Hello!
This update is overdue, but it's worth it!
1) The next Beginner courses will commence in July: 8 week courses: Saturdays from July 9th, Mondays from July 11th.
Ages 5-10 ($90), 11-15s ($90) and ages 16 and over ($100).
E-mail:
van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com for a registration form.
The junior course (5-10s) is the Junior Swordplay Certificate. The course concentrates on games designed to improve balance, agility, coordination and games to get students used to fencing moves. Students are gradually introduced to fencing bladework, using special flexible plastic training swords from Europe.
The 11-15s and the 16s+ courses introduce students to the offensive and defensive moves in Epee fencing, as well as covering some tactics, rules and safety. On completion of the course, students will be fencers, ready to fence at clubs and tournaments.
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2)
****FIRST VAN DIEMEN FENCING CLUB TOURNAMENT - EPEE****
On
Saturday July 2nd, Van Diemen Fencing Club will host its first Epee tournament for 2011. This tournament is open to fencers from all clubs. $10 VDFC members, $15 non-members.
Safety gear required: full length trackpants or fencing breeches, 350N jackets, masks, gloves, chest guards.
Medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
ROLECALL @ 10am, FENCING STARTS AS SOON AS SCORE SHEETS ARE FILLED-OUT.
Basic rules will be followed and safety gear must be worn at all times when fencing.
This will be a round robbin tournament - all fencers will fence each other and the final rankings will be taken from these bouts, there will be no DEs.
This tournament is to provide a
friendly introduction to competitive fencing for the Van Diemen Fencing Club newest members.
Please feel free to come along and watch - fencing should definitely have started by 10.45am.
Fencers are invited to bring family and friends along to watch :)
Equipment is available for hire, $2 per jacket, $2 per mask, 50c per glove, 50c per chest-guard.
3)
I spoke with Elizabeth College's Tim Medwin today and, if I can confirm eighteen committed students studying between year 9 and year 12, we will be running Fencing as a sport option for EC's Athlete Development Program!
I'll explain:
Imagine 3 hours of training, one evening a week. $180 per student for the year. This program means fencing specific tutes, training classes, and also generic sports training in the newly decked out EC gym! $180! You pay more than $180 to join fencing clubs for the year in a lot of places! I am so excited about this - this is such a wonderful opportunity for any enthusiastic fencers in yr 9, 10, 11 and 12!
BUT, we need 18 to enrol or it's a no go, so, I'm going to contact some local schools and start advertising extra hard to make sure we can get the 18. Did I mention at the end of the program, there is the opportunity to fly to Victoria as a team and have a tournament/train with the Victorians? :)
Ok, now that's out of my system.
Don't forget:
BEGINNER EPEE COURSES START IN EARLY JULY!
TO REGISTER, E-MAIL:
van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com
