It's a not-for-profit organization designed to promote the sport of fencing in the geographical area of South Yorkshire, and in particular in the high population density areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
South Yorkshire Fencing was set up in 2008 with the aim of developing Fencing within the South Yorkshire area, particularly in the areas of Club Development, Coach and Volunteer Training, and Schools Delivery.
Coach and Volunteer Training – SYF have run a number of child protection courses, as well as signposted coaches and volunteers to additional training sessions.
The 2011 European Senior Fencing Championships are being run at the EIS in Sheffield from 14 to 19 July 2011.
As a part of this competition a legacy programme has been set up which comprises: All of these sessions will have input from SYF, as they are already aligned to deliver similar outcomes.