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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.


12/13/08

North Texas Division Calendar
Dates and events subject to change - check often
This is the ONLY OFFICIAL CALENDAR for North Texas USFA sanctioned events.  If a tournament held in NORTH TEXAS DIVISION DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS CALENDAR, FENCERS MAY NOT EARN RATINGS at that tournament - even if the tournament is posted on the Section calendar or on www.askfred.net.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY and CONSENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FORM

Sanctioned North Texas Division events are highlighted in blue (participants may earn new classifications).
Tournaments not currently sanctioned by North Texas may not earn ratings for participants.  Organizers may download the sanction request here.
SSCC and Regional Youth Circuits (highlighted in aqua) means this tournament earns points within the Southwest Section.  
USFA and SUPER Regional Youth Circuits
are highlighted in yellow.
Ratings for Cadet and Youth Age-restricted events may only be given when that event is rated C1 or higher (see
USFA classification chart)
Age Rules for 2008-2009 season

Fencers may register for most North Texas Division tournaments at www.askFRED.net
05/16/08 05/16/08 Deadline for entries for Summer Nationals - Deadline for Division/Section Qualifying forms  
05/17/08 05/17/08   
05/18/08 05/18/08 Jurassic Open Veteran's Tournament FIT
05/17/08 05/20/08 Triple fee entry period for Summer Nationals  
05/24/08 05/25/08    
05/30/08 05/30/08 Deadline for Classification changes for Summer Nationals  
05/26/08 05/26/08 Memorial Day  
05/30/08 05/31/08 Lone Star Open (Epee/Sabre) - currently not USFA sanctionedLone Star Fencing Center, Plano
06/07/08 06/08/08

DeGall Memorial supporting the Eric Wang Scholarship (click here for flyer; here for askfred)

FIT

06/14/08 06/15/08    
06/15/08 06/15/08 Father's Day  
06/21/08 06/22/08    
06/28/08 06/29/08    
07/01/08 07/10/08 Summer National Championships San Jose, CA
07/04/08 07/04/08

Fourth of July

 
07/05/08 07/06/08    
07/12/08 07/13/08    
07/19/08 07/20/08    
07/26/08 07/27/08    
08/02/08 08/03/08    
 2008-2009 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change
08/02/08 08/03/08    
08/08/08 08/08/08 OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN CHINA
08/09/08 08/10/08    
08/16/08 08/17/08    
08/23/08 08/24/08    
08/30/08 08/31/08    
09/01/08 09/01/08 Labor Day  
09/06/08 09/07/08    
09/13/08 09/14/08    
09/20/08 09/21/08    
09/27/08 09/28/08    
10/04/08 10/05/08    
10/10/08 10/13/08 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC Columbus, OH
10/11/08 10/12/08    
10/13/08 10/13/08 Columbus Day  
10/18/08 10/19/08    
10/25/08 10/26/08    
10/31/08 10/31/08 Halloween Day  
11/01/08 11/02/08 Wang Scholarship Memorial SSCC and Regional Youth Circuit (USFA sanctioned) Will Rogers Auditorium, Ft Worth
11/02/08 11/02/08 Daylight Saving Time ends  
11/07/08 11/10/08 Junior, Cadet, Youth 14 NAC TBA
11/08/08 11/09/08    
11/11/08 11/11/08 Veteran's Day  
11/15/08 11/16/08    
11/22/08 11/23/08    
11/27/08 11/27/08 Thanksgiving Day  
11/29/08 11/30/08    
12/06/08 12/07/08    
12/12/08 12/14/08 Division I, Veteran Colorado Springs, CO
12/14/08    
12/21/08 12/22/08    
12/25/08 12/25/08 Christmas Day  
12/27/08 12/29/08    
01/01/09 01/01/09 New Year's Day  
01/03/09 01/04/09    
01/10/09 01/11/09    
01/16/10 01/19/10 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
01/17/09 01/18/09    
01/24/09 01/25/09    
01/31/09 02/01/09    
02/07/09 02/08/09    
02/13/09 02/16/09 Junior Olympic Championships Albuquerque, NM
02/14/09 02/15/09    
02/21/09 02/22/09    
02/27/09 03/02/09 Division II, Division III, Veteran (dates may change) TBA
02/28/09 03/01/09    
03/07/09 03/08/09    
03/14/09 03/15/09    
03/21/09 03/22/09    
03/28/09 03/29/09    
04/04/09 04/05/09    
04/11/09 04/12/09    
04/18/09 04/19/109    
04/24/09 04/27/09 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC Portland, OR
04/25/09 04/26/09    
05/02/09 05/03/09    
05/09/09 05/010/09    
05/16/09 05/17/09    
05/23/09 05/24/09    
05/30/09 05/31/09    
06/06/09 06/07/09    
06/13/09 06/14/09    
06/20/09 06/21/089    
06/27/09 06/28/09    
07/03/09 07/12/09 Summer National Championships Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, TX
07/04/09 07/05/09    
07/11/09 07/12/09    
07/18/09 07/19/09    
07/25/09 07/26/09    
08/01/09 08/02/09    
08/08/09 08/09/09    
08/15/09 08/16/09    

