It all began when the Oceania Fencing Masters Academy (OFMA) contacted GFM, looking for a way to train and certify new fencing coaches. In a big Zone such as Oceania, distance to training centers was a huge problem to organize in-person trainings in the Covid Pandemic, and the need to train fencing coaches was critical.
Thanks to GFM online training solution, the OFMA was able to organize a 3-months seminar to train 25 student coaches for Level 1 – Foil, all over Oceania.
How did it work?
Well, it is pretty simple.
All the candidates had access to the GFM platform with the same pedagogical content. A live session was planned with everyone before the beginning of a new block of knowledge. Then the candidates had two weeks to read, train, and post their practice on CoachNow, our video analysis application. Our masters could continually review their practice and comment their videos to advise the candidates on how to improve their teaching. The candidates were able to exchange on their practice at all times on a dedicated group chat.
The seminar was truly successful, as GFM and the OFMA were able to support each candidate whatever their level. Our 25 candidates, from beginners to confirmed, will soon take their final certification.
GFM would like to thank the technical staff Leon Thomas, Dave Barson, Martin Brill and Paul Crook, along with president of the Oceania Fencing Confederation, Helen Smith, who believed in GFM system and trusted us to train their next fencing coaches.
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