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The Coaching Union Podcast#23 British Baseball AGM Special BroadcastThe conversation delves into the Delegation of Authority (DOA) document, which outlines the agreement between the BBF Board and BSUK, granting BSUK the authority to manage national teams and UK sport funding through the Performance Management Group (PMG).ReferencesUK Sport —Code for Sports Governance (2021 Update)https://www.uksport.gov.uk/resources/governance-codeOnward Grants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standardsBritishCycling – Performance Pathwayhttps://www.britishcycling.org.uk/riderrouteBritish Fencing - Athlete Development Pathway https://www.britishfencing.com...
2025-11-0925 min
British Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News- week ending April 8th, 2022WORLDS SPECIAL!
All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending April 8th, 2022.
Worlds Special: Medal reports from Dubai
BYC Souvenirs available now
Senior and Team Championship entries open
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-04-0821 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News- week ending April 1st, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending April 1st, 2022.
Para Fencing News! BDF has transferred responsibilities to British Fencing.
Reha Ullah joins BF
Hear How BF Affiliated Clubs are Getting Involved with the GB League
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-04-0121 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending March 25th, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending March 25th, 2022.
Homes for Ukraine
Medal reports from Novi Sad
Lorraine Rose joins the team at BF
Plus bonus full podcast included- Women in Fencing- a conversation with Muslim Girls Fence
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-03-2546 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Women in Fencing: a conversation with MGFIn this podcast, we hear from a group of athletes, women of colour who have competed in fencing at both national and international levels. We hear about what inspired them to pick up a sword, motivated and propelled them to success and gain an insight into the positive impact fencing has had on these women’s lives.
The athletes also talk openly about the barriers they’ve faced and the challenges they have had to overcome on their journeys. The challenges of being both women and women of colour in environments where they were not truly welcomed, supp...
2022-03-2528 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending March 18th, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending March 18th, 2022.
British Senior Championships and GB Cup 2022 Dates announced
New Coaching Course in Durham
And a special excerpt from ‘Nourishing Wellbeing with Fencing’, an Interview with Dr Jonathan Katz
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-03-1816 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending March 11th, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending March 11th, 2022.
Junior Men's Epee silver medal report from Novi Sad
BF Vacancies including new ASO and DASO roles
Women of the World Festival Celebrates Muslim Girls Fence
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-03-1112 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending March 4, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending March 4th, 2022.
BF issues a statement condemning the conflict in Ukraine
Special report week - Stutchbury gold, Brooke silver,
A special report acknowledging the action of the Junior U20 Women’s Epee team.
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-03-0419 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending February 25th, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending February 25th, 2022.
BDF and BF Merger updates
BYCs information and updates
The GB League - a discussion about the league and how it all started
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-02-2519 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News - week ending February 18th, 2022All the news from the world of British Fencing for the week ending February 18th, 2022.
Preparations for the 2022 European Cadet and Junior Championships are underway.
Good news for referees Abrahams and Sasaki
Georgina Usher elected President of the FIE Women and Fencing Council
and more... every week we share the latest updates from the world of BF. Tune in for the news each week.
2022-02-1809 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News week ending Feb 4th, 2022Here's the week's news from the world of BF! In this 15 minute bulletin:
BF Teams up with Kukri as a new Official Teamwear Supplier
Podcast of the week - Georgina Usher gives her suggestion
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund
and more...
Every week we bring you the news in a short bulletin, summing up all the latest info from the BF website. Give your feedback and suggestions at media@britishfencing.com
2022-02-0415 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News Week ending Jan 28th, 2022Catch up on all the latest news from BF including:
The recreational GB League launches for 2022
BUCS University Regional Fencing Series dates
News about BF and British Disability Fencing
GBR calendar updates
Tune in every week for an audio version of all the news from BF. Stay up to date with the latest information and help share the news to your club and beyond.
2022-01-2816 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News week ending Jan 21st, 2022The latest news - this week in the world of British Fencing! GBR:
updates to the Cadet and Junior 2022 Euros Selections
Are you our next membership officer?
Win the British Fencing Image of the Year competition!
