We had a very fun and interesting middle school team foil tournament yesterday at the club. We had four teams with really good competition. There were no blowouts and four of the six matches went to 5-4. In fact, at various points in the last round we thought we were going to have either a three way tie for first, or a three way tie for second. In the end a trio of fencers; Amelia Alexander, Jams Russell, and Andrea Gervase; from Surf City came in first. A composite team of Jackson Jones from Surf City, Noah Snyder from Jacksonville’s homeschool team, and Raul from Saint Raphael took second. The Saint Raphael team of Cole and Keely Carter, and Jack took third. The Saint Mary team of Megan Looney, Jonathan Jarrett, and Owen Williams was fourth. Thanks to Will Golder for refereeing, and Herman Smith and Mike Kinney for armoring. Thanks to all the parents for bringing and supporting your fencers.
Things will be pretty standard this week. Tuesday and Thursday evening practice with the May beginner class finishing up. Friday night practice on board Camp Lejeune.
The
club end of year party will be held this Saturday, June 15th. It is being hosted
by Piotr Chaba, at 5122 Parth Lane, in Wilmington, but fencers from all
locations are welcome. Time is 2 pm until? Bring your own
desserts, drinks, things to throw on the grill, and chairs. Things to
share are welcome. There is a
pool available. Alcohol is acceptable. We have a signup
list on the gray board at the club so that we will know how many people are coming and what you might be
bringing. Do people want a shortened Saturday morning practice? No one said anything last week, so I will ask again and let people know toward the end of this week.
club end of year party will be held this Saturday, June 15th. It is being hosted
by Piotr Chaba, at 5122 Parth Lane, in Wilmington, but fencers from all
locations are welcome. Time is 2 pm until? Bring your own
desserts, drinks, things to throw on the grill, and chairs. Things to
share are welcome. There is a
pool available. Alcohol is acceptable. We have a signup
list on the gray board at the club so that we will know how many people are coming and what you might be
bringing. Do people want a shortened Saturday morning practice? No one said anything last week, so I will ask again and let people know toward the end of this week.
The weeks of June 17th and 24th. we will have a 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm practice on Tuesday for those too young to stay up through the evening older youngster and adult practice. Cost is $5 per per child.
I will be away to deal with some family business and to coach our fencers at the Summer Nationals over the next few weeks, so I will not be at practice Thursday, June 20th, June 27th, and the week of July 1st. Herman and Brendan will be taking care of the practices while I am away, although I doubt there will be practice Thursday, July 4th. I will be back, hopefully, for Saturday morning practice June 22nd, as I know a number of you want every minute of practice time before Nationals. I will keep you posted about Saturday practice on June 29th and July 6th, those will be up to Herman and Brendan.
I will also be away for the three corresponding Fridays, so no Camp Lejeune practice June 21st, June 28th, and July 5th. We should be good to go for July 12th.
Mid-South
is planning a referee clinic on the 13th of July. The clinician is Rylan Delep, an international level referee. The clinic will run from 9am – 5 pm with a break for lunch. The cost is $75 for those without a referee certification and $30 for those previously certified. Although this will help you get ready for taking the referee test, the primary focus will be on current interpretation of Right of Way with actual hands on practice using video replay. More
information is available on askfred and possibly on facebook. I am considering going, so I may be able to take some people. If I do go, it will obviously have an impact on a Saturday practice.
is planning a referee clinic on the 13th of July. The clinician is Rylan Delep, an international level referee. The clinic will run from 9am – 5 pm with a break for lunch. The cost is $75 for those without a referee certification and $30 for those previously certified. Although this will help you get ready for taking the referee test, the primary focus will be on current interpretation of Right of Way with actual hands on practice using video replay. More
information is available on askfred and possibly on facebook. I am considering going, so I may be able to take some people. If I do go, it will obviously have an impact on a Saturday practice.
If
you want to do summer camp and have not yet told me, please do so ASAP.
(If you have confirmed it with me, we are good.) I also would like to
know your T-shirt size so I
can order those. As of a couple of year’s ago, the
camps have become
open to adults who want to use them as a vacation. But no crying
when the kids beat you. Right now, foil camps are larger than epee
camps, which is unusual. Although I will make this the last call for T-shirt sizes for the camp, you can always just show up and participate in the camp. I just won’t be able to promise a T-shirt in your size.
you want to do summer camp and have not yet told me, please do so ASAP.
(If you have confirmed it with me, we are good.) I also would like to
know your T-shirt size so I
can order those. As of a couple of year’s ago, the
camps have become
open to adults who want to use them as a vacation. But no crying
when the kids beat you. Right now, foil camps are larger than epee
camps, which is unusual. Although I will make this the last call for T-shirt sizes for the camp, you can always just show up and participate in the camp. I just won’t be able to promise a T-shirt in your size.
There is a sign up sheet on the gray board for anyone who would like to order a CFFA jacket. This is an interest request and not a commitment. I don’t know what they might cost as it has been a few years since we ordered and cost will probably depend on the number we order. There is usually a minimum order and because these cost a bit more, the club needs to have pre-sold most of them as we cannot afford to have our finances tied up with hundreds of dollars of jackets sitting around.
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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