Firstly, congratulations to Aaron Li and William Huang for winning the first medals of the season last Saturday in the U13 Sabre and U13 Epee Roberta Nutt Competition!

This Saturday we have the continuation of the NSWFA Roberta Nutt Individual Competition with the U15 category.

Please check: https://sbhsfencing.com/2023-results/ for details.

For all competitions, please make sure you arrive at least 45 minutes before your event start time to familiarise yourself with the venue, sign in with the Director of Tournament (DT), get your name marked off by a teacher or coach, and start warming up to get ready for your first match of the day.

Please remember to bring your fencing gear and wear the correct uniform. You can check: https://sbhsfencing.com/uniform/for-competitions/ for more details.

You are also encouraged to bring a towel, drink bottle and healthy snack to keep you energised throughout the event.

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues.

We wish our fencers all the best on Saturday.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Congratulations and welcome to the SBHS Fencing program!

As a minimum safety requirement, all fencers must have their own fencing glove to protect their fencing hand during bouting.

New fencers will have a chance to purchase a glove from one of our school fencing equipment suppliers, Jeff Hardge, this Thursday 30/03/2023 at the start of the Development Training session in the cricket nets (3:30pm).

If you wish to buy a glove from Jeff Hardge, please bring $33 cash (no card facilities – exact change if you can).

If you prefer not to buy from Jeff or miss this opportunity, it will be your responsibility to source and buy your own fencing glove. You will not be permitted to fence without a fencing glove.

Please see www.sbhsfencing.com/uniform/where-to-buy-fencing-gear/ for more info on where you can buy gear.

Furthermore, I will be distributing the Equipment Loan Agreement form (link below) during training tomorrow that requires you to read and sign (by you and a parent) before you get access to borrow school equipment. The order that you return the form to me (you can leave it on my desk in my staffroom if you can’t find me), is the order you will get access to the gear to borrow.

If you wish to be at the front of the queue, print the form out at home, get it signed and returned to me tomorrow!

Once you have done so, please make sure you bring a sports bag to training that is big enough to carry a fencing mask, underplastron and fencing jacket. This gear will be under your responsibility for the whole season.

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

May the Force be with you,

Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

The Fencing Season starts this week with Foil Squad Try-outs on Monday (20/03) after school.

Make sure you bring your fencing gear and be ready for bouting from 3:30pm to 5pm at the COLA.

Senior Sport session on Wednesday (22/03) will be try-outs for our Senior fencing program.

All Weapons Squad tryouts are on Wednesday (22/03) after school (3:30pm to 5pm)

Junior Sport session on Thursday (23/03) will be try-outs for our Junior fencing program.

Year 7 and any other new junior students will continue with their try-outs after school on Thursday (23/03 – 3:30pm to 5pm).

Please check Clipboard for details.

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues or questions.

Barker is hosting a pre-season U14 Foil Friendly competition on Saturday 18/03/2023. St Aloysius and Riverview have also been invited to attend.

Please contact Mr Huynh by email ASAP and by Tuesday 14/03 at the latest if you would like to attend or if you have any questions. This event is optional for keen U14 Squad Foil Fencers.

To all SBHS students,

If you intend to try out for the SBHS Fencing program this year, please complete the try-out form below:

https://forms.gle/9p5LDfN6CYR9U7Rr5

Please have this task completed by 3:15pm Friday 10/03/2023 as we need time to plan resources and set up pools for Squad try-outs.

Make sure you have also nominated Fencing on your Sports Selection Ballot. The Google Form is part of the try-out process and does not guarantee your selection.

Due to the demand and limited places, students who do not follow instructions to fill in the try-out form may be cut and will not be able to progress to physical try-outs.

May the Force be with you,
Mr D. Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hey Foilists,

As some of you may have heard from Tuesday morning, we will be trialling a new software called scoreboarder. If you have been attending off-season, please use the link below or google scoreboarder and the code to join is A5KEY. Any bout you do during training, please record on this website.

https://scoreboarder.net/boards/qTAMPfQx/sbhs-fencing-foil