Welcome to the official podcast of USA Fencing! In each episode, we’ll talk to someone interesting within the fencing world, including young fencers just learning the sport, coaches, experts from outside of fencing, fencing parents, referees, Olympians and Paralympians, and many more. Ready? Set? Fence!
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Welcome to the official podcast of USA Fencing! In each episode, we’ll talk to someone interesting within the fencing world, including young fencers just learning the sport, coaches, experts from outside of fencing, fencing parents, referees, Olympians and Paralympians, and many more. Ready? Set? Fence!
Eric Soyka, National Parafencing Coach, on the Growth of Parafencing in the US
First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast
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Eric Soyka, National Parafencing Coach, on the Growth of Parafencing in the US
Eric Soyka, USA Fencing’s National Parafencing Coach (and coach at Phoenix Center & Rogue Fencing Academy), lifts the curtain on a discipline that’s “a knife fight in a phone booth”: parafencing. We cover how he got started, what Paris 2024 taught the team, myths to retire, and the practical steps any club can take to add parafencing—equipment, space, recruiting, coaching, and refereeing. Plus, where the U.S. program is headed as we build toward LA 2028 (and Brisbane) with more camps, more access, and a deeper athlete pipeline.
First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast
Welcome to the official podcast of USA Fencing! In each episode, we’ll talk to someone interesting within the fencing world, including young fencers just learning the sport, coaches, experts from outside of fencing, fencing parents, referees, Olympians and Paralympians, and many more. Ready? Set? Fence!
