To all beginner Fencers who borrowed gear from the SBHS Fencing Program at the beginning of the season:

This is the last week of training so please remember to wash and dry your underplastron and jacket, as well as clean and wipe down your fencing mask before you bring it on Wednesday!

For more information on how to clean your gear, please visit:
https://sbhsfencing.com/uniform/personal-fencing-gear/ 

Bring your gear on Wednesday for the after school training session. All items will be checked and signed off when they are returned. All gear must be clean before we place them in storage over the summer!

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

For team and event 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. Sabre fencers, please bring your SBHS sport jacket to wear for the medal presentations.

All new team members who have not already done so must ensure they have registered with NSWFA individually before competing on Saturday (you cannot do it on the day!). 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 this weekend.

All the best to our teams!
Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Thanks to the students who were able to attend the special training session today to complete the pool rounds of the new internal SBHS Junior Foil Trophy competition. We have now drafted up the Direct Elimination (DE) matches from the results. Please follow link below for details:
https://challonge.com/sbhsjuniorfoiltrophy2020

The DE matches will be conducted during the remaining training sessions of the season.

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

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

I was informed by NSWFA on Friday that they are able to go ahead with the School Team Championship fixtures for the remaining 2 Saturdays of the season.

Please find the fixtures for both Saturdays below:

I have also updated the SBHS Fencing Google calendar with the details.

The current results have been forwarded to me and I share them with you below:

Squad fencers, please make sure you attend training to prepare for our matches.

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Due to some technical issues, we have to use a new link for the live stream:

https://youtu.be/X9YDJwJeM9o

The Newbie Trophy is being live streamed right now. Please follow link below:

Thanks to our awesome senior fencers: Dylan Huynh, Thomas Nguyen, Henry Guo, Kevin Fernando and Ming Lee for setting up the live stream and volunteering to assist today!

results are updated live via the Challonge site:

https://challonge.com/sbhsnewbietrophysabre2020

https://challonge.com/sbhsnewbietrophyfoil2020

Year 8 and 9 Foil fencers are expected to attend the special Fencing training session scheduled for Monday 07/09/2020 after school to complete the preliminary pool bouts for the new internal SBHS Junior Foil Competition (for non beginners).

The training session will run from 3:30pm to 5pm at the COLA. Coach Sean and Mr Huynh will be attending to supervise and referee the matches. Please remember to bring your fencing gear!

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

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

We are down to the top 8 Newbie Foil fencers in the Foil Competition. These fencers will fence the remainder of the tournament on Saturday.

Newbie Trophy Foil tournament details (and top 8 fencers) can be found here:
https://challonge.com/sbhsnewbietrophyfoil2020

The pools have been set for the Sabre Newbie fencers. Please check here for the tournament details:
https://challonge.com/sbhsnewbietrophysabre2020

Matches are starting at 8:30am sharp – please aim to arrive around 30 minutes earlier than start time to warm up and prepare for your bouts.

Please ensure you are wearing correct sport uniform (the same as for training – including long pants) and bring your fencing gear.

We also recommend you bring a water bottle and a snack to help you stay hydrated and energy levels up to last you through all your matches.

As per DEC policy, parents are unfortunately not permitted to attend the venue and are advised to drop off and pick up their sons only. We plan to wrap up the session by 12:30pm at the latest – students are able to leave earlier if they are eliminated and have arranged for you to pick them up.

We are looking into ways to live stream the event and will keep you posted on progress. At the very least, you can keep track of results with live updates on the Challonge links above.

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any questions or issues.
All the best to our Newbie Foil and Sabre fencers this Saturday!

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

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