LAUSANNE, Switz., April 29, 2025 – “Thanks, FIE, for this amazing course, great coaches in practical sessions and highly qualified university professors. I can truly say I am a professional national coach”, said an FIE Coaching Academy student from Egypt. Others echoed similar praise as the three-month sabre component of the 2025 FIE Coaching Academy in Budapest, Hungary successfully concluded on April 18.
“It was a rewarding experience to contribute to the development of athletes and fellow coaches, exchange ideas and explore new training methods”, said a participant from Colombia. “Being part of this global learning environment allowed me to grow both personally and professionally while helping to strengthen the sabre community worldwide.”
Coaches participating in the Academy sabre programme were from Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Moldavia, Peru, Sweden and the USA, all of whom graduated from the programme.
“Medals are only given in competitions, they are earned in training”, said Academy Head Coach Zsolt Nemcsik (HUN), himself an Olympic silver and four-time Grand Prix gold medallist. “I can only advise everyone to go for the extra mile on top of what the coach tells them. You can expand your knowledge and win medals only through a lot of practice.”
The epee course begins this week, from April 28 – July 18, followed by foil from July 28 – October 17. The epee programme will have nine coaches participating from Argentina, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Mongolia, Oman, Peru, Saudia Arabia and Vietnam, and the Head Coach is Hungary’s Gyorgy Felletar.
For full information and to apply for the programme in this or coming seasons, please click here for details. Applications are still being taken for this year’s foil session, up to the May 23 deadline.