Fencing  Mid South Secondary School 2024/2

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, 7th March 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 8th March 2024, midnight.

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 9 March 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:  

Non-Combativity: FIE rule t.124 was revised in 2018 and 2022. The current version will be applied at this competition.

Fencer Salute: FIE rule t.122 was revised in October 2023 for the 2023/2024 season and will be applied at this competition. The revised t.122 and t.1 definition of a fencers salute is below for your reference. 

 t.1 Definition of the fencer's salute 
In competition, the fencer's salute is a gesture of civility towards the opponent, the referee and the spectators. 
To perform the fencer's salute, the two fencers: 
- face each other 
- stand still on their on-guard line 
- place the mask under the non-sword arm 
- lift the guard to the chin 
- then lower the blade to the ground

 t.122
Before the beginning and at the end of a bout, the two fencers must perform the fencer's salute to their opponent, to the referee and to the spectators, as defined in article t.1. 
When the final hit of the bout has been scored, the two fencers stand still on their on-guard line while the referee is making his/her decision. 
The two fencers then perform the fencer's salute (cf. t.1) to their opponent, to the referee and to the spectators. 
The bout has then ended.

If either or both of the two fencers refuse to comply with these rules, the Referee will penalise him/her/them as specified for offences of the 4th group (cf. t.158-162, t.169, t.170).

Drug Free Sport:  This event is subject to the Drug Free Sport NZ regime. Random anti-doping testing may be conducted at this event. As an athlete it is your responsibility to be familiar with the rules and to obtain any Therapeutic Use Exemption that may be required. Failure to comply with the DFSNZ protocols will be treated as a doping offence under rule o.107.

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