Ark-La-Miss Division Qualifier

ARK-LA-MISS DIVISION QUALIFIER March 8-9, 2014 **Annual Membership Meeting will take place after fencing on Saturday, March 8, 2014** Due to recent board action making Cadet events at Summer Nationals open registration, CADET qualifier events will not be fenced. PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY -- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING IT ALSO CHECK YOU ASKFRED CONTACT INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT! (This is how we contact you about updates to the tournament) ****VENUE **** SWORD SPORTS 447 N. Market Street* Shreveport, LA * pull into the gated area, enter via side door Event Fees: $35 registration and $5 per event, if pre-registered by February 16th. After February 16th, registration is $70 and $10 per event NO payments post marked or FAXed after March 4th will be accepted! Credit Cards will not be accepted after midnight March 3rd! Cash or Checks accepted. Credit cards are accepted on askFRED.net. You may pay for USFA membership at the door with check or credit cards. You may mail checks to 447 N. Market Street, Shreveport, LA 71107 - made payable to CBSS. ANYONE INTERESTED IN REFEREEING THIS EVENT SHOULD CONTACT SCOTT HARKEY IMMEDIATELY. 318.458.4691 OR swordsports@gmail.com NEW ARK-LA-MISS POLICY THIS SEASON: BE AWARE!!!! REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 4TH. NO "AT THE DOOR" REGISTRATION!!! Any event having less than 4 registered (paid and cleared) competitors one week out from the tournament (that would be at the end of business on March 1st, 2014) will NOT be fenced. The fencers registered (paid) in those events will be considered the only qualifiers in that event. For the latest updates and important information regarding this and other tournaments in which you pre-register: * Update your fred profile to include a valid email address * Join the Ark-La-Miss Facebook page by selecting "Like" (requesting notification is suggested.) Information is available from both systems. PAYMENT INFORMATION Go online to http://www.AskFRED.net and pay by credit card. AskFRED does not take debit cards or Discover or American Express. Those paying by credit card should receive a waiver of liability attached in your confirmation email or available for download here http://www.almdiv.org/Operations/WAIVERS/waiverconsent.pdf Please print this waiver, fill it out, signed by parent/guardian of those under 18 years of age, and present it at check in. IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOURNAMENT TO HAVE PRINTED FORMS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR FORMS AT HOME. Pre-registrations may also be faxed (with credit card info) or mailed in (with a check or credit card info) to: ALM DIV c/o Terry Harkey 447 N. Market St. Shreveport, LA 71107 FAX (318) 424-4737 or (318) 550-0654 For refund of event fee(s), notice of withdrawal must be received by the Division Secretary by February 22nd. Registration fees are nonrefundable except in extreme circumstances. Event fee refunds will be processed after the tournament. Check-in times include: Close of registration times in bold, Number of fencers in (parenthesis) and Approximate finish time in [brackets]. EVENT SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 8: 08:30 - Div 2/3 Men's Epee (3) 08:45 (ALL QUALIFY) 08:30 - Y14 Women's Epee (1) 08:45 (ALL QUALIFY) 08:30 - Y14 Women's Foil (1) 08:45 (ALL QUALIFY) 08:30 - Y14 Men's Foil (2) 08:45 (ALL QUALIFY) 08:30 - Div 2/3 Men's Sabre (2) 08:45 (ALL QUALIFY) SUNDAY, MARCH 9: 11:30 - Div 2/3 Women's Foil (4) 13:35 08:30 - Y14 Men's Epee (0) 08:30 08:30 - Div 2/3 Men's Foil (5) 11:35 08:30 - Div 2/3 Women's Epee (4) 10:35 11:30 - Y14 Men's Sabre (4) 13:05 13:30 - Y14 Women's Sabre (2) 13:45 (ALL QUALIFY) 13:30 - Div 2/3 Women's Sabre (4) 15:05 REFEREES: Robby Carrillo Brian Day Calvin Hubbard Evelyn Scarborough Payton Harriss --------------------------------------------------------- AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR DIVISION/SECTION/SUMMER NATIONAL QUALIFIER Div 2/3 - 2000 (or earlier) Y14 - 1999-2002* (*or on NRPS for the next younger age bracket) Format and tournament details (The Fine Print) All individual events will be 1 round of pools with 100% promoted to a single elimination DE tableau. Awards given to top 3 for Div 2/3 and top 2 for Y14 Original seeding will be based on classification (e.g., B13, C11, etc.). Initial seeding, seeding after pools and final placements will be posted in the venue. Unlike most regional tournaments, third place bout WILL be fenced. Division patches are awarded for non-contested individual qualifiers, but no other awards will be given. All fencers must be current competitive members of the USFA and citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Fencers may join the USFA at the door. Please bring your completed USFA membership form and signed waiver with you. USFA cards must be presented at check-in if you do not appear on or if your classification is different from the Current Members List located online here:http://www.almdiv.org/BusinessDivision/MEMBERSHIPS/currentmembership.htm . Fencers under 18 must have any new membership form and a waiver signed by parents. Waiver may be downloaded from the ALM website and signed by parents prior to the tournament. (http://almdiv.org/Operations/WAIVERS/waiverconsent.pdf) Coaches signature is not valid and will NOT be accepted. There are NO alternates for any competition at the USFA Summer Nationals Championship tournament. Classifications can be awarded at a Division/Section Summer Nationals qualifying. Cadet and Y14 events must be C1 or greater for a classification to be rated. An athlete is permitted to fence in the qualifying competitions of the Division/Section reflected in his/her current USFA membership only IF: 1) The athlete is a U.S. citizen OR permanent resident of the United States and a current competitive member of the USFA And 2) The athlete's birth year falls in that age bracket OR 3) The athlete is on the national rolling point standings in the next younger age bracket