Sunday, July 21, 2013

KHS fencing, 2013-2014... Ish

So, we (the various coaches) were able to meet yesterday and get a lot of the groundwork laid for this coming academic year's season. 

So vital items:
  • There are 10 teams in the league for sure, with two more possible
    • Ergo, we are returning to the model of a two seasons ago and dividing the league into two division: East and West (we're in the East)
  • There will be four meets (one a month) from October through January with the two finals (A-team and individual) in February
    • The tentative dates are:
      • 19 October
      • 23 November
      • 14 December
      • 25 January
      • 8 February (A-team final)
      • 22 February (individual final)
    • I will ask Mr. Mitchell and Coach Wright to let us, again, host one of the meets
  • Epee is in!  If a school wants to put forward a B-team in epee, the can (but do not have to) and the epee equipped B-teams will be pooled together
    • Saber remains in the wings, at present, since there is a great deal of interest amongst many of our younger (elementary and middle) but not as much, presently, amongst high school--But the plan is to work towards it
      • As the coach from Reynolds put it, "What a wonderful problem that will be."  ;)
  • Cape Fear Fencing has many elementary and middle school students who, along with us, make up the only sub-high-school group of fencers; so we're going to plan accordingly.  Once we (myself, Mr. McCurdy and Mr. Freudenrich) know who we can safely enter into competition and Cape Fear has a similar count...  We can plan for younger B-team(s) which would only face other younger B-team(s).
    • This is not a for-sure-all-hands-prepare-for-launch-thing! Like much in school and sports, we will have to make choices and adjustments as we get closer to the season
  • In order to avoid many of the problems in the last couple years at the individual tournament, all fencers must qualify to compete:
    • In order to qualify, a fencer must have fenced in at least two out of the four meets in the regular season
      • A-team fencers get a bye into the individual tournament
      • B-team fencers will need to have won at least 25% of their bouts

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