Salem Classical Fencing

2006 Winter Foil and Épée Tournament
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Registration

Entry forms are available online and at Salem Classical Fencing.

Timely entries should be mailed by January 14, 2006. Please do not mail entries after January 14th, as we may not receive them in time. Instead, pay online and bring your paperwork with you to the tournament. If you cannot pay online, at least send us e-mail to tell you which events you will be entering.

Late entries will be subject to a $5 late fee. Walk-ons will be subject to an additional $15 fee.

What

AFL Prep individual foil (Saturday)
(open to Prep foil fencers)

AFL Novice individual foil (Saturday)
(open to Prep and Novice foil fencers)

AFL Junior individual foil (Sunday)
(open to Prep, Novice, and Junior foil fencers)

AFL Novice individual épée (Saturday)
(open to Prep and Novice épée fencers)

Where

West Salem High School main gym
1776 Titan Drive NW
Salem, OR 97304 (directions)

Please note that West Salem High School is on the west side of the Willamette River. We suggest you allow a few extra minutes to get there if you're from out of town.

There is no lodging in West Salem. The nearest lodging is downtown.

When

Saturday, January 21, and Sunday, January 22, 2006.

Check-in times:
Prep foil: Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (fencing begins at 9:30 a.m.)
Novice épée: Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (fencing begins at 9:30 a.m.)
Novice foil: Saturday, noon to 12:30 p.m. (fencing begins at 1:00 p.m.)
Junior foil: Sunday, 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. (fencing begins at 1:30 p.m.)

Format

Prep foil: If there are fewer than ten competitors, the event will consist of a complete round-robin. If there are ten or more competitors, the event will consist of:

A round of seeding pools. All fencers will advance. Results are for seeding purposes only.
A final round of pools.

Novice foil: If there are fewer than ten competitors, the event will consist of a complete round-robin. If there are ten or more competitors, the event will consist of:

A round of seeding pools, with the number of fencers advancing depending upon the number of competitors (but at least half will advance).
A second round of pools, with the best six overall fencers advancing.
A final round-robin of six.

Junior foil: If there are fewer than ten competitors, the event will consist of a complete round-robin. If there are ten or more competitors, the event will consist of:

A round of seeding pools, with the number of fencers advancing depending upon the number of competitors (but at least two from each pool will advance).
If necessary, a second round of pools, with the best six overall fencers advancing.
A final round-robin of six.

Novice épée: If there are fewer than twelve competitors, the event will consist of a complete round-robin. If there are twelve or more competitors, the event will consist of:

A round of seeding pools, with the number of fencers advancing depending upon the number of competitors (but at least half will advance).
If necessary, a second round of pools, with the best six overall fencers advancing.
A final round-robin of six.

Cost

$10 registration fee, plus $8 per event, payable with registration (non-refundable).
Late entries subject to a $5 late fee.
Registrations the day of the event will be subject to an additional $15 late fee ($20 in total late fees).

Payment can be by cash (please do not mail cash!), check, money order, or PayPal or credit card (online only).

Equipment

Participants in all events shall supply their own equipment. Requirements for this tournament are as follows (see AFL rules for details):

	Prep Foil	Novice Foil	Junior Foil	Épée
fencing mask with sewn-in bib* (must pass 12 kg punch test)*	required
fencing glove	required
white fencing jacket (either back-zip or appropriately handed front closure)	required (cotton preferred, nylon okay)			required (cotton preferred)
white knickers or high-waisted fencing pants	sweats okay; no cargo pants or jeans)	required		required (cotton perferred)
white socks that cover the calf (no exposed skin on the leg)	required (if wearing knickers)
underarm protector	required (any color!)
weapon	standard (dry) foil with rubber or plastic top securely taped on (no dummy electrical tips)			épée with 3-prong pointe d'arret (no electrical tips -- electrical blades okay)
grip	orthopedic grip okay with medical waiver only		orthopedic grip okay
non-marring shoes	required
rigid chest plate or cups	required for females (regardless of age); optional for males

Awards

All events: medals for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place

Prep Foil: top three will be promoted to Novice classification.

Novice Foil: 1st place will be promoted to Junior classification;
2nd and 3rd place will be promoted to Novice classification.

Junior Foil: top three will be promoted to Junior classification.

Novice Épée: no classifications will be awarded this time so that all fencers will still be able to compete in the next épée event.

All fencers will receive the satisfaction of doing their best and promoting an excellent sport.

It is very important that you be on time! We will have many bouts to fence.

Although this is a tournament, and it should be fenced competitively, remember that fencing is a sport of honor, respect, and sportsmanship. No matter how well (or poorly) you do, remember that at one point (not long ago fror some of you) , none of you could fence. The mere fact that you can fence at all is an achievement in and of itself.

Rather than a test of you against another fencer, let this competition be a test of you against yourself.

Simply strive to do your best. And have fun!

2006 Winter Foil and Épée Tournament Details

2006 Winter Foil and Épée Tournament
Details