I am doing this note a bit early to highlight the fact that we are facing the same issue we had last year. Our first event of the season is now only 8 days away, September 9th. Right now our entries for the three events are: 8 in epee, with 2 As and 3 Cs; 5 in foil with everyone rated; and 3 in sabre. Herman has already gotten a nice set of trophies ready and Brendan has put up a picture of them on Facebook. Our quandary is what we do about referees. At the moment, Brendan and I could handle it all. However, last season we stayed with that and everything blew up in the last couple of days. Then we have trouble finding referees who don’t have other plans. Or we can hire a number of referees and lose money on the event if the last minute influx doesn’t come. We need to get all of our fencers who are interested in the tournament signed up on askfred by Monday at the latest. Everyone says they want to earn higher rankings, but very few of you want to travel. If you don’t support the local events no one else will want to come here. We can make the epee an A and the foil a C just by getting all of our people signed up. So please get signed up on askfred.net ASAP so we have a better idea of how many officials we actually need. There are no other events in the area, so there is no reason we cannot have a large turnout if our people get the ball rolling.
No class tonight at Camp Lejeune. No one has said anything about having a Saturday practice, and as I will be away at a homeschool scheduling meeting, it looks like there will not be practice tomorrow.
Next week normal Tuesday and Thursday practice. Returning afterschool fencers can start back Tuesday through Thursday, September 5-7, at 3:30 pm. I will pick up the younger ones from St. Mary’s as always.
Homeschool classes start back up on Wednesday, September 6th. Returners can come in at 1:15 pm, the new beginner class will start at 1:30 pm. This will be the first day I will be traveling directly from teaching a UNCW class. I believe I have left myself sufficient time, but if I am not there exactly by 1:15 pm, don’t panic, I am coming.
The next Camp Lejeune class will begin on Friday, September 8th at 7 pm.
The
beginner class for Afterschool will start Monday, September 11. That
evening at 6:30 will be the start of the September beginner class. Wednesday, September 13th should be our first evening practice on that day of the week for the season. UNCW students should be showing up.
beginner class for Afterschool will start Monday, September 11. That
evening at 6:30 will be the start of the September beginner class. Wednesday, September 13th should be our first evening practice on that day of the week for the season. UNCW students should be showing up.
I
think September 23rd should be free for the first youth event of the
season. Ages 12 and under, foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30 pm, epee at
3:30 pm. $5 per event. This is the first time in years that there
really is no preseason favorite in either the boy’s or girl’s
competitions.
think September 23rd should be free for the first youth event of the
season. Ages 12 and under, foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30 pm, epee at
3:30 pm. $5 per event. This is the first time in years that there
really is no preseason favorite in either the boy’s or girl’s
competitions.
UNC
Chapel Hill has received September 30/October 1 for their Tarheel
Open. Their foil and epee are already large A events. Sabre has As and Bs, but really needs numbers.
Chapel Hill has received September 30/October 1 for their Tarheel
Open. Their foil and epee are already large A events. Sabre has As and Bs, but really needs numbers.
Also on September 30 is Salle New Bern’s E and under foil event.
October 7-8 has a referee clinic and tournament at Research Triangle Fencing. It is being conducted by Darius Wei and Matt Cox. For those of you who want to improve your refereeing skills and/or become official USA Fencing referees, this would be a great clinic to attend. Cost is $75 which gets you the clinic, entry into the observation tournament, and the ability to take the written and practical refereeing tests. More info is up on askfred.
pax vobiscum,
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
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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