Hi all,

The NSW Schools’ Fencing League now has a Facebook group page to provide an online community for students, staff, coaches, parents and families involved in the NSW Schools’ Fencing League.

You can follow the link below to view the group page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096075547178257/

I encourage you to join the community group if you wish to stay updated with NSW Schools’ Fencing League news and notifications.

Cheers,
Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

Welcome back to term 2! I hope you all had a restful Easter break.

SBHS will be hosting our first Foil Fixture this Saturday. Students who have made Foil Squad selection in all 3 age categories will be expected to attend.

Teams will be selected and announced during training this week after consulting with our coaches. Squad members not in teams should still be prepared to fence as benched reserves in case of misadventure or any other issues in that team on the day. Squad members who are not actively fencing on the day will assist with refereeing and other duties in order to fulfil their Saturday participation commitment and support their school.

More details can be found on the Results 2019 page below:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2019-2/

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues.

Cheers,

Mr Huynh
MIC Fencing

For the past 2 weeks, sabreurs vying for a position in our top sabre team have been fencing poule rounds on Saturday in order to be ranked and selected.

The format is a series of rounds in which competitors are split into 2 poules, with ranking points awarded for each round. The split is done weekly by a partially random distribution; The top 4 ranked fencers are randomly distributed first into the 2 poules, followed by the rest to ensure poules are balanced. This random distribution is generated by computer.

Fencers are awarded points depending on their performance in that round that are totalled to calculate their overall trial ranking. The maximum amount of points possible for a round is the number of participating fencers (e.g. With 10 participants, 1st place is awarded 10 points, 2nd place is awarded 9 points, 3rd 8 points etc.).

Best of luck for all of you!

You can view the U19 ranking and results here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lqjxkmskh-iT4etO3at1uS02E57hhSYo2Itw5MWzSro/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our U14 Foil Squad members and older Mentors for participating in this friendly event. Also big thanks to Ms. Stewart for supervising the event.

The event continues on Saturday with Direct Elimination rounds. The rankings from last Saturday can be found on the Results -2019 page.

For more details and start time for this coming Saturday, please visit the Results – 2019 page here:

https://sbhsfencing.com/2019-2/

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions.

For all new fencers who need to purchase a fencing glove, Jeff Hardge will be dropping in after training at 3pm on Thursday to sell fencing gloves. Please bring $25 exact cash.

You are welcome to purchase from any supplier of your own choosing, but must have a glove by the end of Term 1 in order to progress to using metal weapons.

For more information about local Fencing suppliers, please visit:

https://sbhsfencing.com/uniform/where-to-buy-fencing-gear/

Please also bring an extra sports bag on Wednesday/ Thursday training this week to carry fencing gear you will be borrowing for the season.

Feel free to contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
– Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing