SHHS Fencing
   
  Coach:  Jerry Dunaway

Fencing Program

WHAT SOHO FENCING IS LOOKING FOR:
   
Young men and women who will work and take responsibility to achieve their goals.  Students that have good athletic skills, intelligence, competitive instincts and the ability to work  with others (unselfishly). They should posses certain intangible attributes, which indicate a high potential to succeed in the sport of fencing.

               
  Classes

South Houston High School has two fencing programs.
The first program is a fencing P.E. class that allows students to learn and experience a new and different lifetime sport. The second is a varsity program that can take the student to a competitive Olympic fencing level. In the varsity program they can earn a letter in fencing.

Class One: Physical Education Class (Lifetime Sport)

(1) In Physical Education, students acquire movement   knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for enjoyment, continued social development through physical activity, and access to a physically-active lifestyle. The student exhibits a physically-active lifestyle and understands the relationship between physical activity and health throughout the lifespan.

(2) Students in Individual Sports are expected to participate in a wide range of individual sports that can be pursued for a lifetime. The continued development of health-related fitness and the selection of individual sport activities that are enjoyable is a major objective of this course.

Physical Education Class Objectives:
  1. Introduction to the foil and its usage.
  2. Introduction to the competitive sport of fencing.
  3. Basic balance and footwork drills.
  4. The rules of the game and how to fence and judge a bout.To follow and comprehend more advanced competitive bouting.

Class Two: Varsity Class

Varsity Class Objectives::

1.  Continued instruction with the foil and its usage.
2.  Continued application of the tactical aspects of competitive fencing.
3.  Advanced endurance and power training.
4.  Further understanding of the rules of fencing and judging a bout.
5.  To exhibit sportsmanship and conduct honorable to the sword and to our school.