Venue
Houston Athletic Fencing Center
4997 W. Bellfort
Houston, TX 77035
1st Place prizes for Cadet, Y12, Unrated, and Novice Events will be $15 Gift Certificates to the Fencing Store
1st Place prizes for Senior Mixed Open Foil and Sabre will be $100 gift certificate to Southwest Airlines. (Must have 8 participants. If fewer than 8, $25 Gift Certificate to the Fencing Store will be awarded to 1st place finisher)
Events Scheduled: Times posted are the close of registration. Registration opens one hour prior to the posted closing times.
Novice events will be Non-USFA. A fencer qualifies as a Novice if the date of their first fencing lesson is after 02/06/2015. Novice Fencers must have their own equipment. Novice foil fencers will be separated by age at the tournament.
Birth Year Requirements
Y10: Birth years 2005 - 2008
Y12: Birth years 2003 - 2006
Senior: Birth year 2002 and earlier
For Youth events proof of age will be necessary. If you do not have a proof with you at the time of the tournament a legal guardian will have to sign a sworn statement as to the fencer's birth year.
EQUIPMENT CHECK INFO
Full equipment checks will be preformed.
Armory check station and registration will open 45 minutes before the close of registration for each event
Format
Pools, 100% to Direct Elimination
REGISTRATION
Current competitive membership of the USFA required (membership will be available at the venue) for all events except Novice.
If your membership is not pre-validated, you must be prepared to show proof of USFA membership, or at the door, fill out a membership form.
Persons under age 18 MUST have a parent's signature on the USFA form.
***All participants must sign a Waiver of Liability form which can be found on the Gulf Coast Division Website http://gulfcoasttxfencing.org/contact_1.html Fencers under age 18 must have a parent's signature on this form.
The Fencing Store (located within the venue) is fully a equipped fencing store with full lines of equipment, t-shirts, tools, fencing shoes, fencing novelties, etc.
For more information contact:
Louise Lepie: deycohen@aol.com (832) 338-9808
Preregistration opens on 01/06/2016.
Preregistration closes on 02/04/2016.
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Map to 4997 W Bellfort Houston TX 77034