The OFA is pleased to welcome you to the second tournament of the 2024/2025 season at Durham College in Oshawa on October 5 and 6, 2024.
The youth categories (U9 to cadet) are on the program.
License
All participants are required to have an active Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant’s home federation. All Canadian fencers are expected to hold a Canadian license. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time.
All international participants are required to present documentation confirming that they hold an active membership with their home federation, or a current, active FIE license.
Venue
Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre
21 Avenue of Champion, Oshawa, ON, L1G 8G3
Vendor
IMEX sport will be there.
https://imexsport.ca/
Event Fees
$50 Administration Fee
$50 Youth 9 (Born between 2016 and 2019)
$50 Youth 11 (Born between 2014 and 2017)
$50 Youth 13 (Born between 2012 and 2015)
$50 Youth 15 (Born between 2010 and 2013)
$50 Cadet (Born between 2008 and 2011)
Registration
Register now
Registrations close on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 11:59pm.
Dates and schedule
Event summary
The OFA Circuit Youth #1 is the first event of the season.
The format of the Youth competitions
- The U11 and U9 will be mixed up resulting in 2 events in total.
- The format of the competition will be one round of pools (8 fencers or +) with 100% promotion. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools.
- OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.
- Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 8 points for U9 and 10 points for U11.
- The results will count in the OFA rankings.
- U13 and U15 events with greater than six (6) competitors will be separated by gender
- The format of the competition will be one round of pools with 100% promotion.
- Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools.
- OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.
- Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 15 points.
- The results will count in the OFA rankings.
The format of the Cadet competitions
- Seeding into pools of 6 or 7 will be based first upon HPP rankings and OFA rankings for Cadet, Junior and Senior categories.
- OFA rankings will be used for athletes not registered with the CFF HPP, with adjustments to be made only by the Directoire Technique (DT) based upon exceptional circumstances (e.g. former national team member without a ranking, foreign fencers). In cases where pools of 6 or 7 are not possible, the DT will determine the most practicable format, while ensuring to optimize competition.
- All events will have one round of pools, with all participants promoted. Any events above 64 registrants may have an imposed cut of between 10-20% if necessary to ensure projected finish times, however, at least 64 fencers will be promoted if there are more than 64 competitors. In cases where cuts will be necessary, an announcement and posting will be made before the start of the event. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools in accordance with FIE rules.
- Events are planned as separate events but may be combined if there are fewer than 6 registrants in one gender. If combined, both a combined and separate women’s DE will be held. Should the events occur on separate days, participants of the later event will be notified no later than 7 days before the event and given the option of combining with the other gendered event, or a refund of event fees.
- Medals will be awarded to the four top spots of the event
- No fencing for third place.
- The results will count in the OFA rankings.
Equipment
Please refer to the CFF domestic competition equipment standards.
Note – Blades
U9 – size 0 – 2 blades required for Epee and Foil / Sabre – Plastic Sabre (provided by organizers)
U11 – size 0-2 blades required
U13 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length
U15 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length
Tournament Type
Team Relay (Teams of 3 or 4 fencers)
OFA Category
Just for Fun OFA Sanctioned Event
Dates
Saturday and Sunday November 2nd and 3rd, 2024
Location
Kingston Military Community Sport Centre (KMCSC)
11 Navy Way
Anderson Field House
Royal Military College of Canada
Kingston, Ontario
Event Dates
November 2rd and 3rd, 2024
Weapon Event Schedule
Saturday November 2nd (Close of Registration)
0800hrs – Men’s Epee
1000hrs – Women’s Foil
1200hrs – Men’s Sabre
Sunday November 3rd (Close of Registration)
0800hrs – Men’s Foil
1000hrs – Women’s Epee
1200hrs – Women’s Sabre
Tournament Format
Pools of 3 or 4, 20-30% cut after pools, Direct Elimination Tableau and Fence for bronze.
Medals Presentation
For Gold, Silver, and Bronze placing teams, typically at event completion.
Registration Fee
$200.00 per team for all club teams (this includes OUA Alumni teams)
$160.00 per team for OUA Rostered Athlete Teams (OUA SCHOOLS ONLY)
NB
OUA Schools should register online but do not have to pay online. OUA Schools can request to have their Department of Athletics invoiced by RMC Athletic Department. Please email guy.dube@rmc-cmr.ca with the number of teams/OUA school, and a key contact within your Athletic Department.
Equipment Control
We will be checking:
-Masks
-Body Wires
-Head Wires
-Electric Jackets
-Fencing Gloves
Promotional Poster
Available in both French and English
Facility Accessibility
Fully accessible, NB owners of service animals must present papers at the front desk.
Parking
Free parking on site at KMCSC, walking distance to Downtown Kingston.
Tournament Key Contacts
Tournament Technical Director and Head Varsity Coach- Patricia Howes patricia.howes@rmc-cmr.ca
RMC Varsity Manager – Guy.dube@rmc-cmr.ca
Tournament Head Official – Patrick Fournier
Tournament Head of Directoire Technique (DT) – Kristine Richardson-Stang
Tournament Head Armorer – Mark Hostetler
U15 / U17 / U20 / SR / Vet
SR / Vet
All ages
