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Tsvetelina Hristov in fencing lame holding a saber

FOR FENCING PARENTS

Back your fencer without becoming the second coach.

Two decades coaching athletes to World Championships, NCAA programmes and national teams — and three fencers of my own at home. Practical help for the people behind the performance.

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Meet Tsvetelina

30+

NCAA & Ivy League recruits developed through Premier Fencing Academy

2006

Premier Fencing Academy founded with Coach Kristiyan Hristov

World

Champions, medalists, and USA National Team fencers coached

1st

Bulgarian National Champion in saber

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THE JOYS OF THE JOURNEY

The honest conversations behind achievement.

Ambition, identity, pressure, coaching and parenting — talked through with the people who have lived it.

Guests have included Olympic champions, World No. 1s and national team athletes — among them Lee Kiefer, Alexander Massialas and Misaki Emura.

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SPEAKING

Also available for your club, school or conference.

Practical, human talks for audiences navigating pressure, ambition and the long road to meaningful achievement.

The Competitor’s Mind

How athletes perform under pressure when talent alone is not enough.

Raising Confident Competitors

How parents can support ambition without becoming the second coach.

Beyond the Score

Building resilient athletes, healthy leaders, and meaningful lives through competition.

Every talk is shaped for the room — athletes, parents, coaches, or all three.

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PARTNERSHIPS

Brands that serve fencing families.

I work with companies whose products genuinely reach this community — equipment, nutrition, athletic wear and youth-sports education.

Who you would reach

Parents of competitive fencers, the athletes they are raising, and the coaches around them.

Where they find me

Instagram, TikTok, the Joys of the Journey podcast, and inside Premier Fencing Academy.

What works

Honest recommendations for things families actually use at tournaments and in training. Nothing I would not hand my own three.

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