2017 Gulf Coast Summer Divisional Qualifier

Alliance Fencing Academy will host the Gulf Coast Texas Division's qualifying competitions for those fencers wishing to compete at the 2017 Summer National Championships/July Challenge. SCHEDULE Times posted are the close of registration. Registration opens one hour prior to the posted closing times. LOCATION: 1212A Cedar Post Lane, Houston TX 77055 From I-10 exit Blalock and head north on Blalock. Stay in the left lane and turn left at the first set of lights Westview. Once turned left, about 200ft on the left is Cedar Post Lane and make a left. Continue down the street to just before the end and we are the only commercial building on the left. Please park in the parking lot if you can and come join us! By event: 07:00-08:00 Div 2/3 Men's Epee 10:30-11:30 Div 2/3 Men's Foil 10:30-11:30 Div 2/3 Men's Sabre 11:00-12:00 Div 2/3 Women's Epee 07:00-08:00 Div 2/3 Women's Foil 07:30-08:30 Div 2/3 Women's Sabre 12:30-01:30 Y-14 Men's Epee 11:30-12:30 Y-14 Men's Foil 04:00-05:00 Y-14 Men's Sabre 07:30-08:30 Y-14 Women's Epee 02:30-03:30 Y-14 Women's Foil 04:00-05:00 Y-14 Women's Sabre By time: 07:00-08:00 Div 2/3 Men's Epee 07:00-08:00 Div 2/3 Women's Foil 07:30-08:30 Div 2/3 Women's Sabre 07:30-08:30 Y-14 Women's Epee 10:30-11:30 Div 2/3 Men's Foil 10:30-11:30 Div 2/3 Men's Sabre 11:00-12:00 Div 2/3 Women's Epee 11:30-12:30 Y-14 Men's Foil 12:30-01:30 Y-14 Men's Epee 02:30-03:30 Y-14 Women's Foil 04:00-05:00 Y-14 Men's Sabre 04:00-05:00 Y-14 Women's Sabre Waiver: All competitors must submit a copy of the Gulf Coast Division waiver of liability and consent to treat form. Copies will be available at the venue. You can also download and print your own. Fencers under age 18 must have a parent's signature on this form. USFA/US Fencing Membership: Current competitive membership of the USFA required. FEES $20.00 Registration. $20.00 per event fenced. $20.00 additional late fee for walk-ins not pre-registered via FRED. Only Cash and Checks accepted. Format Pools, 100% to Direct Elimination For any event with three or fewer eligible and properly prepared entrants, the organizers reserve the right to declare all entrants tied for first place, without any bouts being fenced. FOR ALL EVENTS Fencers must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States. Any fencer who is a citizen or permanent resident, who has also represented another country in the last three years, in any Olympic/Pan Am sport, and who has not yet been granted permission to represent the USA by USA Fencing and the FIE is not eligible for any USA Fencing National Championship competition, individual or team, including Division qualifying competitions. A foreign fencer who is in the United States on a visa is NOT eligible to fence in any National Championships, individual or team, or associated Division qualifying competitions. Veteran fencers can qualify for National Championships via DV2 or DV3 Division Qualifiers. For events where 25% (rounding up) qualify in the divisional qualifying event, for small numbers of competitors, the number qualifying is a larger fraction. for 1 competitor: 1 qualifies for 2 competitors: 2 qualify for 3-8 competitors: 3 qualify for 9 or more: 25% (rounding up) qualify DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS Fencers must be 13 years old before January 1 of the current season or on the Junior NRPS. Fencers must have a classification in the weapon of "C", "D", "E" or Unclassified at the time of the qualifying competition AND meet age requirements as above AND Place in the top 25% of the current season’s Division Qualifying competition OR Be on the current season's Div I-A ROC Regional Point Standings OR Be on the Div II ROC Regional Point Standings DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS Fencers must be 13 years old before January 1 of the current season or on the Junior NRPS. Fencers must have a classification in the weapon of "D", "E" or Unclassified at the time of the qualifying competition AND meet age requirements as above AND Place in the top 25% (round up) of the total number of "D", "E" or "U" fencers competing in the current season Division’s Division II Qualifying competition (when Division II and Division III qualifying competition held together) [applicable to this tournament] OR If separate Division III qualifying competition held by Division, then top 25% of the field will qualify for Division III National Championships [not applicable to this tournament] OR Be on the Division I-A or Division II Regional Open Circuit point standings, if classification eligible, at the regular fee entry deadline for these Championships OR Place in the top 40% at 2016 Div III NAC Qualified for Division II, if classification eligible YOUTH 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS Fencers must be 11 years old before January 1 of the current season or on the Y12 NRPS, and less than 15 years old before January 1 of the current season AND Be on the Youth 14 national point standings at the regular fee entry deadline OR Be in the top 16 of the Y12 national point standings at the regular fee entry deadline OR Be in the top 30% (round up) of your region's [region 5] Y14 regional point standings at the regular fee entry deadline (number will be based on the size of the Region) OR Place in the top 25% (round up) of the fencer’s Division’s Youth 14 National Championship qualifying competition VETERAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Fencers must be 39 years old before January 1 of the current season AND Compete in the current season’s Division qualifying competition for Division II and/or Division III Championships OR Compete in any Regional Open Circuit event during the current season OR Compete in any NAC during the current season OR Be on the Veteran Age Group national rolling point standings (NRPS) at the regular fee entry deadline OR Be on the Veteran Combined Regional point standings at the regular fee entry deadline For more information please contact Sarah: inform@alliance-fencing-academy.com Preregistration opens on 01/31/2017. Preregistration closes on 03/31/2017.