We have the following events happening this weekend:

• Saturday and Sunday 26-27/07/2025 – AFF Australian Senior Schools Fencing Championships (all weapons) @ Sydney Olympic Park
• Saturday 26/07/2025 – NSWSFL U14 Epee Team Premiership Round 1 @ SACS

Please check the 2025 Results page for details on fencers, refs, mentors and start times:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2025-results/

Clipboard has been updated with the rolls for this weekend.

For all events, please aim to arrive 60 minutes earlier than your start time so that you can check in with the DT, get your name marked off the Clipboard roll with your coach, and warm up sufficiently before your first official bout. Get on the pistes early for warm up bouts before it gets crowded!

For Fencers competing in the AFF Australian Senior School Championships, you are advised to do your weapons check at the venue the day before your event to avoid long queues on the day of your event. Please check: https://www.ausfencing.org/tribe-events/2025-australian-senior-schools-championships/ for more information and operating times for weapons check (equipment control).

Senior A teams, please make sure you wear the High rugby (striped) sock to identify you as a 1st Grade Fencer. If you don’t already own one, please see me in my staff room tomorrow (Friday) to get one. All other fencers should wear the High soccer (mostly blue with one brown stripe on top) sock on your back leg.
Please remember to bring a towel, water bottle, snacks and sports jacket for podium photos.

We wish our fencers all the best for this weekend!
Please contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Welcome back to Term 3!

We have one week to go before School Nationals – I encourage all senior squad fencers to attend the allocated training session on Monday 21/07/2025 from 1pm to 3pm as coaching resources have been assigned.

As this is still a staff development day, attendance is voluntary and the roll will still be taken. We encourage all senior squad fencers to attend to help prepare for the upcoming competition – for those new to national level competitions, please ask your coaches to prepare you for special rules such as when to ask for video reffing, passivity rules etc.

Please borrow all relevant equipment as needed using the QR code system. Mr Huynh will be available to help with internal weapon/gear checks on Wednesday during the training session.

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

Holiday training has been scheduled for the following sessions:

Wednesday 09/07/2025
12:30pm to 2:30pm: Development Training
3pm to 5pm: Squad Training

Monday 14/07/2025
3pm to 5pm: Squad Training (U16 and U19 Squads only – due to limited coaching resources available)

Coaching resources have been allocated and Mr Huynh will be supervising. Rolls have been updated on Clipboard. We encourage our fencers to stay active over the holiday break for their physical and mental health, and for Squad Fencers to prepare for the upcoming competitions.

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions.
Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

This Saturday we have the following event scheduled:

Foil Friendly with SGHS at the COLA from 8am to 11am.

U14 and U16 Foil Squad Fencers will participate in friendly mixed team matches. Senior Foil Squad Fencers selected for Nationals Teams will be training for nationals. All other U19 Squad Fencers to assist with reffing/training.

Coaches Lachlan, Dean, Henry, and Mr Huynh will be supporting and supervising.

Clipboard rolls have been updated.

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

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

To all Senior Squad Fencers,

If you plan to compete in the Australian Senior Schools Fencing Championships Individual event, please make sure you register and pay for your individual entry by the early bird registration deadline of 6pm on 28/06/2025 (or it will cost you $100 more for late entry fee).

Information about the event and registration link for Individual entries:
https://www.ausfencing.org/tribe-events/2025-australian-senior-schools-championships/

The Individual event is non compulsory for our fencers, and doing so will be at your own expense. The Team registrations and team entry fees will be managed and covered by the MIC. Coaching and equipment resources will be provided to support all fencers attending the event.

We will be submitting 2 teams of each weapon for the teams events. Final team composition will be determined by the coaching team in the coming weeks.

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

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

We have the following events happening this weekend:

• NSWFA Senior AJ Rae Team Competition @ SBF Club
• NSWSFL U16 Epee Teams Round 1 @ BARK

Please check the 2025 Results page for details on fencers, refs, mentors and start times:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2025-results/

Clipboard has been updated with the rolls for Saturday.

For all events, please aim to arrive 60 minutes earlier than your start time so that you can check in with the DT, get your name marked off the Clipboard roll with your coach, and warm up sufficiently before your first official bout. Get on the pistes early for warm up bouts before it gets crowded!

We wish our fencers all the best for this weekend!
Please contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

We have the following events happening this weekend:

• NSWSFL U14 Ind Epee Round 2 (Pool + DE + Medal Ceremony) @ SACS
• NSWFA Senior Roberta Nutt Individual Competition (All Weapons) @ Beyond Fencing Club
• Sunday 15/06/2025 – AFF Australian Schools Intermediate Fencing Championships @ Melbourne

Please check the 2025 Results page for details on fencers, refs, mentors and start times:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2025-results/

Clipboard has been updated with the rolls for Saturday.

For all events, please aim to arrive 60 minutes earlier than your start time so that you can check in with the DT, get your name marked off the Clipboard roll with your coach, and warm up sufficiently before your first official bout. Get on the pistes early for warm up bouts before it gets crowded!

We wish our fencers all the best for this weekend!
Please contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

As we are aware of the conflicting schedule with NSWFA and AFF events later this season, we have updated the NSWSFL Epee schedule to minimise this conflict.
Bill shares the following comms to schools:

“Hi supporters of the NSWSFL Epee League

We have had to make significant changes to the remaining events for 2025. See the attached amended program. The first change takes effect on 14 June.

This has been forced on us by the calendar established by the NSW Association for Schools Events and the pathway to National (AFF) Schools Championships.

Half of our League Schools have now indicated that their U19 fencers would be excluded from our League, and our U19 teams would not be a viable event.

As you are aware, we developed our program in 2024 and shared it with yourselves and the State at the time, and we agreed on a collaborative calendar approach. 

Their own schedule was delayed for some reasons, which we understand, but it emerged in direct conflict.

The changes we have made, unfortunately, mean that OXLEY will forgo hosting in 2025. We regret that as we wish for the calendar to include all participating schools. SACS will pick up the additional date.

KNOX will need to be happy for their hosting event to be U19 Teams Round 1 on 2/08/25.

PLEASE ensure that your coaches, Supervisors, fencers and their families and supporters are informed

Once again, I apologise for the necessary changes made to maintain the integrity of our fabulous league, and thank you for your support.”

Kind regards,

Bill Ronald
NSWSFL Epee Program Manager

We have the following events happening this weekend:

• NSWSFL Foil Team Premiership – U19 and U14 Final Round of Foil Fixtures (Includes Medal Presentations) @ SICR
• NSWSFL U16 and U19 Sabre Teams Friendly Fixture with Trinity College @ SICR
• NSWSFL U19 Ind Epee Round 2 (Pool + DE + Medal Ceremony) @ SACS

Please check the 2025 Results page for details on fencers, refs, mentors and start times:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2025-results/

Clipboard has been updated with the rolls for Saturday.

For all events, please aim to arrive 60 minutes earlier than your start time so that you can check in with the DT, get your name marked off the Clipboard roll with your coach, and warm up sufficiently before your first official bout. Get on the pistes early for warm up bouts before it gets crowded!

We wish our fencers all the best for this weekend!
Please contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi fencers,

The whole group Squad and Development Fencing photos are scheduled today at:

1:20pm Development Fencing Group
1:25pm Squad Fencing Group

Full school uniform (not sport uniform) is expected. Please be on time!

Separate Squad weapon photos are scheduled later in the year with other co-curricular photos.

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues.