Desirable

· Plasters and non-essential medication, e.g. paracetamol
· Heart rate monitor
· Computer

What not to bring

· Unhealthy snack food

Statement of Fitness (only complete if relevant)

Name of fencer:

Please indicate any previous illness or injury which has prevented you from training or has required medical advice at any point during the last 4 months:

Filming

Please note there may be filming and photography at this these for BF purposes such as for the BF website and social media channels. Please let a member of staff know if there is any issue.