Yesterday, Amelia Alexander went up to the foil event at Mid-South. She was 1-4 in her pool, but was in almost all of her bouts. She lost her first DE and finished 14th in a D1 event.
Also yesterday, I spent a fun (if hot and buggy) day with Kenyatta Sanford at the Feast of the Pirates in Leland. Had a current fencer there and a few people who used to fence came up to say hi. We were promoting our next beginner class, so we will see how well we did when it starts. Huge props to Kenyatta for setting this up.
This week the practice will be regular at the club in Wilmington. The UNCW fencers have started coming down on Wednesday and it looks like this year they will primarily be foilists.
On Friday, October 4th, no fencing at Surf City as there is no school. There will be fencing at Camp Lejeune.
October
5th has Apex starting their series of unsanctioned youth foil, gender
based adult foil, and mixed epee events.
5th has Apex starting their series of unsanctioned youth foil, gender
based adult foil, and mixed epee events.
Mid-South has sanctioned adult
epee events split by gender on that day. No women yet. A small but strong men’s field.
epee events split by gender on that day. No women yet. A small but strong men’s field.
Right now the club has one fencer at each of those events. If that doesn’t change, I will have Saturday (October 5th) practice here. I will keep you informed.
Our next beginner class starts Tuesday night October 8th.
Nothing nearby for the weekend of the 12th. I am planning on being out of town Saturday, so if anyone wants to open up for Saturday practice I will let you know. The homeschool league will be meeting on October 13, so I will let people know what is up after that.
The
responses I received for our first under 12 event were unanimously for
it being on the 19th. Therefore, Foil at 10 am, Epee at 1:30 pm, Sabre
at 3:30 pm. For those who have not yet participated in one of these, We
give trophies for each weapon to the top 3
(and ties) finishers, medals to the top 3 nine and under finishers,
unless they win a trophy. We keep a year long accumulated points
standing which counts all three weapons and at the end of the season,
the top ranked boy and girl will each win a sword. We also have the
fencers vote at each event for the person who shows the best
sportsmanship and the fencer who wins that gets a sword. Cost per event
is $5.
responses I received for our first under 12 event were unanimously for
it being on the 19th. Therefore, Foil at 10 am, Epee at 1:30 pm, Sabre
at 3:30 pm. For those who have not yet participated in one of these, We
give trophies for each weapon to the top 3
(and ties) finishers, medals to the top 3 nine and under finishers,
unless they win a trophy. We keep a year long accumulated points
standing which counts all three weapons and at the end of the season,
the top ranked boy and girl will each win a sword. We also have the
fencers vote at each event for the person who shows the best
sportsmanship and the fencer who wins that gets a sword. Cost per event
is $5.
Also on that date All-American is having Y10, Y12 foil and adult foil and epee. All are unsanctioned.
On
October 26th Apex is holding sanctioned foil and epee events, split by
gender. Currently, the women’s epee and the women’s foil are both
E1s. The men’s epee will probably become a at least a C1. However, the men’s
foil is an A1 event. We have a number of fencers there at the moment, so no Saturday practice.
October 26th Apex is holding sanctioned foil and epee events, split by
gender. Currently, the women’s epee and the women’s foil are both
E1s. The men’s epee will probably become a at least a C1. However, the men’s
foil is an A1 event. We have a number of fencers there at the moment, so no Saturday practice.
The
NCHSFL debated splitting, but decided not to. The first event for them
for the year will be here on November 2nd. Get ready as there should
be a lot of fencing. As always, help refereeing will be appreciated. High school foilists should start getting ready NOW.
NCHSFL debated splitting, but decided not to. The first event for them
for the year will be here on November 2nd. Get ready as there should
be a lot of fencing. As always, help refereeing will be appreciated. High school foilists should start getting ready NOW.
Our next USA Fencing event is Saturday, November 9th. Mixed foil, mixed epee, and Vet epee. Not a lot of people signed up yet. Start getting signed up now. I would like to think that open epee can be at least a B, maybe an A; the open foil should be another C, and the Vet epee should be at least a C event.
I
believe the JO qualifiers are going to be November 16th. This year the
JOs are in Columbus, Ohio. The venue is pretty good and the
drive/flight is not too bad. Hopefully we can have a large contingent
at the qualifiers even if not everyone makes it to JOs.
believe the JO qualifiers are going to be November 16th. This year the
JOs are in Columbus, Ohio. The venue is pretty good and the
drive/flight is not too bad. Hopefully we can have a large contingent
at the qualifiers even if not everyone makes it to JOs.
Also on that date Mid-South has a series of Vet events in all weapons and Apex has another of their youth events.
In the News of the Weird section, USA Fencing has decided that in order to coach at a NAC you must be have either a Coach membership, a + Check Ed membership, or be a competitor at the event. People in the first two categories must pick up a credential at a NAC. It looks like they will only be issuing one credential per season because there is a replacement cost ($25) if it is lost. To have either of those two memberships you must pass a background check and Safesport training. If you are a competitor, you may coach teammates, but must be wearing your wristband. Looks like it leaves parents on the outside, so we will see what the response is.
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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