Vango Young Bears Cup

Date: Dec. 10-11, 2016 Venue Vango Toronto Fencing Center 980 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 3K5 PREREGISTRATION AND FEES: Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at midnight and is only accepted on AskFred. Registrations after Dec. 7, 2016 are considered late and face a doubling in fees per event. All fees are to be paid at the door, CASH, CHEQUE OR DEBIT ONLY. NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED . Cheques should be payable to "Vango Toronto Fencing Inc". EVENT FEES $35 per CADET,Y14, or Y12 event if registration is received by Dec. 7, 2016 at midnight. $25 per Y10 event if registration is received by Dec. 7, 2016 at midnight. Registrations received after Dec. 7, 2016 at midnight will incur double fees: $70 per CADET, Y14 or Y12 event, and $50 per Y12 event. COMPETITION AGE CATEGORIES Competition age categories will be enforced according to the CFF Age Category Definitions. Fencers must be at most 10, 12, or 14 years of age as of December 31, 2017 to participate in the Y10, Y12, and Y14 events, respectively. https://www.fencing.ca/content/competition-age-categories Y10 Events: Size 0 blades will be required for Y10 events. Conductive bibs for Y10 Foil will not be required. COMPETITION FORMAT One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination tableau. GENERAL INFORMATION The Vango Young Bears Cup is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association and the Canadian Fencing Federation. CADET events will be submitted to CFF for Domestic ranking purposes. Y14, Y12 and Y10 events are JFF (Just For Fun) and results will not be submitted for any ranking purposes. This competition will be run according to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or modify these regulations as they see fit as according to section t.15 of the FIE Rules. All participants are required to have an active CFF Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant's home institute. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time: http://fencing.ca/purchase-a-cff-licence/ USFA members must show a valid USFA membership card. Please enter your USFA membership number in the "CFF License" field. All fencers are REQUIRED to wear a sous plastron and fencing pants with long socks so that the legs are fully protected. Track pants will not be permitted as substitutions for fencing pants. All foil fencers participating in the Cadet and Y14 events are required to have a conductive foil bib. Participants that enter in multiple events may be required to fence multiple bouts without breaks. Should conflicts arise, participants may be asked to withdraw from an event. Preregistration opens on 09/19/2016. Preregistration closes on 12/07/2016.