We have added a new page in The Virtual Salle titled Knowledge Base. This will include a variety of links to articles of value to our members that either Salle Green, or one of our centers, has produced. So far we have up a new Ezine Articles article, Fencing Theory:…
We use Tumblr for short text blog posts to capture interesting thoughts from class and lessons or ideas that appear from study. You can expect one or two Tumblr posts a week. You can read these posts at http://tumblr.com/blog/sallegreen Imagine our surprise when we received an official Tumblr badge as part of…
Our two newsletters, the monthly Thrust and Cut and the Remise for fast breaking information, have been honored for being in the top 10% of commercial newsletters for readership and the value of information they provide by our newsletter service Constant Contact. Constant Contact is a major newsletter and marketing…
Our forms for Scouting and Self-Assessment in The Virtual Salle are now operational and can receive your tournament data. And we have added a tournament form with the pre-competition checklist to let our coaching staff know that you have registered for a tournament and to request any needed equipment.
The Self-Assessment and Scouting forms for use after a competition are now up in The Virtual Salle. The layout is what we want, the fields are good, but we are still working to fix a problem in formatting the data so that it transmits properly – so don’t use it yet. …
The deadline for USA Fencing All-Academic Team Honors applications is 6 May. The description of the program is on USA Fencing’s website. If you (1) have fenced in a tournament for us this year, (2) are in high school, and (3) have an average of 3.5-3.69 (Honorable Mention), 3.7-3.84 (Second…
Congratulations to Frank Markham for successful completion of the written and practical examinations for Level 1 in Foil in the Pan American Fencing Academy Skill Development Program. And a belated congratulations to Brian Ainley for earning Level 1 in Foil last month.
On Saturday, 4 March, we supported the Henry Clay Elementary School PTA’s summer programs open house in Ashland with a Salle Green table. Alex and Grace helped Maitre Green set-up and staff the table and gained valuable experience in working a public event as representatives of our sport. We met…
Our affiliated center for fencing in the period 1880 to 1939, the Classical Academy of Arms, has established an open badge program for its certificate holders. Open badges are icons with associated metadata that tells who awards the badge, describes the qualification, and includes the requirements. Increasingly they are being…
It is competition season in the Salle with 5 events running between March and August – our next Salle tournament starts this coming Sunday, 6 March, the Spring Relay. Be sure you read the rules in the The Virtual Salle between now and then, sign-up, and be ready to fence at…