Anonymous wrote:I second staying away from fencing sports academy.
I don’t want to say anything on a public forum but do your homework.
I would not leave my kids there for five minutes

ummm as a parent who sends their kid there, this comment is very concerning....please share what you know/have heard !

Anonymous wrote:How good and highly ranked fencer you have to be to get into a top college? Do you have to be a national fencer to get in a Harvard or Yale?

Fencing is much easier to get a scholarship than other sports but you need good grades

Anonymous wrote:How good and highly ranked fencer you have to be to get into a top college? Do you have to be a national fencer to get in a Harvard or Yale?

You/your child should aim to be top 30 in the Junior Olympics or July Challenge this summer. Some of the top 30 are already in college which is why you don't need to be top 20 for example. Ideally you have been placing top 10 at recent national tournaments.
To be a fencing recruit you need excellent grades to get into a top rated school - this is not football where you get a GPA pass.
Recruiting starts right after Junior Olympics (and many people have built relationships long before this).

Anonymous wrote:How good and highly ranked fencer you have to be to get into a top college? Do you have to be a national fencer to get in a Harvard or Yale?

Wtf

How good and highly ranked fencer you have to be to get into a top college? Do you have to be a national fencer to get in a Harvard or Yale?

Anonymous wrote:How much time commitment is needed for competitive fencing? Why is it that Chinese and Korean are dominating the rankings?
We are south Asians but my son is interested in competitive fencing. Does he stand a chance, as I see mostly Chinese names (from USA) in the fencers ranking list.

Looking for any edge to get into top colleges. Fencing checks a box

How much time commitment is needed for competitive fencing? Why is it that Chinese and Korean are dominating the rankings?
We are south Asians but my son is interested in competitive fencing. Does he stand a chance, as I see mostly Chinese names (from USA) in the fencers ranking list.

^^^
Mostly Chinese and Koreans

If you're targeting competitive fencing, check out the official fencers ranking which will help you decide:
https://member.usafencing.org/points/national

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stay away from Fencing Academy.

Why?

Cuban coaches that never made it professionally

They must be doing something right since one of their female epee fencers is highly ranked internationally.

DP. So posts are bashing Fencing Academy but not really being specific about what the problems are. We have a trial there on Monday and also plan to look into Penta. Hopefully whatever the issues are will be glaringly obvious

Isn’t that the case with all the nearby fencing centers? Why will be coach who can join an esteemed university, join a local center to teach young kids?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stay away from Fencing Academy.

Why?

Cuban coaches that never made it professionally

Anonymous wrote:Thank you!
Penta is good for epee. My child wants to try foil first, so we will check out FSA.

Yep- PENTA doesn’t have many foil fencers if any. I’m blanking on the name of the newer club in Herndon but it’s a strong foil club. It was founded by a mom whose son fenced at both PENTA and then FSA.

Thank you!
Penta is good for epee. My child wants to try foil first, so we will check out FSA.