CFFA update for February 7

CFFA update for February 7
Results from the NCFL meet held yesterday at Kestrel Heights.  Coastal Christian was represented in the A league by Oliver Galbraith, Jonathan Harkins, and Mack Smith.  They went 3-1 on the day.  Harry Shaheen and Will Golder fenced shorthanded for CFFA in the B league.  They went undefeated anyway, beating Chapel Hill, Thales Academy, and 3 Kestrel teams.
This week, February classes continue and January classes end up.  The UNCW fencers will start coming down on Wednesday nights as of this week.  I
will be away with fencers at the Junior Olympics in Cleveland over the
President’s Day weekend.  No fencing at Camp Lejeune this Friday (12th),
and no afterschool or evening classes on Monday (15th).
This Saturday, February 13th, the Salle New Bern club will host a walk through foil fencing tournament.  This is meant as a training experience for someone who has not yet done a fencing event or maybe just one or two.  They will walk you through the event, explain all the things competitors have to do, how who fences whom is determined, and all the other things that are good to know (for both fencers and parents).  You should have fenced electrically at least once.  If you are interested, sign up on askfred.net.  You will need mask, glove, jacket, weapons, lame, cords, and a plastron (underarm protector).  We can provide those things, just ask.  You should also wear sneakers and long pants or sweat pants, if you don’t have fencing knickers.  For those in Jacksonville, whom I won’t see before Saturday, Donny, Salle New Bern’s coach, assures me they should have equipment to lend.  Sign up and let me know you are going so I can give Donny some idea of your sizes.  They intend to split the competitors by age groups, so teenagers and adults won’t be fencing the little ones.  The cost is only $5 and as this is not going to be an official tournament, you don’t need to have a competitive membership.  Feel free to ask me questions if you are interested.

February
20th is Mid-South’s Grand Opening anniversary event.  Lots of sabre on
Saturday and Open foil and epee on Sunday.  The epee needs one more B and C to be a B event.  The foil needs a number of competitors to make 15.  Further info on askfred.

The

20th will be the NCFL’s High School A team championships, hopefully at Kestrel.  The 27th is
the NCFL’s individual championships. 
Location as yet undecided, but possible Elkin.

The final regular season homeschool meet is being rescheduled.  They are looking at Sunday, February 21st.

Also
on the 27th is an unsanctioned youth foil tournament in Fayetteville. 
Starts at 10 am and has separate divisions for 7-9, and 10-12.  On
Sunday they are having adult unsanctioned foil events.  Details on askfred.

Our
next event will be the Lynn Krupey Memorial Iron Maiden on March 5th.  It
is the only all women’s event held in North Carolina and has all three
weapons.  Many of our women are already signed up, but a few are not
yet.  See askfred for details.  We will also be hosting the homeschool A
team championship on that date at about 11:30 am.
pax vobiscum,
 
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association

“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” Damon Runyon

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