Coach GerryD, Berkeley Prep. School Tampa FL, Summer Olympic Fencing Skills Camps, PE Credit Class,

Coach Gerardo (Coach GerryD) Duran Jr. "It has been a privilege working with Berkeley Preps’ facility and students in the presentation of OLYMPIC Fencing as a Physical Education credit class and summer fencing camp from 2006 to the present".  Coach GerryD *  Summer  2012 40 hour - 4 week, OLYMPIC Summer Fencing Camp. $250.00 for ages 13 and older. For information about the 4 week Summer Olympic Fencing Camp, Contact: BERKELEY'S Summer Programs Office. Phone: 813.885.1673, Email: SummerPrograms@BERKELEYPrep.org Web Page: www.BERKELEYPrep.org/summer . - 90 hours 6 week of Olympic Fencing Skill Training for Physical Education Class Credit $2400. Berkeley Prep. provides the participating student athletes with all necessary sport fencing equipment. For information about qualifying for this PE Credit Course Contact: BERKELEY'S Summer Programs Office. Phone: 813.885.1673, Email: SummerPrograms@BERKELEYPrep.org Web Page: www.BERKELEYPrep.org/summer . The subjects covered during OLYMPIC PE Credit Sport Fencing class.  Six-Week Program are: > Introductions to the Olympic Sport Fencing, > explanation of the various weapons Foil, Epee and Sabre, > risk management and safety equipment for the sport of fencing, > competitive equipment, > Overview, of organized fencing as a sport. > Overview, of the use of Internet for weekend home assignments. > Introduction to Motor Skill Training and > the "Form Practice Drill", > Foot Work skill training, > Blade Work skill training, > Technical and Tactical fencing terminology and definitions, > critical and cognitive thinking in skills training, > dynamic balance and "Exchange Drills", > rules of "Right-of-way or Priority" in skill training and mini games, > offensive, defensive and counter-offensive actions, > scoring and refereeing the fencing bout, > the use of video for the analyses of fencing movements and timing. 1st week.--The Game & The Foil Skills. 2nd week,-- Competitive Foil Training. 3rd week-- The Game & The Sabre Skills. 4th week -- Competitive Sabre Training. 5th week-- The Game & The Epee Skills. 6th week -- Competitive Epee Training. **** CoachGerryD, Tampa FL., Berkeley Prep.  P.E. Olympic Fencing Classes, Summer Fencing Camps, Olympic Fencing, Video Tutorials, Fencing lessons,  Club, Individual lessons, Combat Sport, Foil, Sabre, Epee. CoachGerryD, Tampa FL., Berkeley Prep.  P.E. Olympic Fencing Classes, Summer Fencing Camps, Olympic Fencing, Video Tutorials, Fencing lessons,  Club, Individual lessons, Combat Sport, Foil, Sabre, Epee.  CoachGerryD, Tampa FL., Berkeley Prep.  P.E. Olympic Fencing Classes, Summer Fencing Camps, Olympic Fencing, Video Tutorials, Fencing lessons,  Club, Individual lessons, Combat Sport, Foil, Sabre, Epee.

Coach GerryD's OLYMPIC FENCING Summer Program: 2010 PE Credit Class & Summer Camp. Above ^ PE 90 hour OLYMPIC FENCING SKILLS Credit Class. Above ^ Summer Recreational Olympic Fencing Camp.

BERKELEY Prep. 2010 OLYMPIC FENCING CAMP

OLYMPIC Fencing Skills Coach Gerardo (GerryD) Duran  "Working with people that strive for personal excellence in the practice of Recreational Olympic Sport Fencing". Coaching recreational sport fencing has been part of Coach Gerardo's life since 1987. In that year he attended a fencing coach's Foil and Sabre seminar in Orlando FL. From that day on, he knew that “he was a Fencing Coach". All that was needed now : the skills of "the Fencing Coach".To start his new career, he attended in 1991 and 1992 the United States Fencing Association's (USFA) Coaches College at the Olympic Training Center (OTC), Colorado Springs, founded “Tampa's Fencing Academy” Tampa Florida, and became a lifetime member of the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association. Ten years later at age 62 it was time to retire from his day job to dedicate 25 hours a week in teaching and coaching sport fencing at the Academy and local private schooled. CoachGerryD revisited the Coaches College in 2005 for 3 weeks of coaches training (EPEE, FOIL,SABRE) and was privileged to attended a seven day seminar “Sport Fencing- The Unity of Theory and Practice”, with renowned Polish Fencing Master and Coach Professor Zhigniew Czajkowski. "There is always something more to learn in this sport: better techniques, tactics, pedagogy. Now that the USA has earned there first gold fencing metals at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics, more people are attracted to fencing as a recreational sport. Everyone can succeed in the sport of fencing. All that's needed is love for the game". by WMD.   LINKS TO some of GerryD’s Coaches, from left to Right: Prof. Zbigniew Czajkowski 2006, Dr. Ron Miller 1991 & 1992, Alex Beguinet 2005, Ed Richards, Mike D'Asaro, Vansant Bradford, Gary Copeland 1991 & 1992, & Michel Marx, 2005.

OLYMPIC SPORT FENCING SKILLS TRANINING with CoachGerryD is BY THE BOOK. - - - OLYMPIC FENCING P.E. Credit Class with Berkeley Coach: Tony Sorrell’s & Coach GerryD  width="800" height="700"> BERKELEY P.E. Sabre 2011   BERKELEY P.E. Epee 2011