Cobra Youth - All Weapons (SN Prep !)

Cobra Youth (Y8-Y14) - All Weapons (Summer Nationals Warm-up) Sunday, June 14, 2015 Great Summer Nationals prep, or end-of season skill check ! ================================================================================================================================================================== Regular fee entry deadline June 7, 2015. Payment is required through FRED. To make any alternate payment arrangements you must e-mail the organizer. Events will have limited entries. If your event is "full" e-mail the organizer to be placed on the wait list. • Event entry is determined by 2014-15 USA Fencing Birth year requirements: Y8 = 2006-2009 Y10 = 2004-2007 Y12 = 2002-2005, or on Youth 10 NRP List Y14 = 2000-2003, or on Youth 12 NRP List All fencers must be current competitive members of USA Fencing. Foreign fencers must be current members of their nation's fencing federation or possess FIE license. ================================================================================================================================================================== Important tournament information, including any close of check-in time changes, will be communicated through the FRED e-mail system. Be sure your e-mail address is up-to-date. Visit askfred.net then go to "My FRED" to verify your current e-mail address. Follow live results on tournament day at: http://www.cobrafencing.com/results ================================================================================================================================================================== REGISTRATION AND EVENT FEES Regular fee entry deadline is June 7. All events will have limited entries. If your event is "full" e-mail the organizer to be placed on the wait list. ENTRY FEE MUST BE PAID TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. If you wish to make any alternate payment arrangements, you must e-mail the organizer for payment instructions. Incomplete entries will be removed, with re-entry subject to space. • Regular fee (until June 7, subject to space): $40/event • Late fee (June 8-10,subject to space): $60/event • Entry June 11-14 is subject to space: $80/event. REFUND POLICY For refund request notify Steve Kaplan at skaplan@touchtone.net and include mailing address. 100% refund (less FRED fees) if notified prior to June 3. 50% refund (less FRED fees) if notified June 4-7. NO refunds if notified June 8-14. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS • All times listed are close of check-in, and are subject to change. Time change notifications will be sent through the FRED e-mail system and posted on this tournament home page • Fencing commences shortly after close of check-in. Venue opens at 7:00 a.m. • If fencing in two events, fencer must report to the strip when called. If fencer is not present upon 1st and then second call, then still not present at 3rd call they will be eliminated from the competition. Y14 MF/WF 8:00 Y10 MF/WF 8:15 Y10 MS/WS 9:30 Y12 Mixed Epee 10:00 Y8 Mixed Foil 12:00 Y12 MS/WS 12:30 Y12 MF/WF 1:00 Y10 Mixed Epee 1:30 Y14 WE 1:30 Y14 ME 2:00 Y8 Mixed Saber 4:00 Y14 MS/WS 4:00 TOURNAMENT ENTRY • Event entry is determined by 2014-15 USA Fencing Birth year requirements: Y8 = 2006-2009 Y10 = 2004-2007 Y12 = 2002-2005, or on Youth 10 NRP List Y14 = 2000-2003, or on Youth 12 NRP List See current point (NRP) standings at: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/695476-current-point-standings • USA Fencing competitive membership, or other foreign federation membership, required. Must present membership card (or proof of membership payment) at check-in. To print your membership card visit: https://www.railstation.org/usfencing/Login.aspx?Redirect=Profile.aspx?returnurl=default.aspx. Join/renew USA Fencing membership visit: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/698115-individuals. If no proof of membership you must complete and pay for USA Fencing membership. You may join/renew at the door (parent signature required), however arrive with a completed form or plan to come early to complete required paperwork. http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0034/1407/2013-14_Individual_Membership_Form.rev.pdf. Have separate check payable to "USA Fencing" or use your credit card (preferred). • Liability waiver - Upon entering this tournament you agree to abide by the current rules of USA Fencing and other applicable rules instituted by Cobra Fencing Club. You acknowledge you are entering this tournament at your own risk and release USA Fencing and its sponsors, Cobra Fencing Club, Emmes Realty, Escrime Management, and referees/staff from any liability. With entry you give consent to Cobra 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. Photography, filming, recording, or any other form of media of the athlete during the tournament can be used by Cobra and USA Fencing. Those wishing to opt out of media coverage must inform the Bout Committee. LOCATION/ PARKING Lakawanna Warehouse 629 Grove Street, 4th Floor Jersey, City NJ See Mapquest link on tournament home page for driving directions. Free Wi-Fi... Free parking Parking is available in lot directly across street and also the parking lot at the southwest corner of 18th/Grove Streets. Once the main parking lot is filled there are three other parking locations: 1. You can park nose into the cyclone fence on 16th Street between Grove St. and Marin Blvd. Do not park in front of the sliding gate however. 