BF COMMUNITY AWARDS – GBR COACH OF THE YEAR

A reminder that nominations are open for the British Fencing Community Awards 2023-24 and a closer look at the GBR Coach of the Year award. 

We will be delving into the GBR Coach of the Year award and what criteria a nominee should meet.

The annual British Fencing Community Awards recognise the best of our clubs, coaches, fencers, and volunteers and their contribution to fencing. Due it being an Olympic and Paralympic year, this awards period will cover the 1st September 2023 to the 7th September 2024 to recognise this.

BF members (all membership types) can nominate members of the community via the online nomination form. From the nominations, a shortlist of nominees will be produced. An independent panel will then select the winners of the BF Awards 2023-24.

The GBR Coach of the Year award celebrates coaches who:

• Has played a role and supported the athlete(s) to gain significant results during the 2023/24 season
• Demonstrates a player-centred approach and are an example of innovative coaching practice
• A role model of best practice to others within the fencing coaching community
• Demonstrates a positive and continuous learning attitude in their development as a coach

Baldip Sahota won the GBR Coach of the Year for 2022-23.

After being awarded, Baldip said: “A coach is only as good as their fencer, and I have certainly been blessed with some of the best sitting and standing fencers in the last decade, including Owen Jordan, Piers Gilliver, Dimitri Coutya, Gemma Collis and Harry Palmer.”

“My thanks go to many other fencers who have joined TFC throughout the years. Special thanks go to Jacques Portal, Nick Ashmenall and Adrian Webb, who have looked after both the club and me. As always, behind the scenes, there was my wife Hilary Sahota.”

More information, including the criteria for each award this year and past winners, can be found here: BF Community Awards – British Fencing

Please read the terms and conditions before nominating: BF Awards Terms and Conditions

Nominate using the form below:

The closing date for nominations is Sunday 12th January 2025, midnight GMT.

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