2025 Cadet & Junior European Championships – Antalya

STAFFING

BF Staff Team

• Chef de Mission – TBC
• Athlete Support – (Wellbeing) TBC
• Athlete Support (Physio) – TBC

ADP Coaches 

• Epee Coaching Team Cadet and Juniors – TBC
• Foil Coaching Team Cadet and Juniors – TBC
• Sabre Coaching Team Cadet – TBC
• Sabre Coaching  Team Junior – TBC

Authorised personal coaches 

EFC officials & referees

Immediate Actions

Please check that you have a valid FIE Licence (for cadets who may be competing in the Junior event).
Check you have a valid Passport – (an ‘expiry date’ at least three months after the day you plan to leave ).

TRAVEL

Please read the generic instructions here.

Arrival & Departure

To support optimal performance for all Major Championships, fencers must arrive by the entry point to ensure sufficient event preparation and orientation time. For example, if competing on Saturday, athletes should arrive at the hotel by midday on Thursday at the latest. Departure is the day after the final event, often a Team event. Based on the location of the Championships, a travel assessment has been undertaken to confirm entry and exit points. The latest Entry Points for this competition are below:

Example Travel Plan
20/02/25 – Join the GBR Squad by 14:00 (Normally at the Team hotel)
21/02/25  – Competition preparation day
22/02/25 – Competition day – Individual Event
23/02/25 – Recovery day
24/02/25 – Competition Day – Team Event
25/02/25 – Departure from the GBR Squad by 11:00

Travel with Minors

• Minors Accompanied by Adult – If a child under 18 is travelling with someone who is not a parent or a legal guardian, the supervising adult must have a written and signed statement certifying that they have parental consent for the child.
• Unaccompanied Travel Options.  Discussion with the Pathway Director and Chef de Mission to confirm the travel plan

TEAM HOTEL

TBC

Based on previous events, hotel bookings will be for five nights in twin rooms
Group 1 – TBC
Group 2 – TBC
Group 3 – TBC
Group 4 – TBC

Fencers who plan to arrive before or exit after the stated accommodation for the entry and exit points MUST source their accommodation. BF cannot provide additional accommodation nights for athletes.

COSTS

Expected Costs 

• Individual Entry Fees:  TBC euros (payable in advance based on 2023 figures Cost )
• Hotel Costs: most athletes should expect to pay for five nights and should budget around TBC  B&B per night, based on a twin room
• Staff (Chef de Mission ) Contribution: TBC/athlete
• Admin Fee TBC

Subsidy

Athlete Development Programme Subsidy: The Athlete Development Programme will be subsidising the cost to athletes of competing at the Europeans, including:
a) paying for the balance of the Chef de Missions Athlete Support Staff to attend the event.
b) covering team entry fees (140 euros per team based on 2023 figures).
c) covering the cost of ADP Coaches.
d) covering the cost of well-being support.

SELECTION AND SELECTION POLICY

Selection Policies

GBR Selection Policies and Procedures

Accepting Selection – tbc

OFFCIAL TRACKSUIT

Official Tracksuits

If you do not have the official tracksuit for the 2025 Cadet and Junior European and World Championships, we will contact you to arrange the kit order.

Here is more information about which tracksuit you need, vouchers, and how to order additional kits. 

Patches/Logos

You are responsible for ensuring your kit has the correct logos/patches and that your equipment meets FIE standards.

All athletes competing must wear a Leon Paul logo as part of the Leon Paul sponsorship arrangement terms.

For more information, read the GBR logos and patch instructions here.

AUTHORISED PERSONAL COACHES

ALL coaches must abide by the relevant BF policies, including GBR-Coaches-Policy-v1.6.pdf (britishfencing.com) and  http://britishfencing.com/uploads/files/coaches_code_of_conduct.pdf.

More info: GBR Major Events – Requirements for Personal Coaches

To request accreditation: Click Here
Deadline for applications: tbc

If the applications for accreditation of personal coaches for the cadets and juniors have exceeded the available applications, then accreditations will be awarded based on coaches:

• being up to date on the coach register
• having met the qualification standard for selection
• having completed the UKAD Anti-Doping course and uploaded the certificate to Sport 80
• holding a valid EFC Licence.
• consistently demonstrating suitable coaching behaviours and are not currently being investigated
• having an up-to-date Coach Health Check – Personal Development Plan
• being the coach of a fencer in selection places 1-4

Coach Register (Overseas) 
Coach Register (UK)

ALL coaches must abide by the relevant BF policies and codes of conduct, including the GBR Coaches Code of Conduct.

More info: GBR Major Events – Requirements for Personal Coaches

CODES OF CONDUCT – BRITISH FENCING

GBR POLICIES – BRITISH FENCING

DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOUR

By accepting selection to represent GBR at any European and World Championships you have already agreed to the British Fencing Codes of Conduct. Please act responsibly and sensibly and understand that we are one collective team and respect and support for your fellow team members is expected and reasonable. In addition, every member of the squad is being supported by public funding and is expected to behave in a way that recognises the responsibilities that this brings. Funding to compete (whether from public or private sources) is not an entitlement and we owe it to everyone that contributes to our participation to act as professionals and role models for our sport.

As a reminder U23 events are alcohol-free for the entire duration of the stay and any athlete consuming alcohol should expect to serve a ban in accordance with the published sanctions. Parents and Personal Coaches attending events are expected to support athletes and are respectfully requested to refrain from consuming alcohol if they are in the company of athletes.

Any breach of the BF Code of Conduct may result in fines equivalent to any athlete subsidy paid by BF.

ANTI-DOPING

There will be testing at the event.

Athletes are solely responsible for any banned substance they use, attempt to use, or that is found in their system, regardless of how it got there and whether or not they had an intention to cheat. Athletes must:

• Ensure they have TUEs in place if necessary
• Use the Global DRO portal to check medication
• Download the 100% me Clean Sport App (Apple, Android)

Please ensure you have met the relevant Athlete, Coach, Parent/Supporter Training mandatory requirements. 

Safeguarding

FIE safeguarding officers will be present at the event, and the FIE  Safeguarding policy will be in place for all participants.

BF welfare policies and codes of conduct apply to athletes, coaches, parents and supporters associated with the GBR team.

Selected individuals and their companions must attend mandatory training.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR GBR ATHLETES AND SUPPORTERS

Safeguarding and Welfare – Online training for parents and athletes can be accessed using the links below.

Parent Session

Athlete Session

SOCIAL MEDIA

Athletes who are selected for major championships are encouraged to use the hashtag #GBRFencing on social posts.

Athletes, parents and coaches are encouraged to share their journey and experiences of major competitions. All social media content relating to this competition falls under the BF Code of Conduct. Please remember to ensure all images of fencing, including warming up and coaching reflect best practices in regards to conduct and safety.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you cannot find the information you need on this page, please submit any questions to us via the form here, and a member of the ADP team will respond to you. Please note that we cannot reply to all emails personally, but we will update this page to answer the most common queries we receive.