Fencing  Mid South Secondary School Championships 2021

Eligibility: This competition is for Year 9 to Year 13 students who are enrolled in high school, correspondence school or are home schooled.

Participants must be members of Fencing New Zealand. There are two types of Fencing New Zealand membership that you can have to fence in this competition- a club membership (check with your coach/ club if you are unsure if you have this type of membership) and a full active fencing membership. (this allows you to fence locally, nationally and overseas). You can upgrade your club membership to a full membership at anytime. 

If you are not yet a member you can click on the link below and become one.

A membership check will be done for all entries on Wednesday 28th July.

http://www.dev.fencing.org.nz/index.php/membership

Registration: Early bird registration will close on Thursday 29th July.

Format: This competition will have both individual and school team events.  Foil, Epee and Sabre will be fenced.

Individual Event:  First Round: poules with bouts to 5 hits.

Second Round: Direct Elimination to 15 hits.

Separate events will be held for Boys and Girls as long as there are 6+ competitors in each gender. There will also be a novice section for those fencers who have either started fencing in 2021 or fenced for less than one year.  Encourage your school mates to come to this competition too.

B finals will be fenced for events with 8+ competitors.

Teams Event : 3 fencers per team + 1 reserve.(teams do not need to have a reserve)  Format will depend on how many teams are entered. Teams may be all boys/girls or mixed as long as fencers are all from the same school. Teams will be ranked from placings in the individual event.

Medals/Trophies:

Individual Competition: Medals will be awarded for first, second, third/ third equal depending on numbers.

Team Competition: Medals will be awarded for first place. Certificates will be given for second and third placed teams.

Mid South Trophies to be awarded at this event are...

Mid South Secondary School Individual Girls’ Foil Trophy
Mid South Secondary School Individual Boys’ Epee – the Spackman Trophy
Mid South Secondary School Girls’ Foil Teams – the Olga Jekyll Tray
Mid South Secondary School Master of Arms (For best results across 3 weapons)
 

Entry Fee:

Individual Competition: $30 per weapon.

Early bird registration will close on Wednesday 28th July at 8pm

Late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the organiser and DT. Late entries will attract an additional fee of $5.

Entries close Friday 30th July, 8pm. 

Entry fees are to be paid at time of entry. Mid South's preferred payment method is by  internet banking.

Fencing Mid South Tournament Account number:   03-0802-0087494-25.

As the reference please use fencer's name and the invoice number eg: ME736

Team Competition: $15 if there are 3 team members, $20 if there are 4 team members.

Entry Fee for team competition is to be paid on the day when team members are known. On the registration form it says there is no payment for this event. If you are selected for your school team you will pay your $5 on the day.

Gear Requirements: Minimum 350N jacket, 350N plastron,  350N breeches or tracksuit pants, 350N mask, 350N glove. Chest protectors are compulsory for girls. Lame Foil bibs are not required.  Standard (non-FIE) blades are acceptable.

All masks must be fitted well and in good state and elastic in good condition. Leon Paul X-Change Masks must have a  secondary Strap/Bar. Visor Masks are strictly prohibited for all 3 weapons

Gloves- Must have no hole for body wires.

Bayonet and 2 pin body wires accepted.

Leon Paul SR-71 blades that are stamped 2013 to 2015 and Leon Paul V blades without a unique serial number will not be accepted.

Gear is available for hire: please contact coach about gear hire. 

Gear hire is to be paid on the day of competition

Canteen: no canteen will be run at this event.

Timetable:

Saturday 31st July

8.15 - 8.30am      Girls’ Epee  & Girls'Novice Epee Individual registration

8.45am                Girls’ Epee & Girls' Novice Epee starts

9.45-10am           Boys’ Epee  & Boys' Novice Epee Individual registration*

10.15am              Boys’ Epee & Boys' Novice Epee starts*

12.30-12.45pm    Epee Teams registration

2pm approx         Epee Teams start (but after individual finals)

2 -2.15pm            Sabre Individual registration

3pm                     Sabre starts (or sooner if all competitors are available)

4pm - 4.15pm      Sabre teams registration

4.30pm                Sabre teams starts (but after individual finals)

Sunday 1st August

8.15 - 8.30am      Foil & Novice Foil Individual registration

8.45am                 Foil & Novice Foil starts

12- 12.15pm       Foil teams registration

1pm                     Foil  teams starts (but after Individual finals)+

* If there are not enough competitors for separate boys and girls events the mixed epee competition will start at the girl's epee time. Competitors will be notified by email of this change once entries have closed.

+ Teams will start as soon as the indivdual event ends. This could be before 1pm.

Results: This competition will have results being published in real time. Live results will be available on the Fencing Time Live website. Link will be uploaded before the competition starts.

The non-combativity rule t.124 will apply. 
Covid-19 
While there is a risk of Covid-19 in the community and New Zealand is at Alert Level one or higher the following additional rules and protocols will be followed:


• Fencers, coaches, officials and spectators who are sick or have any Covid symptoms should withdraw from the competition and stay away from the venue.
• The DT has the right to refuse entry to a competitor, coach, official or spectator who is showing signs of being unwell. This will be determined by a medically trained officer who will administer a temperature check. If the result comes back over 38C+ they shall be removed from the competition.
• Fencers equipment & whites must be clean and recently washed.
• Fencers will be provided with a box for their equipment to be left at weapons control to be checked. 
• There is to be no sharing of fencing equipment or water bottles.
• Please sign in with the government Covid Tracer App when you enter the venue
• The change to rule t.122 will apply. Fencers will not shake hands of their opponent or the referee on the piste but will salute instead. 
• There is to be no hugging or kissing at the conclusion of both individual or team bouts.
• Spare weapons/ body wires need to be kept either in a piste bag or neatly at the end of the piste. They need to be removed by the fencer at the end of each bout.
• Hand sanitiser will be at each piste for use before fencers start poules & DE rounds
• QR codes will be posted around the venue that will link fencers to the live competition results. Results won’t be posted in one location within the venue, as we wish to minimise large congregation of fencers/ coaches and spectators.
• When receiving a medal or trophy, the fencer will pick this up from the tray themselves. 
   

For any enquiries: Please contact Neil Cox, neilcox40@live.com