CFFA update for September 4 | Cape Fear Fencing Association

I hope everyone came through Hermine okay and enjoys the Labor Day weekend. Practice Tuesday and Thursday nights in Wilmington and Friday on board Camp Lejeune. As of last Thursday it looked like people have decided summer is over and it is time to get back to work.

Returning

afterschool fencers will start back on Tuesday, September 6th. Still
$25 per month, (plus the USA Fencing membership). The students can attend as often as they wish. I
recommend twice per week.

The

homeschool classes will start back up on Wednesday, September 7th.
Returning fencers can come in at 12:30 pm with the new beginner class
starting at 1 pm. The beginner class lasts 8 weeks and is $40 (plus USA
Fencing dues). Returning fencers can do either the $40 payment to
cover this session or $5 floor fee per session. Please help get the word out to the homeschool community.

The

Kickoff ROC will be once again held in Fredericksburg, VA, the weekend
of September 10-11. It will have Div 1-A and Div 2 events. So far only
3 CFFA fencers signed up. Registration now has the higher fees.

There
is a sabre and epee event at Chapel Hill on the 11th. Right now the sabre is a solid B and the epee looks like it will be a weak B. The division
meeting will also be held in conjunction with that event. If we have
people going, I may ask someone to stay for the meeting as I will be in
Fredericksburg.

Beginning afterschool fencing classes will start on Monday, September
12th, at 3:30 pm. The September evening beginner class will start that night at
6:30. Both of these will run 6 weeks with the fencers attending twice per week. Class cost is $50 plus USA Fencing dues.

Our

first event of the year will be on September 17th with open foil, epee,
and E and under sabre. Please get signed up now on askfred. The more
of our fencers are signed up early, the more likely it is that out of
town fencers will show up and add to the ratings. Currently, we have very few fencers signed up in each event. We don’t appear to have any
other events on that date, so if we can show that we have a good event,
our turn out will be better. If every one waits to sign up, the out of
town people will make other plans.

September 24th has U19 and unrated sabre events at Mid-South. Check askfred for more info.

Our first under 12 event will be held
on that Saturday (24th) as well. Foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30 pm, epee
at 3:30 pm. Trophies to the top three place; medals to top three
fencers 9 and under who don’t win a trophy. Yearlong sword awards to
the top boy and girl, plus the person voted as showing the best
sportsmanship. Entry fee $5. Will has aged out, so the guy’s division is wide open. Nicole may be away at an RYC, so this is the chance for girls to build up a lead on her. Volunteer referees greatly appreciated.

Sunday the 25th is foil and sabre at NCFDP. Details on askfred.

October 1 is an RYC in Richmond, check askfred if interested.

Also on October 1, I will be doing a referee clinic for potential NCFL referees at RTF in Durham. More details as it comes together.

October 2 has the epee and foil competition at NCFDP.

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
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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