PVFA is proud that all of our coaches are certified by the US Fencing Coaches Association, the national professional governing body of fencing coaches in the United States. See the USFCA Website for more information about that organization.
Paul Sise
Coach Sise's Certifications: Prevot d'Armes - United States Fencing Coaches Association(USFCA) and the International Academy of Arms(AAI)-Level 3 certifications from United States Fencing Association(USFA) Coaches College in foil, epee, and saber. -American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Leader Level, USFA Armorer Level 3.
Paul Sise competed on a varsity team while attending Lawrence University, where he was captain of the epee squad and the team's "most valuable fencer" his senior year. While in graduate school at UMASS, he became assistant coach and then head coach of the UMASS Fencing Team. Since then, he has been honing his coaching skills in all three weapons and has acquired various certifications. Sise also coaches at Eagle Hill School of Hardwick MA during the school year. He is currently working on his thesis for certification as a Fencing Master entitled "Height Differences in Epee and Survival Strategies for the Shorter Fencer." He is author of "42 Views of Epee" on the popular website A Fencing Coaches Compendium. He and Coach Ferullo co-authored the essay "Coaching Fencers with Learning Disabilities" which was published in the Winter 2006 edition of "The Swordmaster" magazine. He is one of the few graduates in the country of the rigorous USFA's Armorers College and is a former Secretary for the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA).
