All the forgotten things

from the Late November Fencing News I just sent you

PLUS TWO IMPORTANT (but still friendly) REMINDERS

Contents

• Next Gear order!!
• REMINDER: Register for Beginners Invitational (By Nov 28 please!)
• REMINDER: TFF (day trip) youth tournament registration (by Nov 30 please!)

Gear Order!!!

If you would like to order something from crossedswords.ca with the CCFC club discount, here are your steps:

1. Pick the items on https://www.crossedswords.ca/
2. Send your list of items to cap.city.fencing@gmail.com with the subject line “Gear Order” no later than December 3.
3. In the email include links to each item on Crossed Sword site. If there are options, please ensure you list your choices for every option (ie. right or left hand, grip choice, etc).
4. I will invoice you with the discounted rate. You can then decide to proceed (by paying) or cancel/correct (by email). Once all the orders and payments are received I order the gear.
5. When gear arrives, I will bring it to practice.

Friendly encouragement …

yes! you want to

Register for Beginners Invitational

This is just a friendly bit of encouragement to register for Beginners Invitational this Saturday.

This event is designed for those who have taken a beginner class in 2024 and never participated in a tournament.

Not only will it help you learn about tournaments as a new fencer, but you will help CCFC club members learn to run a tournament!

Date, time, location:

Saturday November 30

Royal Oak Middle School

FENCERS: Be at the gym by 9:45 AM and plan to stay as late as 3 pm

VOLUNTEERS: Be at the gym by 9 am for set up and plan to stay after 3 pm for clean up. (Yes, you can come for part of the day, but please let us know when you register)

Tournaments can be unpredictable in length.

If we finish the event early enough there will be extra fencing for every fencer! (So bring your gear, volunteers)

Pizza Lunch included — please register early to make this work!!

Cost:

FREE! Including Pizza.

Reminder to sign up for
TFF Cadet Junior #1 – December 8

Youth foil, epee and sabre fencers with CFF licenses.

Event Age Definitions:

Cadet: born 2008-2011

Junior: born 2005-2011

Date, time, location:

Sunday, December 8

12460 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2J5

Cost: $42.50 plus admin fee per event upon registration and travel.

The club aims to reduce overall cost with our

** CARPOOL PLAN **

This will be a one-day road trip to Vancouver taking the earliest ferry out and likely a late ferry home. We are hoping there is enough interest for a CCFC Youth Carpool!!

The club supports carpooling to one or two events per year. We aim to send coaches where possible to support the youth fencers through the event. We aim to keep travel to tournaments as low-cost as possible!

CCFC carpool funding policies

• day trips outside Greater Victoria
• there is more than one youth CCFC member attending
• we have enough notice to advertise and include as many youth as possible
• we keep the number of cars to the minimum
• we have enough coaches and volunteer adults available to travel/drive
• we must have two adults present and follow safe sport protocol.

  What expenses do we cover:

• Ferry fare for car, driver, and coach
• Ferry reservation fee
• gas money

  Youth fencers pay the ferry walk on fee and the competition fee, and for any food they buy en route.

Want to join a carpool on December 8? Willing to drive and be a volunteer adult?

Sign up for carpool!

There is no reason for this picture to be here. But I cant stop myself from sharing it again. Sorry.