New Zealand National Secondary Schools Championships 2022

                            New Zealand National

                  Secondary Schools Championships

                              2nd to 4th September 

Fencing North and Fencing New Zealand invite you to attend the  NZ National Secondary Schools Championships 2022 to be held at Te Pai Stadium, Henderson, Auckland  starting on Friday 2nd  September and finishing on Sunday 4th  September 2022.

Eligibility

To fence in the open championship events fencers must be in Year 9 to 13 (forms 3 to 7 inclusive) at a secondary school.  If you are unsure whether the event is appropriate for you/your child, please check with your coach.  All potential entrants from Year 8 (Form 2) or below must apply in writing to the competition organiser; Email: Fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com

Participants must be affiliated members of Fencing New Zealand for 2022.  International fencers must have a current membership to their national Fencing Organisation.

If you are not yet a member or your membership is not current please click on the link   Fencing New Zealand Regional Membership

Affiliations of all competitors (National and international) will be checked at time of entry

To see who has registered for this competition on Fencing Time Live click      HHERE

Competition Format

National Secondary School Championship individual events: One round of poules (bouts to five points) followed by direct elimination (bouts to 15 points).  Third place will not be fenced.

Separate genders unless a minimum of six participants in a gender is not achieved, in which case a mixed event will be fenced.

Teams events:  For each weapon and gender combination there is an allowance for two teams per region.  Team nominations need to be sent to DT by 28th August, please ensure team manager contact details are supplied. If regions do not choose to use all of their allocation any team vacancies will be offered to the other regions.

Awards

Medals: Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals will be awarded in each event.

Trophies:  There are a number of National Trophies that are awarded at this competition.  Weapon related trophies will be presented during the medal ceremony for that event.  Other trophies will be presented after the last medal ceremony on 4th September.   

Registrations

Registration closes on 25th August at 8:00pm.  Late entries close on 1st September at 8:00pm.  After this date entry will be at the discretion of the DT and Referees representative.

Entry Fees  

National Secondary Championship:  $60 per weapon + booking and credit card fees of 3% + $0.45

Team Events:  $90.00 per team  + booking and credit card fees of 3% + $0.45

Late Entries, received after 8:00pm on August 25th will attract an additional fee of $50.

Spectators and Officials: Registration is free with no booking charges.

Fencing North prefers that fees are paid at time of entry via Humanitix.  The link is at the end of this document.   

Multiple Discipline Entry: if you are entered in multiple weapons and your next one starts prior to completion of the first, you will be scratched from the starting event and are expected to continue to compete in the first event. A refund will be provided for the event you are unable to start in these circumstances.

Equipment Standards

All clothing must be in a good state of repair.

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/file

Weapons Check

Date; Friday 2nd September 8.00am 

Venue: Te Pai Stadium, Te Pai Place, Henderson, Auckland

Weapons check will be open one hour before the registration time for each event.  Priority will be given to out-of-town fencers.  Fencing North fencers are encouraged to have had their weapons checked on the Friday Morning.

Control marks
It is the fencer’s responsibility to ensure that all equipment goes through weapons control and that the control marks are applied.  It is also the fencer’s responsibility to ensure that control marks are still present every time they go to the piste.

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Additional Information

Video Refereeing: All finals will be video refereed.

FIE Rule t.124: Non-Combativity will be implemented at this competition.

FIE Rule t.122: is suspended and will be as follows:  Fencers will be required to salute each other by way of acknowledging their opponent.

Sportsmanship: We expect the highest standard of sportsmanship from all competitors and officials.

Drug Free Sport: by participating in this event, you agree that you have been warned of the potential to be selected for anti-doping testing and you will comply with anti-doping testing if required to do so.  The testing process and your rights and responsibilities as an athlete are outlined on the Drug Free Sport NZ website here:  https://drugfreesport.org.nz/for-athletes/

Piste Allocations and Results:  Live results will be posted To FencingTimeLive.com and QR codes containing the link will be posted at the venue.

Podium Protocol: All Fencers must wear a School Tracksuit Jacket and either breeches or tracksuit pants together with Fencing Socks and Shoes while on the podium. 

Food:   There are many cafes and eateries nearby. A café may be available at the Te Pai Arena. 

Competition Dinner:  A casual competition dinner will be arranged for Saturday evening at a local Lincoln Road Venue. Details to follow.

Accomodation: The Quality Hotel Lincoln Green 159 Lincoln Road  Is located immediately across the road. www.lincolngreen.co.nz

Mainland Fencing : Will be in attendance as tournament armourer. Link : Contact Daniel Chan 

Enquiries:  Please email Fiona at  fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com or Heather Claydon (DT) at  hjclaydon@outlook.com or phone 027 329 6370

Entry form:   Please click REGISTER.   button  (above, top ) to enter the competition