It’s time for the adults to catch up so let’s have a dinner. A dinner where there are no pistes to lay, no children to wrangle, no beeps to listen to, no having to crawl along the ground removing tape, just dinner and maybe a glass or two of the good stuff.
Wellington Swords and Fencing Central invite you to attend the Fencing Central Under 15 and Under 17 Championship 2018 on the 17th and 18th March. Entries are due by Thursday 15th March.
This tournament is held at Wellington High School, Lower Gym, Taranaki Street.
All competitors are required to be affiliated with Fencing New Zealand before the tournament. Click here to affiliate now
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this tournament, please contact Nicole Martin at nicolemmartin95@gmail.com
Fencing Central is hosting the national U15 and Cadet championships in April (Sat 21 to Mon 23) this year, at Wellington High School. This is a fantastic opportunity for all age eligible fencers to test themselves against fencers from all over the country, and we strongly recommend you give it a go. If you have any questions, make sure to talk to your coach. Registrations are due by 18th April.
Fencers are required to be affiliated with FENZ to participate in this tournament. Please renew your membership, or become a member if you are not yet. This small fee goes a long way to supporting the administration of fencing nationwide, and making the sport accessible to everyone. Click here to affiliate now.
In the lead-up to the NZ U15 and U17 champs, a three day national training camp is being held in Wellington, from 17 to 19 April at Wellington High School. This is a great opportunity to fine-tune your skills in either foil or epee, and is open to experienced fencers aged 12 and up. Spaces are limited, so enrol soon if you want to attend.
The course is run by Coach Slava and Anya Kamynina. Coach Slava is an experienced foil and epee coach, with over 30 years experience working with the Russia and Singapore national teams. Anya is a foil coach from Auckland with 20 years experience, and was a part of the Russian national team.
To accommodate Hutt Valley Softball’s need to use the shared clubroom facilities during March to host tournaments, changes to some HVFC classes are necessary.
To minimise disruptions, classes will be held in the ‘Green Room’ indoor gym area of Avalon Rugby Club. This is the building in front of our regular grandstand clubrooms on Percy Cameron Street.
All regular classes for the following weeks will be cancelled. In place, the following sessions will be offered, and will all be held in the ‘Green Room’. For individual lessons, coaches will talk to you about arranging a suitable time.
These will be at usual days and times, in the regular grandstand clubrooms.
At Hutt Valley Fencing Club, we strive to provide a safe environment for all club members to enjoy. As such, it has been decided to implement two new rules to ensure the safety of all club members.
Shorts will not be permitted whilst fencing in any of the three weapons. This is to prevent blades from snagging on the loose ends of shorts. Instead, we require that whilst fencing, trackpants, leggings, or breeches are worn. Shorts will still be allowed during warm-ups, fitness, and footwork, but must be changed to long pants for bladework and freeplay.
Fencers aged 15 and under may not leave the club premises until a parent or other responsible adult arrives to pick them up. We ask that parents/adults please come into the clubrooms to pick up their children wherever possible. Exceptions can be made to this rule if parents or caregivers notify coaches of alternative arrangements (eg. Public transport requirements).
We thank you for your understanding and support in making our club a safe environment for everyone.
The full code of conduct can be here: HVFC Code of Conduct and Structure (Feb 2018)
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