2012 Central California DIV II/III/VET SNQ

Central California Division 2012 Summer National Qualifiers Division II/III/VET March 24 + 25, 2012 The Central California Division Summer Nationals Division II/III/VET Qualifiers are only open to USFA members registered in the Central California Division. BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD! Proof of membership is required. If you are not a USFA member or your membership has lapsed, you may apply on-line at http://www.usfencing.org before March 14th and print out the receipt to show as proof of membership. You may only compete in our divisional qualifiers if you are a USFA member of our division or are eligible to join our division. Please resolve this with the USFA on or before Wednesday, March 14 so we can verify your eligibility. If you are a new member, you should be aware that you may compete in the division within which you live or the division within which your affiliated club is located. The number of qualifiers is 25% of the entrants, rounded up (e.g. 13 fencers = 4 qualifiers) with a minimum of three. If there are three or fewer pre-registrants we will try to contact you. Unless we tell you before the tournament that the event is cancelled, you will need to come, however you might not need to fence. We will not cancel any event before the end of the late preregistration period. Fencers that earn qualification at the DIV II events will automatically qualify for the corresponding DIV III events event (if rating-eligible.) Event Fee Structure: $25 per event if pre-registered on or before 3/17/12 $50 per event if late registration (between 3/18 & 3/20 inclusive): askFRED will not allow pre-registration during the “late registration” period; you must use the “email the organizer” feature in askFRED to register late at the $50 per event fee. $100 per event walk-in registration: we will allow walk-in registrations at the penalty rate of $100 per event at the bout committee’s discretion only. Walk-ins will not be allowed if we cannot verify the fencer’s eligibility from the USFA by Friday, March 23. We will not allow walk-ins if an event has been cancelled due to three or fewer pre-registrants. Fees are payable by cash or check only. Check made payable to: Central California Division USFA. We DO NOT take credit/debit cards. Birth Years: 1998 or before; those born after 1999 must be on the National Junior point standings AND Ranked C or lower (for Division II) VETERAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Fencers must meet age eligibility requirements AND compete in the weapon event • Current season Division qualifying competition for Division II and/or Division III Championships in which only those with a “C” classification or lower (D, E, or U) may compete OR • Any Regional Open Circuit event during the current season OR • Any NAC during the current season. Events Scheduled: Saturday, March 24th 1:30 pm DIV II/III/VET Men’s Epee 2:00 pm DIV II/III /VET Men’s Saber 3:15 pm DIV II/III/VET Women’s Saber Sunday, March 25th 9:00 am DIV II/III /VET Men’s Foil 9:15 am DIV II/III /VET Women’s Foil 1:00 pm DIV II/III /VET Women’s Epee *Events with 3 or fewer entrants will be cancelled and all fencers in those events will auto-qualify. **We will fence off for third place, unless there are 14 or more participants. Event starting times may be adjusted in order to minimize the interval between close of registration and the start of the event: please MAKE SURE YOUR ASKFRED EMAIL ADDRESS IS VALID AND CHECK YOUR EMAIL THE DAY PRIOR to the tournament. Note: USA Fencing has NOT yet adopted the electric foil mask bib for non-national events, so "standard" foil/epee masks may be used. Preregistration opens on 02/06/2012. Preregistration closes on 03/17/2012.