Results from Bangkok - medals for the boys
Ned and Matt are home from Bangkok and carrying extra baggage -
a Bronze medal each for the Cadet Team Foil competition. A great result
for the guys, and wonderful news for the club.
It is also the first time an Australian Boys Cadet team has won a medal of any sort at Asian Championships!
VERY WELL DONE BOYS!!!
Earlier
in the individual competition, there were 2 top-10 finishes
(Ned 10th and Lucas 9th) and Matt finished 21st. Read the full
reports from the National Foil Coach on the AFF website by clicking here and here
Lucas
has his medal safely tucked away as he is still in Thailand, getting
ready to fence in the Juniors on Friday (individual) and Sunday (teams).
Don't forget to congratulate Ned and Matt at training tomorrow night
Ned, Lucas and Matt on the podium (Patrick is on the left)
(photo - Victoria Fitzgerald)
Reminder to Affiliate with Fencing Victoria
Some important information has been posted on the Fencing Victoria website.
Please
remember that to compete in any FV or National/International
competition, you MUST affiliate with Fencing Victoria as well as be a
member of Blacklords. The process however is simple.
You will need to make sure that your club membership is paid, then go to the FV website and complete the registration steps.
A reminder that you need to be affiliated to:
•Use the State Fencing Centre (squads, training groups, camps, competitions, coaching, etc.);
•Compete at the inter-club, State, National, or International level; or
•Be covered by the Australian Fencing Federation's insurance policy (if your club has chosen this option).
If
you need help with affiliation, or have any related questions, please
see Rob or Geoff or email support@fencingvictoria.org
First Competition Results for 2010
The team of Matt Foster, Gabe Bartel,and Ned Fitzgerald
(Captain) took part in the Open Foil Teams competition yesterday,
Sunday 27 March. Despite being the smallest and youngest team,
the boys did well, finishing in third place (above the LaTrobe
University team but behind both teams from Virtual Swords)
The
season is now underway, with the next FV event being a U11, U13 and U15
Foil competition scheduled for 20 March. See Rob for more details and
enter when the on-line transactions become available at the FV website
Blacklords Fencers in the Press
In the lead-up to Lucas, Ned and Matt heading to Bangkok on
Thursday for the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, Rob took
some time out to talk to the Progress Press. Click on the link to see the article.
  FV Competitions Start Feb 27 - ENTRIES CLOSE FEB 24
OPEN Foil for Club Teams will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the State Fencing Centre in Arden Street.
If you would like to make up a team, grab at least 2 other members and have a chat to Rob at training.
Requirements for entry and other details can be found on the Fencing Victoria website or see below:
Club Team Foil: 1:00 pm, Sunday 27 February
Entry procedure:
One member from each team needs to enter and pay online (click here), and send an email to teams@fencingvictoria.org
with details of the other team members (teams of 3 or 4) before 5pm
Thursday 24 February. Cost for each team is $36; teams not entered by
5pm Thursday will be considered "late", and entry costs will be $90 per
team.
All fencers must have a club/school affiliation or fully paid affiliation for 2011.
A reminder of the Equipment Requirements can be found on the website (click here)
Blacklords Fencers to Fight for Australia
Three club members have been selected to
represent Australia in the 2011 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in March. Lucas Webber, Ned Fitzgerald and Matt Foster
make up 3 of the 4 members of the Australian Cadet (U17) Foil
squad - a great acheivement for the current U15 National Foil Team
Champions. They will complete in the Individual events as well as the
Team competition.
Lucas
(current U15 National Foil Individual Champion) has also been selected
for the Junior (U20) Individual and Team events. It will be the first
International competition for all three, and they are training hard in
preparation. We wish them all the best of luck and "Good Fencing"
Foil Development Squad
continuing in 2011
Following the success of 2010, Rob has agin
been appointed the State Foil development Coach and will be running a
squad at the State Fencing Centre in Arden Street, North Melbourne.
The
squad trains from 6:30 - 8:30 Tuesday nights and combines physical
training with targeted fencing and other extra skills to really
push your Foil development along.
Recommended for all Club fencers wishing to improve their competitive edge.
Further information can be found on the Fencing
Victoria website.
FV Competitons
The
Fencing Victoria competiton calendar is now on-line the Fencing
Victoria website.
Check out the events you are interested in or for more information,
catch Rob at training.
We Have a New Floor
No more dusty, slippery and uneven
floor - the club (via the Scouts!) now has a newly polished and
repaired surface to train on. Early reports are all very positive with
the greater grip and general lack of holes and other problems very much
appreciated. Some agreement has yet to be reached regarding the marking
of strips, but for now, fencing without lines is proving satisfactory.
Come down and try for yourself!
2011 Club Fees due
It's that time of year - click on the membership link to complete club membership for 2011
Hard-copy forms are available from Rob at trainging (on-line shortly)
Fees for 2011 remain unchanged from 2010
Coaching Qualifications -
Blacklords has a Level 3 Coach!!
Congratulations to Rob Di Pasquale
for gaining his Level 3 Foil coaching qualifications!
To
follow his award of Diploma of Fencing (Foil) in Doha,
Qatar in 2010, Rob completed a further gruelling examination
on Saturday 29 January under the scrutiny of 3 AFF appointed examiners.
Over two hours, Rob was tested in both the theory and practical aspects
of Foil Fencing, with Lucas Webber the student for 3 separate 30 minute
lessons on a topic chosen by the panel. The result is that Rob is one
of only a few Level 3 (highest) Coaches in Victoria and Blacklords Fencing
Club salutes his acheivement.
Training Begins
Blacklords
training for 2011 has begun! We
look forward to seeing you all there rested and raring to go.
The training nights and times are same as last year:
Main Training - Thursday nights -
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (followed by Electric practice until late by
demand)
Competition Training - Saturday afternoons - 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Competition Training - Monday nights - 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m. by demand
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- Last updated 7 Feb 2011
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