July 17, 2023

USA Fencing Membership and August Tourney

tournament announcements, USA Fencing Membership

AGAIN, FIRST, DON’T FORGET!
**IMPORTANT** RENEW OR START YOUR USA FENCING MEMBERSHIP!
–As a USA Fencing Member Fencing Club, we are REQUIRED to have 100% of our students members of USA Fencing. It is also a requirement for our liability insurance. Please make sure you renew or start your USA Fencing Membership!

Previous USA Fencing Members and current students:
Non-Competitive Membership will no longer be available.
Access Membership: Good for classes and local competitions — MOST FENCERS WILL BE GETTING THE ACCESS MEMBERSHIP).
Competitive Membership: Required if participating in National and Regional Competitions — Only those few that participate in National and Regional events will need the Competitive Membership).

If you renew your membership before Aug. 1, 2023, you can do so at 2022-23 season prices.
Join or renew your membership at: https://www.usafencing.org/page/show/698114-individual-memberships

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REGISTER FOR OUR FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON!
The tournament is scheduled to be on Saturday, August 26, 2023, event fee is $20. These will be the following events:
82nd Open
8AM: Y10 Foil
8AM: Y12 Foil
12PM: Senior Men’s Foil
12PM: Senior Women’s Foil
You can register for these events at: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/61aadaba-6755-450d-8dd2-8d8999b49649

See age categories below. Your student may fall in more than 1 age category. You may select which age category to fence in. Senior events are for all students born 2010 or later. Youth events and Men/Women events may be combined if there aren’t enough fencers in one category.

Age Categories:
Y10: Born between 2013 – 2016
Y12: Born between 2011 – 2014
Y14: Born between 2009 – 2012
CADET: Born between 2007 – 2010
JUNIOR: Born between 2004 – 2010
SENIOR/OPEN: Born 2010 or earlier
VETERAN: Born 1984 or earlier

You will have to create an account on AskFRED (https://www.askfred.net/). AskFRED posts upcoming events, handles registrations, and posts results for most non-national/non-regional events that we participate in. If you previously utilized AskFRED, you’ll see that it is a new website. Accounts were migrated over – use the email associated with your Legacy AskFRED account. You’ll need to confirm your email address first when you go to the login page.

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VIEW OTHER EVENTS THIS SEASON IN OUR PREVIOUS POST:
https://allamericanfencing.com/get-ready-for-tournament-season/