PAUL CROOK
HEAD COACH
Epee Level 3 / Foil Level 3
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Paul has coached and supported more than 30 QUEENSLAND Fencers to International representation and their pursuit of excellence including podium finishes at Commonwealth, Oceania and Asian Zone Championship levels.
Courses Attended
FIE Olympic Solidarity Courses
2006 Melbourne - Foil
2008 Melbourne - Refereeing
2010 Melbourne - Epee
2014 Brisbane - Foil Epee
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International Coaching Courses
2010 Fontainebleau, France
- T.U. Daniel Levavasseur
2012 Beijing, China
- T.U. Daniel Levavasseur
2014 USA IOC International Coaching Enrichment Certificate
Program focusing on elite sport management
2018 Melbourne FIE Elite Coach Development
- T.U. Daniel Levavasseur
Positions
Current
National Accreditation Officer
Assistant National Coach - Epee
Assistant National Coach - Foil
QLD State Epee Coach
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Former
AFF HPP Communications Officer
AFF HPP Manager
AFF National Coaching Director
QLD State Coaching Director
QLD State Foil Coach
Experience
National
*Coaching Regional and AIS National Camps as Assistant and Lead coach
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*World Cups Open & Junior
*Other Countries National Events
*Coach Australian Athletes in overseas clubs
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2010 – Present
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2016 – Present
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2016 – Present
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2016 – Present
*World Senior Championships
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*World Age Championships
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*Commonwealth Senior Championships
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*Commonwealth Age Championships
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*Asian Zone Age Championships
Team Manager, Foil & Epee Coach
Team Manager, Foil Coach
Epee Coach
Epee Coach
Assistant Epee Coach
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Epee Coach
Epee Coach
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Team Manager, Epee Coach
Epee Coach
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U23 Epee Coach
Cadet & JNR Epee Coach
U23 Epee Coach
Cadet & JNR Epee Coach
Cadet & JNR Epee Coach
Cadet & JNR Dubai Epee Coach
2013 Budapest
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2014 Plovdiv
2015 Tashkent
2016 Bourges
2018 Wuxi
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2014 Largs
2018 Canberra
2012 Jersey
2015 Cape Town
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2012 Manila
2013 Bangkok
2014 Manilla
2015 Abu Dhabi
2017 Korat
2018 Dubai
State
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*QLD School Programs
*QLD Club Level
*QLD Fencers at Nationals
*QLD State Team
*QLD Cadet and Junior Teams
*Coach Education & Managing Coach Accreditation
Coaching
Coaching
Coaching
Coaching
Coach & Manager
Operating
1996 - Present
1996 - Present
1996 - Present
1996 - Present
1996 - Present
2000 - Present
Significant Student Results
- Alicia Kwag
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- Lachlan Crook
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- Madeline Andersen
Selected to represent in the 2016 Olympic Zone Qualifier - Foil
Selected to represent in the 2021 Olympic Zone Qualifier - Epee
Selected to represent in the 2021 Olympic Zone Qualifier - Epee
QLD Athletes Coached to National Champion
Andersen, Maddie
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Crook, Jacob
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Crook, Lachlan
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Devereux, Annie
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Kwag, Alicia
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Labaki, Sam
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Mcgrath, Lindsay
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Myall Vandervelde, Henry
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Nelson, Michael
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Orwin, Mitchel
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Patchen, Jonathan
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Radford, Kristian
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Rui, Bonita Epee
U17, U20, Open, Junior Team
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Open Team Epee
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U20, U23, Open Teams Epee
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U15, U17, U20, U23
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U13, U15, U17, U20, U23, Open
U15
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U15
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U17, U20
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Open Team
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U23
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U15, Open Team
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Open Team
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Junior Team
Epee
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Epee
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Epee
Epee
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Foil (JNR)
Foil, Epee & Sabre Age Teams
Epee
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Foil
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Epee
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Epee
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Epee
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Epee (U15)
Epee
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Epee
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