2025-2026 TFF/TFA Y8 Y10 Y12 #2

TFF/TFA 2025-2026 Y8 Y10 Y12 #2

March 8, 2026

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

Preregistration closes on March 6, 2026

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

Events Scheduled Times:

- Y8 Men/Women NOVICE Epee - 9:00am

- Y8 Men/Women Epee - 9:00am

- Y10 Men/Women NOVICE Epee - 12:00pm

- Y10 Men/Women Epee - 12:00pm

- Y12 Men/Women NOVICE Epee - 3:00pm

- Y12 Men/Women Epee - 3:00pm

The above are initial times and event times may may change based on registration - we will email registrants if anything changes.

Age Definitions:

Youth-8: born 2017-2020

Youth-10: born 2015-2018

Youth-12: born 2013-2016

NOVICE Definition:

Participants registering for NOVICE events must have:

- been fencing for 2 years or less - starting no earlier than September 2023.

- participated in less than 6 advertised tournaments

Tournament Structure:

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

Y8 and Y10 event DE's will be a 10 point bout, of two 3 minute periods, with a 1 minute break at 3 minutes or 5 hits (whichever comes first).

Y12 event DE's will be a 15 point bout of three 3 minute periods, with a 1 minute break between each.

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

Weapons, wires and lames are not required to be legal (no testing will be done), but must be adequately functional to the referee’s discretion.

Events require a minimum of 4 fencers to be run.

Event registration will be combined and events will fence mixed, if there are not a minimum number of 6 fencers in each declared gender.

NOVICE and Regular events will not be combined if there is insufficient registration.

Fees:

These tournaments are part of TFF's Community clubs’ training programs.

Fencers pay 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 since we are dealing with kids at a public venue, 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, including NOVICE, will be required to have their CFF license (or foreign equivalent) for liability reasons.

It only says “Unsanctioned” on the NOVICE events as that was the only way to differentiate them on ASKFRED.

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