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Work History
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Jeffrey Salmon

Mount Sinai,NY

Summary

Inspiring Head Coach bringing extensive experience guiding and mentoring student-athletes and teams to reach optimum potential on and off the competitive strip. Driven and high-achieving with elite level individual success and winning-team seasons throughout career history. Passionate about aiding student-athletes to become independent, accomplished people who embrace opportunity and aspire to excellence.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

Mission Fencing Center
07.2001 - Current
  • Hire and manage staff
  • Manage day-to-day business operations.
  • Lead community outreach
  • Organize and implement staff development
  • Communicate effectively with customers to assess and meet needs.
  • Council athletes and parents concerning the collegiate recruiting process. Facilitate one on one meetings with athletes and collegiate coaches for recruitment purposes
  • Maintain and improve facility
  • Develop advertising and fund-raising materials for club programs, camps, tournaments and clinics.
  • Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for a successfully operating business.
  • Submit competitively successful bids to host Regional tournaments at the Mission Facility
  • Develop and integrate cutting-edge technology to enhance athlete experience
  • Hire referee and tournament staff

Head Coach

Mission Fencing Center
07.2001 - Current

• Design curriculum and guide collaborative implementation for all programs, from recreational to Elite Competitive.

• Work with athletes in small and large group classes, camps and clinics

• Provide Individual lessons to elite level athletes

• Confer with coaches to determine areas of need and develop plans for continued improvement

• Develop National Champions and USA Fencing National and World Team members

• Mentor and develop coaching staff

• Mentor each athlete alongside fostering a positive team culture

• Cultivate excellent sportsmanship and commitment.

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Brandeis University
08.2018 - 08.2022
  • Assisted Head Coach with team practice
  • Coached Squads and individual athletes at competition
  • Motivated athletes to become stronger and more effective through proper training habits.
  • Developed relationships with athletes to provide ongoing support and encouragement.

Head Varsity Fencing Coach

Ward Melville High School
11.1999 - 02.2019

Program founder.

• Designed and directed daily training schedule.

• Organized team bonding, leadership development and fundraising.

• Maintained accurate statistics, records and results of each season.

• Managed competition schedule, meet set-up and breakdown.

• Ordered and Inventoried equipment

• Communicated effectively with parents, athletes and administration including organizing and leading meetings

• Coached Long Island Record of 12 Consecutive Undefeated League/County Championship teams, 15 Long Island Team Championships.

• Developed over 160 All-County Fencers, 60+ All-Long Island Fencers, 45 Individual County champions (spanning all weapons, all genders)

• 12-year Undefeated Record: 171­. Fourth longest streak of any HS sports team in Long Island history.

Collegiate Club Coach

Stonybrook University
09.2011 - 08.2013

• Advised club board members on scheduling meets and tournaments.

• Ran club practices both at Mission Fencing Center and at SUNY Stonybrook.

• Facilitated their acceptance into the MACFA conference

• Competition strip coaching

Volunteer Collegiate Coaches Assistant

Penn State University
09.1990 - 08.1992

• Assisted Coaches with the Penn State M/W Fencing Teams as directed. This included being a sparring partner for team members, and all armory and equipment duties.

• Inspired other sports athletes to try fencing, leading to the inaugural women’s epee squad for the introduction of women’s epee into the NCAA.

Education

Bachelor of Science - General Science: Emphasis On Physics & Statistics

Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
05.1992

Skills

  • Leadership and Mentoring
  • Sport specific expertise in Training and Development
  • Motivation
  • Program Creation and Implementation
  • Team Culture and Collaboration
  • Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Approachable and Outgoing
  • Innovative

Accomplishments


    • Coach of National Champions in Foil, Epee and Sabre, NCAA Team Champions, All-Americans, National and World Team members

    • 2017 National High School Fencing Coach of the Year (inaugural winner)

    • 2015 Recipient of USA Fencing Jack Baker Volunteer Service Award

    • 9-time Suffolk County High School Fencing Coach of the Year & 5 Time Newsday Long Island Coach of the Year

    • 2003 Three Village Times Record Sportsman of the Year

    • Featured April 2011 Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd special coaching feature

    • NCAA Championship Qualifier for Penn State: Sabre 1987

Memberships / Service

  

• Vice-President USA Fencing (2016-2021)

• Elected Member Board of Directors USA Fencing (2012-2016)

• Vice-Chair Long Island Division USA Fencing (2008-2016)

• President Suffolk County High School Coaches Association (2014-2019) 

• Member USA Fencing Coaching Development Committee (2017-present)

• Member USA Fencing Tournament Committee (2004-2008) (2020-2023)

• Member United States Fencing Coaches Association (2015-2023)

• CPR/ AED , First Aid Certification

Timeline

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Brandeis University
08.2018 - 08.2022

Collegiate Club Coach

Stonybrook University
09.2011 - 08.2013

Owner

Mission Fencing Center
07.2001 - Current

Head Coach

Mission Fencing Center
07.2001 - Current

Head Varsity Fencing Coach

Ward Melville High School
11.1999 - 02.2019

Volunteer Collegiate Coaches Assistant

Penn State University
09.1990 - 08.1992

Bachelor of Science - General Science: Emphasis On Physics & Statistics

Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey Salmon