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2008-09 Central Coast Fencing Circuit Cup Rules

Sponsored by the Central Coast Fencing Foundation

 

     
Highest Attendance Award

Fencers with the highest attendance will receive a prize award.

Highest Competitive Award

The top three fencers in each age category will receive a trophy. Age categories include Youth-10, Youth-12, and Youth-14.

 

I. General Rules

I-1. The Central Coast Fencing Cup (CCFC) will consist of three to five Youth competitions scheduled for the fencing season.

I-2. The fencing season lasts from August thru July of the following year.

I-3. All competitions will be held on the central coast of California. As sponsor of the circuit championship, the CCFF will determine which events will be included.

I-4. At the end of the season, the fencers who participated in the most number of Cup events will be awarded an Attendance prize. Attendance points are described below.

I-5. Competitive trophies will also be given to the top three fencers in each age category according to the sum of the points earned at the Cup events. Competition points are described below.

II. Eligibility

II-1. USFA membership is NOT required. Any fencer whether registered as a USFA member or not is eligible to compete in the CCFCC so long as they meet age requirements.

II-2. Age requirements shall correspond to recognized USFA age requirements. However, no age overlaps will be allowed.

CATEGORY YOUTH 14 YOUTH 12 YOUTH 10
BIRTH YEARS 1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-2001

II-3. Fencers that have been ejected (“black carded“) from any Cup event will be disqualified from receiving Attendance and Competitive awards in the current fencing season. Fencers may submit a written appeal of this decision to the CCFF Board.

III. Format

III-1. All events will use be run as electric foil. The host organizer should make available for a small rental fee all needed electric fencing gear.

IV. Scoring

IV-1. For every circuit competition the fencer participates in, they will receive one Attendance Point. Should the fencer participate in multiple events of the same competition, only one Attendance Point shall be awarded.

IV-2. The Attendance Award will go to the fencer or fencers with the highest number of points. If there are four competitions in the circuit then a maximum score would be 4 Attendance Points.

IV-3. Competitive Award scoring for the circuit championship will be based upon Competitive Points earned at each of the circuit competitions.

IV-4. Competitive Points will be based on a modified Olympics point system:

1st 64 points 10th 10 points
2nd 48 points 11th 9 points
3rd 32 points* 12th 8 points
4th 28 points 13th 7 points
5th 20 points 14th 6 points
6th 18 points 15th 5 points
7th 16 points 16th 4 points
8th 14 points 17th thru 32nd 2 points
9th 11 points 33rd thru 64th 1 point

IV-5. Should a competition not fence off for third place, then the third place fencers will receive an equal portion of the points for 3rd and 4th place (or 30 points).

IV-6. Depending on the number of fencers in the specific age category for the competition, a factor will be multiplied against the fencer’s competitive placement points to arrive at a total competitive points score for the fencer. The following is a table of competition factors:

Competition Factor
7 or less fencers competition factor = 1
8 - 13 fencers competition factor = 1.2
14 - 20 fencers competition factor = 1.5
21 - 32 fencers competition factor = 1.8
Greater than 32 fencers competition factor = 2

IV-7. If two or more age groups are combined, the results of the competition shall be broken out by each age category for determining competitive points.

V. Fees & Registration

V-1. Every fencer participating in the Cup events must complete a registration form. The purpose of the registration form is provide the CCFF with the ability to send the fencer information about upcoming Cup events and to mail awards and prizes to the fencers as necessary.

V-2. There is no registration fee for the Cup this year.