Public:Competitions

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Welcome to our sixth season of hosting fencing tournaments! This year's competitive season at SCF will be chock-full of tournaments for every level of fencing in all three weapons!

We will have tournaments every month from October through May except for a little break in February. Our tournaments are up on AskFred.net where fencers can register directly online. If you would like to volunteer to help at a tournament, you can either sign up at the salle or email Jill Summers.

Our tournaments are sanctioned by both the American Fencing League (AFL) and the U.S. Fencing Association (USFA). You must be a member of the organization that is sanctioning the event in which you are competing. Events are clearly labled AFL or USFA. You can join either organization at any tournament. You can also join the USFA using this PDF form. Electrical épées are required for USFA competitions.

For any competition, being familiar with the rules is a good idea. You can find the AFL rules here, or for more information, visit the AFL website. Foil and sabre are fenced standard (dry; electrical sabres okay; electrical foils are not); épée is fenced electrically.

If you are a USFA fencer competing at an AFL event for the first time, we have some advice for USFA fencers that you should read.

SCF members like to fence recreationally, but we really enjoy competing, too! Our fencers compete at levels ranging from local to national in all three weapons. Here is a sample of our competitive results.

Contents 1 Upcoming SCF tournaments 1.1 July 24-25—Too Hot to Handle Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA) 2 Previous 2009-2010 SCF tournaments 2.1 May 15—Spring Foil/Sabre (AFL) 2.2 April 24-25—Russ Heggen Memorial Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA) 2.3 March 13—Springy Pointy Things Foil/Epée (AFL/USFA) 2.4 January 9—Winter Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA) 2.5 December 5—Frozen Blades Foil/Sabre (AFL) 2.6 October 31–November 1–Big Scary Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA) 2.7 October 3-4–U and E Against the World (AFL/USFA) 3 Results from previous seasons 3.1 2009-10 3.2 2008-09 3.3 2006-07 3.4 2005-06 3.5 2004-05 3.6 2003-04

Upcoming SCF tournaments

What events can I sign up for? We get this question a lot! Check the classification list to see what your classification is. The American Fencing League has information about how the classification system works on their website. If you aren't listed, you're probably a prep (first year) or novice.

AFL membership is required for all events except those marked USFA, which require USFA membership. Both types of membership are available at all tournaments.

July 24-25—Too Hot to Handle Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA)

• Events:
  • Senior Open Mixed Epée (USFA)–must be born 1996 or earlier to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Senior Open Women's Epée (USFA)–must be born 1996 or earlier to compete; strips are not grounded; if we have fewer than six women entered, we will combine it with the mixed event
  • Open Foil (AFL)
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
  • Open Sabre (AFL)
  • Open Three-Weapon (AFL)—electric épées required
• Sign up at AskFRED.net

Previous 2009-2010 SCF tournaments

May 15—Spring Foil/Sabre (AFL)

• Events:
  • Prep Foil
  • Novice Sabre
  • Middle School Foil (unsanctioned)
• Results at AskFRED.net

April 24-25—Russ Heggen Memorial Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA)

• Events:
  • Cadet (U17) Mixed Epée (USFA)–must be born 1993-1996 to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Veteran Open Mixed Epée (USFA)–must be born in 1969 or earlier to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Novice Foil (AFL)
  • Open Foil (AFL)
  • Novice One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
  • Novice Sabre (AFL)
  • Open Sabre (AFL)
  • Open 3-Weapon (AFL)—electric épées required
• Results at AskFRED.net

March 13—Springy Pointy Things Foil/Epée (AFL/USFA)

• Events:
  • Senior D & Under Mixed Epee (USFA)–must be born in 1996 or earlier to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Prep Foil (AFL)
  • Prep One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required; first-year épéeists only
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
• Results at AskFRED.net

January 9—Winter Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA)

• Venue: SCF
• Events:
  • Senior C & Under Mixed Epée (USFA)—must be born in 1996 or earlier to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Open Foil (AFL)
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
  • Open Sabre (AFL)
• Results at AskFRED.net

December 5—Frozen Blades Foil/Sabre (AFL)

• Venue: SCF
• Events:
  • Prep Foil
  • Novice Sabre
• Results at AskFRED.net

October 31–November 1–Big Scary Multi-Weapon (AFL/USFA)

• Venue: SCF
• Events:
  • Junior (U20) Mixed Epée (USFA)–must be born 1990-1996 to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Cadet (U17) Mixed Epée (USFA)–must be born 1993-1996 to compete; strips are not grounded
  • Novice Foil (AFL)
  • Open Foil (AFL)
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)—electric épées required
  • Open Sabre (AFL)
  • Open 3-Weapon (AFL)—electric épées required
• Results at AskFRED.net

October 3-4–U and E Against the World (AFL/USFA)

• Venue: SCF
• Events:
  • Senior E & Under Mixed Epée (USFA)
  • Prep One-touch Epée (AFL)
  • Open One-touch Epée (AFL)
  • Prep Foil (AFL)
• Results at AskFRED.net

Results from previous seasons

2009-10

• 2010 Spring Tournaments
• 2010 Winter Tournaments
• 2009 Fall Tournaments

2008-09

• 2009 Spring Tournaments
• 2009 Winter Tournaments
• 2008 Fall Tournaments

2006-07

• 2006 SCF Fall Tournament Results

2005-06

• 2006 SCF Winter Foil and Épée Tournament Results
• 2005 SCF Fall Novice Foil Tournament Results

2004-05

• 2nd Annual 2005 SCF Winter Novice Fencing Tournament Results
• 2004 SCF Fall Prep Fencing Tournament Results
• 2004 SCF Fall Open Fencing Tournament Results

2003-04

• Spring 2004 Invitational Fencing Tournament Results
• Winter 2004 Invitational Fencing Tournament Results