Camp Info
| Ages: | 7–14 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | City |
| Sports: | Sports, Sports Training, Fencing, Shooting, Archery |
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Campbell, CA, USA
Kids spend their camp time learning the movements, tactics, and traditions of Olympic fencing in a structured gym setting. Beginning fencers start with ready, guard, and lunge positions, then build footwork and bladework before moving into partner exercises, games, and supervised sparring. The academy also runs archery options and combined archery-and-fencing days, giving families a choice between focused half-day instruction and longer all-day programs.
Programs are organized by age, experience, and ability rather than treating every camper the same. Beginning sessions introduce the fundamentals, while recreational and developmental tracks add more advanced actions, tactics, competition formats, and personal strategy. Campers can expect active practice rather than classroom-style instruction, with drills, bouting, and skill games used throughout the program. Published camp information describes equipment being supplied for beginning participants, and current summer listings mark program materials as included.
California Fencing Academy has taught fencing in the Bay Area since 1986. Its coaching materials emphasize safety, sportsmanship, rules, and technical development alongside the fun of fencing with other students. The camp format is especially suited to children who want to try fencing for the first time, build on previous experience, or mix fencing with archery in a weekday sports camp.
| Ages: | 7–14 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | City |
| Sports: | Sports, Sports Training, Fencing, Shooting, Archery |
| Time: |
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You can still submit a quick request to let the camp know you’re interested.
Beginning camps introduce fencing from the ground up. Campers learn the ready, guard, and lunge positions, practice footwork and bladework, and then apply those basics through partner exercises, fencing games, and supervised sparring. Safety, sportsmanship, and the rules of fencing are part of the instruction. The academy divides students by age and can move a child between groups when another level is a better fit.
For campers with prior experience, recreational and developmental programs add more advanced technique and tactics. Instruction expands into offensive and defensive actions, competition formats, bouting formats, and the development of a personal fencing strategy. The academy describes these levels as progressive steps that can lead toward youth team training for children who want a more competitive path, while recreational participation remains available.
Summer scheduling includes morning and afternoon half-day camps as well as all-day options. Some all-day sessions combine archery and fencing, while separate fencing camps provide a more concentrated fencing block. Published program information describes week-long camp formats and academy-supplied equipment for beginning participants.
Beginning instruction starts with fencing positions, footwork, and rules before campers move into partner work and sparring. The program explicitly emphasizes safety and sportsmanship, and beginning camp information states that equipment is supplied for participants. Academy materials also describe its coaches as certified professionals with national and international fencing experience.
California Fencing Academy describes its coaches as certified professionals with national and international experience. Owner, director, and head coach Ania Tibbetts holds a master’s degree in fencing and physical education, has coached men’s and women’s foil at the academy since 2004, and has worked as an assistant foil coach at Stanford University. Her published coaching record includes developing U.S. national champions across multiple age categories.
Summer camp options are scheduled on weekdays at the academy’s Campbell gym. Families can choose morning or afternoon half-day programs, with selected weeks also offering all-day archery-and-fencing options. Beginning fencing program information describes academy-supplied rental equipment for the activity, while the summer registration schedule marks program materials as included for listed camp sessions.
Published summer camp listings include program materials in the camp fee. Equipment arrangements can vary by program level, so the registration details for the selected camp determine what is provided for that specific option.
