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About the SC Division
The South Carolina Division of the United States Fencing Association (USFA) is a duly chartered, subordinate, and constituent body of the USFA, Inc., exercising powers given by, performing duties directed under, and subject to the Charter and By-Laws of the USFA, Inc., with jurisdiction in the State of South Carolina.
The purpose and objectives of THE DIVISION are:
1. To promote, encourage, and develop the sport of fencing.
2. To provide local competitions and tournaments.
3. To assist SC Division fencers to reach their full potential in Fencing.
4. To aid and assist the United States Fencing Associaton in all its objectives and purposes.
South Carolina Fencing News
(Posted 11 May 2009)
Referee Seminar & Tournament -
June 6-7, 2009
The SC Division 2009 Spring Open II and Referee Seminar with Justin Meehan have been rescheduled for June 6-7, 2009. Further information may be found in the flyer for the event on the Documents page. Please tell your friends!
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(Posted 23 March 2009)
SC Division Qualifiers Event Time Schedule SECRETARY'S NOTE: This is the same schedule that was distributed via AskFred to pre-registrants. No event time information has changed from that e-mail.
Greetings SC Division Qualifier Pre-registrants,
According to the pre-registration, only the Senior Mixed
(Div 2/3/Vet) Qualifiers will need to be fenced.
Times shown are the scheduled start of each event. Check-in for each
event will end 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time for each
event.
Here is the schedule for everyone:
Saturday 3/28
Men's Foil 9 AM
Women's Foil 11:30 AM
Men's Saber 1 PM
Women's Saber 2 PM
Sunday3/29
Women's Epee 9 AM
Men's Epee 11 AM
As a reminder, the facility opens each morning at 8 AM.
I look forward to seeing you all there.
Regards,
Mike Strickland
SC Division Chair
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(Posted 19 March 2009)
Referee Seminar Postponed; Spring Open to commence as scheduled The SC Division received word this evening that Justin Meehan will be unable to conduct the Referee Seminar this weekend due to an unexpected family emergency. This means that the Seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 21 will be postponed.
However, the SC Division 2009 Spring Open, as posted on the Division Calendar, will still take place as scheduled on Sunday. The Organizers and Division Officers involved in scheduling the Seminar opted to retain the tournament as an opportunity for the Division and surrounding Divisions' fencers to get one more tournament in before the Division Qualifiers and Section Qualifying events for Nationals.
Executive Committee member and Seminar Organizer, Karen Blakeborough, has graciously offered to conduct the Written Exam on Sunday for anyone who has previously attended a FOC Referee Seminar. Karen will also be available for individuals to be rated for the Practical Exam; however, as Karen will also be refereeing the Spring Open, her resources will be limited, and she can only observe candidates to a certain grading level. Cost for the exam will be $10, which will be refunded if you pass on the first try. Please contact her in advance at ktbfencing@gmail.com if you would like her to grade you on either the Practical or the Written Test at the Spring Open.
The schedule and entry fees for the Tournament has not, and will not change from the posted flyer information. Please refer to posted information in the flyer, or on AskFred, for detailed tournament information.
The Referee Seminar will be rescheduled for this Spring. Dates will be determined after the Division and Mr. Meehan have reviewed the current schedule of our Division, surrounding Divisions, and as the National schedule. A new date will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to see you at the Spring 2009 Open!
--SC Division Officers and Referee Seminar Organizers _________________________________
(Posted 25 February 2009)
Get FOC-Certified at the SC Division’s 2009 Spring
Referee Seminar and Tournament!
Please join the SC Division on Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22 at Foothills Fencing Club in Greenville, SC as we host the Spring 2009 Referee Seminar.
FOC-Certified Referee Instructor Justin Meehan will lead a two-day seminar on the essentials of refereeing foil, epee and sabre fencing. Participants will participate in an all-day class session and take a Written Exam on Saturday, march 21. A Practical Exam judging their refereeing skills on Sunday, March 22.
