Junior Fencers

A Junior Fencer is anyone under the age of 20, as at 1 January of the current calendar year.

The NSW Fencing Association, and its subsidiary the NSW Schools Fencing League, offer a variety of individual and team fencing competitions to juniors. At the elite level, the Australian Fencing Federation (AFF) and Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) also run events for junior fencers.

In order of experience level recommended, these are:

Eligibility to compete in age categories is determined by the fencer's age on 1 January of the year of the competition. It is always permissible to fence "up" an age category (i.e. a 14 year old may fence Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 if desired) if the fencer feels that they have sufficient experience for this. Similarly, a fencer may compete in an Open event when they feel ready for it (a NSW Novice competition may be a good introduction to fencing open events).

There are also training camps (and, occasionally, tours) specifically designed for Junior fencers.

Competition timetable

2008 Novice Competitions (last updated 16 June 2008)
Date Event Event Information General Information Icon
05/07
to
09/07
Australian Cadet (U/17) and U/15 Nationals Ann Clarke Centre

Timetable

NSW entries closing date 20 June
AFF Comp Info
AFF Age-based and Schools 
20/07 U/15 Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 14:00 (Boys)
- 14:30 (Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
26/07 A. J. Rae and Roseanne White Schools Teams Newington College
- 09:00 (A J Rae - Boys)
- 10:30 (RoseAnne White - Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Schools Fencing 
09/08 Schools League Qualifying Week 1 Newington College

Fixture list to be issued after all entries received.

Entry forms will be sent out closer to the date.
NSWFA Comp Info
NSW Schools Fencing League 
16/08 Schools League Qualifying Week 2 Newington College

Fixture list to be issued after all entries received.

Entry forms will be sent out closer to the date.
NSWFA Comp Info
NSW Schools Fencing League 
17/08 Junior (U/20) State Championships Sabre Ann Clarke Centre
- 14:30
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
23/08 Schools League Qualifying Week 3 Newington College

Fixture list to be issued after all entries received.

Entry forms will be sent out closer to the date.
NSWFA Comp Info
NSW Schools Fencing League 
30/08 Schools League Qualifying Week 4 Newington College

Fixture list to be issued after all entries received.

Entry forms will be sent out closer to the date.
NSWFA Comp Info
NSW Schools Fencing League 
31/08 Junior (U/20) State Championships Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 09:00 (Men)
- 09:30 (Women)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
31/08 Junior (U/20) State Championships Epee Ann Clarke Centre
- 13:00 (Men)
- 12:30 (Women)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
13/09 Schools League Final Newington College

Qualifying schools will be advised of timetable.
NSWFA Comp Info
NSW Schools Fencing League 
24/09
to
28/09
National Junior (U/20) Epee Camp National High Performance Fencing Centre Training camps 
28/09 U/11 & U/13 Gilt Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 12:30
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
01/10 Australian Schools Team Championships Brisbane

Timetable TBA

School teams will be invited to enter by the NSW selectors
AFF Comp Info
AFF Age-based and Schools 
02/10
to
05/10
Australian Junior (U/20) Nationals Brisbane

Timetable TBA

NSW entries closing date 12 Sept
AFF Comp Info
AFF Age-based and Schools 
26/10 U/13 State Championships Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 09:00 (Boys)
- 10:30 (Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
26/10 U/11 State Championships Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 11:00 (Boys)
- 11:30 (Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
02/11 Pre-Nationals Cadet (U/17) Epee Ann Clarke Centre
- 09:00 (Boys)
- 09:30 (Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
02/11 End of Season Cadet (U/17) Foil Ann Clarke Centre
- 13:00 (Boys)
- 13:30 (Girls)
NSWFA Comp Info
NSWFA Age Comps 
09/11 Gregory Blaxland Shield Blaxland High

See Blaxland timetable
 

Useful documents

Download NSWFA Calendar (.pdf format)
NSWFA Calendar (last updated Apr 08)
 
Download NSWFA Competition Information Sheet (.pdf format)
NSWFA Competition Information Sheet
 
Open online Affiliation/Registration and AFF Competition Entry form (new browser window)
Online Affiliation/Registration and AFF Competition Entry form
 

 

 
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