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Our Coaches

 

 

 

 

ANDREY GEVA

Head coach

All Weapons

 

 

 

1999 - present    Houston, TX

2006 USFA Developmental Coach of the Year.

Coach of 2007 US National Team Champions

Developed 14 USA National Champions and North American Cup Winners, 24 "A" rated fencers and more then 50 nationally ranked fencers.

  • 2004-present Alliance Fencing Academy, head coach and owner

  • 2003-2004 Chairman of the Gulf Coast Division (US Fencing Association)

  • 2001-2003 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy, head epée coach

  • 1999-2001 Bayou City Fencing Academy, head epée coach

1989 - 1999    Jerusalem, Israel

Developed 6 Israeli National Champions.

  • 1993-1999 Senior Coach, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

  • 1994-1999 Israel National Team Coach

  • 1998 Wingate Sport Institute School of Coaching, Natanya, Israel

  • 1998 inducted in the Cosell Sports Hall of Fame, Jerusalem, Israel

  • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Israeli National Fencing Champion

  • 1990 and 1992 World Championships - participated as a member of the Israeli National Fencing Team

  • 1991 and 1993 World University Games and numerous World Cup events

  • 1992 Open International Tournament, Osnabrück, Germany.  Gold Medal

1981 - 1989    Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Leningrad Fencing Team and USSR National Fencing Teams; winner of several regional and national fencing championships 

  • 1982 recipient of the  USSR "Master of Sports" award

 

International coaching achievements:

 

 

Francesca Bassa:

Silver Medal - 2009 Junior World Cup, Helsinki, Finland

Bronze Medal - 2009 Junior World Championships/Teams, Belfast, Ireland

6th place - 2009 Junior World Cup, Montreal, Canada

8th place, 2004 Cadet "A" International Tournament in Heidenheim, Germany

Dina Bazarbayeva:

Bronze Medal - 2008 Junior World Cup, Tauberbishofheim, Germany

8th Place - 2008 Junior World Cup, Helsinki, Finland

Jack Hudson

6 place - 2009  European Cadet Circuit, Germany

2009 British National Cadet & Junior Champion

2008, 2007 British National Youth Champion

Alexandra Shklar:

1999 Junior World Cup in Burgos, Spain - Bronze Medal

1998 Cadet World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela - Bronze Medal

Yael Gerchikov:

2000 Junior World Cup in Ashkelon, Israel - Gold Medal

2000 Junior World Cup in Barcelona, Spain - Silver Medal

2000-2001 Junior World Cup ranking - 7th place

 

Michal Leiman:

1997 Cadet International Tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia - 6th place

Zhanna Risin:

1995 Cadet International Tournament in Munich, Germany - Bronze Medal

 

 

 

 

 

 

SABINA BAZARBAYEVA

Foil Coach

Epee Assistant Coach

Youth/Junior coach (all weapons)

 

2001 - present  Houston , TX

  • 2004-present Alliance Fencing Academy, foil coach

  • 2001-2004 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy, foil coach

1994-2001  Almaty, Kazakhstan

  • 1989 recipient of the USSR “Master of Sport” award

  • 1992-1996 graduated from Kazakh Institute of Physical Education

  • 1994,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 Kazakhstan National Fencing Champion

  • Champion of 1997 II Central Asian Games, Almaty, Kazakhstan

  • Champion of 1999 III Central Asian  Games, Kyrgyzstan

  • 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999 Senior World Championships and World Cup events - participated as a member of Kazakhstan National Team

  • 1998 participated  in 13th  Asian Games, Bangkok

 

 

 

SUZETTE WHEELER

Youth/Junior assistant coach/fencer

 

1999 - present    The Woodlands, TX

 

Started taking fencing classes in 1999 from Andrey Geva

Participated in numerous North American Cup and US National tournaments

  • 8 place - 2007 Summer National Championships, Miami, FL

 

 

 

 

DINA BAZARBAYEVA

Youth assistant coach/fencer

 

2001 - present  Houston , TX

 

Started taking fencing classes in 2001 from her mom Sabina and then, in 2004 from Andrey Geva

Participated in numerous North American Cup, US national and World Cup international tournaments

  • US National Team member - 2005-present

  • Bronze Medal - 2008 Junior World Cup, Tauberbishofheim, Germany

  • 8 place - 2008 Junior World Cup, Helsinki, Finland

  • 11 medals total in US national and North American Cup competitions

 

 

 

 

Bethlehem Witte

Youth/Junior assistant coach/fencer

 

 

2001 - present    The Woodlands, TX

 

 

Started taking fencing classes in 2001 from Bill Trapani and then from Andrey Geva

Participated in numerous North American Cup and US National tournaments

Participated in 2004 Junior World Cup in Louisville, KY

  • 6 medals total in US national and North American Cup competitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lewis Weiss

Youth assistant coach/fencer

 

2004 - present  Houston , TX

 

Started taking fencing classes in 2004 from Sabina Bazarbayeva and Alex Sintchinov, and then, in 2008 from Andrey Geva

Participated in numerous North American Cup, US national and World Cup international tournaments

  • US National Team member - 2009-present

  • Bronze Medal - 2008 North American Cup, Youth-14, Portland, OR

  • Bronze Medal - 2005 Summer National Championships, Youth-10, Sacramento, CA

  • 18 place - 2010  European Cadet Circuit, Goteborg, Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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