Calendar last updated on 11 May 2008

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As flyers and other information are received by the Division Secretary for these events, links will be created within this calendar to allow you to go directly to the flyer or information page.  Dates for other tournaments in the Southwest Section are added as the information is received from other sources. However, this calendar is NOT an official SOUTHWEST SECTION calendar, nor is accuracy claimed for other than North Texas events.  Holidays are noted in red.

All National tournament entry forms may be downloaded from the USFA Web site forms page.
(Current USFA members, individuals and clubs, are sent these forms in the National Newsletter.)

An athlete may fence in an age category IF:  1) the athlete's birth year falls in that age bracket OR 2) the athlete is on the national point standing in the next younger age bracket.  For example, if a fencer is 9 years old, he/she can fence in Youth-10 and Youth-12 but can fence in Youth-14 ONLY IF he/she has earned points in Youth-12 and is listed on the current Youth-12 point standings.  For that same fencer to be eligible to fence in a Cadet event, the fencer must have earned points at a Youth-14 competition and be listed on the current Youth-14 point standings.
Points are awarded to places in the top 60% of the field to a maximum of 32nd place.  At all National Championships points are awarded for places 1 to 32 regardless of the size of the field:  Junior Olympic Championships, Division I Nationals, Junior, Cadet and Youth 14 at the Summer National Championships.  Points for Youth 12 and Youth 10 at the Summer Nationals are given to the top 60% of the field down to 32nd place.

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Age and Classification Criterion for 2008-2009 NAC Entries
CATEGORY	Division I	Division II	Division III	VET OPEN	JR (U20)	CDT (U17)	Y14	Y12	Y10
CODE	DVI	DVII	DVIII	V40	U20	U17	Y14	Y12	Y10
AGE	Born on or before 1995	Born on or before 1995	Born on or before 1995	Born on or before 1968	1989 - 1995	1992 – 1995	1994-1997	1996-1999	1998-2001
CLASS	C, B OR A	C, D, E OR U	D, E OR U	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Important information concerning Regional Youth Circuit Events:

NOTES: Preferred format is one or two rounds of pools with 100% promoted to a direct elimination ladder of 2 of 3 5-touch bouts. "0" or "2" blades are required of all fencers competing in Youth 10 competitions.

There will be three Super Youth Circuits at which points will be awarded. Only one SYC result in the weapon and age group will be considered for the relevant National point standings. Points are awarded at the SYC to those placing in the top 40% of the competitive field, regardless of where the cut occurs, with no rounding, using the National point tables for Youth 10, Youth 12, or Youth 14 as appropriate.

Tournament eligibility: For the NAC Y12 and Y10 tournaments, athletes must compete in at least one RYC or one SYC competition in the current season in the age category and the weapon in which the athlete intends to enter. NAC Y14 tournaments are open. For the Youth 10 and Youth 12 competitions at Summer Nationals youth fencers must have competed in one RYC or one SYC or NAC Youth in the current season in the age category and weapon in which the athlete plans to enter. For the Y14 National Championships at the Summer Nationals, Y14 fencers MUST either be on the Y14 National point standings on May 1, 2005 or place in the top 25% of their Division's Y14 qualifying competition. See Chapter 2 of the Athletes Handbook for more details on qualifying paths to the Summer National Championships.

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