2017 North Texas Division JO Qualifier

Morning Events postponed until 11am. If you did not receive the email last night announcing this, please correct your email address in Askfred. FRED Announces the 2017 North Texas Division JO Qualifier ONLY open to COMPETITIVE MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. BRING a VALID USFA MEMBERSHIP OR PROOF OF PAID MEMBERSHIP and your parent/guardian SIGNED WAIVER or you will not fence. Fencers who have earned national points are the only athletes who will be skipped over. Athletes who have already qualified via a regional path will not be skipped over at any division qualifier. If you have reached 110 Regional Points on the Cadet or Junior REGIONAL points list, you are qualified for that event at Junior Olympics and will not be allowed to fence in the event for this tournament. If you are ALREADY QUALIFIED, DO NOT FENCE - if you have paid and need a refund, contact NaRaye Williams: npw@aol.com ------------------ Important Info: ------------------- Tournament: 2017 North Texas Division JO Qualifier Date: Sunday, December 31, 2017 Location: Fencing Institute of Texas 1000 W. Crosby Rd, #134 Carrollton, Texas 75006 All Events are on Sunday, Dec. 31st Listed by Close of Registration: 11:00 AM Junior Women's Foil 11:00 AM Junior Men's Epee 11:00 AM Junior Women's Saber 11:00 AM Junior Men's Foil 11:00 AM Junior Women's Epee 12:00 PM Junior Men's Saber 1:00 PM Cadet Men's Foil 1:30 PM Cadet Women's Saber 2:00 PM Cadet Women's Foil 2:30 PM Cadet Women's Epee 2:30 PM Cadet Men's Epee 3:00 PM Cadet Men's Saber BIRTH YEAR ELIGIBILITY FOR JUNIOR OLYMPICS: Junior 1998-2004 Cadet 2001-2004 Divisional Qualifiers always have a minimum of top 3 finishers or top 25%, whichever is greater. The event will not be fenced if there are 3 or less competitors, since at least 3 fencers qualify. Please reference the Qualification Pathways on the North Texas Division's website http://www.northtexasfencing.org/pdf/2017-2018_Qualification_Tables.pdf Also please access the UFSA Junior Olympic event page for more information, http://www.usafencing.org/2018-junior-olympics. If you have a question about eligibility, please contact USFA. Registration and Fees: -$20/Fencer Registration Fee -$15 Per Event Fee ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS Dec. 27, 2017 at 11:59 PM (CDT) You are not registered until payment is received. We appreciate fencers pre-registering and paying in AskFred. SPECIAL NOTE FOR FENCERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A HIGHER AGE GROUP EVENT BY VIRTUE OF POSITION ON THE NRPS At this time, askfred will not let you register and pay for an event for which you are not age eligible. If you are eligible to fence in an event by virtue of being on the NRPS in a lower age category, please contact Brenda Waddoups, waddoups@att.net ,with the name of the athlete, and the events the fencer wishes to fence, and proof of NRPS. You will be advised on how to proceed to pay for the events. Please verify your eligibility BEFORE doing this! No refunds will be given for ineligible fencers who mistakenly enter. If you prefer to pay by check, you may mail a check payable to: NORTH TEXAS DIVISION USFA c/o Brenda Waddoups, Division Chair 317 Carolyn Drive Bedford, Tx 76021 This mail in payment must be received by Dec. 20! Include with your payment the following information: 1. Your name as it appears on your USFA membership card 2. Your USFA membership number 3. Your club affiliation(s) 4. Your weapon rating(s) - letter and year 5. The events you are entering 6. Contact information (telephone and email address) You may also bring your payment and the above information to FIT. Please have it in an envelope clearly marked for the JO Qualifier Registration. REFUND POLICY: Refund requests must be made prior to 12/22/17 at 11 PM. The registration fee is not refundable. The event fee will be refunded less FRED fees and postage. No refunds will be issued for event no-shows. Refunds will be processed within 3 weeks after the tournament. The NTX Division follows the refund policy of the USFA. No refunds will be given after December 22nd. _____________________________________________________________________________ Thank-you for playing! Referee Cadre: Assigner/Coordinator -