Coaching at competitions is an important, educational, and beneficial aspect of every competitive fencer's development and progress. Most competitive fencing clubs charge a fee to fencers for coaches’ travel. At AIC we try to keep our fees as reasonable as we can, and will try our best to accommodate coaching request, with the following conditions:

1. A completed Coaching Request Form and payment must be submitted two (2) weeks prior to a local tournament and two (2) months prior to a national level tournament.

2.Coaching fees must be paid before the tournament. All fees are non-refundable after the coaches have made their travel arrangements.

3.The coach or coaches will set their coaching priorities for each day’s events. Despite our best efforts, not everyone will get equal time at every tournament. In general, fencers new to a particular level of competition will get more attention in the warm-up and pools. More experienced fencers will get more attention in the DE’s. While the RCFC coaches would like to be with every fencer for every bout, it is not always possible at a large NAC or Summer Nationals.