New Jersey Division Veteran Team Epee Tournament

This is a Team event for Veteran FENCERS ONLY. Minimum 4 teams must be PREREGISTERED & PAID for the tournament to be held. Entry Fee: $75.00 per team. TOURNAMENT DETAILS Veteran Combined Women's Team Epee, 8:30 a.m. close of registration Veteran Combined Men's Team Epee, 1:00 p.m. close of registration (Times listed are close of registration and may change depending on number of registrations. Please continue to check times on askfred) Preregistration opens on 09/24/2021. Preregistration closes on 10/22/2021. WALK-IN REGISTRATION NOT PERMITTED. TEAM FORMAT: Team event is single elimination with a fence off for third place. To hold this event there must be a minimum of 4 teams per event registered by Monday, October 18. Each gender event is limited to 8 teams and no more than ONE team per club unless less than 8 register by the deadline. There is a minimum of 3 persons per team, and a maximum of 4. ELIGIBILITY Birth year 1981 or earlier. This tournament is hosted by the New Jersey Division, but does not restrict participation to New Jersey Division members. All fencers must be a member of the USFA. Please bring current membership card for check-in, which will be scanned. If you intend to join the USFA specifically to participate in this event, do so BEFORE the event and bring proof of membership. You must have the minimum of an Access membership to compete in this event. Foreign fencers must have a USFA membership. Please go online to USAfencing.org/membership to apply for a foreign membership. Team Check- In will begin an hour before close of registration. Your team roster does not need to be finalized by the registration deadline, but we request that you provide this information before the event for seeding purposes. Entry Fees On time registration is $10 registration, $75 team event fee and ends on Monday, October 18, 11:59 p.m. Late registration starts on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The late registration fee is $20 registration fee, $150 event fee, and ends on Friday, October 22, 11:59 p.m. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-INS. There are no exceptions to this policy. THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF THE REGISTRATION FEE. YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE REGISTERED UNLESS YOU HAVE PAID THE EVENT FEE. YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE AND YOU MUST PAY ONLINE. Please make sure that you have an email listed on your askfred registration in case the event organizers need to contact you. The team and its fencers are considered registered when their names appear on the "Who's Preregistered?" list on the askFred listing for this tournament. You are not fully registered if your name appears as "incomplete" in this listing. It is your responsibility to ensure your registration. There will be NO reminder emails sent to competitors that are registered without completed payments. It is your responsibility to be aware of the registration deadlines. NO REFUNDS MAY BE REQUESTED AFTER Monday, October 18, 2021. : Refunds will be issued on event fees only. Refund checks are mailed 4 to 6 weeks after the tournament Medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd place for each event. Covid 19 Protocols and Restrictions The organizer reserves the right to amend the rules in order to remain in compliance with the State of New Jersey's current indoor gathering regulations. Everyone attending is required to wear personal face coverings (approved by USA Fencing) over the nose and mouth at all times while inside, including fencers under their fencing masks while fencing. Please see the paragraph below from USA Fencing's Best Practices for the Resumption of Local Events regarding acceptable personal face coverings. All attendees at USA Fencing tournaments will be required to wear a mask at all times, including athletes during competition. Face coverings must be two-layer cloth masks or surgical face coverings. Single-layer gaiters, bandannas, masks with vents and the Leon Paul mask or shield or similar face coverings are not permitted. Athletes who do not comply with this policy will not be allowed to compete. Other individuals, including spectators and coaches, who do not wear a mask or face covering will be assessed a Group 3 penalty for “any person not on strip disturbing order” which includes a yellow card warning for the first infraction and a black card resulting in expulsion from the venue for a second infraction. There will be no exceptions, for athletes or any other tournament attendee, to the mask mandate. Allowance is made to remove the personal face covering briefly in order to drink liquid or eat a snack at the venue. If a fencer or “plus one” cannot wear a face covering for any reason, they should not register or attend the tournament. Food and water must be brought by the fencer. No food or water will be provided or sold at the tournament. Individuals, including fencers, plus-one’s, referees or others, should stay home and must not enter the fencing venue or competition if they have tested positive for, or are showing COVID-19 symptoms. Social distancing at the venue will be required. There will be salutes in place of handshakes after every bout. Fencers should refrain from screaming or shouting after touches. Fencers and plus-one’s should familiarize themselves with the USA Fencing Health & Safety Best Practices for the Resumption of Local Events here: https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/3011-2292737/Health_Safety_rev5.pdf#_ga=2.96238876.1494426525.1615752446-789599176.1550709877 QUESTIONS? NEED MORE INFO? INTERESTED IN REFEREEING? Contact Alice Kee, alicekee37@comcast.net .