And more... The weekly bulletin from BF gives you all the news in one place. For further details about any of the news items head to britishfencing.com
2022-01-2120 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News Jan 14th 2022Catch up on all the news from the world of British Fencing with this week's bulletin. In this week's news: BF Awards and BF Honours Nominations Open Equality Survey 2021 A new vacancy at BF and more... Every week we present a round up of the news from BF's website, in an accessible format. Watch or listen to stay up to date with all the latest from BF
2022-01-1415 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.BF News, Jan 7, 2022NEW! Welcome to an accessible way to catch up with all BF’s News. Tune in to our weekly bulletin for all the latest updates from the world of British Fencing.
This week:
The New Sword magazine
Updates to the GBR calendar
New Years Honours for Piers Gilliver
and more!
2022-01-1210 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep5 "That radical sense of hope"In our final episode of Re-imagining Care, we speak to poet and educator Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, coaches Mercedes and Yvonne and participants from Muslim Girls Fence. We imagine and share our hopes for the future, what we’d like to see policy makers and decision makers do to make changes, the difficulties in imagining futures in the face of violence, but the importance of recognising how we’re already living and imagining different ways of being in the spaces we create away from white supremacy, racism and patriarchy.
Your host: Alaa Alsaraji
Episode guest: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan (@thebrownhijabi) https://www.hive.co.uk/P...
2021-07-0539 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep4 "Celebrating the radically feminine"In this episode, you hear from participants Zareen and Jenny, fencing coach Nadera, and Angelica Lindsey Ali aka The Village Auntie. They explore how the pandemic has impacted the support available for pregnant women and the pressures that have been put onto women playing multiple roles at home, the marginalisation of the feminine and motherhood, removing ourselves from the male gaze, and how to love ourselves in the midst of everything telling us not to. #Reclaimingthewayofourforemothers
Your host: Shaheen Kasmani
Episode guest: Angelica Lindsey-Ali (@villageauntie)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more...
2021-06-2834 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep3 "Being present with pain"Our fourth episode of Re-imagining Care features psychiatrist and drama therapist Sara Alsaraf, our fencing coach Binni and participants Tarrine and Mona. We speak about the barriers to accessing mental health services through the NHS, why it’s important to have therapists who are aware of structural racism and Islamophobia, and how capitalism and the fast-paced life styles we live impact our wellbeing.
Your host: Alaa Alsaraji
Episode guest: Sara Alsaraf (@DrSaraAlsaraf) (https://healingjusticeldn.org/)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
In...
2021-06-2145 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep2 "Being held by a community"This episode features medical herbalist Rabiah Mali, coach Nalette Tucker, and participants Usarae and Shmaila. They talk about the importance of spaces that are catered specifically to communities’ needs, how spaces can be centred in care, love and mercy for one another, the importance of accountability, and what nature teaches us about care.
Your host: Maryam Abdullah
Episode guest: Rabiah Mali (@herbal_blessingclinic) (@greendeen_tribe)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
2021-06-1443 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep2 - "Taking care as a liberatory action"In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr Azeezat Johnson, fencing coach Reha and participant Mona about media portrayals of Muslims, the barriers we face with the health care service, what care is and means when some of us do not receive care from the state and do not have access to it. Azeezat also discusses disability justice, chronic illness and systems of care across intersections of class and privilege.
Your host: Shaheen Kasmani
Episode guest: Azeezat Johnson (@azeezatj) (https://healingjusticeldn.org/)
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, vi...
2021-05-2440 min
MaslahaMuslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep1 "There's a joy in spaces of sisterhood"In the first episode of Re-imagining Care, we’re joined by sports writer Shireen Ahmed and hear from coach Binni and participant Mona. We talk about the importance of safe spaces where we can freely express ourselves, and the challenges we face from wider structures we live in.
(Please note that this episode does contain some swearing.)
Your host: Shaheen Kasmani
Episode guest: Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_) https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/
Producer: Sara El Harrak
Music by Curtis McDonald
Cover art: Usarae Gul
To learn more about our project, visit:
www.muslimgirlsfence.org
Twitter: @Maslaha @BritishFencing
Instagram: @Maslaha_UK @BritishFencing
2021-05-1736 min
THE FEMALE FITS2.E4: GBR Fencing Athlete Danielle LawsonFemale empowerment or what!!!!
