We held the advanced foil camp last week. Thanks to the Shaheens for the drinks and
snacks. Advanced sabre camp is this upcoming week. Other
than that, it should be a pretty standard week of practice. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday at Wilmington and Friday night at Camp Lejeune.
will keep you updated.
Mid-South is hosting
foil and sabre events on August 9. The Open foil that was an incredibly difficult B1 on Thursday is now an insanely difficult C1 as two of the Bs had their ratings drop on Friday. They are also having a Y-14 foil. Check askfred for the most current information.
Charlotte is hosting a C and under event on the 16th. Currently needs one more D or C and a few bodies to become a C event. See askfred for more details.
NCFDP is hosting open foil and epee events on August 31. These will be strong events because many of the UNC fencers will be there. Immediately following the close of fencing will be the Divisional meeting which will plan the operation of the Division for the upcoming season. I will have proxies that can be signed if you are not going to be there (or stay for the meeting). To sign a proxy you need to be 18 years old and a
competitive member of USA Fencing.
The
first evening beginner class will start Tuesday, August 19.
The experiment I tried with the beginner class at the first of the year
didn’t work as well as I had hoped, so I am going back to the 6 week,
two night a week model. Afterschool will start for returning fencers
the Tuesday after Labor Day and for new beginners on the Monday after Labor
Day. Homeschool classes will start on the Wednesday after Labor Day.
For those wanting to participate in a more regional event, Fredericksburg is again hosting the Kick-Off Open on September 13-14. They have Division 1A and Division II events. The first means anyone up to and including As can participate, the second means C and below. These can be used to qualify for the National Championships next summer. For the Div1A, you must accumulate enough points over the course of the season – meaning you would probably need to participate in a number of these. However, finishing in the top 10% of the Division II event automatically qualifies you for that event at Nationals. If you are a D and under I believe that also qualifies you for Div. III. Veterans just need to compete to be qualified for their events at Nationals.
The Division schedule for the fall
is out and events should be showing up on askfred very soon. I put our events there, so start getting signed up so we can attract people down here. Our events are:
September 20 Open Foil, Open epee, E and under epee
October 11 Open Foil, Open epee, D and under foil
December 13 Open foil, Open epee, Vet’s epee
Don’t forget the Division qualifiers for the Junior Olympics will be held the weekend of November 15-16.
Since it is the new season, remember we need to get USA Fencing memberships up to date so you are covered by our insurance. Plus you want to do this soon so that you are listed as eligible for the upcoming tournaments. It also means that we need to start getting club dues in, especially for those who are paying in 6 month or yearly installments.
Herman is putting together the first of the season order, so if you
need something please get to him ASAP.
And saving the best for last, we now have two people currently on the Nationals points lists for their weapons. Erica Julien is tied for 13th on the Veteran Women’s 60-69 epee, and Nicole Milewski is 16th on the Youth 10 women’s epee.
pax vobiscum,
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
but that’s the way to bet.” Damon Runyon
