Experience the World of Fencing with Fáti Largaespada | Achieving Fencing and Coaching Excellence
Today on Adeptus on Air, host James Walker chats with Fati Largaespada, the first Latina NCAA Division 1 Head Fencing Coach. As a highly accomplished athlete and coach, Fati shares her fencing journey, highlighting her college career at both Temple University and Wagner College in New York City. She describes becoming the Head Fencing Coach at Wagner, sharing insights into how she built her team through recruiting and leveraging her network. Transitioning to the University of North Carolina (UNC), she discusses the shift to coaching a larger team with more resources. Tune in to hear Fati's anecdotes about learning how to fence from her Grandfather, her coaching experiences at UNC and her plans for her fencing career in the next few years.