Northern U15/U17 Championships 2024
Event description
Welcome to the registration page for the 2024 Fencing North U15 and U17 age banded competitions!
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday 24th March at the Netball Waitakere Centre, Te Pai Place, Henderson.
We’re holding these age banded competitions in March again this year because the National U15 and U17 Championships are being held in Christchurch on April 25-26 followed by an U 20 challenge over Anzac weekend.
Eligibility
To enter the U15 competitions you must be 14 or under on 31st December 2023.
To enter the U17 (cadet) competitions you must 16 or under on 31st December 2023.
The competitions are suitable for experienced and more recent fencers - if you aren’t sure if you’re ready for this competition please talk with your coach.
Because these are our regional age banded championships, you will be able to earn points towards a national ranking and we will be awarding medals to the top four in each event.🥇🥈🥉🥉
Please see our competition entry agreement HERE
Please click REGISTER (above) to enter the competition.
Check to see who’s coming - REGISTERED ENTRIES (daily updates on Fencing Time Live)
Entry Fees - This year we are forced to raise local competition fees due to large increases in venue hire costs and other expenses. Our standard entry fee for local competitions will be $30.00 for 2024.
STANDARD REGISTRATION ends at 23.55h on Thursday 21st March 2024 and costs $30.00 plus booking and cc fees.
Late entry is $50.00 plus booking and cc fees. Late entries are subject to availability and at the discretion of the DT. Cut off is the Friday before the competition (March 22nd at 23.55h)
‘Out of Town’ Entries
This applies to any fencer FROM THE FENCING NORTH REGION who does not reside in Auckland.
If you are a Fencing North member who lives outside of the metropolitan Auckland area, please contact the organiser regarding a discount.
Weapons Checking
We will not be doing a full gear check before this competition BUT referees will be employing Weights and Gauges to check Weapons at the piste.
NZ National U15 and U17 Championships in April - gear check WILL be in place for these.
COMPETITION TIMETABLE
MORNING - U17 events
AFTERNOON - U15 events
NOTE: A detailed timetable will be published and communicated during the week before the competition when we have an idea of entry numbers.
MORNING FENCERS ** Please arrive in plenty of time for check-in/registration and then help to set up the stadium **
AFTERNOON FENCERS ** Please stay and help with equipment pack-down as required **
Multiple Weapon entries
Please contact us first if you are wanting to enter multiple weapons in an age category - this is a busy 1 day competition and we are running a full range of events in two age bands so may not be able to offer this opportunity.
Please contact DT Fiona Campbell at fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com to ask about this.
Affiliation/Membership
To compete in Fencing North competitions you must be affiliated with Fencing New Zealand as a FULL COMPETITIVE MEMBER. The FeNZ membership starts on 01/JAN and lasts a calendar year. Please always sign up with the same name, to help us accredit ranking points.
FeNZ affiliation fees are additional to the competition entry.
You can affiliate to Fencing New Zealand HERE
Any questions re your FeNZ affiliation should be directed to
FeNZ Secretary General - Amanda Hopkins