Cherry City RYC Region 1

Salem Fencing Club Announces the Cherry City RYC for Region 1 This event is for youth in the Y10, Y12, and Y14 age categories, to help them gain experience in larger "USFA-style" competitions without having to travel out of their local region. (Region 1 includes WA, OR, ID, MT, and WY) Events will be held in all three weapons and age categories, and medals awarded to the top three male and female fencers in each weapon/category. Participation may qualify fencers for the Y10 or Y12 competitions at North American Cups (as age appropriate), or Summer Nationals. For details on the new qualification paths for youth, see: http://www.usfencing.org/rycresources and click the "Qualification" tab at the bottom. Fencers that wish to fence in two events on the same day must report to the strip when called or they may be scratched from the event. We will try to accommodate people as best we can, but we will not delay events if a fencer is still fencing in another event. IMPORTANT: Note: At least 2 athletes must compete (have fenced) in a given RYC age/weapon event to fulfill eligibility requirements. Event results submitted with only 1 participant listed will not result in the athlete fulfilling qualification requirement. i.e. Y14 events will need to have at least two athletes of the same gender to be a qualifying event. BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD! All fencers must be current USFA members and be able to provide proof of membership. You may complete the application at the door, however the division STRONGLY encourages you to apply on-line at http://www.usfencing.org before the event and print out the receipt to show as proof of membership. Members without proof of membership will need to pay for another membership at the door. Full USFA uniform is mandatory, including mask, jacket, plastron (underarm protector), fencing knickers, knee-length socks, lame, and glove. Each fencer will be required to have two working electric weapons (foil, epee, or sabre, as appropriate), and two working body/head cords as needed. All Y10 fencers will be required to use size "0" or size "2" blades (i.e., less than 32.5 inches long). Foil events require conductive foil masks. Equipment checks will be conducted. Please make sure your mask, body cords, weapons, and lames are in good working order prior to the event. Limited types of replacement equipment may be available at SFC (Salem). We will be open on Friday from 4-6 pm equipment checks. We encourage people for later events to check equipment early. If you are fencing Sunday, please come by on Saturday to get your stuff checked and approved, and help us reduce lines the day of your event. Thanks! Age Requirements (2014-2015 Season only): Y10: Birth years of 2004 - 2007 Y12: Birth years of 2002 - 2005 Y14: Birth years of 2000 - 2003 Pre-registration on AskFred is REQUIRED by 11:59pm on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014 (i.e. FOUR days before the event) If you are pre-registered by the deadline, pay just $15 per fencer registration fee and $10 per event at the door (i.e. $25 for one event and $35 for two events.) After the close of regular pre-registration time to 9pm of the day prior to the tournament, fencers are welcome at triple registration fee and double event fee (i.e. $45 to register and $20 per event), if organizers are notified via email (info@salemfencingclub.org). The day of the event you may fence with a walk-in fee of double triple (i.e. $90 per fencer and $60 per event.) However, we don’t want that, so please just register on time and save yourself some money. Please remember that we only accept cash or checks. CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Please make checks out to Salem Fencing Club. An affordable and healthy lunch will be available onsite from Black Sheep Catering, a local food cart (http://blacksheeporegon.com/). Other options are available within walking distance. Snacks and beverages will be for sale throughout the day onsite. Coming from out of town? Spend the weekend in Salem! We have a variety of affordable hotels very close to the venue. Give us a call at 503-375-9209 for recommendations. There are also lots of fun (and indoor!) family activities to keep the non-fencing siblings busy throughout the weekend. Visit www.travelsalem.com or give us a call. Come support our kids, families, and sport! And thank you for signing up for this event!