Tirrenia Summer Camp Foil 🤺

Fencing camp in Tirrenia

An immersive and unique training experience inside the Olympic Preparation Center of Tirrenia together with Olympic and World champions and medalists.

Training

Our summer camp in Tirrenia is an excellent opportunity to work on your technical, tactical and physical skills. Each year our highly qualified staff creates a unique training program which includes:

  • Controlled fencing and conditional training sessions
  • Fencing bouts with FCC athletes
  • Footwork sessions
  • Work in pairs sessions
  • Situational fencing sessions
  • Breathing training
  • One mental training
  • Competition
  • 3 lessons with the coaches of our staff

Location

The training facility is located just 1 km from the sea, it extends within a green oasis of 43 hectares as an integral part of the Natural Park of San Rossore.

The surrounding context is ideal for high-level technical and physical preparation. In fact, its characteristics are the reason why it is often chosen by National Teams, Olympic Athletes and numerous National Sports Federations.

CONI Olympic Preparation Center Tirrenia
Vione dei Vannini, snc
56128 Tirrenia (PI)
Italy

Our Staff

Enrico Garozzo

Olympics silver medalist in Rio 2016, individual World championships bronze medalist

Daniele Garozzo

Olympic Champion Rio 2016, Olympics silver medalist Tokyo 2020

Erika Kirpu

Olympic champion Tokyo 2020, World and European champion in teams

Alice Volpi

Olympics bronze medalist in teams Tokyo 2020, individual World Champion Wuxi 2018

Andrea Santarelli

Olympic silver medalist Rio 2016, European champion in teams 2022, World championships silver medalist in teams 2022

Federica Isola

Olympic bronze medalist in teams Tokyo 2020

Federico Vismara

European champion in teams 2022, World championships silver medalist in teams 2022

Alessio Foconi

World Champion Wuxi 2018

Kosmas Karakolis

FCC team manager epee, epee coach

Tommaso Fabrizi

FCC team manager foil, foil coach

Fabio Galli

Foil coach, coach of Daniele Garozzo

Luca Papale

The head coach of Spanish national foil team

Paolo Pizzo

Epee coach, 2-times World Champion, Olympic silver medalist Rio 2016

Alfredo Rota

Epee coach, Olympic champion Sydney 2000

Stefano Barrera

Foil coach

Stefano Campari

Conditional coach

Cristiana Cascioli

Coach, World Champion in teams 2009

Elisa Vanni

Epee coach

Marco Ramacci

Foil coach

Andrea Vivian

Breathing coach of Italian national fencing team

Nicolo Del Contrasto

Junior staff epee

Vittoria Siletti

Junior staff epee

Carola Maccagni

Junior staff epee

Federico Pistorio

Sparring partner, foil

Emmanuel Bay Colombano

Epee fencer, coach

Troels Robl

Mental coach, European championships silver medalist in teams

Francesco Calabrese

Epee coach

Accommodation

Both hotel and restaurant are located within the Training Hall on the territory of Italian Olympic Training Center. For this reason there is no need of transportation between accommodation and training facilities.

– The 58 double and triple rooms all equipped with Free Wi-Fi, Air Conditioning, 32” Smart TVs, Large Showers.

– Restaurant of 300 sqm with tailored menus for athletes.

– The recreation and relaxation area has a games room with pool tables, fuss-ball and table tennis.

Faq

  • Hotel
  • Food 
  • Controlled fencing and conditional training sessions
  • Fencing bouts with FCC athletes
  • Footwork sessions
  • Work in pairs sessions
  • Situational fencing session
  • Breathing training
  • One mental training
  • Competition
  • 3 lessons with the coaches of our staff
  • Welcome kit

Everyone who loves fencing as we do! Age limit 7-99.

  1. FIS Fencing uniform (pants, jacket, electric jacket for foil, plastron, glove) P.S. all equipment should be functional (no holes!)
  2. Weapons (our advice for the participants is to have at least 3 working weapons)
  3. Body wires (our advice for the participants is to have at least 2 working body wires)
  4. Fencing socks (at least 3)
  5. Sport clothes (7x t-shirts, 2-3x shorts, light jacket, 1-2x pants, 1-2x sweatshirt)
  6. Fencing shoes
  7. Sport shoes for outside activity 
  8. Slippers
  9. Hat and sunglasses
  10. Lingerie and socks (a lot!)
  11. Swimming suit (you never know)
  12. Sun protecting cream/spray
  13. Spray against mosquitoes 
  14. Notebook and a pen
  15. A book
  16. Phone charger 
  17. Table games
  18. Disco clothes (you never know)

P.S. all equipment should be functional according to the rules of US fencing!

Bed linen and towels are provided.

Parents will only be able to access the Camp on the days of check-in and check-out. The Olympic Centers regulations doesn’t allow parents on its territory during the Camp.

No

Yes, please choose Only training + lunch option when booking

Yes. The cost of ONE DAY TICKET is 150 euro. For info please contact us on futurechampionscamp@gmail.com

Double or triple rooms.

Please tap your request during check out (you will find a necessary field). We will do our best in order to satisfy it! 🙂

The refund policy is the following:

100% up to 2 months before camp

50% from 2 months to 1 month before camp

25% from 1 month to 15 days before camp

No refund for less than 15 days from the start of the camp (unless you present a medical certificate stating that you cannot attend the camp)*

Major future champions can leave the Camp ONLY with the WRITTEN permission of the team manager (Kosmas Karakolis for epee and Tommaso Fabrizi for foil). 

P.S. For the minors a disclaimer email is mandatory. Diclaimer, the passport copy of the parent and the passport copy of the child/children should be attached and sent to futurechampionscamp@gmail.com!

Tap here to download the disclaimer

The address of Tirrenia Olympic Center is the following: Via delle Orchidee, 44, 56128 Tirrenia PI, Italy. The Training Center is easily accessible by taxi from Pisa airport or station (about 15 minutes).

Please note that the transport to/from the Camp is not included in the price.

Check-in: August 24th 12:00-15:30 (lunch included until 14:00)
Check-out: August 29th 12:00 (lunch not included)

The food is already included in the price and future champions are not allowed to leave the Olympic Center in order to buy anything outside. However there is a bar and several food machines on the territory of the Camp, so some pocket money would not be bad.

P.S. Please note that our partner Michael Picca Garin, a fencing equipment seller and armorer, will be present throughout the camp to provide weapon repair and fencing equipment. If your child needs to repair or purchase equipment, kindly provide them with cash or card (both payment options are available).

Yes, it is possible to buy fencing equipment at the camp. Our partner Michael Picca Garin, a fencing equipment seller and armorer (weapons repair), will be present throughout the camp. You can purchase and personalize fencing equipment and also have any equipment repaired if needed. Card payments are accepted.

Location
Tirrenia, Pisa, IT
Foil Session
24- 29 August 2024
Start from 530,00 

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