New England Division USFA (NEUSFA) will hold the 26th Annual Pomme de Terre fencing tournament at Brandeis University on June 14 & June 15, 2014.
Host hotel information is as follows:
Holiday Inn Express
385 Winter St
Waltham, MA 02451
781 890 2800
$105/night including breakfast.
Please ask for "Boston Fencing” to receive the discounted rate. If guests require any special room accommodations, they must be stated at the time of making their reservation. The group discount will be available until Monday, May 15, 2014. After that, rooms will be released and the group discount will no longer apply.
REMINDER: Event Restrictions: You may fence in only one individual event and/or one team event per day. If you are in both an individual and team event on the same day, you MUST present yourself at the appropriate strip when called. Team events may not be fenced out of order.
FORMAT: E and Under is 100% promotion from pools to Direct Elimination. Opens are 80% promotion from pools to Direct Elimination.
COST
Individual Events
Registration Fee (per fencer):
- thru May 31: $30.00
- June 1 - June 8: $60.00
- June 9 - June 15 (including walkin) 90.00
Entry Fees (per event):
- thru May 31: $40.00
- June 1 - June 8: $80.00
- June 9 - June 15 (including walkin) $120.00
REFUNDS - For refund of event fee(s), withdrawals must be received in writing no later than June 4, 2014.
Registration fees are nonrefundable. Absolutely no refunds after June 4. Refunds will be processed no later than 4-6 weeks following the tournament.
We are not responsible for any askfred website outages and will not make fee adjustments for this reason. Please register in a timely manner to avoid any payment issues on askfred.
Payment is required with registration; unpaid preregistrations will be periodically deleted.
To receive a free t-shirt and avoid late registration fees, you must register by Saturday May 31. Registering early helps us to ensure that we have enough qualified referees for this tournament. Please help us and avoid late fees by registering early!
Team Events - Individual medals to top 3 teams.
$75 per team event.
Team registration closes on May 31, 2014.
Payment is required with registration; unpaid preregistrations will be periodically deleted.
Your team roster does not need to be finalized by the registration deadline, but we request that you provide this information before the event.
Fencers who are only participating in a team event do not need to pay the individual registration fee; however there will be no free t-shirt for this category of participation.
The tournament will be held in the Gosman Sports Center at Brandeis University. Information about the Brandeis campus, including directions, can be found here. http://www.brandeis.edu/about/visiting/
Commuter Rail (Fitchburg/South Acton line, Brandeis/Roberts stop) and bus access (Bus #553, stops at Brandeis) are available. Check schedules at http://www.mbta.com.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Times listed are close of registration)
Saturday, June 14 (subject to change)
08:00AM Men's Epee Open
08:00AM Men's Foil Team
09:00AM Men's Foil E-Under
09:00AM Women's Foil Team
10:00AM Men's Sabre Open
11:30AM Women's Foil E-Under
12:00PM Women's Sabre Team
01:00PM Women's Sabre E-Under
01:30PM Women's Epee Open
Sunday, June 15 (subject to change)
08:00AM - Men's Foil Open
08:00AM - Men's Epee Team
09:00AM - Men's Epee E-Under
09:00AM - Women's Epee Team
09:30AM - Men's Sabre E-Under
10:30AM - Women's Foil Open
12:00PM - Men's Sabre Team
01:00PM - Women's Epee E-Under
01:30PM - Women's Sabre Open
Check In will begin at 7AM each morning.
Weapons Check:
Friday 4 - 6 pm
Saturday 7 am - end of tournament
Sunday 7 am - end of tournament
If you are only fencing on Sunday you are encouraged to have your weapons checked on Saturday; please come after 1PM for weapons being checked for Sunday.
ELIGIBILITY
Birth year 2000 or earlier. In any tournament where children can fence with adults, the fencer must be 13 by January 1 of the competition season (August - July).
All fencers must be a member of the USFA or of the fencing federation of their country (e.g., the CFF)
Please bring current membership. Checkin will be scanned and you will need your card. If you intend to join the USFA specifically to participate in this event, it is best to bring your paperwork and join when you check-in. You must have a competitive membership for this event.
Canadian fencers: We are aware that the CFF no longer provides you with a 'passport' or other proof of membership. We will use the CFF website to validate your membership when you register.
DIRECTIONS
Driving directions to the venue can be found at http://www.neusfa.org. Using an online mapping service? The address of the Gosman Center is 415 South Street, Waltham, MA.
QUESTIONS? NEED MORE INFO? INTERESTED IN REFEREEING?
Preregister
Who's Coming
Results
Map to 415 South Street Waltham MA 02453