CFFA update for July 7
Finishing up with the results from Nationals…
On Friday Nicole fenced the Div II Women’s epee. She had a solid pool round going 4-2 with both losses being 4-5 (one was against the woman who finished 2nd). She won her first DE handily and lost a second close DE, finishing 47/179. Robert fenced the Div III Men’s epee in the afternoon. Also a solid 4-2 performance. He also won his first DE, and then ran into the fencer who finished 8th. He ended up 46/197.
On Saturday we had a pair of fencers in their first National competitions. Amelia Alexander did well for her first (and last) national Y-12 foil event. She won a bout and didn’t get blanked by anyone. She got one of the few touches against the 12 year old C in her pool. She was totally in her DE, but lost, coming in 145/163. Jackson Jones finished out our Nationals cadre in Y-10 foil. He also won a bout in his pool (and it was 5-0). He won his first DE, and then ran into the fencer who ended up 12th. Jackson ended up 120/154. Just as an aside there was a 10 year old B in the competition (Jackson didn’t fence him) and yes, he won the event.
Practice will be back to normal this week – Tuesday and Thursday evening, Camp Lejeune on Friday, and Saturday morning practice. I did a referee clinic while at Nationals, so I will probably go over the current interpretations this week.
The beginner camp starts tomorrow. With two weeks of advanced foil and then two weeks of advanced epee after that. Let me know if you are coming and haven’t said anything yet.
Mid-South
is planning a referee clinic on the 13th of July. Since I did the clinic at at Columbus, I won’t be going. The clinician is
Rylan Delep, an international level referee. The clinic will run from
9 am – 5 pm with a break for lunch. The cost is $75 for those without a
referee certification and $30 for those previously certified. Although
this will help you get ready for taking the referee test, the primary
focus will be on current interpretation of Right of Way with actual
hands on practice using video replay. More information is available on
askfred and possibly on facebook.
is planning a referee clinic on the 13th of July. Since I did the clinic at at Columbus, I won’t be going. The clinician is
Rylan Delep, an international level referee. The clinic will run from
9 am – 5 pm with a break for lunch. The cost is $75 for those without a
referee certification and $30 for those previously certified. Although
this will help you get ready for taking the referee test, the primary
focus will be on current interpretation of Right of Way with actual
hands on practice using video replay. More information is available on
askfred and possibly on facebook.
The
only individual event for next season currently up on askfred is
Mid-South’s Big Blue. It is August 10-11 with Open foil, epee, and
sabre events divided by gender. The women’s epee needs bodies to be a C and women’s foil needs bodies to be a D event. For men the epee needs an A and bodies to be an A. The foil needs a C and a D to be a B event.
only individual event for next season currently up on askfred is
Mid-South’s Big Blue. It is August 10-11 with Open foil, epee, and
sabre events divided by gender. The women’s epee needs bodies to be a C and women’s foil needs bodies to be a D event. For men the epee needs an A and bodies to be an A. The foil needs a C and a D to be a B event.
There is a
sign up sheet on the gray board for anyone who would like to order a
CFFA jacket. This is an interest request and not a commitment. I don’t
know what they might cost as it has been a few years since we ordered
and cost will probably depend on the number we order. There is usually a
minimum order and because these cost a bit more, the club needs to have
pre-sold most of them as we cannot afford to have our finances tied up
with hundreds of dollars of jackets sitting around. Herman has been investigating local companies and Frank Milewski and I spoke with one of the companies at Nationals, so we should have some updated information soon.
sign up sheet on the gray board for anyone who would like to order a
CFFA jacket. This is an interest request and not a commitment. I don’t
know what they might cost as it has been a few years since we ordered
and cost will probably depend on the number we order. There is usually a
minimum order and because these cost a bit more, the club needs to have
pre-sold most of them as we cannot afford to have our finances tied up
with hundreds of dollars of jackets sitting around. Herman has been investigating local companies and Frank Milewski and I spoke with one of the companies at Nationals, so we should have some updated information soon.
pax vobiscum,
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” Damon Runyon