TFA 2018-2019 Youth/Cadet/Junior Circuit #1

TFA 2018-2019 Youth/Cadet/Junior Circuit #1 October 28, 2018 Queen of All Saints Elementary School Gymnasium 1405 Como Lave Avenue Coquitlam, BC, V3J 3P4 Preregistration closes on October 25, 2018. Tri-City Fencing Academy (www.tri-cityfencing.com) is hosting five all weapon Youth/Cadet/Junior Circuit Tournaments this season. Events Scheduled: Y8 Mens Foil - 9:30am Y8 Womens Foil - 9:30am Y10 Mens Foil - 9:30am Y10 Womens Foil - 9:30am Y12 Mens Epee - 12:30pm Y12 Womens Epee - 12:30pm Y12 Mens Foil - 12:30pm Y12 Womens Foil - 12:30pm Y12 Mens Sabre - 12:30pm Y12 Womens Sabre - 12:30pm Y14 Mens Epee - 3:30pm Y14 Womens Epee - 3:30pm Y14 Mens Foil - 3:30pm Y14 Womens Foil - 3:30pm Y14 Mens Sabre - 3:30pm Y14 Womens Sabre - 3:30pm Cadet Mens Epee - 9:30am Cadet Womens Epee - 9:30am Cadet Mens Foil - 9:30am Cadet Womens Foil - 9:30am Cadet Mens Sabre - 9:30am Cadet Womens Sabre - 9:30am Junior Mens Epee - 12:30pm Junior Womens Epee - 12:30pm Junior Mens Foil - 12:30pm Junior Womens Foil - 12:30pm Junior Mens Sabre - 12:30pm Junior Womens Sabre - 12:30pm Age Definitions: Y8 = birth year 2010 or later Y10 = birth year 2008 or later Y12 = birth year 2006 or later Y14 = birth year 2004 or later Cadet = birth year 2002 or later Junior = birth year 1999 or later Tournament Structure: All times are close of registration, fencing to commence immediately afterward. Fencers may compete in only one event per session. Y8 and Y10 event DE's will be a 10 point bout, of two 3 minute periods, with a stoppage at 5 hits (whichever comes first). Y12, Y14, Cadet and Junior event DE's will be a 15 point bout of three 3 minute periods. Y8 events will use #0 weapons (TFA has these available). Y10 events will use #2 weapons. Y12, Y14, Cadet and Junior events will use #5 weapons. Y14, Cadet and Junior events will be sanctioned and require foil masks with bibs, head-wires and legal weapons. Y8, Y10 and Y12 events require a minimum of 4 fencers. Y14, Cadet and Junior events require a minimum of 6 fencers for sanctioning. Events may be combined to fence mixed (boys and girls together) if there are not a minimum number of fencers of each gender. Fees: These tournaments are part of TFA's training programs. Registered members of TFA's training programs pay a $20 entry fee per event. Fencers from other clubs pay a $25 entry fee per event at registration. Tournament Rules: Some of the items mentioned below may seem obvious, but since we are dealing with kids at a public venue, safety is utmost. All fencers will be required to: * wear a fencing jacket, fencing pants with long socks, plastron, chest protector (must for girls), mask and a glove in good condition. * wear sweats or track pants if they don't yet have proper knickers, but NO JEANS OR SHORTS allowed. * wear decent, well fitting NON-MARKING runners. * wear proper-sized, tucked-in t-shirts to insure that there isn't any skin showing between jacket edges and pants. * use well-maintained weapons in good operating condition. CFF Licenses: All participating fencers in Y12 and above events will be required to have their CFF license (or foreign equivalent) for liability reasons. Licenses can be purchased at: http://fencing.ca/purchase-a-cff-licence/ Fencing Equipment: If kids have their own basic gear or can borrow some from their club, that's great. We will have some basic equipment available to borrow like: masks, jackets, chest protectors, plastrons and gloves. If kids do not have their own equipment we can lend gear for their use during the day, but there is no guarantee that they won't have to share sweaty stuff between them. Electrical gear is always an issue, so anything that can be brought from other clubs will be great. We will have some electrical gear available to borrow: foils, head-wires, body-wires and lames. Questions: Contact Brad Kelly at 604-506-1356 or brad@tri-cityfencing.com