Abdel Salem
Candidate for At-Large Director
Coach at Front Range Fencing Club (Colorado)
Referee
Retired Head Coach and Associate Professor at United States Air Force Academy
Former President, US Fencing Coaches Association
Former Staff Member, US Fencing Coaches College
Former Assistant Coach at University of Pennsylvania
Founder and former Head Coach at Lone Star Fencing Club
Founder and former Head Coach at Fairmont Park Fencing Center
Former coach at NY Fencers Club
Former coach at Bryn Mawr College
Certified Fencing Master in epee, foil and saber
Educated at University of Alexandria, Egypt
Abdel salem’s candidate statement
Abdel salem’s goals
I have built extraordinarily strong relationships with fencers, coaches, parents, referees, and organizers. I will work hard to improve the interrelationships between these groups.
Organize programs for each age/gender category that will help with athlete support from interested donors, both individuals and companies
I want to increase tournament activities with presentations and staggered consolation tournaments that would be of interest to all groups. We can increase communication between referees, tournament staff, coaches, and parents. I would also like to increase feedback opportunities for these groups, so that we may improve US Fencing tournaments
I want to continue the fight to stop abuse. We should work hard to protect all our members.
I will work to establish leadership that will bring the US Fencing Coaches Association and USA Fencing working together towards the same goals, while meeting criteria from the US Olympic Committee.
I want to provide solutions that align with best practices in governance and increase thinking around USA Fencing’s mission fulfillment
As fencing makes its comeback from the closures of the coronavirus, we can improve fencing for everyone. I want to work for you, to make USA Fencing even better