SabreCave 2009:The 15th Anniversary

SabreCave will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary! Come out and help make this the best SabreCave ever! Will SabreCave 2009 be a good tournament? You BET! Here are links to the past several SabreCave tournaments. SabreCave 2008: http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=6292 SabreCave 2005: http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=994 SabreCave 2004: http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=561 SabreCave 2003: http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=293 VENUE North Richland Hills Recreation Center 6720 NE Loop 820 @ Rufe Snow North Richland Hills, Texas (The Fort Worth side of the DFW Metroplex) Lights are Guaranteed to stay on!!! EVENT SCHEDULE Venue opens at 8am!!!! NO EARLIER!!!! Close of registration times are indicated in Bold Youth-10 and -12 Mixed Saber 8:30 AM Senior Women's Sabre 9:30 AM Senior Mixed Sabre 1:00 PM Youth-14 E and Under Mixed Sabre 4:30 PM Mixed Team event will be fenced at the conclusion of Individual Mixed Sabre. BIRTH YEAR LIMITATIONS (2009-2010 season) •Senior events: 1996 or before •Youth 14 event: 1995-1998 •Youth 10/12 event 1997-2002 ENTRY FEES Individual events Advance Registration: $25 At the Door: $45 Event fees: $15 Team event $50 per team, in advance or at the door. Limited to first 8 teams that register and PAY. Teams are not restricted to members of one club. Team event format will be DE with all places fenced out. TOURNAMENT ORGANIZATION All events will be fenced electrically. Masks, body cords, cuffs and lames will be subject to equipment control. Original seeding will be according to USFA Operations Manual for Senior and Youth events. One round of pools will be fenced; 100% promoted to DE's of 15 touches (2 out of 3 five touch bouts for Y10 & Y12). Initial seeding, seeding after pools and final placements will be posted in the venue. Fencers are responsible for verifying the posted lists, and signing their pool and DE sheets. Youth 12/10 event may be split by gender if more than 6 entrants from both genders are registered. Otherwise medals will be given to top fencer from each gender. Team event will be seeded as per USFA Operations Manual, to Direct Elimination bracket with all places fenced out. USFA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Fencers must be a USFA or FIE Member. Proof of membership is required. Pre-registered fencers will receive membership status information via askFRED email using most current USFA membership data. Age status will be checked against USFA membership data - bring proof of age if there are discrepancies. While fencers are encouraged to get memberships directly through the USFA prior to the competition, completed USFA membership forms will be accepted at the door. If you do not have proof of membership, you will be required to complete and pay for a membership. Payment for memberships is made directly to the USFA (NO CASH!); bring separate check or credit card number (preferred) for membership. Fencers under 18 years old are reminded they need the signature of a parent or guardian (not a coach) on BOTH the membership and waiver forms. WAIVER OF LIABILITY The North Texas Division Waiver of Liability is required to be filled out and signed. It can be downloaded at http://www.northtexasfencing.org/gov_docs/waiverconsent.pdf