NCF Coaches

Gary Copeland

Founder and head coach of Northern Colorado Fencers since 1979. Gary has coached more than 800 U.S. national competition finalists (1st-8th place) from 1988-2005, including 46 individual U.S. national champions, 14 U.S. national team champions, and 64 junior and cadet World champions and Pan-American team positions.

Gary was named 1999 U.S. Olympic Committee Fencing Coach of the Year and has served as U.S. National Team coach on more than 20 U.S. national teams. He is currently Assistant Director of the U.S. Fencing Coaches College at the U.S. Olympic Training center in Colorado Springs.  

Brian House

Certified in American Sports Education, CPR, First Aid, and Sports Safety and has passed the USFA Coaches College level-3 Epée coaching certification.  Brian is the fencing program director at North Jeffco and Wheat Ridge Recreation Centers. He has been an assistant coach at NCF since 2002.

Head Coach Gary Copeland

 Coach Brian House and an NCF fencer

Updated 30 March 2008