NJFA Region 3 January 6-7, 2018 RYC

PLEASE CHECK ALL STARTING TIMES AS CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. NEW JERSEY FENCING ALLIANCE 50-58 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood, NJ (use 54 Burnett Avenue for GPS). NJFA is conveniently located near all major highways in NJ, NY, CT, and Pennsylvania. Just off Springfield Avenue (via Vermont St). Only a 30 minute train ride from NYC Penn Station (via NJ Transit Mid-Town Direct; http://www.njtransit.com).  TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY Entry is determined by 2017-2018 USFA Birth year requirements and rating restrictions: Y8: Born 2009-2012  Y10: Born 2007-2010 Y12: Born 2005-2008, or on Youth 10 NRP List Y14: Born 2003-2006, or on Youth 12 NRP List ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW JERSEY FENCING ALLIANCE NJFA is a fully equipped state-of-the-art fencing salle. This 17,500 sf venue offers 19 grounded official USFA fencing strips with central scoring boxes and repeater lights at each end, men’s and women’s locker rooms, FREE Wireless Internet service, on-site fully equipped Fencing Pro Shop, live results streaming of tournament information, and FREE parking. Overhead monitors also display live results and tournament information. For directions click the Directions link on the FRED tournament home page. New Jersey Fencing Alliance, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which will utilize the proceeds from this event to continue its corporate focus of introducing the sport of fencing to students, at all levels and ages throughout New Jersey who would not have been able to enjoy the sport and all that it provides, including increased self-esteem, confidence and pride. NJFA has helped enrich the lives of hundreds of young children and their families. Along the way our students have experienced exceptional success both athletically and academically. NJFA is proud to have assisted so many students to earn scholarships for colleges including Division I programs not to mention the hundreds of students that have utilized the NJFA network to assist in college acceptance and employment. ——————————————————————————————————————— COMMUNICATIONS  Important tournament information will be communicated through the FRED e-mail system. Take time to verify that your FRED profile contains an up-to-date e-mail address Live tournament seeding and results (during competition): live.njfencingalliance.com ——————————————————————————————————————— REGIONAL YOUTH CIRCUIT (RYC) RYC tournaments are held throughout the season, similar to the Super Youth Circuit tournaments. There are no national points awarded at Regional Youth competitions. These competitions are one of the possible qualification paths for Youth 10 and Youth 12 events at both the March NAC and the Y10, Y12 and Y14 USA Fencing National Championships. A Regional Ranking Point System (RRPS) is in place to recognize participation and accomplishment of developing athletes at the regional level and will serve as a qualification path to the Summer National Championships. Rankings will be managed by the National Office and available for viewing on the USA Fencing Website under Rankings, Current Rankings, Regional. These rankings are regional only and ARE NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE NATIONAL ROLLING POINT STANDINGS. All athletes who have fenced at an RYC will earn points based on placement. Larger fields will award more points for placement. At the end of the season, ranking winners of each age group and gender in each of the 6 youth regions will be recognized by the YDC and US Fencing. For more details on this initiative, refer to the Regional Youth Recognition Initiative document here: http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0034/6318/Regional_Youth_Recognition_Initiative__1_.pdf NAC/Nationals Qualification through the RYC points list: The RYC tournament serves as a qualifying path for Y10 and Y12 fencers to the Youth NAC and for Y10, Y12 and Y14 fencers to the Summer National Championships. Youth NAC: Y10 and Y12 fencers must participate in at least one RYC or SYC tournament prior to the regular registration deadline for the March/April Youth NAC in order to be considered eligible to compete. RYCs that take place before the Youth NAC but after the regular registration deadline will NOT be considered for meeting eligibility requirement for the Youth NAC. Y14 registration for this NAC is open and has no pre-tournament requirements. Summer National Championships:  Youth 10 Championships: Be on their region’s Y10 Regional Youth point standings by the regular fee entry deadline for these Championships  Youth 12 Championships – Be in the top 65% of their region’s Y12 Regional Youth point standings by the regular fee entry deadline for these Championships  Youth 14 Championships – Be in the top 30% of their region’s Y14 Regional Youth point standings by the regular fee entry deadline for these Championships ——————————————————————————————————————— FEES Please make your registrations early to avoid complications. Registration fee ($30) waived for A-rated fencers. You must register and pay, refund will be made at check-in only. Regular entry period (until Sunday, December 17th at 11:59 PM): $30 registration fee plus $25 per event (registration fee is nonrefundable) Double entry period (Monday, December 18th – Sunday, December 24th at 11:59 PM) $60 registration fee plus $50 per event Walk-in period (after Sunday, December 24th at 11:59pm) $90 registration fee plus $75 event fee and $200 surcharge as per USFA guidelines PAYMENT FOR EVENTS ALL FEES must be collected as part of your AskFred registration. Only Walk-In Payments, in cash or check, will be accepted at the door. Registration is not complete until your payment is made. All unpaid preregistrations will be removed from the "who's preregistered” list on December 31st at 11:59pm.  Re-entry is subject to space and will incur late fees.  REFUND POLICY Registration fee and any AskFred surcharges are non-refundable. There will be NO exceptions.  100% of the event fee will be refunded if the Bout Committee is contacted with a refund request prior to December 16th.  After December 16th, there will be no refunds of any fees. Submit refund requests to blairstar48@aol.com (please include your mailing address). Refunds will be processed within 3 weeks after the tournament. ——————————————————————————————————————— WAIVER OF LIABILITY A completed waiver form signed by a parent or legal guardian is required. To help speed up your registration, please download the waiver form, print it, read it, sign it, and bring it to the table with you. This is especially critical if the fencer does not have a parent/guardian at check-in. No one will be allowed to fence without a signed waiver form. Click "Download Waiver," above or this link: http://njfencingalliance.com/documents/NJFA-FENCING-TOURNAMENT-WAIVER-2016.pdf We expect to have press and other media coverage at this event. Photography, filming, recording or any other form of media of the athletes during the tournament can be used by the organizer (NJFA) and the USFA. If you wish to opt out of media coverage, you must present the waiver form in person to the Bout Committee.  ——————————————————————————————————————— EVENTS BY DAY Saturday, January 6 Y14 Women's Foil 8:00AM Y10 Men's Saber 8:00AM Y12 Women's Epee 8:15AM Y14 Men's Epee 9:15AM Y12 Men's Foil 10:00AM Y10 Women's Foil 11:15AM Y12 Women's Saber 12:00PM Y8 Mixed Foil 12:00PM Y14 Men's Saber 1:15PM Sunday, January 7 Y10 Women's Epee -CANCELLED Y10 Women's Saber 8:00AM Y14 Women's Epee 8:00AM Y14 Men's Foil 8:30AM Y12 Men's Epee 10:45AM Y12 Women's Foil 11:00AM Y10 Men's Foil 11:30AM Y10 Men's Epee 1:15PM Y14 Women's Saber 1:15PM Y12 Men's Saber 1:15PM Y8 Mixed Saber 1:15PM ——————————————————————————————————————— VENDOR Blue Gauntlet Fencing will be on premises to provide equipment sale and armory services a fee per basis. ——————————————————————————————————————— EQUIPMENT CHECK For your added convenience, NJFA will be offering an equipment check at its facility located at 54 Burnett Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040. Equipment check will be held at the venue on Wednesday, January 3rd, Thursday, January 4th from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and Friday, January 5th from 3-6pm as well as prior to close of check-in for each event. Please arrive at the venue with ample time to check your equipment and warm up. THANK YOU!  THE NJFA STAFF