This episode covers what fencing is and what it's like to be an elite fencer. This unique combat sport may have some challenging barriers towards the lack of female participation however, Danielle loves promoting the sport and aims to inspire more women with her current achievements and future goals such as the Olympics!
Follow Danielle on Instagram @Daniellefencing & @britishfencing
2021-02-0553 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.On Board with Mark Lyttle, Olympic Sailor and Chair of BFIn this episode, Georgina interviews Mark Lyttle, Chair of British Fencing as he talks sailing.. and a bit of fencing and football. Hear how long summer school holidays having fun in second-hand wooden boats, turned into a lifelong passion and competitive career. Don't miss the part about him representing Ireland in the 1996 Olympic Games, where a momentary loss of concentration put all his mental preparation to the ultimate test...
2020-07-1329 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Johnny Davis, from Belfast to Barcelona #MyFencingWorldIn this episode, hosted by BF's CEO Georgina Usher, we hear the story of a young lad growing up in Belfast who moves to London and onto Germany in pursuit of his Olympic dream.
Two times Olympian (Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992) and BF Olympic Team Manager Johnny Davis gives us a fascinating insight into the qualities that made him a successful athlete – and how his parents supported him (it’s probably not what you expect!). We also get the chance to hear about Johnny’s plans to support the next generation of Olympic fencers in his new role with B...
2020-05-2038 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Uniting London YouthIn episode 6 we meet John Jones from London Youth, and the great coaches from Cray Wanderers Football Club.
In this episode:
Why fencing? Find out what the coaches from Cray Wanderers think about fencing and how they deliver it to their community.
Hear how fencing made a difference to young people, including how fencing has been used to tackle deeper social issues in urban communities.
Meet the coaches who have developed their skills through apprenticeships, discovering new a new sport with the Core Coach course from British Fencing.
Learn...
2019-10-0323 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Parents in Sports - A Guide to Enjoying the JourneyWhether you're a parent, a coach, athlete or supporter, the next generation has a role to play in the future of sport. In this episode we talk about creating a positive environment for our young people, giving them the support needed to succeed as people with life skills through sport.
What does a good sports environment look and sound like?
How can parents can work with coaches to create a positive environment?
Find out more about the motivation of 'fun' and why early success may not be the key to a lifelong love of sport
Discover tips on...
2019-07-1923 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Fencing Inspires: The Journey of Marcus MepsteadIn Episode 4 of the Be You, Be Different podcast, Sophie chats to New York based GBR Olympic fencer Marcus Mepstead.
We talk sports, travel and the inspiration of other sports people like Roger Federer and Dame Kelly Holmes. Find out who inspired Marcus the most, what he has learned from his journey so far, and discover his hopes for the future. #fencinginspires
Read More about Marcus here.
2019-06-0418 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Money Money MoneyEpisode 3 of the #BeYouBeDifferent podcast: we're talking about money. How can a sports club raise funds? What would Sean do if he won the lottery? How does British Fencing use your membership and funding to grow our sport? All your questions are answered in interviews with CEO Georgina Usher, Salle Holyrood club fundraiser Jo Cook and Scottish Fencing athlete Mhairi McLaughlin, sponsored by Pulseroll
2019-04-3042 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Developing the Athletes of the FutureSophie and Sean look at British Fencing's Athlete Development Programme (ADP), aimed at helping fencers aged 15-23 achieve their potential. Insightful interviews with Steve Kemp, British Fencing's Programmes Manager; Rob Cawdron, ADP Project Officer: athletes Alice Campbell and Danielle Lawson and ADP sabre lead coach, Jon Salfield.
Sponsors: pulseroll.com
ADP home page: https://www.britishfencing.com/gbr-fencing/gbr-development-programmes/gbr-athlete-development-programme/
2019-03-1241 minBritish Fencing - Be You. Be Different.Episode 1 - Time To TalkIn our first episode, Sean and Sophie talk mental health. The 7th of February is Time to Talk Day. We interview Jo Kowalski of social movement Time to Change, Paul Davis of the Paul Davis Fencing Academy and Team GB sabreur JJ Webb for a fascinating insight into mental health in our sport.
Our sponsor: Maison de Choup https://maisondechoup.co.uk/
Time to Change: https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/
Paul Davis Fencing Academy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teampdfa
British Fencing: https://www.britishfencing.com/
2019-02-0547 min