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Good afternoon, We had our first snow. Keep an eye out for snow days. If I receive word that the Rec. Center is closed on our Friday class day, I will send a note to the membership. In October, Windsor fencers completed foil training. November is Epee. Please note that December will be saber. Fridays in 2024, we will not be doing saber, just foil and epee rotations. Coming soon, we will have additional coaches joining us from Eaton and providing classes (including saber) on additional days of the week. USFA MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL STUDENTS High Plains Fencing Guild is a member of USA Fencing! Each student is required to be a member of USA Fencing after their first class or you will not be eligible to participate in class. The entry level membership for students is access membership ($29.00/year). Competitive membership is $99 and required for competition level fencers. See your coach if you have any questions. Membership is obtained through USA Fencing not High Plains or the Rec Center. USFA offers a discounted club rate for High Plains Fencing, which allows us to keep fencing affordable for the students. Typical club fees are at least $200 a month with no drop in rate. Go to Individual Membership (usafencing.org) to sign up. As of today, they do not have High Plains Fencing listed as an active club, due to our membership this past week. If we are not an option on the list when you sign up, sign up as unaffiliated and you can change your affiliation later. 2023-24 USA FENCING MEMBERS The following are members representing High Plains Fencing: James Castillo, Jenessa Castillo, C. Caudill, A. Cordova, B. Cotner, C. Edelen, S. Evans, E. Farrell-Carretey, B. Garcia, W. Garcia, J. Holman, C. Knowles, M. Kozusko, J. Kuhlman, A. Miles, C. Mizer, M. Moskalski, E. Muckelroy, D. Neilson, J. Norris, H. Nutt, D. Player, N. Player, H. Roth, S. Suchy, B. Thompson, W. Thompson, N. Wagner, J. West, T. Wilson. If your name is missing, sign up using the link above. Membership is mandatory to attend classes provided through High Plains Fencing. FENCING AT THE LINC IN GREELEY! High Plains Fencing will be providing fencing programs at the LINC (Library Innovation Center) in Greeley on November 4 and December 2 at 11:00 a.m. If you’d like to come and be involved in the presentation, please send Coach Bill an email. We are also working out details for fencing classes at the LINC. If you have not been there yet, put it on your to-do list! There are many maker spaces, classes, a video game room, children’s museum and interactive kids learning area. It is truly the coolest, most innovative library in the USA! If you don’t believe me, ask Dr. Hortt and see what he says. OCTOBER WINDSOR FOIL RESULTS: YOUTH BEGINNER GOLD Eli Muckelroy (first tournament) SILVER Oden Quatrano BRONZE Marley Cotner (first tournament) Julianne Xu (first medal) YOUTH INTERMEDIATE GOLD Max Kozusko (first intermediate tournament) SILVER James West (first medal) BRONZE Henry Kuhlman (first medal) Eli Bjornstrom (first tournament) ADULT GOLD Neil Player SILVER Dominic Cole BRONZE Clara Knowles, Dexter Player (first adult tournament) REMEMBER-the last class of each month is a tournament and we have to hustle to get all the matches in our time slot. Late attendees cannot participate after the tournament begins. INTER CLUB TOURNAMENTS Coach Elaine Cheris a 3 time US Olympic Fencer invites members of High Plains Fencing to Cheyenne Fencing and Modern Pentathlon at 11 a.m. any Saturday to work out with her students. There will be an interclub tournament the last Saturday at noon each month at Cheyenne Fencing, 5818 E. Colfax Avenue in Denver. Coach Cheris’ phone number is 720-838-4225, Elaine.Cheris@coloradofencing.com I encourage everyone to consider going to an interclub tournament. They have 4 reeled strips and use epees. There are spare gear kits to borrow from them until you get your own competition gear! TOURNAMENT NEWS If you are interested in participating in competitive tournaments, you will need to have a competitive fencing membership with the USA Fencing and the requisite equipment. Please see Trevor W or your coach for more information. REPRESENTING WINDSOR AND HIGH PLAINS FENCING! In October, Trevor W and Elliot F represented us at Air Force ROC and Coach Elliot also participated at the D & under Division 3 Tournament (Mixed Epee). Coach Elliot got GOLD and earned his 2023 D Rating. Dexter Player represented us at SYC of the Rockies and had a great time. Congratulations Coach Elliot on earning your D rating and great job Dexter in going to your first competition. UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS (see Askfred.net for upcoming tournaments) November 4-5
CHALLENGE YOURSELF-GIVE A TOURNAMENT A TRY!
If you or your fencer are no longer interested in receiving updates, please let me know and I will remove you from the list. If you have any club gear that you are not using, please return it to the Windsor Rec. Center front desk with your name attached, so I can check it in. Let me know if you have any questions. It is a pleasure to be your coach! Coach Bill Comments are closed.
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