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Entries are open for the Under 9/11/13/15 State Champs on 6 November, and Open/Vet on 13 November.  

FSA U15, U13, U11, U9 State Championships

FSA Open A & Veteran State Championships

Roll call is conducted 15 minutes before the start time, any fencer not present will be scratched. We recommend arriving 30 minutes beforehand for warming up and gearing up.

All competitions are conducted at The Lights Community and Sports Centre,  Lightsview. 

Adelaide is hosting the Open and Veteran National Championships this November (including the Oceania Veteran Champs, and the Australian Youth Circuit Final). 

We need all hands on deck to make this event happen, so please consider volunteering a few hours of your time over the weekend to help demonstrate to the other states what an amazing event we can run! 

We will be setting up in the afternoon/evening of Thurs 24 Nov, then the event runs Fri 25 - Tues 29 Nov. 

Set up and pack up is easy - everyone does a great job for the state events already - it's just on a larger scale! 

We also need plenty of volunteers for weapons check - each fencer's equipment needs to be inspected to ensure it's up to standard. This is something that our fencers 12+ can help with (bring mum or dad along too!). 

For information on the shift times, and to sign up to volunteer: Nationals Volunteer Roster

FSA held its Annual General Meeting last night, thank you to the club representatives who attended.

Thank you to Sarah Lucy, who has retired from the Board after 4 years of service and worked on the Schools Program, Parafencing and served as Vice President.

We welcome new Board member Alison Wotherspoon, who is joining Andrea Chaplin, Danni Kurbatfinski, Dov Spinks and Ursula Menz.

Additional training sessions are  being run ahead of National Championships. 

12pm - 2pm, hosted at Adelaide Swords Club (Tynte St, North Adelaide). Kicking off 1st October, no session on 8th, then every Saturday through to 19th November. 

Click here for more information and to book. 

Open to all fencers who are planning on competing at the National Championships in November (Open, Vet, AYC Final) - foil and epee only. 
(As an indicator - these sessions are appropriate for 14 years and older, unless competing in the AYC Final or already competing in Open state-level competitions).

The FencingSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday 11 October. 

Nominations are now open for Board Positions - nominations are not for any particular position, once the nominations are voted on at the AGM, positions will be assigned internally by the Board members.

We are particularly keen to receive nominations from anyone with abilities or experience in treasury/finance.

You do not need to have actively fenced to nominate for the Board - the current Board is a mix of fencers, fencing parents and coaches. We are seeking members of our community who want to contribute to the strategic development of the sport in SA.

Board roles and responsibilities
Being on the Board includes, but is not limited to:

• Actively undertaking the work of the Board
• Attending and participating at Board meetings (every four weeks), having read and considered the relevant papers
• Respecting the confidentiality of Board meetings and proceedings
• Being supportive of the FSA calendar of events, and attending/assisting where possible

Nominations must:

• Be endorsed by an affliliate member (club), and disclose any position the nominee holds in a Club, including as an Officer, a Participant, a Delegate or an Employee.
• Be sent via email to secretary@fencingsa.org.au
• Be received no later than COB 5 September 2022

Entries are open and close midnight Thursday 8 September for the School-Age Team Competition. 

Schools and Clubs are able to enter teams into the competition - see the event page for more details: https://fencingsa.org.au/event-4945772 

The competition calendar for 2022 has been updated. Open and Veteran events have been moved from Sunday 16 October to Saturday 8 October. 

Click here to download a copy - a list of the changes is included at the bottom of the document. 

As of 07 June, FencingSA has a new COVID-19 Policy (v1.1), which reflects the lifting of the AFF's vaccination mandate for national events. 

Click here to access the updated policy.