The final lecture session was "Creating a Periodized Plan" by a USOC Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Again, it was good information, nothing particularly specific, just a set of general principles on how to build a periodized training plan. He also followed up with a second S&C lecture which talked about the relationships between S&C properties - Force, Power, Strength, etc, and how development of those properties fits together.
During the lunch session, the group went to Garden of the Gods; most of the American coaches had been there before, so we stuck back and I explored the now-defunct library. If you call ahead, you can still get access.
We got split up into groups by weapon and introduced to the practical instructors.
Buckie Leach is doing the practical sessions for foil, and today's topic was "Active Defense". The system is structured around idea that a foilist can be enticed to finish their attack, given the correct distance. We primarily worked actions off false-counterattack (parry-riposte, counterattack, getaway-go), and false-parry (parry-riposte, counterattack, hit-getaway).
I don't have enough information to write about the epee or sabre, but I will if I can find that info.
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