Elite Coaches
Elite Coaches:
USA Fencing and FIE (USA and worldwide fencing organizations) categorize Fencing Coaches at four levels:
- Assistant Moniteur (Level 2) - A coach who works under the supervision of a higher-level coach
- Moniteur (Level 3) - A professional coach who can teach beginners to intermediate fencers in club, community, or school programs
- Prévôt (Level 4) - A professional coach who can train fencers of all skill levels and has proficiency with a variety of teaching methods
- Master (or Maître) (Level 5) - The highest level of accreditation, allowing a coach to teach fencers from beginners to high-level competitive champions
Meet Our Coaches
Coach Brian Bacher
Maestro in Foil, Saber, Epee
Biography
Coach Brian is a Maestro di Scherma and the third American to complete the Italian National Training course from Accademia Nazionale di Scherma (Italy), in 2023.
Coach Brian is a fun teacher, he makes the classes easy to understand and is an expert in holding the fencer’s attention as they learn. As a Maestro he scales easily from a fun beginner coach to a more serious and inspirational competitive coach. He has brought the joy of fencing to hundreds of students. He is a three-weapon Master (Foil, Saber, and Epee).
Experience
Coach Brian was a student of Maestri Igor Celli (Saber) and William Gaugler (Foil), both of whom are graduates of the Accademia. Maestro Gaugler was the second American to earn the title of Maestro di Scherma from the Accademia and was the last American Student of the great Aldo Nadi (Silver in Saber) Olympian, and Italy’s greatest fencer.
Coach Brian teaches Foil, Saber and Epee.
Coach Slava (Viacheslav) Novoselov
Epee, Foil
Biography
In 2008 (aged 19) Coach Slava won the Junior World Championship (team) in Epee in Italy.
During 2006-2011 he got a degree in Physical Education and Sports, which is focused on the science and practice of physical fitness, sports training, and the development of healthy lifestyles in Russia. In 2009 he became the captain of the Russian National Team leading them for the European Championship.
Achievements
Coach Slava has an impressive number of students that have produced great results. Here is a sample:
Experience
He worked for 3 years at Alliance Fencing Academy in Texas (had produced the most champions for any club in US at that time), Later he worked at AFM for nearly 4 years.
Notable Students
- Individually coached:
+ NAC (National) champion Gold 4x
+ NAC (National) Champion Silver 1x
+ NAC (National) Team Gold 2x
- Team coached (more than one coach for the fencer) the following:
+ Senior World Champion Gold (team event). 1x
+ Senior NAC (National) Champion Gold 1x
+ Junior World Champion – Bronze 1x
+ Junior World Champion – Gold (team event) 1x
+ ‘Top 8’ medalist results at National 9x (individually and as team)