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		Lindsay Bottoms Lindsay is an exercise physiologist who works as a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Central Lancashire. Her area of expertise is in the area of thermoregulation (how the body regulates temperature) as well as the effect of sports drinks on sports performance. Both of these are areas of specific interest to fencing performance, especially when competing internationally. As you become dehydrated your skill accuracy deteriorates and therefore performance can also deteriorate, this makes it important to maintain hydration levels. Also, the more dehydrated you become the greater your body temperature can become, this again can be detrimental to performance.
Therefore, Lindsay can provide information with strategies for maintaining hydration during competition and training as well as information on maintaining body temperature. As well as providing all round general sports science information to help improve fencing performance. In addition to her Sports Science background, she also competes in the Women’s Epee circuit and is currently ranked in the top twenty in the senior UK rankings. Lindsay also went as a staff member with the Junior England Fencing team to the Junior Commonwealth Championships in Penang in February 2009. Further information on sports science can be found on the information pages provided on the website. Also you can contact Lindsay via email at: LBottoms@uclan.ac.uk

Matthew Haynes Matt has been coaching informally for over 10 years. He has been an international competitor at epee and is still an international referee at epee and foil. For the last two years Matt has been employed fulltime as a fencing coach and has produced a number of top national level fencers. Recently Matt was the Head Coach of the England Tomorrow Achievers trip to Poland and the Lead Epee Coach at the Junior Commonwealth Championship in Penang. Matt currently coaches in the Malvern Hills area. Matthew Haynes - 07970 801 662

Katie Dolan Katie has been fencing since she was 10 years old, beginning her career as a foilist and moving to epee aged 14. She has enjoyed success at a competitive level at under 17, under 20 and senior age groups including being part of the gold medal winning women’s epee team at the Junior Commonwealth Games in Chennai in 2006. She completed her level 1 epee coaching course aged 18 and spent some time coaching at local schools in Kent before moving to Newcastle for university and continuing to coach on top of completing a degree in Applied Sport & Exercise Science. Since moving back to London to complete her masters in Human Performance at Brunel she has become the head epee coach at Eltham College and also continues to compete, achieving a last 8 at both the Slough Open and the Chichester Open 2009.

Fast contact details:

Manager: Maggie Maynard
Maggie@indigo-escrime.org.uk

Lead Coach: Peter Rome
Peter@indigo-escrime.org.uk

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