Club officers and coaches

Here are some pictures of the dedicated and stalwart officers of the UU Fencing club. Included below are coaches, captains and those who make it happen behind the scenes such armourers, secretaries and other general dogsbodies...erm 'valued' committee members.

Foilist Captain Chris Gill: - Chris is the most senior member of the Club and has given over six years sterling service as team member, officer and ultimately as President. Besides all of this he is the head student coach, specializing in Foil. Chris is pictured preparing to go on the piste at the 99 Irish Varsity Fencing Tournament.

Epeeist Captain Aidan Peake: - Aidan is the club's 'veteran'. He has alsmost ten years of fencing experience, having trained regularly with the UCD team in his native Dublin before coming up north to take his place as Epee Captain and assistant coach. In addition to giving lessons in Epee and basic tehnique, Aidan is also in charge of general fitness and encourages a strenuous warm-up and flexibility programme for all members. When not religiously practicing footwork drills, he spends his time at test and repair as the club's resident armourer. Aidan is pictured here at the Irish Varsity Fencing Tournament. Aidan went on to win this match, he is seem here (on the left) beginning to fleche his opponent having first engaged the blade in octave he made the touch by binding to quarte and hitting in opposition.

Sabruer Captain Patrick Horner:- Patrick quickly specialised in sabre coaching and brought the teaching styles of his own sabre master to UUC. In addition to givng general technical lessons to beginners in foil and sabre, Pat is charged with both technical and tactical training of the Sabre team, which he serves as Captain. As well as this Pat is deputy Armourer and under-secretary to the President. Patrick is seem here giving a pre-match warm up and tactical lesson to Adrian Sweeny at the 99 Irish Varsity Tournament.