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Coach Alexander
editStrip coaching in local competition
Coach Chuck Alexander
Co-Owner/Head Coach Gryphon Fencing (Murrieta, CA)
Owner/Head No Fear Fencing (Murrieta, CA)
Vice President, United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)
Accredited/Certified Fencing Coach: United States Fencing Coaches Association
Coach Alexander is the founder and head coach of No Fear Fencing Club (NFFC). A club he founded in 1994. Since the beginning of NFFC, he has trained local, regional and national champions. He began his formal coaching career as coach at San Diego State University in 1980. In 1993 he became a coach for University of California San Diego’s (UCSD) NCAA fencing team. And in 1998 held the position of UCSD’s head coach. During his time at UCSD, he has produced several all Americans, as well as Intercollegiate Conference of Southern California (IFCSC) individual/team gold medalists.
Coach has competed internationally including world cups in Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Germany and Hungary. Coach Alexander is a 4 time USA World Championship Team member (2005, 2006, 2007, 2014). Coach Alexander continues to actively compete today.
Coach Alexander is also involved in the professional development of new coaches and has served as an executive board member of the United States Fencing Coaches Association. He currently participates in coaches training and is a USFCA certified examiner.
Training/competing in Germany
Coach Alexander’s competitive fencing career began in 1973 under the instruction of H. Okawa. He was SDSU team captain in 1976 and 1977, and a member of the 1976 Western Intercollegiate Fencing Conference (WIFC) foil and the 1977 WIFC epee team. He earned his first “A” rating in epee 1980 which he has continued to hold for over 30 years. Coach Alexander was a Division 1 NAC finalist in 1991, and many time USFA national championship semi-finalist. Between 1990 and 1995, he was on the division I national top 20 point list in epee. And during this time he was invited to, and competed in, the US Olympic Festival (1990, 1991, and 1995), earning silver and bronze medals. He is a four time gold medal, and six time silver medalist as the team captain and member of a Pacific Coast Sectional Championship epee team.
Gryphon Fencing, Murrieta, CA
editHead Coach/Co-Owner May 2018 – Present
Founder and Head Coach of No Fear Fencing Club. NFFC is dedicated to the development and maintenance of competitive fencers who compete at regional, national and international levels. NFFC accomplishes this by supporting the development of competitive
cadet, junior, senior, and veteran epee fencers.
No Fear Fencing Club, Murrieta, CA
editHead Coach/Owner June 1995 – Present
Founder and Head Coach of No Fear Fencing Club. NFFC is dedicated to the development and maintenance of competitive fencers who compete at regional, national and international levels. NFFC accomplishes this by supporting the development of competitive cadet, junior, senior, and veteran epee fencers.
United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)
editVice President – West, August 2016 – 2018
Vice President of the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States. A USFCA member shares a commitment with hundreds of others who are devoted to the improvement of US fencing though the associations’ activities. More information can be found at http://usfca.org
University of California San Diego (UCSD)
editNCAA Fencing Coach Sept 1994 – 2017
Coached UCSD women’s epee team to conference gold. Produced many gold medal conference gold medal athletes throughout the tenure at UCSD. Produced two NCAA all Americans, many IFCSC individual and team epee gold medalists.
United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)
editSecretary March 2009 – June 2012
Member of the board of the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States.
The USFCA is the accreditation and certification organization for fencing coaches in the USA. The USFCA are members of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and the Academia d’Armes Internationale (AAI)
- Prevot of Epee
- Certified USFCA examiner
San Diego State University | San Diego, CA, USA
editHead Coach Sept 1979 – June 1982
Coached the university’s fencing team in all weapons. Developed fencers from beginners through competitive athletes.
Papers and publications:
editThe Competitive Pyramid Series
- Competitive Epee Overview, submitted to USFCA magazine, Feb 2013
- Goal Setting, USFCA magazine, June 2011
- Epee, A Tactical Overview, Web Article, June 2014
- Coach Selection, USFCA magazine, May 2013
Work in progress
- Teaching students to fence: A behavioral & developmental perspective
Career highlights (As competitor and coach)
edit2016-2018 Vice President, United States Fencing Coaches Association
2016 Coach, bronze medalist, Pan American Championships, V40ME
2016 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Ponce Puerto Rico, Gold Medal, V60ME
2015 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Lima Peru, Gold Medal, V60ME
2015 Coach, Gold Medalist, NAC V40WE
2015 Coach, Silver medalist, NAC V40ME
2015 Coach, Silver medalist, NAC V50ME
2015 Coach, Bronze medalist, NAC V60ME
2015 Coach, finalist, NAC V50WE
2014 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Aruba, Gold Medal, V60ME
2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national (JO) championships, Cadet women’s epee
2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national championships, V40ME
2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national championships, V50ME
2013 Coach, bronze medalist, US NAC 2, Y14 women’s epee
2014 Athlete, US National Champion, National Championships V60ME
2014 US National Team Member, World Championships, V60ME (Debrecen, Hungary)
2009 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Moscow, Russia)
2007 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress
2006 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Bath, England)
2006 USFA Pacific Coast Section Vice Chair (Seniors)
2006 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress
2005 USFA Pacific Coast Section Vice Chair (Seniors)
2005 Athlete, US National Champion, National Championships V50ME
2005 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Tampa USA)
2005 Athlete, Finalist World Championships V50ME (Tampa, USA)
2005 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress
2004 USFA, Pacific Coast Section, Vice Chair, Seniors
2003 USFA, Pacific Coast Section, Vice Chair, Seniors
2002 Puerto Rico World Cup, Top 64 (World Cup points awarded)
1999 Australian National Championships, Senior Men’s Epee, 12th place
1998 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD
1996 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD
1996 Executive board member USFA San Diego Division
1995 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD
1995 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Boulder, Colorado
1995 Organizer and site manager, Cal. State Games, Fencing
1994 Chairman USFA San Diego Division
1993 Coach/member Silver medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team
1992 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team
1992 Bronze medal Cal. State games (epee)
1991 Finalist US National Circuit (4th) (Ventura NAC) Div 1 Epee
1991 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Los Angeles, California (bronze)
1990 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota (silver)
1989 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team
1987 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Epee Team
1983 Semi-finalist US National Championships, Epee (Div 1)
1979 Vice Chairman USFA SoCal Division (Los Angeles)
1978 Joined United States National Fencing Coaches Association, Moiniteur d’Armes.
1976 Western Intercollegiate All Conference (epee) (San Diego State University)
1976 So. Cal. Intercollegiate All Conference (foil) (San Diego State University)
1974-1977 Member (Captain) of San Diego State University fencing team.
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