North Carolina Fencing

A one day Coaching Clinic will be held May the 19th at The Greensboro Fencers Club located at the Congregational United Church of Christ 400 West Radiance Drive Greensboro, NC 27403. By “Coaching Clinic”, this means a clinic for coaches or aspiring coaches. The clinic will be taught by Fencing Master Coach Ron Miller, head fencing coach for the University of North Carolina. The clinic will run from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Please contact Jim Kent know if you are definitely planning to attend as soon as possible and in what weapon you wish to train. You will need to bring gear. Gear will be provided if needed, but you will need to provide your own glove. RSVP to Jim Kent at kentjamesr@aol.com

If you have specific desires or needs to be covered or other questions, please contact Coach Miller at rmiller@mail.uncaa.unc.edu Please copy Jim Kent on e-mail to Coach Miller.

Please consult the Congregational United Church of Christ website for directions.

The 2012 Division Spring Annual Meeting will be held at 5:00pm on March 31st, 2012 at the Carmichael Gym at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. The Division Secretary has received thirty Proxy forms from more than three clubs, so baring any unforeseen events, the necessary quorum will exist for Division business to be conducted. Additional Proxy Forms will be accepted through Wednesday at 5:00PM.

The meeting will include elections for officers, review and vote on the 2012-13 Division Budget, as well as proposed amendments to the Division Bylaws

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We are pleased to announce the opening of preregistration for the NC Division’s Division II, Division III, and Y14 National Qualifying Tournament. The events will be help on March 31st, 2012 and April 1st, 2012 at the Carmichael Gym at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. The Spring Division Meeting will be held at 5:00pm on March 31st, 2012.

Cost:
Preregistration by 03/27/1012:
$10 registration fee
$30 event fee

Registration at the door:
$20 registration fee
$60 event fee

Preregistration is open on askFRED through Tuesday March 27th, 2012. Please contact Stephen Pashby with any questions.

We are pleased to announce the NC Division’s Mid-Winter Referee Seminar and Clinic, February 25th and 26th. This is the Official FOC Referee Seminar, a hands-on practical focus on current sabre and foil priority. The seminar instructor is Matthew Cox, an FIE-licensed referee, and USFA Certified Referee Instructor.

Please register on askFRED if you are planning to attend. The clinic will be held at  Middle Creek Community Center in Apex, NC (Middle Creek Park Ave, Apex NC 27539-7983). Please contact Stephen Pashby with any questions.

Feels like Winter just got here, but Spring is right around the corner!  Start planning which events you’ll be going to.  The Spring 2012 fencing schedule has been posted! Check it out on the “Events” page.  As more information is made available, I’ll be updating the website.

See you on the strip!

As we continue to work on and improve the website, we want to highlight some of the features and ideas being implemented in the new design.  One of the most noticeable changes so far is the addition of an events calendar, with all the current listings from AskFred and the list of USFA National Events.  These events can be sorted by date, name, location, and even by weapons.  Future improvements will include a club database, mobile support and many other improvements as we go through and clean up the old format.  Our goal is to create a website that is both easy to navigate, but also useful for fencer, parents, coaches and division officers.  If there are any changes, improvements or ideas you have to help better the website experience or helpfulness, please feel free to let us know!

A reminder that the next meeting of the NC Division will be this Saturday (October 8th) at 5pm, or after the end of the last event of NC Junior Olympic Qualifiers, whichever comes later. The event and meeting will be held at Middle Creek Community Center in Apex, NC (Middle Creek Park Ave, Apex NC 27539-7983).

A reminder for clubs that want to host Division sanctioned events for the second half of the 2011–12 season, the deadline for submission is October 1st. Any event requests received after the deadline will be processed by the scheduling committee after all initial events. Instructions for submitting events are provided on the Division website.

As part of my internship at DesignHammer, I have been put in charge of updating and transferring content from the old Division website to this one.  Some of the changes include an overhaul of the basic layout and design, a streamlined and user friendly look and increased accessibility of resources for observers and tournament hosters alike.  This new website is still in the introduction phase, but all the content from the old website will be up and running very soon, with some additional content such as a list of referees and observers, dates to keep in mind when scheduling a tournament and an updated club directory.  The improvements to this website is just one of many ways the NC Division is working to improve your experience as a NC Fencer.

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Congratulations to Cape Fear Fencing Association! According to Greg Spahr, Head Coach of CFFA, the club was just awarded a $750 grant from North Carolina Amateur Sports to go toward purchasing equipment for their program at Camp Lejeune.  The program meets under the auspices of MCCS (Marine Corps Community Services) on board Camp Lejeune on Friday nights.