I attended the NCFL planning meeting in Chapel Hill this afternoon. The two main items that will affect people at the moment are 1) The “A” team division will be split into separate men’s and women’s teams, 2) Apex will be joining our conference and will probably have “B” teams like we do. Therefore our “B” fencers are going to need to practice because you may not automatically be the best fencers there anymore.
The regular deadline for entries for the Richmond NAC ( Div I, Div II, Cadet, Sr. Team)
is TODAY August 31. Let me know if you are going so I can plan my coaching time and how it might affect classes. The Div. Is are, of course, stacked going into an Olympic selection year. The Div IIs actually are not that big, as of the moment, most are around 100 fencers.
is TODAY August 31. Let me know if you are going so I can plan my coaching time and how it might affect classes. The Div. Is are, of course, stacked going into an Olympic selection year. The Div IIs actually are not that big, as of the moment, most are around 100 fencers.
Practice this week is affected by Labor Day. Evening practice Tuesday and Thursday, morning practice Saturday. No Wednesday night practice and no Camp Lejeune practice Friday.
Mid-South
is holding a sabre clinic on Labor Day weekend, September 4-6. Starts
Friday evening and goes through Sunday. The clinician is Ed Korfanty,
the US National team sabre coach. He is also coach to Mariel Zagunis
who has won two Olympic Gold medals. You can go to the clinic as a
coach or as a fencer, but realize it is priced as appropriate for a
person of Korfanty’s stature. They are holding a
sabre tournament on Sunday the 6th that looks like it will be at least a B. You do not have to attend the
clinic to attend the sabre event.
is holding a sabre clinic on Labor Day weekend, September 4-6. Starts
Friday evening and goes through Sunday. The clinician is Ed Korfanty,
the US National team sabre coach. He is also coach to Mariel Zagunis
who has won two Olympic Gold medals. You can go to the clinic as a
coach or as a fencer, but realize it is priced as appropriate for a
person of Korfanty’s stature. They are holding a
sabre tournament on Sunday the 6th that looks like it will be at least a B. You do not have to attend the
clinic to attend the sabre event.
After
Labor Day we will get back to working in earnest. Afterschool classes
for returning fencers will start on the 8th. The new beginners will
start
the week of the 14th.
Labor Day we will get back to working in earnest. Afterschool classes
for returning fencers will start on the 8th. The new beginners will
start
the week of the 14th.
Homeschool classes will start back on the 9th – advanced fencers can come in at 12:30 pm, new beginners at 1 pm.
We will hold our first youth tournament on the 12th of
September. Twelve and under fencers can compete. We give trophies to
the top 3 and ties overall and medals to the top 3 9 and
under fencers unless they win a trophy. We also award swords to the
top male and female points earners over the course of the season
(probably 5 events). Finally, we give a sword to the person who is
voted as showing the most sportsmanship by the other fencers
over the course of the season. $5 per event with foil at 10 am, sabre
at 1:30 pm, and epee at 3:30 pm. If adults are not going to the other
events, volunteer referees are welcome.
September. Twelve and under fencers can compete. We give trophies to
the top 3 and ties overall and medals to the top 3 9 and
under fencers unless they win a trophy. We also award swords to the
top male and female points earners over the course of the season
(probably 5 events). Finally, we give a sword to the person who is
voted as showing the most sportsmanship by the other fencers
over the course of the season. $5 per event with foil at 10 am, sabre
at 1:30 pm, and epee at 3:30 pm. If adults are not going to the other
events, volunteer referees are welcome.
Also
on the 12th, for adults there is a women’s epee and open epee at CHFA
in Charlotte, and men’s and women’s foil and open epee in Fayetteville.
Check askfred for details.
on the 12th, for adults there is a women’s epee and open epee at CHFA
in Charlotte, and men’s and women’s foil and open epee in Fayetteville.
Check askfred for details.
On Sunday the 13th UNC is holding a mixed foil event.
It will hopefully be a C event. The Division meeting will be held at
UNC after the foil. I am collecting proxies from competitive fencers 18
and over.
It will hopefully be a C event. The Division meeting will be held at
UNC after the foil. I am collecting proxies from competitive fencers 18
and over.
September’s
evening class will start on Monday the 14th and runs for 6 weeks on a Monday/Wednesday schedule.
evening class will start on Monday the 14th and runs for 6 weeks on a Monday/Wednesday schedule.
Our
first adult event will be Saturday, September 19th. Open foil at 9:30
am, Open epee
at 1:30 pm, E and under sabre at 3:30 pm. All of our events are mixed
unless otherwise specified. $20 for your first event, $10 for any
subsequent event. Make certain your US Fencing membership is a
competitive one or higher. Sign up on askfred now to try and
draw in more fencers. We really need to see more of our people jumping in and getting signed up.
first adult event will be Saturday, September 19th. Open foil at 9:30
am, Open epee
at 1:30 pm, E and under sabre at 3:30 pm. All of our events are mixed
unless otherwise specified. $20 for your first event, $10 for any
subsequent event. Make certain your US Fencing membership is a
competitive one or higher. Sign up on askfred now to try and
draw in more fencers. We really need to see more of our people jumping in and getting signed up.
Sunday the 20th is Mixed epee and Mixed sabre at UNC. Epee should be a B or A event and sabre looks like a C.
September
26-27 is the Division 1A ROC in Fredericksburg. 1A means that it is
open to everyone, the events are split as men’s and women’s, and most of
the events will end up as A level. This is a good event for those of
you looking for a step up in competition, or planning to get ready for
the NACs that will be in the area this season. The deadline before the
fees jump is September 7, so take a look at
it on askfred. A few more of our people are getting signed up.
26-27 is the Division 1A ROC in Fredericksburg. 1A means that it is
open to everyone, the events are split as men’s and women’s, and most of
the events will end up as A level. This is a good event for those of
you looking for a step up in competition, or planning to get ready for
the NACs that will be in the area this season. The deadline before the
fees jump is September 7, so take a look at
it on askfred. A few more of our people are getting signed up.
October 3rd is Mixed sabre at UNC, while the 4th is mixed foil and epee there.
October 9-12 is the actual NAC in Richmond.
Riley Hart is trying to get a fencing club started in Yuma, AZ, since it is three hours to the clubs in Phoenix and 2 1/2 to the ones in San Diego. If anyone would like to help fund her efforts, here is the website:
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
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