2012 Club Dates

Hello Everyone,
Please ignore the previous post, we have had to change some dates.

Van Diemen Fencing Club is based at the YMCA in Glenorchy: 

8a Constance Avenue, Glenorchy.

You can contact the club 10am-9pm, 7 days a week:

0428 057 473

van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com

www.hobartfencingclub.com.au

Changes to VDFC in 2012:

• Instead of beginner courses for children aged 7 to 10, new students now have 4 x individual lessons, then attend club. Additional individual lessons are optional.
• Saturday club will not run until we have enough members to cover venue hire costs. However, Tuesday club is still running.
• We have monthly squad training for ages 11+, training sessions from 10am to 3pm, designed to give a big boost to fencers' skills.

BEGINNER COURSES:


Ages 11 to 15 and 16+ 
Courses run for eight weeks, each class is 90 minutes long.
Each course costs $100 per student. Course fees are non-refundable.
All equipment is provided, students need only wear full length pants, sneakers and bring a full drink bottle.
Students must attend a minimum of six out of the eight classes to receive the Beginner Epee Fencing certificate.



DATES:
Beginner Epee Fencing:
Course #1: Thursdays, from March 8th.
11 to 15s: 5pm-6.30pm
16 and overs: 6.30pm to 8pm



Ages 7 to 10
New students have four individual lessons with Coach Avril Roddam. 
Each lesson runs for 30 minutes and costs $20.
On completing the four lessons, students will be ready to attend club, where we provide:

• games for co ordination, balance, agility and to improve fencing movements
• footwork and bladework
• free bouting
• basic refereeing

Junior club runs from 5pm to 6pm on TUESDAYS, $5 per session.

11s+ Club runs Tuesdays 6pm to 8pm, $60 per term, $2 per session for equipment hire.


Squad Training
Five hours of footwork, blade drills, games to improve speed, accuracy, balance and co ordination and free bouting.
$20 per fencer. 
Registration (+ payment) due a week prior to ensure adequate numbers.


Squad Training dates:
March: Saturday 17th, 10am-3pm
April: Saturday 28th, 10am-3pm
May: Saturday 19th, 10am-3pm
June: Saturday 16th, 10am-3pm
July: Saturday 21st, 10am-3pm
August: Saturday 11th, 10am-3pm
September: Saturday 22nd, 10am-3pm
October: Saturday 20th, 10am-3pm
November: Saturday 17th, 10am-3pm
December: Saturday 1st, 10am-3pm


Tournaments

The Tasmanian Epee Shield – MAY 12^th.

Open to all Tasmanian fencers, the Tasmanian Epee Shield will have an Open Women’s Epee event and an Open Men’s Epee event. The shield will remain at the club venue and winners will receive medals and their name on the shield.

VDFC #2 – JULY 28^th.

Van Diemen Fencing Club’s second tournament for the year will be open to all Tasmanian fencers and will feature U15s, U17s, U20s and Open events for Epee and Open Sabre.

The Tassie Teaspoon Cup – October 27^th.

The TTC ran in ’02 and ’03, but due to a declining Tasmanian fencing community, it was cancelled for ’04 and all subsequent years.

In 2012, Van Diemen Fencing Club is resurrecting the tournament and will hold it annually.

The idea for the tournament came when a fourteen year old Avril heard that in America, a tiny country town renowned for its potatoes, started a tournament called the Golden Spud, which became a famous fencing event on the USFA calendar.  Avril decided that Tasmania needed a similar event and after some brainstorming with fellow fencers, it was decided that an event, where engraved teaspoons on appropriately coloured ribbons were to be awarded in place of medals, would be held annually.

Thus the Tassie Teaspoon Cup was born.

VDFC #4

This event will be open only to Van Diemen Fencing Club members and will feature both Epee and Sabre events. The date will be set in the second half of the year.




If you would like more information about fencing in Tasmania or to book a fencing lesson, please contact the club:
0428 057 473
van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com
www.hobartfencingclub.com.au


Regards,
Coach Avril Holderness-Roddam

Update and Club Dates Nov 2011 - Jan 2012

Hello Everyone!
Time for a quick update!


Van Diemen Fencing Club is going well!  Our lovely French Sabre Coach, Magaly, has been running some highly enjoyable Beginner Sabre classes.  This week she covered parries and ripostes. It is wonderful to see so many happy students listening eagerly :)


The club now has a scoring box so club has been that bit more fun hooking up to the box for bouts.


We have an enthusiastic group for the beginner Epee course running on Mondays and the majority are females so hopefully we'll have enough ladies to run separate Epee events at tournaments soon which means twice the medals to hand out ;)


Club is now running on Saturdays (1pm-3pm) AND Tuesdays (6pm-8pm).


Our last Tuesday club for the year will be on December 13th and our last Saturday club for the year will be on December 10th.


Our last tournament will run on December 17th and 18th. Epee will be on the 17th and will be for club members only this time around. Sabre will be on the 18th and will be limited to Magaly's students.


Don't worry though! I know two months is too long to go without fencing, so we will be holding a training session to get us back in the swing of things. January 14th, 10am-2pm @ the club (YMCA Glenorchy). $20 per person. The session will include footwork, bladework drills, structured bouting and more. The session will be suitable for beginners through to State reps :)


The club is seeking enthusiastic youngsters ages 7 to 10 for junior classes and club in 2012. Currently we only have a couple of fencers in this age group and the more the merrier, so please spread the word!  Fencing is great for this age group because it improves balance, coordination, agility and boosts self confidence.


Our Awards Night is on November 26th!  At the China Diner in Moonah. There will be a lot of awards to hand out! From awards for being a reliable volunteer to awards for top-ranked Senior and Junior Epeeist in 2011. Please RSVP if you wish to attend the night, as I need to book a table.  Avril: 0428 057 473


CLUB SOCIAL EVENT:  This Friday, November 11th, we will be going to the cinema to see The Three Musketeers. This film is rated M so juniors must be accompanied by a parent.  Session times come out tomorrow so please call if you want to come so I can let you know when we'll see it.  We will aim for the session closest to 7pm.  Glenorchy Village Cinemas. Approx. $17 p.p. because it's 3D. We will all wait in the foyer so we can nab good seats as a group :)

Van Diemen Fencing Club always welcomes new members! From Beginner to Experienced, the more the merrier!

Saturday Club

Van Diemen Fencing Club are going to trial club on Saturdays through November.

So, in addition to Tuesday night club from 6-8pm, we will have Saturday club from 2 to 4pm on the following dates:  November: 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.

If you are keen on having Saturday club, please attend, because the continuation of club on Saturdays in 2012 will rely on enough members participating.

Regards,
Avril Holderness-Roddam
Van Diemen Fencing Club

www.hobartfencingclub.com

CLUB WEBSITE!

Finally we've had a lovely man by the name of Peter Wallhead design a website for us.

It's very basic until we can afford to add more pages, but it covers the basics.

 

Here it is:                                     http://www.hobartfencingclub.com.au/

Next Beginner Classes Start Sept/Oct.

We kicked-off the new beginner courses this week and what a lovely selection of students we have!

For those of you who want to learn to fence, there will be one more lot of beginner courses starting September 26th and October 1st. Register ASAP because the spaces are already filling :)

Ages 5-10, 11-15 and adults. 
The course is the Bronze Certicate Epee Fencing course.


Individual lessons are also available currently.

Everyone is welcome to come along to club to have a go before registering:
Tuesday nights @ Glenorchy YMCA, 6-8pm, come at 6.30pm for an individual introduction to the sport :)

For more info, please contact us:
0428 057 473
van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com