2025-2026 TFF/TFA Youth Epee Team

TFF/TFA 2025-2026 Youth Epee Team

May 10, 2025

507-1952 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6C2

Registration closes on May 8, 2025

Tri-City Fencing Foundation, in partnership with Tri-City Fencing Academy, is hosting Y8, Y10, Y12, and Y14 Epee Team Tournaments this season.

Mixed age and gender teams of three fencers will compete in a team match format as defined by FIE o.97 through o.99.

Events Scheduled Times:

- Y8 Men/Women Epee - 9:00am

- Y10 Men/Women Epee - 10:30pm

- Y12 Men/Women Epee - 1:30pm

- Y14 Men/Women Epee - 3:30pm

The above are VERY initial times and event start times and durations will change based on registration - we may need to move one event to Saturday, May 9 evening.

We will email registrants if anything changes.

Age Definitions:

Youth-8: born 2017-2019

Youth-10: born 2015-2018

Youth-12: born 2013-2016

Youth-14: born 2011-2014

Tournament Structure:

All times are close of registration, fencing to commence immediately afterward.

Due to expected large registration, fencers may only compete in one age category.

Fencers will compete in age group pools with individual results from pools being used to seed the Team DE.

Team DE events will consist of 3 minute bouts of 5 points each, to a total of 45 points.

Y8 events will use #0 weapons. (TFF may have some of these available).

Y10 events will use #2 weapons. (TFF may have some of these available).

Y12 and Y14 events will use #5 weapons. (TFF may have some of these available).

Weapons and wires will not be tested, but must be adequately functional to the referee’s discretion.

Fees:

Registration and payment are made through the individual events (example -Y8 Mixed Epee), teams are created through the team events (example - Y8 Mixed Epee Team).

For best results, only the team captain should register and create the team. AskFRED team creation is not easy, so let us know if you're having trouble and we can help on our end.

There are a maximum of 6 teams allowed per age event.

Each fencer pays a $10 admin fee (non-refundable) and a $32 entry fee per event through the AskFRED portal.

There will be an additional admin fee through the AskFRED portal.

For refunds please contact us directly, DO NOT process them through the AskFRED portal or your credit card.

Tournament Rules:

Some of the items mentioned below may seem obvious, but safety is utmost.

All fencers will be required to:

- wear a fencing jacket, fencing pants with long socks, plastron (1/2 jacket), chest protector (optional for M events), mask and a glove in good condition.

- wear decent, well fitting NON-MARKING inside-only runners.

- wear proper-sized, tucked-in t-shirts to insure that there isn't any skin showing between jacket edges and pants.

- use well-maintained weapons in good operating condition.

CFF Licenses:

All participating fencers will be required to have their CFF license (or foreign equivalent) for liability reasons.

Licenses can be obtained at:  www.fencing.ca

Fencing Equipment:

All participants must have their own gear or borrowed from their club.

TFF will have very limited equipment to borrow during the event, so participants must come prepared with “back up” weapons, lames and wires.

Questions:

Contact Brad Kelly at 236-518-6294 or brad@tri-cityfoundation.com