Valkyrie Women's Open Spring '22

Women-Only Div 1 Foil, Epee, Saber tournament. Prizes awarded 1st through 4th. 1st place in each event receives a trophy. This is a sanctioned Virginia Division Event. Events Scheduled: Open Women's Epee Start Time: 1pm Open Women's Foil Start Time: 9am Open Women's Saber Start Time: 11am Preregistration opens on 11/20/21. Preregistration closes on 5/22/22. Doors open at 7:30 am. Free parking! Free Wireless! Awesome Facility! Fees: $40 per event payable at the door. Cash or Check made to Nova Fencing Club. ** Liability waiver - Upon entering this tournament you agree to abide by the current rules of USA Fencing and other applicable rules instituted by Nova FC. You acknowledge you are entering this tournament at your own risk and release USA Fencing and its sponsors, Nova FC, and referees from any liability. With entry you give consent to Nova FC to obtain medical care from any licensed physician, hospital, or clinic for any injury or illness that may arise during activities associated with this tournament. ** Current valid USA Fencing membership is required. You MUST show your USA Fencing card or have proof that payment has been made. You may join/renew at the door, however please arrive with a completed membership form (parent signature required for fencers under age 18). USA Fencing membership forms can be downloaded at usfencing.org or plan to come early to complete required paperwork. Please have separate checks made out to USA Fencing or use your credit card for your USA Fencing membership payment. Keep in mind, USA Fencing now charges a $10 fee to renew your membership by mail/paper. Membership can be renewed online, as well. If you renew online, please print out your new card or payment receipt to show at the registration desk. Proof of Vaccination or Negative COVID Test Required for All Virginia Division Sanctioned Events Out of concern for the safety of our membership and their families, effective immediately, the Virginia Division of USA Fencing will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for all fencers, parents, volunteers and USFA Professional members for that event to be sanctioned by the Virginia Division. Confirmation of vaccination or negative COVID test will occur as you walk into the venue. No one without proof will be allowed into the venue at any time, no exceptions. Negative COVID test results (PCR or Rapid) cannot be more than 72 hours old from the day of the event the fencer is competing in. Tournament organizers are required to publish this policy, USA Fencing’s venue mask mandate, and any other venue specific requirement in the tournament listing on AskFred at the time the tournament is posted. Any changes to any of the above policies will be communicated to those registered and preregistered by the tournament organizer promptly. This mandate is a requirement only for events where the Virginia Division of USA Fencing is the sanctioning body. Regional events (ROC’s, R/SYC’s, JRCC’s), North American Cup events and unsanctioned local events will not have this requirement. Failure to comply with this mandate will result in the un-sanctioning of tournaments and/or the loss of ability to host future tournaments. Questions regarding this mandate can be made to any VA Division Executive Committee member directly, or by email to info@va-usfa.com. All fencers are expected to wear the required fencing attire and bring at least two weapons and two body cords that meet USA Fencing requirements. There are no exceptions to the attire and equipment rules. We have a full Fencing Store at the club. You are welcome to browse the current inventory at https://www.novafencingclub.com/store.html. We also now carry FIE equipment (very limited quantities and sizes). E-mail or call Coach Greg Kaidanov with any questions at CoachGreg@NovaFencingClub.com or (703) 999 8077. Thank you.