In support of the Practical Exam on the 22nd, the Division is sponsoring the Spring 2009 Open. The 2009 Open is an officially-Sanctioned, three-weapon mixed open Tournament and has been added to the Calendar Page.
Cost for the class is $40 for SC Division Members, $50 for all attendees outside of the SC Division. There is a $10 Exam Fee that is refundable upon successful passing of the exam.
Individuals who are already Certified Referees may audit the class at no charge, but must pay the (refundable) $10 Exam Fee if they wish to test.
About the Instructor, Justin Meehan
A Fencer since 1984, Justin draws on over 25 years of active Fencing, Coaching, and Refereeing experience in his role as a FOC-Certified Referee and Referee Instructor.
After starting his Fencing career in high school on Long Island, NY, he attended St. John's University on a Fencing scholarship. He has refereed at the Collegiate level since 1994, and at the National level since 1990. From 1997-2008, Justin was a high school Fencing Coach and ran the Fencing Center of Long Island. He is currently the Head Coach of the Caddo Bossier Foundation for Sword Sports in Shreveport, LA, where he lives and works.
Justin is currently rated E2, F3, S4 and has been a FOC-Certified Referee Instructor since 2006. This Referee Seminar will be Justin’s eleventh Referee teaching session.
More information about the Seminar may be found in the flyer on the Documents page. To download the flyer directly, click here.
Please visit www.AskFred.net to register for the Tournament and the Seminar separately.
_________________________________________________ Posted 10 February 2009
(UPDATED 25 FEB 2009: Sanctioning Requests per USFA National Office)
Reminder to Tournament Organizers:
Report Your Results Within 3 Days of Tournament's End
The SC Division Sanctioning Policy states that Tournament Organizers must report the results of their USFA-Sanctioned Tournaments--whether Rated and Unrated-- to both the National Office AND the Division within three (3) days of the Tournament's end.
Please endeavor to follow the policy, or at minimum, contact the Division Secretary if there will be an anticipated delay. When we receive queries regarding Results from the National Office, the delay ecomes a problem--one that could eventually lead to the un-sanctioning of Tournaments by the National Office.
It is in the interest of all our Tournament Organizers, Clubs, Salles, and Officers to maintain Results records that are accurate and reflect the efforts and accomplishments of our Division's Fencers. Let's work together to ensure they experience continued success during the Tournament season.
Thank you,
Susan Hazel
SC Division Chair
UPDATE, 25 FEB 2009: To
complete the Sanctioning process, dates must be added to the Division
Web Page at the time that Sanctioning is requested. You MUST e-mail the dates to the Division Secretary (Webmaster)at the time Sanctioning dates are requested and approved by the Division Chair so that the Tournament dates can be added to the published version of the Division Calendar (Web Page Calendar).
The Web Page Calendar serves as the Official Schedule for the South
Carolina Division as well as for purposes of the National Office. Per Section 3-6 of the USFA Operations Manual, Tournaments that are not added to the Division Web Page Calendar WILL NOT BE SANCTIONED. Please visit http://fencing.teamusa.org for more information.
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(Posted 10 February 2009)
Division Calendar Updated
The Sanctioned Tournament Schedule for 2009 Tournaments requested to date has been updated on the Calendar Page.
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(Posted 10 February 2009)
2009 SC Division Qualifiers -
March 28-29, 2009
The 2009 SC Division
Qualifiers will be held on March 28-29, 2009. This event is a primary
qualification path for several events to be fenced at the 2009 Summer
National Championships.
Pre-registration is required and may be accomplished via AskFred or by paper form.
The 2009 Division Flyer with extensive information is listed on the Documents page of this site. It will be mailed the weekend of 14 FEB.
The check-in schedule will be finalized after the close of registration, March 14, 2009.
Junior Olympic Qualifiers for the South Carolina
Division will commence on December 6-7, 2008 at Foothills Fencing
Academy in Piedmont, SC. Cost per event is $15.
All eligible fencers who wish to compete must pre-register. There will be no registration accepted at the door.
