He was head coach of the Ukraine Republic National Team for 13 years, and then served for 10 years (1988--98) as the Director of the school for high sport achievements at the State University of Ukraine.
He was head coach of the Ukraine Republic National Team for 13 years, where he guided 5 épée fencers to national and Olympic championships. Vitebskiy then served for 10 years (1988--98) as the Director of the school for high sport achievements at the State University of Ukraine.