Fencing  Mid South Secondary School 2024/1

Eligibility: This competition is for Year 9 to Year 13 students who are enrolled in high school, correspondence school or are home schooled. If you are a year 8 student who is enrolled in a school that teaches up to year 13 please talk to your coach to see if you are eligible to fence in this competition. 

Participants must be current affliated members of Fencing New Zealand  (ie: have paid their membership fee for the 2024 year).

If you haven't renewed your membership yet, click on the link below...

https://www.sporty.co.nz/fencingnz/membership/2024-registrations

Format: This tournament is an individual event in foil, epee and sabre.

Individual Event: 

First Round: poules with bouts to 5 hits.

Second Round: Direct Elimination to 15 hits. 

Separate events will be held for Boys and Girls as long as there are 4+ competitors in each gender. Encourage your school mates to come to this competition too.

Medals/Trophies:

Medals will be awarded for first, second, third/ third equal depending on numbers.

Entries Close:

Thursday, 15th February 2024, 10pm. 

Entry Fee:

$30 per weapon.

Entry fees are to be paid at time of entry. No cash payment will be received on the day of competition. Competitors will be scratched if payment is not received by Friday 16th February 2024, 10pm.

Fencing Mid South Tournament Account number:   03-0802-0087494-25

As the reference please use fencer's name and the invoice number eg: ME736

Gear Requirements: Minimum 350N jacket, 350N plastron,  350N breeches or tracksuit pants, 350N mask, 350N glove. Chest protectors are compulsory for girls. Lame Foil bibs are not required.  Standard (non-FIE) blades are acceptable.

350N+ Mask. All masks must have the new strapping system and have good quality elastic. Leon Paul Contour-Fit masks must have a secondary strap  security fitting at the back. Visor masks are not acceptable. 

Gloves- Must have no hole for body wires.

Bayonet and 2 pin body wires accepted.

Leon Paul SR-71 blades that are stamped 08-2012 to 06-2015 will not be accepted. Leon Paul V blade stamped 08-2012 to 06-2015 without a unique serial number will not be accepted. (currently banned by Fencing NZ). 

Sabre: S2000 or later required. Visor Masks will not be accepted. Curly mask wires are not accepted. 

Timetable:

Saturday 17 February 2024

8am - 8.15am           Men's Epee Individual Registration

8.30am                     Men's Epee Starts

9.45am-10.00am     Women's Foil Individual Registration

10.20am                  Women's Foil Starts

12.15-12.30pm        Women's Epee Registration

12.45 pm                 Womens Epee Starts

12.30pm-12.45pm   Mens Foil Registration

1pm                         Mens Foil Starts

3pm - 3.15pm         Mixed Sabre Registration

3.30pm                   Mixed Sabre Starts  (or sooner if all competitors are available)

* If there are not enough competitors for separate boys and girls events, a mixed gender competition will be held. Competitors will be notified by email of this change once entries have closed.

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

There is a continued risk of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community, therefore the following guidelines will be followed:

● Fencers, coaches, officials, and spectators who are sick or have any COVID-19 symptoms should withdraw from the competition and stay away from the venue.

● Fencers, coaches, officials and spectators who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 are to isolate and stay away from the venue.

● The change to rule t.122 will apply. Fencers do not have to shake hands of their opponent or the referee on the piste but can salute instead.

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

Results: Link will be posted on Mid South Facebook page

For any enquiries: Please email the organisers on registrations@fencingmidsouth.org.nz