Fencing Foil: A Practical Training Guide for Coaches, Parents and Young Athletes
by Rob Handelman, D.C., Maître d'Armes and Connie Louie, Ph.D., Prévôt de Sabre

ISBN: 978-0-9843552-2-8

"Foil could be argued to be the most popular weapon of modern fencing. Often students are introduced to this weapon in schools, park and recreation programs, or at fencing clubs. This new compilation is similar in format to the sabre text, except it is oriented for: 

• Foil coaches of all levels
• Parents and friends of foil fencers 
• Young foil fencers, who can use the book to better understand what their coach is teaching 

This book contains up-to-date information on sports medicine, sports fitness, technique, tactics, group and individual instruction, and sports psychology for young fencers" 

"Fencing Foil: A Practical Training Guide for Coaches, Parents and Young Athletes is a wonderfully comprehensive resource for everyone involved with fencers. The key to developing young performers is ensuring the training is specific to their developmental age and the authors have put this into practice. I will be recommending this book in developing our coaches."

-Tim Stang, Technical Director, Canadian Fencing Federation/Federation Canadienne D'escrime 

    Table of Contents:

1. Starting a Youth Program
2. Understanding Child Development
3. Learning Styles
4. Sports Medicine
5. Fencing Fitness
6. Making it Fun - Games
7. Technique
8. Footwork and Drills
9. Group Class Instruction
10. Individual Lessons
11. Competitive Training
12. For Parents
13. Mental Toughness
14. My Point Of View
15. Personal Notes to Coaches