 2009-2010 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change

08/15/09 08/16/09    
08/22/09 08/23/09    
08/29/09 08/30/09    
09/05/09 09/06/09    
09/12/09 09/13/09    
09/19/09 09/20/09    
09/26/09 09/26/09    
10/03/09 10/04/09    
10/09/09 10/12/09 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC TBA
10/10/09 10/11/09    
10/17/09 10/18/09    
10/24/09 10/25/09    
10/31/09 11/01/09    
11/06/09 11/09/09 Junior, Cadet, Youth 14 NAC Kansas City, MO
11/07/09 11/08/09    
11/14/09 11/15/09    
11/21/109 11/22/09    
11/28/09 11/29/09    
12/04/09 12/06/09 Division I, Veteran NAC TBA
12/05/09 12/06/09    
12/12/09 12/13/09    
12/19/09 12/20/09    
12/26/09 12/27/09    
01/01/10 01/01/10 New Year's Day  
01/02/10 01/03/10    
01/09/10 01/10/10    
01/15/10 01/18/10 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
01/15/10 01/16/10    
01/22/10 01/23/10    
01/29/10 01/30/10    
02/05/10 02/06/10    
02/12/010 02/15/10 Junior Olympic Championships TBA
       
03/05/10 03/10/10 Division II, Division III, Veteran NAC TBA
       
04/16/10 04/19/10 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC TBA
       
07/07/10 07/00/07 Summer National Championships (dates TBA) TBA
       
       
       
 2010-2011 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change
       
       
10/08/10 10/11/10 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC TBA
       
11/05/10 11/08/10 Junior, Cadet, Youth 14 NAC TBA
       
12/03/10 12/05/10 Division I, Veteran NAC TBA
       
01/11/11 01/17/11 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
       
02/18/11 02/21/11 Junior Olympic Championships TBA
       
03/11/11 03/14/11 Division II, Division III, Veterans NAC TBA
       
04/15/11 04/18/11 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC TBA
       
07/01/11 07/10/11 Summer National Championships TBA
       
       

 2011-2012 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change

       
       
10/07/11 10/10/11 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC TBA
       
11/11/11 11/14/11 Junior, Cadet, Youth 14 NAC TBA
       
12/02/11 12/04/11 Division I, Veteran NAC TBA
       
01/13/12 01/16/12 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
       
02/17/12 02/20/12 Junior Olympic Championships TBA
       
03/19/12 03/12/12 Division II, Division III, Veteran NAC TBA
       
04/20/12 04/23/12 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC TBA
       
07/29/12 07/08/12 Summer National Championships TBA
       
       

 2012-2013 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change

       
       
10/05/12 10/08/12 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC TBA
       
11/09/12 11/12/12 Junior, Cadet Youth 14 NAC TBA
       
12/07/12 12/09/12 Division I, Veteran NAC TBA
       
01/18/13 01/21/13 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
       
02/15/13 02/18/13 Junior Olympic Championships TBA
       
03/08/13 03/11/13 Division II, Division III, Veteran NAC TBA
       
04/19/13 04/22/13 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC TBA
       
07/28/13 07/07/13 Summer National Championships TBA
       

2013-2014 Planning Calendar
Dates and events subject to change

       
       
10/11/13 10/14/13 Division II, Division III, Cadet NAC TBA
       
11/08/13 11/11/13 Junior, Cadet, Youth 14 NAC TBA
       
12/06/13 12/08/13 Division I, Veteran NAC TBA
       
01/17/14 01/20/14 Division I, Junior NAC TBA
       
02/14/14 02/17/14 Junior Olympic Championships TBA
       
03/14/14 03/17/14 Division Ii, Division III, Veteran NAC TBA
       
04/25/14 04/28/14 Division I, Youth 10, 12, 14 NAC TBA
       
06/27/14 07/06/14 Summer National Championships TBA
       
       
       
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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

 

Age and Classification Criterion for 2008 Summer National Entries

CATEGORY

Division I

Division II

Division III

VET OPEN

U19 **

U16**

Y14

Y12

Y10

CODE

DVI

DVII

DVIII

V40

U19

U16

Y14

Y12

Y10

AGE

Born on or before 1995

Born on or before 1995

Born on or before 1995

Born on or before 1968

1990 - 1996

1993 – 1996

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

* Division I birth year does not change for Summer Nationals;
** Junior (Under 20) and Cadet (Under 17) become Under-19 and Under-16 for Summer Nationals.


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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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