Windy City RYC (RYC Region 2)

Welcome to a Regional Youth Circuit tournament, hosted by Windy City Fencing in Chicago. Fees: $30 Registration fee (per fencer), plus $25 per event fenced. A $10 late fee will be charged for on-site registration. Please note: if you have not register on time, you might not be able to compete,as the numbers of referee is planed by current registration. Parking : we do have free of charge parking lot at the building. Food : more then 20 restaurants , food cords , coffee shops in a walking distance from the venue. US Fencing membership required (may sign up at the tournament). Full fencing uniform will be required. Y10 events must use #2 blades. UPDATED USFA Y 10/12/14 RYC RULES: 1) For Y10 and Y12, any fencer competing in an RYC with at least 2 fencers in their event, will continue to meet the qualification standard for the March NAC. However, any RYC held before the March NAC but AFTER the deadline for entry will NOT be considered for qualification to this tournament. 2) The Y10 and Y12 events at SN this season will be National Championships. The Y10 path remains participation in an RYC = qualification. For Y12, the RYC path is the top 50% of the fencers on their Regions point standings will qualify. Foreign Fencers will be skipped and the next eligible fencer will qualify as these events are now National Championships. The SYC/NAC NRPS points path remains the same. 3) The winner of a Y14 RYC will NO longer earn automatic qualification to SNs. Rather, at the end of the season, the top 25% on each region's list will qualify. The SYC/NAC NRPS path remains the same and the division qualifiers for Y14 are still in place. Events will be mixed if there are fewer than 5 fencers in any gender for that age/weapon. Preregistration Closing Date 11/22/2015 2013-2014 Age Classification USFA restriction rules: YOUTH 14..........YOUTH 12.........YOUTH 10 2001-2004.........2003-2006........2005-2008 Events Scheduled: Saturday, November 28, 2015 9:00 a.m.: Y14 Foil 2:00 p.m.: Y14 Epee 1:00 p.m.: Y14 Sabre 3:00 p.m.: Y10 Foil 9:00 a.m.: Y10 Epee 4:00 p.m.: Y10 Sabre Sunday, November 29 , 2015 9:00 a.m. Y12 Epee 12:00 a.m. Y12 Foil 2:00 p.m. Y12 Sabre Please note: The above times are the close of registration. Please arrive in enough time to warm up and check equipment and be ready to fence at close of registration. NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 800N Saber Glove Mandatory for All USA Fencing Sanctioned Tournaments Beginning on Oct. 1, 2015 In conjunction with the updated amendments to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime Rules, the USA Fencing Board of Directors has voted to mandate that all saber athletes must use a glove that meets the protection requirements listed below in all USA Fencing sanctioned tournaments beginning on Oct. 1, 2015. The material of the fencing glove must have a level of protection of 800N on the areas shown in the diagram below, the seams a minimum strength of 200N and cuff a level of protection of 350N. The conductive material which can be removable or fixed must cover all of the gauntlet of the glove down to below the external cubital styloid (small prominent bone of the wrist), both when the fencer is in the 'on-guard' position and when the sword arm is straight. Inside the glove there must be fixed the FIE quality label, granted after the homologation procedure, with the year of manufacture and stating 800N. The conductive material must be turned over into the inside of the gauntlet to a depth of at least 5 cm. In order to guarantee a good contact with the sleeve of the conductive jacket, it is necessary to use an elastic band, a popper button or any system which will guarantee conductivity and which has been approved by the SEMI Committee. When a conductive overlay is worn, the overlay must contain a device which fixes the position of the overlay on the arm so that its position on the arm cannot be changed during the bout. The conductive tissue (lamé) must satisfy the specified control conditions (cf m.28.5).