Cent. FL Div Qualifier for Summer Nationals 2022

This event is for Central Florida Division Fencers ONLY who have the desire to compete in Summer Nationals and who have not already qualified. Events Scheduled: Y14 Women's EpeeY14 Women's FoilY14 Women's SaberY14 Men's EpeeY14 Men's FoilY14 Men's Saber C & Under Senior Women's Epee D & Under Senior Women's Epee C & Under Senior Women's Foil D & Under Senior Women's Foil C & Under Senior Women's Saber D & Under Senior Women's Saber C & Under Senior Men's Epee D & Under Senior Men's Epee C & Under Senior Men's Foil D & Under Senior Men's Foil C & Under Senior Men's Saber D & Under Senior Men's Saber This is the Summer Nationals qualifier for the Central Florida Division of the USA Fencing. Event times will be posted 6 days prior to event when registration is closed. Many of these events will not be fenced, so scheduling them is impossible to do prior to registration. Any event with 3 or fewer fencers registered AND PAID by the deadline of April 28, 2023 will not be fenced - all registrants will qualify (top 3). Any event with 4 or more fencers will be fenced and the schedule will be adjusted to reflect appropriate start times after the April 28, 2023 deadline. Please check start times prior to traveling to the venue. After April 28th, late registration will begin. Fees will be increased by $5. Late registration will be for events that have either less than 3 fencers, and will be limited to those 3 positions AND any event with 4 or more fencers where the event will be fenced. There will be a fence-off for 3rd place for ALL EVENTS that are fenced as by rules we can send only 3 fencers or 25% of the fencers, whichever number is higher. Preregistration opens on 04/06/2023. Preregistration closes on 04/28/2023. Late Registration closes on AskFred.net at midnight on 05/06/2023. Please feel free to call with any questions regarding qualification and registration for this event. Please understand, after regular registration is closed, there may be nothing that we can do to help you with qualification - so please call with questions prior to the April 28, 2023 deadline. Otherwise, we will help as much as we can. (407)461-7107 FAQ: 1. Do I have to pay for events that we are not going to fence? Yes. The fees are low, and while some events will not be fenced, there are still hours of paperwork required in order to complete the qualification process. If you don't pay for your event, you are not registered and will not be able to qualify. 2. What if I don't qualify because I didn't register in time? USA Fencing does have a petition process. There is a steep $100 fee to petition, that is non-refundable. Your completed petition does not guarantee qualification, but it is the next step. This is the link to the petition: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/S5031WRUTcz4Kay 3. What if I don't qualify because I didn't place high enough in the qualifier? USA Fencing does have a petition process. There is a steep $100 fee to petition, that is non-refundable. Your completed petition does not guarantee qualification, but it is the next step. This is the link to the petition: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/S5031WRUTcz4Kay 4. Are the events really going to start at 6AM on a Sunday morning? No. This is just the most ridiculous time that we are able to put into the software in order to hold a time slot. We cannot determine what time events will be fenced until we know how many people will be competing. This is why we close registration a week early. After the close of regular registration, we will determine the number of events and the most appropriate times for those events to take place. Emails will be sent to ALL COMPETITORS through AskFRED.net, so please be sure that your email addresses are up to date in askFRED and that you double check the times a could of days before your event.