2022-2023 BC Youth Provincial Championships

2022-2023 BC Youth Provincial Championships June 10-11, 2023 Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre 12027 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B5 Preregistration closes on June 3, 2023. Tri-City Fencing Foundation is excited to be hosting the BC Youth Provincial Championships this year for the BC Fencing Association. Events Scheduled Times: Event order and start times will be finalized based on registration to run within the time blocks shown. June 10, 2023 11:30am - 3:30pm - Y8 Mixed NOVICE Foil - Y8 Mixed Foil - Y8 Mixed NOVICE Epee - Y8 Mixed Epee - Y8 Mixed NOVICE Sabre - Y8 Mixed Sabre 4:00pm - 8:00pm - Y10 Mixed NOVICE Foil - Y10 Mixed Foil - Y10 Mixed NOVICE Epee - Y10 Mixed Epee - Y10 Mixed NOVICE Sabre - Y10 Mixed Sabre JUNE 11, 2023 8:30am - 12:30pm - Y12 Mixed NOVICE Foil - Y12 Mixed Foil - Y12 Mixed NOVICE Epee - Y12 Mixed Epee - Y12 Mixed NOVICE Sabre - Y12 Mixed Sabre 1:00pm - 5:00pm - Y14 Mixed NOVICE Foil - Y14 Mixed Foil - Y14 Mixed NOVICE Epee - Y14 Mixed Epee - Y14 Mixed NOVICE Sabre - Y14 Mixed Sabre Age Definitions: Y8 = birth year 2014 or later Y10 = birth year 2012 or later Y12 = birth year 2010 or later Y14 = birth year 2008 or later NOVICE Definition: Participants registering for NOVICE events must have: - been fencing for 2 years or less - starting no earlier than September 2020. - have participated in no more than 6 advertised tournaments Tournament Structure: All times are close of registration, fencing to commence afterward. Fencers may compete in only one event per session. 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 and Y14 event DE's will be a 15 point bout of three 3 minute periods. 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. Non-NOVICE events will require legal masks, wires and weapons. Events require a minimum of 4 fencers to be run. NOVICE and regular events will NOT be combined if there is insufficient registration. Mixed events will be split if there are a minimum number of 4 fencers in each declared gender. Tournament Fees: We are still waiting for our ASKFRED online payments to be enabled. We expect to be charging a $15 admin fee and $35 per event payable through ASKFRED. This may change slightly, once our online payment portal fees are clarified. We will send out an email to all pre-registrants once the payment portal is active. Please ensure that you have completed your online payment process by close of registration on June 3. We will not be accepting any direct payment before or at the event. Tournament Rules: Some of the items mentioned below may seem obvious, but since we are dealing with kids at a public venue, safety is at the utmost. All fencers will be required to: - wear a fencing jacket, fencing pants with long socks, plastron (1/2 jacket), chest protector, mask and a glove in good condition. - wear sweats or track pants (NOVICE categories only) if they don't yet have proper fencing knickers, but NO JEANS OR SHORTS allowed. - wear decent, well fitting NON-MARKING 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