We had a nice big Saturday practice yesterday. We had a surprise guest as Samantha Milewski is back in town. She is back for this week only so make sure you stop in.
Regular week of practice, Tuesday, Thursday, Camp Lejeune on Friday, and Saturday.
The Division schedule should be out fairly soon and I will let you know what is up then. A few things to finish out this season and to start the regional season are on the schedule at the moment.
Mid-South
has their Big Blue tournament next weekend, August 11-12. Men’s and Women’s
events in all three weapons. The men’s epee is already a strong A,
needs bodies to be an A2 Men’s foil is a B1 and needs another A to become an A2. The men’s sabre needs a C (or higher) to become an A1. On the women’s side, the epee needs
a couple of bodies to be a C, an A or B could jump it up to a B. The foil looks like it will stay a small sized lower level event with one “killer” foilist. And strangely, for a Mid-South event,
the women’s sabre needs another person to be a winnable E event. It is up on askfred.net.
has their Big Blue tournament next weekend, August 11-12. Men’s and Women’s
events in all three weapons. The men’s epee is already a strong A,
needs bodies to be an A2 Men’s foil is a B1 and needs another A to become an A2. The men’s sabre needs a C (or higher) to become an A1. On the women’s side, the epee needs
a couple of bodies to be a C, an A or B could jump it up to a B. The foil looks like it will stay a small sized lower level event with one “killer” foilist. And strangely, for a Mid-South event,
the women’s sabre needs another person to be a winnable E event. It is up on askfred.net.
Richmond will be hosting an RYC (Regional Youth Circuit) on September 22-23. It has Y-10, Y-12, and Y 14 events. This is that next step for those of you who have been competing in the local youth events. It will be much harder as it will be the best fencers from clubs throughout the Atlantic Coast region. You will need a full uniform, so if you are interested, talk to Herman or I about ordering or borrowing gear. Check at usafencing.org for more information. Do realize that entry fees will be higher than they are for local events.
Fredericksburg,
VA, has announced a fall SYC (Super Youth Circuit), October 6-8, (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).
Y-10, Y-12, and Y-14 events. More information is under events at the
USA Fencing website. Super youth circuits are a level up from Regional youth circuits. They are the step below going to National level events, but it isn’t absolutely necessary that you take this in a step like approach.
VA, has announced a fall SYC (Super Youth Circuit), October 6-8, (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).
Y-10, Y-12, and Y-14 events. More information is under events at the
USA Fencing website. Super youth circuits are a level up from Regional youth circuits. They are the step below going to National level events, but it isn’t absolutely necessary that you take this in a step like approach.
What I can start giving you is our schedule for when things will restart for the fall. Right now:
August 21 – Tu/Th evening beginner class (6 weeks)
September 4 – returning afterschool fencers can come back
September 5 – homeschool fencing starts back up. The only people who opined on the start time either preferred the later time or didn’t care, so it will be returning fencers at 1 pm and the new beginner class at 1:30 pm. (Beginner class is once per week for 8 weeks.) Help get the word out.
September 7 – next Camp Lejeune beginner class will start. Once a week on Friday for 8 weeks.
September 10 – afterschool beginners can start. Twice per week for 6 weeks, once Mon/Tu; once Wed/Thur.
September 10 – Mon/Wed evening beginner class starts (6 week)
Sometime around September 5th or 12th the UNCW club should be back up and we will add Wednesday back into the mix.
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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