Nevada Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers

This is for all three blades. Epee, Saber & Foil. Cadet and Junior events only. Events Scheduled: Junior (U20) Men's Foil 10 am Junior (U20) Women's Foil 9 am Junior (U20) Men's Saber 9 am Junior (U20) Women's Saber 9 am Cadet (U17) Women's Saber 10 am Cadet (U17) Men's Saber 10:30 am Junior (U20) Women's Epee 12 pm Junior (U20) Men's Epee 5 pm Cadet (U17) Men's Foil 11 am Cadet (U17) Women's Epee 3 pm Cadet (U17) Women's Foil 2 pm Cadet (U17) Men's Epee 3 pm This is a USFA Nevada Division sanctioned event. Classifications will be awarded as earned.You MUST be a USFA or FIE member. Becoming a new member of the USFA or renewing your membership is best done online via the USFA web site (http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Fencing/Membership/Individuals.aspx). If the membership is taken out or renewed after midnight of the Friday before the Sunday events, proof of this must be shown at time of check-in. Anyone whose membership is not recorded on the USFA web site and does not have adequate proof of membership will be required to take out or renew their membership onsite before being allowed to check-in. Please bring your USFA card or proof of membership or be prepared to join at the competition. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Registration fee is $20 + $20 per event if done before the day of the event. PLEASE NOTE: Registration/Registering at the door for this qualifier is $40 + $40 per event. Please bring check or exact change. No charge cards accepted. If you sign up for more than one event and they happen to actually be scheduled to fence then be prepared to fence both events at the same time if they overlap. If you are called to the strip and you do not arrive by the third call you will be scratched and there is no refund. This is a USFA qualifying event so all fencing gear must conform to all USFA rules and regulations. Including the name on your leg or back and no holes in your uniform, mask, pants, and gloves. Under arm protectors are required by all and chest protectors also for all women. National age eligibility requirements will be enforced; however, fencers with points in the next lower age category who do not otherwise meet age eligibility are allowed to fence. Qualifying Events For competitions listed as qualifying events, the following additional rules apply: • You absolutely, positively must be a Nevada division member in order to compete in qualifying events. You must bring your USFA card to the event with you (we will be verifying, on-site, against the latest national membership listing). If you are listed on the USFA's national membership list as belonging to another division, we absolutely, positively will not let you compete. Who you contacted, what they said, and/or what mistakes were made by you or the USFA do not matter. Your having missed your own division's qualifying event, or failed to qualify through it, or your attendance at an out of town school does not entitle you to attend the Nevada division's qualifiers. If there is a legitimate issue, make sure the USFA contacts us (director@redrockfencingcenter.com) DIRECTLY. If you have any problems registering, please immediately contact us (702-222-1901). Entry All events can be entered either by pre-registering or by registering onsite up until the time specified for the event. Pre-registration is done via AskFRED by midnight (Pacific Time) on the Saturday before the Sunday events. If payment is done at the same time as pre-registration, the entry fee is $20 and $20 per event. There is an extra $20 late fee for onsite registration and per event fee(s) or for onsite payment of unpaid pre-registrations. All onsite payments must be made in cash (exact change) or check. No refunds! If you need to withdraw for any reason, you must notify us via e-mail by 11/01 to receive credit towards a future event. Junior (U19 or U20) and Cadet (U17 and U16) Events For competitions listed as junior or cadet events, the entries are restricted to fencers of a certain age. For the 2015-16 season up to the Junior Olympic Championships in February 2016, junior events are restricted to fencers born in the years 1996-2002 except that a fencer born after 2002 can fence if that fencer is on the National Cadet point standings at the time of the event. Cadet events are restricted to fencers born in the years 1999-2002 except that a fencer born after 2002 can fence if that fencer is on the National Youth 14 point standings at the time of the event. After the JO Championships, age range for the junior events becomes 1997-2003 and for the cadet events 2000-2003. Format: One round of pools with 100% promotion to Direct Elimination. Check-in and onsite registration begins about thirty minutes before the time specified for each event and CLOSES promptly at the time specified for each event. "I am going to be late" phone calls will not be accepted in lieu of physical presence when checking in. If there are multiple events on one day, you must check in separately for each event you wish to compete in. Events generally start fencing about 10-20 minutes after close of registration. First events of the day may start sooner. Preregistration opens on 10/06/2015. Preregistration closes on 11/28/2015.