FAP-North D2 Foil, W Foil D2

This is a sanctioned Philadelphia tournament, entry is paid in CASH, at check in for the event. Exact change is appreciated. Current membership in USA Fencing is required, full uniform is required as follows: A WEAPON APPROPRIATE FENCING MASK (no foil masks in epee, no epee masks in foil) PLASTRON worn on the weapon arm side GLOVE that covers approximately half the forearm LONG SOCKS that come up past the edge of the knickers. A WEAPON APPROPRIATE FENCING MASK (no foil masks in epee, no epee masks in foil) An approved padded chestplate for foil (if necessary) JACKET AND KNICKERS correctly fitting UNIFORMS must be clean and in good repair and be the appropriate handedness for the fencer. The jacket must overlap the knickers by 10cm while on guard. If your waistband is visible your uniform doesn't fit. If your t shirt shows your uniform doesn't fit. If your sleeves do not stay tucked into your glove when you extend then your uniform doesn't fit. If your knickers do not cover your knee when lunging your uniform doesn't fit. LAME's for foil must have a straight line from the hip to the croissard and the bakc of the lame cannot sit above the hips in the back. *The rules don't care why any of these articles don't fit (hand me downs, just outgrown, etc), if they are too small and don't cover you the rules state that you cannot wear them to compete in. TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS 2 weapons (functional and passing) 2 body cords (functional and passing) 2 mask cords (foil/sabre) (functional and passing) FORMAT Expected format is one round of pools with all promoting to a direct elimination bracket unless otherwise stated prior to the beginning of the event. ARRIVAL: the venue opens one hour before the first close of check in for the day, athletes should arrive no later than one hour before their close of check in so they have time to prepare for event start. Events will start as close to the close of check as possible. PARKING: please park in the Glenside parking lot and enter through the Wyncote Commons lobby and come up the stairs to your left or take the elevator. FOOD On Sunday the only walking distance food option is the Chinese restaurant down the street on Rices Mill, although ma ny more options are available with a 5-10 minute drive. We ask that you please use a water bottle instead of leaving us with single use plastic to dispose of, we do not have recycling available. COVID IS STILL OUT THERE, as are a myriad of other transmissable ailments. ATHLETES must self monitor and be symptom free for 14 days prior to the event. Stay home if you have had contact with anyone who is sick or known or suspected to have Covid19. Be considerate of others, STAY HOME if you are sick or don't feel well. All persons will submit to temperature checks on entry. Staff reserves right to send fencers home if they exhibit cold-like symptoms. There will be no entry with cold symptoms. By attending this tournament, you agree that within 14 days of the date of the event, you have not tested positive for Covid-19, been in contact with someone who has Covid-19, or traveled to a known Covid-19 hotspot. Additionally, you release and hold harmless FENCING ACADEMY of PHILADELPHIA, INC. and its staff from any and all liability regarding Covid-19 transmission. While state and local laws regarding Covid-19 transmission will be followed to the letter and every other imaginable precaution will be taken, there is an inherent transmission risk associated with being in public. If you have any questions about health and safety practices, please feel free to contact us directly. If you pre-register and cannot show up, please remove your name from the pre-registration list IN A TIMELY MANNER (more than 24 hours prior) as a courtesy to others who expect the tournament to run if it has six fencers registered the day of the event. When you remove your name from the list the day of the event THAT IS A NO SHOW. You have just wasted the time and money of others who have already traveled to the venue expecting to compete in a sanctioned event. If an emergency occurs please call or email so we can, if necessary, notify other competitors BEFORE they travel for a tournament they arrive expecting to run. EVENT CANCELATIONS Events with fewer than 6 pre-registered competitors the Friday before the event date will be canceled.