March Mayhem
March 4, 2018
Registration Closes March 1, 2018
Houston Athletic Fencing Center
4997 West Bellfort Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77035 US Map
Online Payments Not Accepted
NOTE: Y10 and Y14 have been cancelled. Who needs March Madness when you can have March Mayhem - and Girl Scout Cookies! Y12, Under 13 Novice, 13 and Over Novice, and Senior foil; all mixed. Academy gift cards for first, second, and third place.
Registration Closes March 1, 2018
Houston Athletic Fencing Center
4997 West Bellfort Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77035 US Map
Online Payments Not Accepted
NOTE: Y10 and Y14 have been cancelled. Who needs March Madness when you can have March Mayhem - and Girl Scout Cookies! Y12, Under 13 Novice, 13 and Over Novice, and Senior foil; all mixed. Academy gift cards for first, second, and third place.
Note This is a Old AskFRED event. Registrations and results are all correct, but some other data could be missing.
March Mayhem
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Houston Athletic Fencing Center
4997 W. Bellfort
Houston, TX 77035
Y10 and Y14 have been cancelled as they did not have a minimum of five preregistrants each. We apologize for the cancellation.
Girl Scout Cookies and Academy gift cards for first, second, and third place winners!
- First place: $20 Academy gift card
- Second place: $15 Academy gift card
- Third place: $10 Academy gift card
- Disclaimers
- Events
- Birth Year Requirements
- Fees
- Registration
- Equipment Check
- Format
- About Novice Events
- Shopping and Snacks
- Visitng Our Salle
- Novice events require a $10 non-competitive USFA membership. You must complete your USFA membership application online by Wednesday, Feb. 28, so that we may verify your membership prior to the event. If you complete your membership application after Wednesday, Feb. 28, or complete your membership application at the event, there will be a $20 fee at the event: $10 for the non-competitive USFA Membership, $10 for processing the paper application. The USFA accepts checks and credit cards.
- If you plan to fence more than one event on the same day, pools in later events will not be delayed for you.
- Y10 Mixed Foil: CANCELLED
- Y12 Mixed Foil: Registration closes 11 a.m.
- Y14 Mixed Foil: CANCELLED
- Under 13 Novice Mixed Foil: Registration closes 9:30 a.m.
- 13 and Over Novice Mixed Foil: Registration closes 11 a.m.
- Senior Mixed Foil: Registration closes noon
- Y10: 2007-2010
- Y12: 2005-2008
- Y14: 2003-2006
- Under 13 Novice: 2005 or later; must have had first fencing lesson March 4, 2017 or later.
- 13 and Over Novice: 2004 or earlier; must have had first fencing lesson March 4, 2017, or later.
- Senior Open: 2004 or earlier
- Registration: $20
- Each event: $15
- Additional if not pre-registered: $10
- Waiver: All fencers must sign a Waiver of Liability form, available online or at the event. Fencers under 18 years of age must have a parent's or guardian's signature on the Waiver of Liability form. Please bring your health insurance information.
- USFA Membership:
- All events except Novice: Current competitive membership of the USFA is required to fence.
- Novice events: Current non-competitive membership of the USFA is required to fence.
- All fencers: You must complete your USFA membership application online by Wednesday, Feb. 28, so that we may verify your membership prior to the event. If you complete your membership application after Wednesday, Feb. 28, or complete your membership application at the event, there will be a $20 fee at the event: $10 for the non-competitive USFA Membership, $10 for processing the paper application. The USFA accepts checks and credit cards. Persons under 18 years of age must have a parent's or guardian's signature on the USFA form.
- Foil fencers in competitive events must have a mask, two mask cords, two body cords, a lamé, a glove, and two foils.
- Foil fencers in Novice events must have a mask, mask cord, body cord, lamé, glove, and foil.
- Armorers will be on hand to perform minor equipment repairs. If equipment cannot be repaired, new equipment may be purchased in The Fencing Store. Cash and checks accepted.
- Pools, 100% to Direct Elimination.
- Y10 Mixed: 10-touch DEs
- All other events: 15-touch DEs.
- Novice fencers must have a non-competitive USFA membership. See Registration section above.
- Novice fencers must have their own equipment, except that novice fencers will be permitted to fence in an épée mask in place of a foil mask.
- The Fencing Store, located within the Houston Athletic Fencing Center, is a fully equipped fencing store with full lines of equipment, t-shirts, tools, fencing shoes, fencing novelties, etc. Cash and checks accepted.
- Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Cash accepted.
- No food in the fencing area. Drinks are permitted in covered containers (bottled drinks, water bottles).
- Please pick up your trash.
- Chairs are available in the fencing area for folks to watch the events. Bleachers are available in the observation area outside the fencing area.
- Please do not interfere with the referees during bouts.
- No running in the fencing area at any time.