Kindest thoughts always to our team-mate Luke and his lovely family.
The Houghton Family Remembered
2 Tourneys at Salle Santa Cruz!
Help! My child has outgrown his/ her gear!
Need new gear for you or your kiddo? I’ve written some recommendations at the link below!
http://heyrobin.com/wordpress/current-student-info/help-my-child-has-outgrown-his-her-gear
Boardwalk Open
No classes Sat April 2nd as we will be hosting the Boardwalk Open!
Check it:
http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=14623
We Qualified!
- Kaelyn: DV2WF DV3WF
- Jack: VETME
- Jonathan:VETMF
- Robin: VETMF DV3ME VETME DV3MS VETMS
DV2 is the most impressive qualifier (Well done Kaelyn!) then DV3 and then VET. The rest of the code refers to gender then event. (i.e. VETME= Veteran Mens Epee).
Divisional Qualifier
Good luck to Jack, Adam, Johnathan Sweet, and Kaelyn Leake as we attend the forthcoming Divisional Championships. This is a qualifying event for our USFA National Championships held later this year in Reno, NV.
Away Tourney Sunday Dec-5th!
The tourney: http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=13542
The venue: http://www.halberstadtfc.com/
To make it more fair these events are broken down into 3 age groups.
Y10 for ten year olds, Y12= 11-12 year olds, Y14= 13-14 year olds.
Events Scheduled:
Y10 Men’s Foil- You must have been born: 2000-2003
Y12 Men’s Foil- You must have been born 1998-2001
Y14 Men’s Foil- You must have been born: 1996-1999
Costs:
20.00 to enter
10.00 per weapon (foil)
10.00 to join USFA (one day membership: can only be acquired online, and must be completed prior to the day of the event).
Total cost 40.00
Name Dropping
Tourney Pics
I’ve posted a selection of Tourney pics here: http://www.heyrobin.com/linkto/inv_2010/
The entire collection is posted here: http://www.heyrobin.com/linkto/all/
Enjoy!
Basic Tournament Primer
I’ve composed a quick draft of a Basic Tournament Primer to provide a bit of info on how to prepare and what to expect at a fencing tourney. It’s written as if you’re going to a tourney outside class.
You can find it under the Info for Students menu or you can click here.