On the weekend of the 18th -19th of September, NSW Fencing and the
Sydney University Fencing Club will be hosting a series of events for
regional fencers, coaches, and referees in Sydney. Participants from
all clubs are encouraged to attend.

On the weekend of the 18th -19th of September, NSW Fencing and the
Sydney University Fencing Club will be hosting a series of events for
regional fencers, coaches, and referees in Sydney. Participants from
all clubs are encouraged to attend.

Saturday 18th September at the Arena Sports Center, University of Sydney:

* 12 noon – 2pm (Main Hall): A basic referee clinic (with Stephen
Darragh) and an armory course (with Peter Witkop) will be run
concurrently.

* 3pm – 4pm (Seminar Room 1): Advanced referee clinic with Antonio
Signorello and Stephen Darragh, focusing on right-of-way weapons.

* 2pm – 5pm (Main Hall): all attendees will be welcome to join
regular club training or practice their refereeing skills.

* Dinner – Details TBA.

Sunday 19th September at Steel Park PCYC:

* 7am – 10am: a group coaching workshop will be held by Antonio
Signorello.
* 9am – 3pm: Novice State Championship and
Club Foil Team Championship.

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Accommodation options:

YHA central

http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/nsw/sydney-surrounds/sydney-central/

not much car parking,
$40-50 per bed dorm + brekie, can do doubles if quick
20min train/walk to steel park or (bus/walk) to sydney uni fc hall
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Hotel Formule 1 at St Peters:- (02) 9519 0685
about 5-10 minutes drive from steel park, 10-15min drive to Sydney uni fc hall
which has free parking and 3-person rooms for $79/night.

See a PDF copy of the event poster.

For more info & RSVP’s contact: Sam Hughes:- samuelhu8@gmail.com
and/or look up..
google.com.au/group/newcastle_fencing/web/regional-regatta-weekend

All competitors at NSW state tournaments can now enter online.
Entries are open until the Thursday night before each Sunday
competition. Follow the link on the right at http://www.nswfencing.org.au/

This online entry system is currently in its trial phase: please notify
the secretary if you encounter any bugs. Pen-and-paper registration on
the day of the event is still available.

February 14thNovice Comp #1- Men and Women 1.15pm.

To ensure on-time starting, all competitors MUST be present & entered 10 minutes beforehand. Borgia Centre – Steel Park Leisure Centre, 531 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville.

The full program for the year can be viewed on the NSW Fencing website, www.nswfencing.org.au

February Competition Dates

14th February – Borgia Centre, Steel Park, Marrickville

City of Sydney Open Foil – Men 8.45am, Women 9.15am

Cadet Sabre (PS) – Men and Women 11am

City of Sydney Veteran Foil – Men and Women 1pm.

Novice #1- Men and Women 1.15pm.

21st February – Borgia Centre, Steel Park, Marrickville

Gilt Junior Foil (PS) – Men and Women 9am.

Gilt Junior Epee (PS) – Women 1pm, Men 1.15pm.

U13 Sabre (PS) – Boys and Girls 2pm.

28th February – Borgia Centre, Steel Park, Marrickville

City of Sydney Open Epee – Women 8.45am, Men 9am.

U11 & U13 Foil F/F (PS) – Boys and Girls 12.30pm.

City of Sydney Veteran Epee – Men and Women 1pm.

All times shown are start times. To ensure on-time starting, all competitors MUST be present & entered 10 minutes beforehand. Borgia Centre – Steel Park Leisure Centre, 531 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville.

The full program for the year can be viewed on the NSW Fencing website, www.nswfencing.org.au

AFFILIATION & REGISTRATION

All fencers wishing to compete in NSWFA & AFF competitions MUST be affiliated. The only exceptions are the following competitions where fencers can be registered for a lower charge:

All novice competitions

2010 Affiliation/Registration is due on 1 January.  They are to be made on-line via the NSWFA website www.nswfencing.org.au using secure credit card payment.

UNIFORM

All competitions: Ladies’ and Girls’ equipment must include breast protection made of metal or some other rigid surface.

Novice, U/11, U/13 and Schools Fencing Competitions: A Fencing Jacket and under plastron must be worn.  Gloves and masks are compulsory.  Masks must have elastic at the back. Breeches or long tracksuit pants (which cover the waist) must be worn.  Shorts are unacceptable.

NSWFA ENTRY FEES (2010): $25 per weapon & $15 for a second event on the day.  $50 per team.

Following an incident in which a foil punctured the FIE transparent visor mask, the FIE has removed their required use at FIE competitions.

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) announced that the use of the transparent visor masks would no longer be required at foil events pending an investigation into the causes of an accident where a foil broke through the Lexan protective plate during a foil bout at the European Junior Championships.
On November 1st, the Swedish Fencing Federation (www.fencing.se) reported that
the Lexan visor of a fencing mask was penetrated during the men’s foil competition at the European Junior Championships in Odense. The fencer was not fatally injured but the incident is considered very serious.

According the the Swedish site and the FIE, the accident occurred in the round of 64 and the foil blade did not break in the action.  The accident resulted in a cut to Latvian fencer Davids Gasilovskis.  Gasilovskis was able to continue the bout after an injury time out.

The FIE has stated that the mask was given to the President of the SEMI Commission, Eduardo Dos Santos so that a full technical investigation on the mask failure can be completed.

The FIE also ruled that:

Until the findings of this investigation are known, it has been
decided to temporarily suspend the mandatory use of the
transparent mask in foil in all FIE competitions.

The FIE and Swedish federations both point out that the masks have been in use for a large number of training bouts with only one other reported incident.  The other incident involved an epee, but there is no report of the results of inspection of that mask.

Article courtesy of www.fencing.net