To our Fencers,

As we are wrapping up the end of another Fencing season, we ask that you please take some time to provide us with some valuable feedback so that we’re able to improve the program for next season.

The survey will only take a few minutes and the Google Form link can be found here:

https://forms.gle/jVPK5JqcZtRCUWiE9

You’ll be required to sign into your school account to ensure one response per person (and you can edit your response afterwards if you want to).

Note: All fencers who complete this survey will go into a raffle to win a special mystery prize at the Fencing Dinner! As such, your email address will be collected for verification purposes and will only be used for the raffle.

The survey will remain open for the next couple of weeks (until the Fencing Dinner), but please consider completing it ASAP so that we can review and start planning next year’s program to meet the needs of our school community.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance and may the Force be with you!

Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

As we approach the last training session of the season, please remember to clean and return your fencing gear. Please notify Mr Huynh via email if there are any issues with your borrowed gear.

Seniors are to return ALL borrowed gear during the Wednesday Sport session (13/08/2025).
Juniors are to return ALL borrowed gear during the Thursday Sport session (14/08/2025).

The only exception would be for U16 and U14 Epee Squad Fencers who still have a final NSWSFL fixture over the next 2 Saturdays. Those Fencers are expected to return any borrowed gear directly to Mr Huynh before 1pm Wednesday 27/08/2025.

Please help us by returning the gear on time as we need to do a stocktake of all items in our inventory. This is a huge task as we have over 500 items to track! Do your part in taking care of our equipment and follow Check-in/Check-out equipment procedures so we can maintain and invest in quality gear for future seasons.
Failure to return equipment on time will result in a detention doing burpees.

Training will be focused on fitness activities and games during the final week for those who are returning borrowed fencing whites.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: The storeroom in the cricket nets must be cleared of all fencing bags by end of Thursday’s training session! Any bag left behind will result in 100 burpees to reclaim their bag.

For those who have asked to borrow gear in the off-season to help continue their fencing training, plans are in the works to lend out equipment AFTER stocktake is complete.

Thanks for your cooperation!
Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

We have the following events happening this weekend:

• Saturday 09/08/2025 – NSWSFL Foil Team Premiership – U16 Teams Round 2 (includes medal presentations @ SBHS Gym
• Saturday 09/08/2025 – NSWSFL Sabre Team Premiership – U19 Teams (includes medal presentations @ SBHS Gym
• Saturday 09/08/2025 – SBHS Newbie Trophy (All weapons) – Semi Finals and Finals @ SBHS Gym
• Saturday 09/08/2025 – NSWSFL U19 Epee Teams Round 2 (includes medal presentations) @ 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!

As this is our last fixture that we are hosting for the season, we ask for all attending SBHS fencers to come early (7am) to help set up and pack up our venue at the conclusion of the event. Let’s all work together to show our guests our High Spirit and lead by example!

We welcome and encourage our Fencing parents to come support our boys and network with our fencing supporters. Thanks to our amazing Fencing committee and parent volunteers who help to make our program one of the most organised and best run sports in the school.

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:

• Saturday 02/08/2025 – NSWSFL U19 Epee Teams Round 1 @ KNOX
• Saturday 02/08/2025 – Newington Newbie Friendly (all weapons) @ NEW

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!

We welcome and encourage our Fencing parents to come support our boys and network with our fencing supporters. Thanks to our amazing Fencing committee and parent volunteers who help to make our program one of the most organised and best run sports in the school.

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

To all Newbie Junior Fencers,

We have a planned Friendly Fencing Event with Newington College on next Saturday 02/07/2025 for our Newbie Junior Fencers (all weapons).

Newington will be hosting this event at their Concordia Gallery venue next to their main campus in Stanmore. Students will fence in teams to gain experience with the 45 hit relay format. We anticipate that the time commitment will be approximately 8am to 12pm. Coaching and staffing resources will be allocated to help supervise and manage the event. We may call on volunteer Senior Squad Fencers to assist with mentoring on the day as well.

Please make sure to attend the Development Training session afterschool on Thursday to borrow electric fencing equipment. Please bring a big enough sports bag to carry the additional fencing gear (lame, body wire, weapon).

Newington will be providing morning tea and welcome parents to come support, network and build upon our strong inter-school fencing community.

The schedule is as follows:

I will be finalising Clipboard rolls soon.
Please contact me if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

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