# @usafencing on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=4KKGqSykKRc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36172829-usafencing-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-27T10:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA Fencing (@USAFencing) — https://gondola.cc/USAFencing

## Caption

“Calm down” isn’t a plan. Nurse and simulation specialist Amy Wilson shows parents and coaches how to help youth—especially neurodivergent—fencers regulate first and go explosive on purpose when it counts. We cover warning signs, low-tech visual tools, co-regulation, and fast in-the-moment resets that keep kids engaged and confident on competition day.

Guest
Amy Wilson — Nurse & Higher-Ed Simulation Specialist; youth fencing parent; advocate for neurodivergent athletes

Chapters
00:00 Why regulation beats “calm down”
01:18 Bringing nursing/simulation skills to fencing
02:52 Fencing’s unique regulation challenge
03:12 Emotional regulation vs. calm
04:30 Early dysregulation cues
05:53 “Pull the pin on purpose”
07:05 Why intervene; what’s at risk if we don’t
11:05 Why fencing can be great for neurodivergent athletes
14:46 Getting started: observe, map home → strip
18:31 Parent–coach partnership; translating instruction
23:51 Visual tools and peer evaluation
29:50 When the fuse pops: safe sensory interrupts
32:08 Control what you can control (without over-calming)
38:14 Quick hits: what to pack, what to say, how to check in

Quotable
“Don’t calm it away—regulate it and then pull the pin on purpose.” — Amy Wilson

About First to 15
Hosted by Bryan Wendell, First to 15 brings you conversations with athletes, coaches, referees, and leaders shaping fencing today. Listen to the podcast by searching First to 15 USA Fencing on your favorite app.

Hashtags
#Fencing #YouthSports #Neurodiversity #SportsParenting #EmotionalRegulation #USAFencing

## Stats

- **Views:** 105
- **Likes:** 5
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## Tags

youthsports, sportsparenting, usafencing, emotionalregulation, neurodiversity, fencing

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