Welcome!

From youth to senior, from recreational to international competitors, from ambulatory to adaptive athlete, modern day or historical (Victorian), FIT has something for everyone. FIT is a designated Paralympic Sport Club for fencing and has produced numerous successful athletes at the national, international, and Olympic levels.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION – At FIT, we believe a successful athlete sets goals for themselves. In order to create the premier fencing club of North Texas, we developed some goals for FIT and FIT's coaches:

    • To create and support a long-term athlete development model (ADM) to promote excellence and drive success in both competitive and recreational fencers
   • To develop and sustain a coaching structure to support our athletes at all levels
   • To increase participation in and improve the quality of fencing activities
   • To provide, develop, improve, and maintain tools and resources for an effective fencing sport system, both recreational and competitive 

MISSION – Our mission is to provide quality instruction in fencing and to pass on the life skills that prepare our athletes to be effective contributors to their schools, communities, and professional lives.  

PURPOSE – To be the premier provider of instruction in the art of fencing at all levels while maintaining a standard of excellence in teaching both able-bodied and Paralympic children and adults; and to deliver consistent and professional instruction to all students in every class, so that every day they may further realize their maximum potential in this sport and in life.

VISION – To be known as the sport’s leading provider of quality instruction in the Dallas area and to consistently deliver outstanding instruction to the students we serve. 

CORE VALUES 

1. Treat every person the way you want to be treated. 

2. Extend grace to those who wish to excel.

3. Seek first to understand others before trying to be understood.

4. Choose relationships and excellence over profits or tournament results.

5. Think outside the box – always question the status quo.

6. Recognize success and provide positive and compassionate training to ensure its continuation.

FIT has a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination or harassment. Any and all incidents should be reported to our Diversity/Equality/Inclusion representative and SafeSport representative, Lauri Lewis, our General Manager Brenda Waddoups, to any coach or Board of Directors member.