2. There is a parking lot at the corner of Grove Street and 18th St 3. You can go up the ramp located on Marin Blvd between 18th and 16th St. Do not block access to the truck bays. Stay to the right. If you are parking here drop off your fencer with a parent to check in. It's a 10 minute walk down the ramp and around the block to the Lackawanna Warehouse." If you arrive at Cobra and are unable to find parking either in the lot directly across the street, nose in along the fence on 16th Street between Grove and Marin (excluding the sliding gate entrance which is marked with cones), or the parking lot on the corner of 18th Street and Grove St. you should: 1. Drop off your fencer and a parent at the building entrance with their equipment so they can go up to the fourth floor and check in. 2. Drive to the corner of Grove St and 18th St. Turn left and proceed about 200 yards until you see a yellow post at an open entrance on the left. You can turn in and park as long as you stay well right. Do not block any truck bays or construction areas. Do not go left into The Cake Boss’s parking area. Walk back to Grove Street along 18th St Via Public Transportation: From Manhattan by train: PATH train from Manhattan to Hoboken. The walk would be about 20 minutes. Taxis available in Hoboken (appx 4 minute ride to Cobra). Have the cab take Observer Highway West and turn left on Grove St. The Lackawanna Warehouse is on the right-hand side between 18th and 16th St. If using NJ Transit, travel to Hoboken and follow directions above. EQUIPMENT VENDOR Blue Gauntlet will be on-site for equipment sales ARMORY Armory services will be available (for fee) FOOD Concession will be open with food, drinks, and snacks available for purchase. TOURNAMENT FORMAT Bout Committee: George Janto, David Sapery, Cheryl Delaney Head Referee: Lisa Campi-Sapery • Y10 fencers must fence with blades no longer than 32.5 inches. • Must have at least two working weapons and two body cords at strip. • Full USA Fencing regulation uniform required. Name is NOT required on uniform. Foil mask with conductive bib required. t.15 1. Fencers arm, equip and clothe themselves and fence at their own responsibility and at their own risk. • USA Fencing rules apply. http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/695208-rulebook • Ratings can be awarded, however youth events do not qualify for the E1 or D1 classifications. This means that these events are NR until they achieve C1 level or higher. See USFA ratings chart at: http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0034/6264/Classification_Chart.pdf • Fencers will be seeded by current national youth point ranking, then letter ranking with year classification. Athletes with neither point ranking or classification are seeded on a random basis after the athletes who are seeded by the preceding factors. Fencers with equal classifications will be randomized within each classification. Only official (ratings listed on the USFA website) will be used. Current ratings: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/698125-current-membership-listing. • Each event consists of two rounds (pools and DE (direct elimination). Pools: One preliminary round of pools comprised of the standard 5-touch bout in 3 minutes. 100% then advance to direct elimination round. Direct Elimination: DE tableau shall be comprised according to the results of the preliminary pool round. Y10 DE format: Y10 direct elimination bouts are for 10 hits or end when two periods of three minutes, with a one-minute rest between each period, have passed. The first period ends either at the expiration of three minutes or when 5 hits are scored, whichever comes first. During the 1-minute break, ONE PERSON designated by the fencer (team-mate, coach, or parent) may be on the strip with the fencer. Y12/Y14 DE format: Y12 and Y14 DE bouts are 15 touch bouts (three 3-minute periods with a 1 minute break between) During the 1-minute break, ONE PERSON designated by the fencer (team-mate, coach, or parent) may be on the strip with the fencer. • No fence-off for third place; Medals awarded to 8th place. • Fencers are responsible for ensuring accuracy of all posted information and must report errors to the bout committee immediately. This includes club affiliation, division, classification, date of birth, gender, spelling of name, etc . Errors in posted pool results must be reported to the BC immediately (within 5 minutes). Once DE round starts and tableau is posted, the pool results are final and no adjustments will be made. Check all scores before leaving the strip. Fencer signature on pool sheet and DE slip implies accuracy. • Photography and filming is allowed, however NO flash photography is allowed near ongoing competitions. Withdrawal: • Withdrawal during pools: The pools must be fenced through the last bout. A fencer who withdraws, or who is excluded, is scratched from the pool, and his results are annulled as if he had not taken part. • Withdrawal during DE: When for whatever reason a fencer cannot fence or cannot complete his bout, his opponent is declared winner of that bout. A fencer who withdraws does not lose his place in the overall classification of the competition. TOURNAMENT PREPARATION These guides have been prepared to help you with understanding fencing and tournaments. Beginner's Tournament Guide (courtesy of fencing.net) http://www.fencing.net/forums/thread44882.html Parents Guide to Fencing (courtesy of Fencing.net) http://www.fencing.net/forums/thread38526.html USA Fencing Parent Guidebook: http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0034/6319/USA_Fencing_Parent_Guidebook.pdf =========================================ABOUT COBRA FENCING CLUB=========================================== Located at: 629 Grove Street; Jersey City, NJ (http://www.cobrafencing.com) Steve Kaplan - Club owner/Coach • (U.S. Fencing Coaches Association Fencing Master) • 1976 U.S. Olympic Team Member – Sabre. • 1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist. • 4 time U.S. National Team Champion. • 1971 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All American – NYU. • Varsity Head Fencing Coach NYU 1980-1986. • Elected to NYU Athletic Hall of Fame 1996. • Founded Cobra Fencing Club in 2002. Demetrios “Mitro” Valsamis – Coach • Under-19 U.S. Foil Champion 1979, 1980. • Cadet Sabre Champion 1976, 1977. • 1983 NCAA Foil Champion – NYU. • Foil Coach at Cobra since 2003. Raskyrie (Ras) Davidson - Coach • 2005, 2006, 2007 United States Junior World Team Member • 2006 World Cadet Saber Bronze Medalist • 2005 Junior Olympics Cadet Saber Champion • 2005 Junior Olympics Junior Saber Champion • 2004 United States National Cadet Saber Champion Cobra Fencing Club is a member of the NJ Division of USA Fencing (http://www.newjerseyfencing.org).