Orange Coast Division SN Qualifiers

ONLY USFA MEMBERS CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE ORANGE COAST DIVISION MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION

The entry fee is $45.00 for each event and requires preregistration on askFred. Registration deadline is Thursday, April 18. No walk-in registrations will be allowed and no refunds will be available. If there are 3 or fewer fencers in an event at the close of registration the event will be considered complete and all fencers will automatically qualify (they will not need to show up on the day of the tournament). The event organizers will notify any fencers who may be affected by this on Friday, April 19.

Age restrictions:

Y14: Born 2009-2012 or Y12 National Points

DV2: Born 2010 or earlier, and a rating of C, D, E or U

DV3: Born 2010 or earlier, and a rating of D, E or U

EVENT SCHEDULE & CLOSE OF CHECK-IN TIMES:

9:00 am - Men's & Women's Youth-14 events in all weapons

10:30 am - Men's & Women's Division II/III Saber

11:30 am - Men's & Women's Division II/III Epee

12:30 pm - Men's & Women's Division II/III Foil

Division II & III will be run as a single combined event for each gender and weapon. Results will be separated for the purposes of qualification. Division II fencers ratings are limited to C, D, E, U; Division III fencers ratings are limited to D, E, U. USA Fencing Athlete Handbook Section 2.6.4 explains how qualifiers are determined for combined events.

Please note the following:

USA Fencing requires a current membership; be sure to double-check that your competitive membership is active and that you are age verified through USA Fencing.

You can check your account status by going to https://member.usafencing.org/ and logging in to your account. If your USA Fencing member profile does not indicate "DOB Verified: Y", you will need to bring proof of age in the form of a) passport, b) drivers license, c) birth certificate, or d) green card. Any copy or digital image is acceptable proof. These include: birth certificate, passport, immigration card, immunization record, school transcripts.

Use of Plastron (or underarm protector) is required

Weapon's Check: All weapons will be scored electrically. Equipment (masks and gloves) will be inspected and marked.

REGARDING QUALIFICATION:

Please check the USA Fencing Athlete Handbook Section 2.6.3.1 regarding Number of Qualifiers. We will fence off for third only where necessary. (http://www.usafencing.org/athlete-handbook)