Final reminder that there are just a few hours to sign up for the Old Man Winter before the entry fee increases. The Old Man Winter will be on January 26th. Open
foil, open epee, and Vet
foil, open epee, and Vet
epee. IMPORTANT!! We are going to start
requiring that people are registered a week before the event to get the
regular pricing. We have been unable to gauge the size of events in a
manner that lets us hire the correct number of referees. If we expect a
large crowd that doesn’t materialize the club loses money. If we wait
and things pop a day or two before the event, it can be hard to find any
local referees. Then some of our fencers have to drop out to help
referee. Anyone registering after the deadline will be charged $10
extra per event, so that will hopefully be the incentive for people to
get signed up earlier. Read the More Information section on askfred to
get the full information. Right now the Mixed epee should become at
least a B, the Mixed foil is inching toward the 15 it needs it give it a
rating, and the Vet epee
is at 10 people, also smaller than it should be. Remember that Vet
events can be rated if we get enough people. With the ratings available
plus a few more bodies, it could end up a C event. YOU MUST BE SIGNED
UP BY MIDNIGHT, SATURDAY THE 19TH TO AVOID THE EXTRA FEES.
requiring that people are registered a week before the event to get the
regular pricing. We have been unable to gauge the size of events in a
manner that lets us hire the correct number of referees. If we expect a
large crowd that doesn’t materialize the club loses money. If we wait
and things pop a day or two before the event, it can be hard to find any
local referees. Then some of our fencers have to drop out to help
referee. Anyone registering after the deadline will be charged $10
extra per event, so that will hopefully be the incentive for people to
get signed up earlier. Read the More Information section on askfred to
get the full information. Right now the Mixed epee should become at
least a B, the Mixed foil is inching toward the 15 it needs it give it a
rating, and the Vet epee
is at 10 people, also smaller than it should be. Remember that Vet
events can be rated if we get enough people. With the ratings available
plus a few more bodies, it could end up a C event. YOU MUST BE SIGNED
UP BY MIDNIGHT, SATURDAY THE 19TH TO AVOID THE EXTRA FEES.
Today our homeschool fencers competed in their third meet of the year. The Southeastern Cardinals A team (Kyler Schoonmaker, Eoin and Eilis O’Brien) went 2-1 beating New Bern and Jacksonville, and losing to Twin City 43-45. The Jacksonville Hurricanes (Matthew Burns, Noah Snyder, and Matthan Droke) lost all their meets, but they are the youngest team and are learning some good things. The B fencers fenced as individuals. We were represented by Rayne Schoonmaker, Eamon, and Ellery O’Brien for the Cardinals, and Caleb Forman for the Hurricanes. Rayne did the best, going 5-1.
It looks like St. Mary is having class on MLK day, so I will be in for afterschool, Monday, the 21st. Regular practice the rest of the week including Topsail and Camp Lejeune on Friday.
In addition to the Old Man Winter, there is the NCFL seeding meet on the 26th. You only need to compete if you want to continue to the post season and have only fenced once so far.
The next homschool class will begin on January 30th. The 30th is also the first Wednesday that UNCW will start showing up in the evening for practice.
The
Capitol Clash is up by DC on the February 2-3 weekend. Here is whom I see as
entered. Nicole, Herman, Amelia, Jackson, Erica, Christi, Will, and Kim.
Capitol Clash is up by DC on the February 2-3 weekend. Here is whom I see as
entered. Nicole, Herman, Amelia, Jackson, Erica, Christi, Will, and Kim.
The February beginner class starts on February 4th and goes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
February 9th is the NCFL A Team and epee team Championships
February 16th is the next homeschool meet, which will also be held here.
Two things have come up which require some thinking ahead. I received a call from the Wilmington Sharks baseball team. They would be interested in having a fencing demo before a game sometime during their season. Fencers helping with the demo get into the game free, parents are at a “reduced rate”, not certain what that amounts to. Let me know if you might be willing to participate so I can gauge if we have enough interest to do a good demo.
I am looking ahead to Summer camp timing. I have to wedge things in between the end of Summer Nationals and the beginning of the UNCW school year. I like to do the beginner camp first and am looking at the week of July 15-19 at this time. The next three weeks would be advanced camps, hopefully one for foil, epee, and sabre. However, no one has been interested in the sabre camp the last couple of years. Anyway, they would run July 22-26, July 29-August 2, and August 5-9. The advanced camps are for anyone from those who have just passed their beginner class to those competing at higher levels. Camps run 9-5 Monday – Thursday and 9-3 on Friday. Cost is $195 for the week. We provide Gatorade and snacks, students need to bring a lunch. I haven’t chosen any particular week for any weapon yet, so if something works better for someone, let me know ASAP so I can nail down a schedule.
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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