The registration cut-off date for all entrants is November 22, 2008. Fencers may register online at www.AskFred.net (preferred),
or via paper form/mail. All mailed entries must be received by the
cut-off date. No exceptions will be made for late entries.
More information, including a comprehensive event listing, registration form, and mandatory liability waiver, may be found here.
Please note: Event times have not yet been established. Start
times will be determined based off of the number of entrants registered
as of the deadline. The schedule will be posted on AskFred after all
entrants have met the registration deadline. Check back on AskFred
after November 22 for specific event scheduling information.
(Posted 06 October 2008)
2008 Division Calendar Updates
The Calendar page has been updated with sanctioned
tournament dates for the remainder of 2008. Dates for J.O. Qualifiers,
Division Qualifiers, and Sectional Qualifiers, as well as 2009 dates
are yet to be determined (TBD).
Posting dates exclusively on AskFred does not guarantee your dates will be updated on the Web Calendar. Please
e-mail (or copy) the dates of your Tournament to the Division Secretary
(Webmaster) when you request Sanctioning from the Division Chair.
Dates will be updated as they arrive, or at minimum, the first Saturday of the calendar month.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Susan Hazel
Secretary/Webmaster
(Posted 14 August 2008)
South Carolina Division Welcomes
Hilton Head Fencers Club
South Carolina Division welcomes our newest USFA-member Club, the Hilton Head Fencers Club, to Division membership.
The Hilton Head Fencers Club serves the needs of
Fencers within the Bluffton and Hilton Head, SC area. Please visit
their Club's Web site, www.hiltonheadfencing.com for
information about their Club. Contact information for the Hilton Head
Fencers Club may also be found on the Clubs tab at the top of the South
Carolina Division's Web site.
(Posted 09 August 2008)
Note: The following is a message from Mike Strickland, SC Division Chair.
SC Division 2008-2009 Calendar Scheduling
Attention: All Coaches and Clubs
The South Carolina Division is compiling a tentative schedule for the 2008-2009 Season.
We have not traditionally had a tournament committee or formal planning
session for events. Instead, dates have been reserved on a first-come,
first-serve basis. I would like to hear from interested Clubs that
desire to hold a tournament on a particular date or set of dates. This
will allow us to release a tentative schedule for the year that we will update as the Season progresses.
In order for an event to receive USFA-Sanctioned (official Ratings) status, host Clubs MUST contact the Division and give prior advance notice of the event date(s).
If you would like to schedule a Sanctioned event, please submit dates early if possible. Although it is not required, early submission is very helpful to assist scheduling the Season as well as avoid potential scheduling conflicts with regional and National tournaments, school calendars, and other events.
Please submit any prospective dates by Saturday, August 23, 2008 so that we may release this Season's calendar of events.
Note:Clubs may still schedule tournaments at any time during the Season.
The following dates have been reserved for this Season:
Clemson - 2008 Tiger Open - 10/25 and 10/26
Knights of Siena - Unrated-Only Events - 9/20-21, 10/11-12, 11/29-30
(contact Knights of Siena for event details):
Additionally, Knights of Siena has proposed 11/15 & 11/16 to hold Junior Olympic Qualifiers for the Season.
Finally, if you would like your Club listed on the SC Division Web site, and your Club has paid Club USFA dues, please contact myself or the SC Division Secretary, Susan Hazel.
The complete Club Listings will be updated in the near future.
(Posted 7/17/2008) Memberships Expire July 31st Renew your membership now to avoid possible problems at your next
tournament. You can download a membership form or renew online at www.usfencing.org.
(Posted 7/17/2008) 2008 Summer Nationals Results Brian Fry finished 15th in Division II Men’s Saber.
Alexis Murphy finished 15th in Under 19 Women’s Epee, earning her B08
rating. See USFencing.org http://www.usfencing.org/usfa/content/view/2522/157/ for complete results.
South Carolina Fencing Listserv
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Example:
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Finally, add the following address to your e-mail program's safe list:
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