SoCal 2014-15 JO Qualifiers Epee/Foil

Preliminary seeding and live results: http://tinyurl.com/joquals2014socal Southern California Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers are only open to members of the Socal Division. Ratings changes on AskFRED are NOT official. Only ratings listed on the USA Fencing website will be acknowledged. USA Fencing list of Auto Qualifiers: http://www.usfencing.org/autoqualifiers 9:00 AM Junior (U20) Men's Epee 9:30 AM Junior (U20) Women's Foil 11:00AM Junior (U20) Women's Epee 11:30 AM Junior (U20) Men's Foil 1:00 PM Cadet (U17) Men's Epee 1:30 PM Cadet (U17) Women's Foil 2:00 PM Cadet (U17) Women's Epee 2:30 PM Cadet (U17) Men's Foil In order to be considered registered payment must be received. $35 per event. **REGULAR FEE REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Dec. 18. **REGISTRATION FEE AT THE DOOR IS $50. ONLY CASH AND CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. IF PAYING CASH, PLEASE BRING EXACT CHANGE. NO change will be provided. There will be no refunds after Dec. 19. Fencers who qualify for junior, if age eligible, are auto qualified for cadet events. If you registered for both junior and cadet, then qualify at the junior event, thereby also qualifying for cadet, but decide on tournament day not to fence the cadet event, you will not receive a refund for the cadet entry fee. For complete qualifying and appeal information, please refer to the Athlete Handbook which can be downloaded from the USFA website. Fence offs to break ties will only be done if needed. 100% promotion, however if necessary due to tournament circumstances, only 80% may be promoted. Genders will not be combined. Ratings used will be those from the USA Fencing website as of Friday, Dec. 19. Any ratings earned after that or not reported to the national office will not be used. Seeding will be posted on the Friday prior to the event. Please check your seeding and email me, jgegan@mac.com, with any corrections or changes. We have a lot of events to run in one day, so it is best to have corrections made prior to Sunday, Dec. 20. Rating changes on AskFRED are not official. USFA Membership - USFA rules will be enforced. All fencers must be current members of the USFA . Proof of USFA membership is either an unexpired membership card, an email from the USFA or listing on the USFA website. Membership forms will be available at the tournament or may be downloaded from the USFA website. If proof of membership is unavailable fencers will be required to submit a new membership application form with payment at the door. No exceptions. Weapons are checked (weights and shims) during pools and direct eliminations for all events. Eligible Birth years: JUNIOR: 1995-2001 Or Cadet points CADET: 1998-2001 Or Y14 points Preregistration opens on Nov. 1. Preregistration closes on Dec. 18.