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Keeping Young Athletes Safe: A SafeSport Guide for Fencing Parents
Keeping Young Athletes Safe: A SafeSport Guide for Fencing Parents
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Here is how families can help keep youth sport safe and supportive, and what to look for in any fencing club. Read more...
The Science-Backed Case for Fencing After 60
The Science-Backed Case for Fencing After 60
Ask a doctor what protects the aging brain and body best, and you'll hear a consistent answer: activities that combine physical movement with real-time cognitive demand. Not walking. Not crossword... Read more...
Can Fencing Help Your Child Get Recruited to College? What Parents Should Know Before High School
Can Fencing Help Your Child Get Recruited to College? What Parents Should Know Before High School
Can fencing help your child get recruited to college? Learn how youth fencing can develop into NCAA recruitment, college club fencing, or a meaningful long-term extracurricular—and what parents should know... Read more...
Middle and High School Fencing Is Growing While Other Sports Are Shrinking. Here's What That Means for Palm Beach County Families.
Middle and High School Fencing Is Growing While Other Sports Are Shrinking. Here's What That Means for Palm Beach County Families.
While colleges cut swimming, softball, and baseball programs, fencing is adding schools. PBFC is working to bring fencing programs to middle and high schools across Palm Beach County. Read more...
Fencing Is Going Mainstream. Here's Why Your Family Should Pay Attention
Fencing Is Going Mainstream. Here's Why Your Family Should Pay Attention
Fencing is stepping out of the shadows. With new professional leagues, Olympic momentum, and growing media attention, the families who discover it now will benefit the most. Read more...
The Presidential Fitness Test Is Back. Here's Why Fencing Is the Perfect Training Ground.
The Presidential Fitness Test Is Back. Here's Why Fencing Is the Perfect Training Ground.
President Trump just signed the Presidential Fitness Test back into law. Fencing builds every skill it measures, and then some. Here's why fencing families are already ahead. Read more...
7 Reasons Fencing Is the Best Sport Your Kid Hasn't Tried Yet
7 Reasons Fencing Is the Best Sport Your Kid Hasn't Tried Yet
Most parents never consider fencing. Then their child tries it — and everything changes. Here are seven reasons fencing might be exactly what your kid needs. Read more...
Is Fencing Safe? What Parents Need to Know
Is Fencing Safe? What Parents Need to Know
Fencing is statistically one of the safest Olympic sports — safer than soccer, basketball, and swimming. Here's why, and what we do at PBFC to keep your child protected. Read more...
Worth Watching: What a College Fencing Coach Learned About Winning
Worth Watching: What a College Fencing Coach Learned About Winning
Columbia University's fencing coach turned a 2-16 team into national champions. His TED Talk explains how — and the lessons apply far beyond the strip. Read more...
Why More South Florida Parents Are Choosing Fencing for Their Kids
Why More South Florida Parents Are Choosing Fencing for Their Kids
It's not the first sport most parents think of — but once they see what fencing does for their child, they rarely look back. Here's why families across Palm Beach... Read more...
One Sport. Every Generation. Why Fencing Works for Your Whole Family.
One Sport. Every Generation. Why Fencing Works for Your Whole Family.
Most sports divide families by age. Fencing brings them together. Here's why it's the rare sport where a parent and child — or a grandparent and grandchild — can share... Read more...
Olympic Fencing vs. HEMA vs. Theatrical Fencing: What's the Difference?
Olympic Fencing vs. HEMA vs. Theatrical Fencing: What's the Difference?
Olympic fencing, HEMA and theatrical fencing all grew from the European sword tradition, but one is a sport, one is a martial art rebuilt from history, and one is a... Read more...
Too Old to Start Fencing? Think Again.
Too Old to Start Fencing? Think Again.
You don't need to be young, athletic, or experienced. You just need to be willing to try something new. Here's why more adults over 40 are picking up a blade... Read more...
How Fencing Can Help Your Child Get Into a Top College
How Fencing Can Help Your Child Get Into a Top College
About 1 in 3 high school fencers goes on to fence in college. Compare that to football at 8% or basketball at 6%. Here's why fencing is one of the... Read more...
Your Kid Doesn't Have to Be an Athlete to Be a Fencer
Your Kid Doesn't Have to Be an Athlete to Be a Fencer
Tall, short, shy, bold, sporty, bookish — fencing has a place for every kind of kid. Here's why the sport that hands your child a sword might be the one... Read more...
The Best-Kept Secret in Senior Fitness Has a Sword in Its Hand
The Best-Kept Secret in Senior Fitness Has a Sword in Its Hand
Most people think fencing is for kids. They're wrong. Fencing may be the most complete fitness activity available for adults over 50 — and almost nobody knows about it. Read more...
Worth Watching: The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding
Worth Watching: The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden spent a lifetime redefining what success means in athletics. His message is at the heart of how we coach at PBFC. Read more...
Why Fencing Clubs Are Becoming the New After-School Fitness Solution
Why Fencing Clubs Are Becoming the New After-School Fitness Solution
Many kids aren't getting enough physical activity during the school day. Fencing clubs across the country are stepping in — and the results go far beyond exercise. Read more...