Vango Young Lions Cup
Registration closes March 30, 2016
Online Payments Not Accepted
Come fence at the Vango Youth Lions Cup! The first in our series of youth tournaments this year with Cadet, Y14, Y12 and Y10 events in all weapons. Get ready to roar!
Date: April 2-3, 2016 Venue Vango Toronto Fencing Center 980 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 3K5 EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday April 2 8:30 Cadet Men's Foil, Cadet Women's Epee 9:00 Y10 Men's Foil, Y10 Women's Foil 10:30 Cadet Men's Epee, Cadet Women's Foil 12:00 Y10 Men's Epee, Y10 Women's Epee 14:30 Cadet Women's Sabre, Cadet Men's Sabre Sunday April 3 8:30 Y14 Men's Foil, Y14 Women's Foil, Y12 Men's Epee, Y12 Women's Epee 11:00 Y14 Men's Epee, Y14 Women's Epee 11:30 Y12 Men's Foil 12:30 Y12 Women's Foil 13:00 Y14 Men's Sabre, Y14 Women's Sabre 14:30 Y12 Mixed Sabre PREREGISTRATION AND FEES: Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at midnight and is only accepted on AskFred. Registrations after March 30, 2016 are considered late and face a doubling in fees per event. All fees are to be paid at the door, CASH, CHEQUE OR DEBIT ONLY. NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED . Cheques should be payable to "Vango Toronto Fencing Inc". EVENT FEES $35 per CADET,Y14, or Y12 event if registration is received by March 30, 2016 at midnight. $25 per Y10 event if registration is received by March 30, 2016 at midnight. Registrations received after March 30, 2016 at midnight will incur double fees: $70 per CADET, Y14 or Y12 event, and $50 per Y10 event. COMPETITION AGE CATEGORIES Competition age categories will be enforced according to the CFF Age Category Definitions. Fencers must be at most 10, 12, or 14 years of age as of December 31, 2015 to participate in the Y10, Y12, and Y14 events, respectively. https://www.fencing.ca/content/competition-age-categories COMPETITION FORMAT One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination tableau. GENERAL INFORMATION The Vango Young Lions Cup is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association and the Canadian Fencing Federation. Results from CADET and Y14 events will count towards Ontario Summer Games Qualification and will be submitted for Ontario Provincial Ranking purposes. CADET events will also be submitted to CFF for Domestic ranking purposes. Y12 and Y10 events are JFF (Just For Fun) and results will not be submitted for any ranking purposes. This competition will be run according to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or modify these regulations as they see fit as according to section t.15 of the FIE Rules. All CADET and Y14 EVENT participants are required to have an active CFF Competitive Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant's home institute. All Y12 and Y10 EVENT participants are required to have an CFF Recreation Fencing Membership. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time: https://www.fencing.ca/content/membership-registration USFA members must show a valid USFA membership card. Please enter your USFA membership number in the "CFF License" field. All fencers are REQUIRED to wear a sous plastron and fencing pants with long socks so that the legs are fully protected. Track pants will not be permitted as substitutions for fencing pants. All foil fencers participating in the Cadet and Y14 events are required to have a conductive foil bib. Participants that enter in multiple events may be required to fence multiple bouts without breaks. Should conflicts arise, participants may be asked to withdraw from an event. Preregistration opens on 01/31/2016. Preregistration closes on 03/30/2016.