Hi all,

Our SBHS Newbie Trophy Competition is kicking off this week during the training sessions, with finals playing out this Saturday 05/09/2020 (from 8:30am to 12:30pm) for the Sabre and Foil Newbie fencers. To help keep our numbers and space manageable for social distancing, our Newbie Epee fencers are completing their competition during training time this week and will not be required to attend on Saturday.

Our coaches are conducting the preliminary rounds during training and will provide an update on results via Challonge and/or other tournament tracking websites.

For those who would like to keep track of the Newbie Foil competition, please follow the link below for tournament information:
https://challonge.com/sbhsnewbietrophyfoil2020

Details for Saturday will be posted after the last training session this Thursday once we get through the preliminary rounds.

Stay tuned for updates.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

Please find the meeting agenda for Thursday attached below:

Zoom meeting invitations were emailed out to the parents contact list a couple of weeks ago. A reminder will also be posted to the Fencing feed on SZapp.

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

I look forward to catching up with you then.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

For team details of this weekend’s fixture, please check:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2020-results/

A gentle reminder that all SBHS students are expected to wear appropriate SBHS sport uniform when representing our school in competitions. Please visit https://sbhsfencing.com/uniform/for-competitions/ for more information.

All squad members must register with NSWFA individually before commencing competitions. Link for registration is here:
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=37122
Please select the ‘Junior Registered’ category. The cost of registration for the 2020 season is $45.

The address for the venue is:
NSW Fencing Centre
Sydney Corporate Park
190 Bourke Road, Alexandria NSW 2015

For those attending, please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time to sign in with the Director of Tournament (DT), get your name marked off by Mr Huynh and warm up before your match.

Note: Parents and spectators will not be allowed in due to Covid-19 policies. Fencers must leave upon conclusion of their event. We will have coaches (Coach Garry for Sabre, Coach Marcus for Foil) and Mr Huynh attending for supervision and support this weekend.

If you are unable to attend, please let Mr Huynh know by Friday midday so that the next person in reserve can have a chance to fence.

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

Good luck to our fencers on Saturday.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

I received the fixtures for this coming Saturday on Tuesday evening at 10:47pm.

A summary of the fixtures relating to SBHS is provided for your convenience:

• Senior Boys Sabre:
  • 9:00am – Newington B v SBHS
• Intermediate Boys Sabre:
  • 10:15am – SBHS v Newington E
  • 11:15am – SBHS v Newington C
• Senior Boys Foil:
  • BYE – no matches scheduled for SBHS
• Intermediate Boys Foil
  • 10:45am – SBHS v Newington C
  • 12:00pm – Knox B v SBHS

Teams for this weekend will be confirmed during training this week.

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

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Congratulations to those who were selected for this weekend’s team events.

Please check https://sbhsfencing.com/2020-results/ for details.

All team members must register with NSWFA individually before commencing competitions. Link for registration is here:
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=37122
Please select the ‘Junior Registered’ category. The cost of registration for the 2020 season is $45.

The address for the venue is:
NSW Fencing Centre
Sydney Corporate Park
190 Bourke Road, Alexandria NSW 2015

For those attending, please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time to sign in with the Director of Tournament (DT), get your name marked off by Mr Huynh and warm up before your match.

Note: Parents and spectators will not be allowed in due to Covid-19 policies. Fencers must leave upon conclusion of their event. We will have coaches and Mr Huynh attending for supervision and support.

If you are unable to attend, please let Mr Huynh know by Friday midday so that the next person in reserve can have a chance to fence.

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

Good luck to our fencers on Saturday.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

I received the fixtures from NSWFA for the School Age Team competition at 10pm last night. We have matches scheduled for this Saturday and will respond accordingly.

The fixture for this Saturday is posted below:

A summary of the fixtures relating to SBHS is provided for your convenience:

• Senior Boys Sabre:
  • 8:00am – SBHS v Newington C
  • 9:30am – Newington A v SBHS
• Intermediate Boys Sabre:
  • 10:45am – Newington A v SBHS
• Senior Boys Foil:
  • 8:00am – Sydney Grammar B v SBHS
  • 9:30am – Newington C v SBHS
• Intermediate Boys Foil
  • 12:45pm – Sydney Grammar D v SBHS

I will be working with our coaches to determine team selections this week. The Foil and Sabre teams will be announced by end of training on Thursday. We plan to submit the following SBHS teams:

• Senior Foil Team (4 members)
• Intermediate Foil Team (4 members)
• Senior Sabre Team (4 members)
  Intermediate Sabre Team (4 members)

Please make sure you attend training this week to be considered for selection.

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

Cheers,
Mr Huynh
MIC Fencing

NSWFA have set new dates for the Roberta Nutt Individual competitions and is currently working on details for the team competitions.

As we work towards finalising our squads for this season to determine our representatives for external competitions, please make yourselves aware of the updated rules and expectations from NSWFA’s website:
https://nswfencing.org.au/home/schools/

A quick summary of information is provided here:

• 29/08/2020 – Roberta Nutt Intermediate Individuals (year 7, 8, 9)
• 12/09/2020 – Roberta Nutt Senior Individuals (year 10, 11, 12)
• We are still awaiting more information regarding Team Competitions
• Only students, teachers and coaches will be permitted to attend the competitions – parents can’t be admitted due to space constraints/social distancing policy

We aim to finalise squad selections in the coming week or two – please don’t miss training! We look forward to welcoming back our students from the Athletics program.

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

As restrictions are lifting and we are coordinating with NSWFA for potential competitions in Term 3, all experienced fencers (year 8 onwards) who wish to participate in competitions are advised to attend the following Fencing training sessions next week as part of Squad tryouts:

• Senior Fencers on Wednesday 1-3pm
• Junior Fencers on Thursday 3:30pm to 5pm

Squad selection is required if you wish to represent SBHS in the competitions.

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

Jeff Hardge from Swordsplay will be at training on Thursday (11/06/2020 @ 2:30pm) to sell Fencing gloves. If you wish to buy from him, please have $28 exact change ready on the day.

If you miss this opportunity, you must source your own fencing glove as you will not be permitted to fence without one.

For more info, please visit: www.sbhsfencing.com/uniform/

Returning fencers (year 8 to 12) are expected to have their own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This includes:

• Glove
• Underplastron
• Jacket
• Breeches
• Mask

Please make sure you get this sorted ASAP as no gear sharing will be permitted and you cannot fence without proper PPE.

New fencers:

Please make sure you return your Equipment Loan Agreement Form to Mr Huynh in the Industrial Arts Staffroom by Tuesday 09/06/2020.

If you choose to buy your own gear, you will not need to submit the form.

For more information regarding uniform and where to buy equipment, please visit:

https://sbhsfencing.com/uniform/