2025 U23 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS TALLINN

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

TRAVEL

Please read the generic instructions here.

Please complete the Emergency Travel Form here by 10th April 2025.

To support optimal performance for all Major Championships, fencers must arrive by the entry point to ensure sufficient event preparation and orientation time.

Athletes competing in Europe must arrive at the designated team hotel no later than 14:00, leaving a full day before the competition day.  This allows the fencer to recover from travel-related exhaustion, visit the venue, and complete weapons control. A full day is then available to sort out any kit issues and undertake final preparations before the competition.

If athletes are competing on Saturday, they should check in at the hotel by 14:00 on Thursday.

Entry Points for this competition are below:

Example Travel Plan
22/04/25 – Join the GBR Squad by 14:00 (Normally at the Team hotel)
23/04/25  – Competition preparation day
24/04/25 – Competition day – Individual Event
25/04/25 – Recovery day
26/04/25 – Competition Day – Team Event
27/04/25 – Departure from the GBR Squad by 11:00.

Related BF Travel Guide – Antalya

TEAM HOTEL

TBC

Based on previous events, hotel bookings will be for five nights in twin rooms.
Group 1 – 22nd April to 27th April
Group 2 –  23rd  April to 28th April

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.

All hotel rates are per room per night, including breakfast, based on entry and exit points.

ANTICIPATED COSTS – FINAL FIGURES TBC

• Individual Entry Fees:  120 (payable in advance)
• Hotel Costs: £65 B&B per night, based on a twin room (see entry/exit points for minimum period of stay)
• Staff (Chef de Mission ) Contribution: £90/athlete
• Admin Fee £30 (Usually admin fee £50, which has been reduced due to costs incurred by athletes for this competition)

SUBSIDY

GBR Pathway Programme Subsidy: The GBR Pathway 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 2024 figures).
c) covering the cost of ADP Coaches.
d) covering the cost of well-being support.

This leaves athletes with travel, accommodation, and any personal coach costs, should they wish to bring a personal coach.

SELECTION AND SELECTION POLICY

GBR Selection Policies and Procedures

Please see the selection announcement here

FINAL U23 SQUAD

OFFICIAL TRACKSUIT

We will contact you to arrange the kit order if you do not have the official tracksuit for the 2025 Senior European Championships.

More information about which tracksuit you need, vouchers and how to order additional kit here. 

As a reminder, under the FIE rules, the Official National Tracksuit must be worn in full on podiums. (No club tracksuits, cycling shorts, leggings etc)

PATCHES/LOGOS

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

As part of the terms of the Leon Paul sponsorship arrangement, all athletes competing are required to wear a Leon Paul logo.

For more information read the GBR logos and patches 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: 1st April  2025

• 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. Respect and support for your fellow team members are expected and reasonable. In addition, every squad member is supported by public funding and is likely 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 who contributes to our participation to act as professionals and role models for our sport.

As a reminder, U23  Championships 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

There will be FIE Safeguarding Officers 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.

There will also be mandatory training (which includes specific training on the FIE safeguarding policy) for all those selected and those that intend to accompany them.

More details here.

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.