2024/2025 OFA Youth Junior Circuit #4

The youth categories (U9 to U15 and Junior) are on the program.

License

All participants are required to have an active Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing License or

an equivalent license from the participant’s home federation. All Canadian fencers are

expected to hold a Canadian license. You may purchase/renew your license via

the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time.

All international participants are required to present documentation confirming that they

hold an active membership with their home federation, or a current, active FIE license.

Venue

Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre

21 Avenue of Champion, Oshawa, ON, L1G 8G3

Vendor

IMEX sport will be there.

https://imexsport.ca/

Event Fees

$50 Administration Fee

$50 Youth 9 (Born between 2016 and 2019)

$50 Youth 11 (Born between 2014 and 2017)

$50 Youth 13 (Born between 2012 and 2015)

$50 Youth 15 (Born between 2010 and 2013)

$60 Junior (Born between 2005 and 2011)

Registrations close on Sunday, April 20th, 2025, at 11:59pm.

Event Summary

The OFA Circuit Youth #4 is the fourth event of the season.

The format of the Youth competitions

The U11 and U9 will be mixed up resulting in 2 events in total.

The format of the competition will be one round of pools (8 fencers or +) with 100%

promotion. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the

pools.

OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.

Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 8 points for U9 and 10 points for U11.

The results will count in the OFA rankings.

U13 and U15 events with greater than six (6) competitors will be separated by gender

The format of the competition will be one round of pools with 100% promotion.

Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools.

OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.

Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 15 points.

The results will count in the OFA rankings.

The format of the Junior competitions

Seeding into pools of 6 or 7 will be based first upon HPP rankings and OFA rankings for

Cadet, Junior and Senior categories

OFA rankings will be used for athletes not registered with the CFF HPP, with

adjustments to be made only by the Directoire Technique (DT) based upon exceptional

circumstances (e.g. former national team member without a ranking, foreign fencers). In

cases where pools of 6 or 7 are not possible, the DT will determine the most practicable

format, while ensuring to optimize competition.

All events will have one round of pools, with all participants promoted. Any events above

64 registrants may have an imposed cut of between 10-20% if necessary to ensure

projected finish times, however, at least 64 fencers will be promoted if there are more

than 64 competitors. In cases where cuts will be necessary, an announcement and posting

will be made before the start of the event. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be

ranked on the results from the pools in accordance with FIE rules.

Events are planned as separate events but may be combined if there are fewer than 6

registrants in one gender. If combined, both a combined and separate women’s DE will

be held.  Should the events occur on separate days, participants of the later event will be

notified no later than 7 days before the event and given the option of combining with the

other gendered event, or a refund of event fees.

Medals will be awarded to the four top spots of the event

No fencing for third place.

The results will count in the OFA rankings.

Equipment

Please refer to the CFF domestic competition equipment standards

https://fencing.ca/cff-domestic-competition-equipment-standards/

Note – Blades

U9 – size 0 - 2 blades required for Epee and Foil / Sabre – Plastic Sabre

(provided by organizers)

U11 – size 0-2 blades required

U13 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length

U15 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length