Fencing North Secondary Schools Foil Teams Competition

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

THIS REGISTRATION PORTAL IS FOR SCHOOL TEAM MANAGERS AND COACHES ONLY.

The person registering teams is also in charge of distributing and forwarding any information concerning this event to team members (we will send updates to this person directly from this booking portal)

- The competition is for foil teams from individual schools and if entries permit, will have separate Men’s Team Foil and Women’s Team Foil events.

Please remember that School teams are selected by the schools. You must make up school teams first.

- Composite Teams may be formed ONLY where there are not enough fencers at a school to field the minimum team size of three fencers.

Composite teams are allowed to win the competition and claim the title of regional winners. The winning school team will be awarded the top regional school award.

- Mixed Gender Teams - we intend to run the event gender separated, but should a school have insufficient fencers to form a single gender team then as this is a regional competition we will allow entry of one mixed gender team from a school. In this case we reserve the right to add the mixed teams to either the men's or women's events.

If you are an individual fencer looking to join a team contact us directly and we will do our best to find you a team.

Please contact us direct at Fencing North Tournaments

Payment:
We will invoice schools for the number of teams entered after the event. Standard entry per team will cost $120.00 if entered before 11.55 pm on Friday May 31st. Entries after this time will cost S150.00 per team and are at the discretion of the DT.

Please read carefully. By going ahead with your registration you acknowledge that you are fully aware of our rules and regulations

IMPORTANT
Schools may submit as many teams as they like, BUT we have a limit of 10 pistes and for various reasons there is a shortage of referees available at the moment.
We will do our best to accommodate all entries and will confirm entries with all schools by lunchtime on Thursday 6th June.

If we have to limit entries we will select the A team of each school first. Spaces still remaining will be filled by the B teams, on a first come, first serve basis. Composite teams are considered B teams for registration purposes. Any slots remaining after allocation to B teams will be allocated to C teams and so on.

Names of team members are not needed at time of registration, unless you have made a definite selection. We will contact you requesting team composition during the week before the competition. Names can be provided on the day but no changes to the named fencers are permitted after registration/check-in on the day.

Certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd equal placed teams only.

All team members are eligible for a certificate and will be asked to join their team on the podium.

EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

There will be no gear check for this competition but all clothing must be in a good state of repair.

The standards outlined below are those required for the National Secondary Schools Championships to be held in Auckland in September and are provided to enable our fencers time to prepare.

Please ensure that your equipment conforms to the following standards:

Masks: https://www.fencing.org.nz/resources/documents/policies/119-fenz-masks-weapon-control-competititon-requirements-may-2021/.

Torso:		Minimum of 1150N protection. This can be made up of either a 350N Jacket with an 800N plastron or an 800N Jacket and a 350N plastron,
Breeches:		350N (CEN 1)
Masks:		All masks must fit well and be in good condition. The elastic strap shall be in good working order with elasticity and able to return to its original position after stretching without any deformation. The hook and loop securing the elastic shall be capable of retaining the elasticity and resisting removal. Leon Paul X-Change Masks must have a secondary strap or bar.
Gloves:		Must be in good condition and have no hole for body wires.
Chest Protector:		Compulsory for Women’s events. Optional for Men.
Foil Specific:		Lame Bibs are required. Curly mask wires are not permitted. FIE blades are required with either Bayonet or 2-pin body wires. FIE no.3 size blades are acceptable.
ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR THIS COMP.		BREECHES: 350N or above are preferred, and Fencing North have a small amount of clothing to loan on the day. Sturdy track pants can be allowed, so long as no loose pockets but a waiver must be signed. (Thin leggings/skins are not acceptable)
		SOCKS: Thick knee-length socks must be worn. BLADES: FIE blades not compulsory for this competition.

TIMETABLE

Please arrive at Te Pai by 8.00am, in time for team registration by your school/coach, set up of equipment and warm-up.
We plan to start fencing by 9am at the latest. As team events are more complex and tend to be very busy, please plan for a full day of fencing.

We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday.

Best wishes,

Fiona Campbell Fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com

Ph: 027 488 1947

Please Click REGISTER (above) to register