Ben Gutenberg Memorial SYC & Cadet

We are excited to offer the SYC and Cadet this year at the 2015 Ben Gutenberg Memorial Tournament. The event will be at newly built 70,000 sq ft facility, the Brockport University SERC, and will house 34 fencing strips. Absolute Fencing will be available as the equipment vendor as the official merchandiser, ProPrintwear. MAP LINK TO THE SERC VENUE: https://goo.gl/maps/GQ7pKYKhi5N2 This SYC will provide an opportunity to earn national youth rolling points; additionally it is a qualifying path for Summer Nationals for Y14, Y12, and Y10 age categories. The Cadet events DO NOT carry any national points. The Cadet events are offered for those fencers who are age eligible and would like the opportunity to fence additional events. Close of Registration Times Friday, October 23rd 1pm - Y14 MS 1pm - Y14 WF 1pm - Y10 ME 3pm - Y10 WS 3pm - Y12 MF 4pm - Cdt WS Saturday, October 24th 8am - Y14 MF 8am - Y14 WE 8am - Y12 MS 9am - Y10 WE 10:30 am - Y10 MF 11:30am - Y12 WS 1pm - Cdt ME 2pm - Y12 ME 2:30pm - Y12 WF Sunday, October 25th 8am - Cdt MF 8am - Cdt WE 8am - Y10 MS 9am - Y12 WE 9am - Y10 WF 11am - Cdt MS 1pm - Y14 ME 1:30pm - Cdt WF 2pm - Y14 WS Registration: Registration is through askFRED.net. Payment must be made via Askfred.net. Registration is not complete until payment is made. Fees are set by the Youth Development Committee and exceptions cannot be made. Please make your registrations early to avoid complications. June 1, 2015-October 5, 2015 11:59EST Regular Period Registration fee: $40 Regular Period Fee per event: $30 October 6, 2015-October 19, 2015 11:59PM EST Triple-Fee Period Registration fee: $120 Triple-Fee Period Fee per Event: $90 October 20, 2015 - Day of Event Walk-In Period Registration fee: $320 Walk-In Period Fee per Event: $90 Registration fees will not be refunded. There are no exceptions. Requests for refunds of event fees must be made in writing to the event organizer before September 23, 2015. There will be no refunds granted after this date. Host Hotels - Please note that all host hotels are within a 20-25 minute drive from the fencing venue. Hampton Inn 585/391-6747 4873 Lake Rd Brockport NY 14420 $129/night Holiday Inn Airport 585/328-6000 911 Brooks Ave Rochester NY 14624 $106/night Quality Inn Airport 585/464-8800 1273 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624 $99/night Hyatt Regency 585/546-1234 125 E Main St Rochester NY 14614 $129/night Strathallen a Double Tree Hotel 585/461-5010 550 East Ave Rochester NY 14607 $189/199 per night Marriott Residence Inn 500 Paddy Creek Cir, Rochester, NY 14615 Phone:(585) 865-2090 $119/night Please do not be fooled by use of "airport" in some of the hotel names. None of them are at the airport although some are close to the airport the Marriott is about 3 miles from the airport. Seeding: The Bout Committee must use the current membership, rating, and points information found on the USFA website for seeding purposes. Please verify that your club representation, rating, and points standing are correct with the USFA, and contact the National Office to resolve any discrepancies there well ahead of the tournament. (The updated USFA membership list is published each Thursday evening.) Current ratings can be verified here:http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Fencing/Membership/Current-Membership-Listing Seeding will be determined by the following criteria, in this order: 1. Current National Rolling Point Standings according to age group and weapon. This filters down the entire list, not just the top 32 as done in a NAC. 2. Letter Ranking with year classification. 3. Athletes with neither of the above are seeded on a random basis after the athletes who are seeded by the preceding factors. 800N Saber Glove Mandatory for All USA Fencing Sanctioned Tournaments Beginning on Oct. 1, 2015 In conjunction with the updated amendments to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime Rules, the USA Fencing Board of Directors has voted to mandate that all saber athletes must use a glove that meets the protection requirements listed below in all USA Fencing sanctioned tournaments beginning on Oct. 1, 2015. The material of the fencing glove must have a level of protection of 800N on the areas shown in the diagram below, the seams a minimum strength of 200N and cuff a level of protection of 350N. The conductive material which can be removable or fixed must cover all of the gauntlet of the glove down to below the external cubital styloid (small prominent bone of the wrist), both when the fencer is in the 'on-guard' position and when the sword arm is straight. Inside the glove there must be fixed the FIE quality label, granted after the homologation procedure, with the year of manufacture and stating 800N. The conductive material must be turned over into the inside of the gauntlet to a depth of at least 5 cm. In order to guarantee a good contact with the sleeve of the conductive jacket, it is necessary to use an elastic band, a popper button or any system which will guarantee conductivity and which has been approved by the SEMI Committee. When a conductive overlay is worn, the overlay must contain a device which fixes the position of the overlay on the arm so that its position on the arm cannot be changed during the bout. The conductive tissue (lamé) must satisfy the specified control conditions (cf m.28.5).