Fencing Coaches

ELSAYED EMARA

Owner and head fencing coach at Peoria Fencing Academy, where I developed, managed and instructed a competitive fencing program. My fencers have competed at the national level in Division I tournaments and the international level. I have also guided my fencers through the NCAA eligibility process and instructed them in NCAA Division I by-laws. My students have attended elite colleges.

I taught fencing for three years at the undergraduate level in the Physical Education Department at Illinois Central Community College. I was solely responsible for developing the course curriculum, teaching the course, and evaluating the students. I have promoted professional fencing activities by hosting a U.S. Fencing Coaches Association Clinic and a certified Referee Clinic at Peoria Fencing Academy. I also served on the Conference Committee for the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association for five years, and I am currently the vice president of the Midwest Fencing Coaches Association.

Throughout my Twenty years coaching career, I have had the opportunity to train and mentor many competitive fencers who have become highly distinguished athletes at the national and international levels. As a former National Egyptian Fencing Team member, I know what it takes to be an elite fencer.

Coach Emara competed for Egypt for over 20 years on the National Egyptian Fencing Team. He placed 8th in the Junior World Championship in 1990. He has 30 years of coaching experience and is a former vice president of the United States coaches association. He qualified for the 1996 Olympics as a member of the Egyptian team.