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End of the Moth Competition
Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club will be running a competition on the last Wednesday of every month starting on 29th March. There will be trophies for the overall winner and ‘Best Novice’ (under 3 years fencing) and each month the winners names will be added to the trophy. There will also be other prizes. The competition will follow a ‘fencing ladder’ format, which means that everyone can participate regardless of when they arrive and finish at the club and nobody get eliminated. The competition will be open to all adults and junior fencers who have competitive experience and routinely train with the adults.
In the Fencing Ladder Competition fencers will compete on a ladder of fencing pistes and by winning their bouts get to the top piste on the ladder. The results of all bouts will be recorded and count towards the final positioning.
Competition Rules
- The winner of a bout will go to the next piste up and referee the next bout on that piste. They then take the place of the winner of that bout and fence against the loser.
- The loser of a bout stays in the same position except on the top piste the loser must withdraw and can rejoin at the bottom. The winner of the top piste remains in place.
- A winner may not withdraw from the ladder and later rejoin during the same ladder session. Losers of any bout may withdraw from the ladder and rejoin at any time at the bottom of the ladder.
- In the event of fencers withdrawing from the ladder, fencers moving up the order take up vacant places and the bout may need to await a referee from the lower piste.
- The final positions will be determined on the basis of the formula V (V÷B) (Victories ÷ Bouts x Victories for those with a calculator). This formula ensures good result to the fencer who fences a larger number of bouts and wins a high percentage of those bouts. Where fencers have the same results through this formula points difference will be used in the usual way.
Temporary Change of Venue
Due to Birkdale not being available for May 18th, 25th, June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, our fencing sessions on these dates will take place at The Park Centre, Duke Street, Sheffield S2 5QP.
Temporary Change of Day and Venue
Due to Birkdale not being available for 23rd Feb & 2nd Mar, our fencing sessions on these dates will take place on Thursday 24th Feb & 3rd Mar at The Park Centre, Duke Street, Sheffield S2 5QP.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! our first fencing session will be this Wednesday (5th). In view of the current covid situation, anyone attending should email buccaneers@adamblight.plus.com before hand confirming that they have no covid symptoms and also, when not actually fencing during the session face masks should be worn.
Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club will be able to start back fencing on Wednesdays at Birkdale School from 3rd November!!!!
there will be some changes to how the club will function and these are –
Attending individual club sessions will cost – £7.00
Paying club membership by standing order will cost – £25.00 per month
An additional cost of £3.00 per session will be required if the club provides personal kit (e.g. jackets, masks etc.)
Club sessions will not routinely provide personal electric equipment (e.g. electric foils, electric jackets etc.), this will be reserved for competitions
In the new year, a general meeting to update the constitution, establish a committee etc. will take place
It will be great to be getting back to something like normal!!!! However there will for the time being still be some controls and restrictions concerning covid.
Fencing on THURSDAYS!!!
Just to confirm for everybody. I have booked the Frecheville Centre for fencing sessions from next Thursday (2nd September) till the end of September. As of now, this seems to be our only option. I have also emailed Birkdale to ask about their possible availability but as yet have had no reply. If I can get over to help out with fencing sessions I will try, though my recovery from my heart op has been a bit up and down so we will see.
Buccaneers Fencing in August
From next Monday (2nd August) our Monday sessions will take place at Frecheville Community Centre, Churchdale Road, Sheffield S12 4XT and our sessions will run from 7:00pm till 10:00pm every Monday in August except for the 30th. It would be REALLY, REALLY helpful for planing our Summer sessions if people could give us an idea which dates in August people are intending to attend.
We will still be taking covid precautions by requesting that when not actually fencing people wear masks and also provide assurances by email before the session that people do not have any covid symptoms.
Developments with Monday fencing sessions
From now on we will not be making use of Playwaze to register attendance at our Monday fencing sessions as they now want to charge us quite a bit for using them. Those wanting to attend on Mondays should email buccaneers@adamblight.plus.com to notify their intention to attend and can of course give a list of dates going forward. As of now all current covid proceedures, including the requirement for a covid checklist prior to sessions are required. When British Fencing issues new guidelines we will review our approach.
We will be changing venue for our Monday sessions starting 2nd August to Frecheville Community Centre, Churchdale Road, Sheffield S12 4XT and our sessions will run from 7:00pm till 10:00pm every Monday in August except for the 30th. The reason for this is that our current venue of Mount St Mary’s College is charging £35 per hour and as we do not now have grant funding to cover this, we would have to charge members a considerable amount more. Frecheville is available to us at £13 per hour. Frecheville Community Centre is a nice venue with space for four pistes so it should serve us well over Summer.
Latest covid reopening
Following on from the recent BF guidelines, I have measured our Monday venue and and done the calculations and we can now have 35.4865446716 people there for our club sessions!!!! These include children, adults, parents, coaches etc. Realistically, I don’t think our venue would accommodate anywhere near 35. We will still require that everyone attending completes a ‘covid symptom’ form prior to attending, that will also include parents. Also, fencers will need their own fencing kit. Fencers will need to enter via our Playwaze portal (link below)and pay fees by bank transfer. Sessions will run from 7:00pm till 9:00pm at Mount St Mary’s College, Spinkhill, Sheffield S21 3YL, If you are unfamiliar with this venue, click the link below for a printable guide. These sessions will be conducted in accordance with British Fencing’s Covid Safe guidelines. Those participating will need to register prior to the session. Each session will cost £7.00, payment for one or more sessions is payable by bank transfer to Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club, A/c No – 21215272, Sort Code – 40-41-37 (It says ‘free’ in the Playwaze portal as the website wouldn’t let me enter details). There will be no cash or cheque collections on the night. All British Fencing Covid protocols will be followed. All those taking part should familiarise themselves with these guidelines from the British Fencing website. Parents not performing welfare or covid officer roles will be expected to remain outside the fencing salle. For any other details contact Adam at buccaneers@adamblight.plus.com or 07761284378.
Some key covid considerations
- Masks to be worn when not actively engaged in training
- 2 metre social distancing to be observed in all practical circumstances
- Fencers should have their own gel and wipes though this will also be available
- Close quarter actions should be avoided and referees should halt as soon as distance closes
- No handshakes but salutes at the beginning and end of bouts
- Prior to the session, each person attending will be required to complete and return by email our covid symptom form which can be got from the link below
Restarting Monday Fencing – 19th April!
We will be running Monday night club sessions from 7:00pm till 9:00pm at Mount St Mary’s College beginning on 19th April for Under 18s. These sessions will be conducted in accordance with British Fencing’s Covid Safe guidelines. Those participating will need to register prior to the session. This can preferably be done via Playwaze.com (link below)which is the activity registration service partnered with British Fencing, alternatively by text or email. Each session will cost £7.00 per session, payment for one or more sessions is payable by bank transfer to Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club, A/c No – 21215272, Sort Code – 40-41-37 (It says ‘free’ in the Playwaze portal as the website wouldn’t let me enter details). There will be no cash or cheque collections on the night. There will be a maximum group size of 15 selected on a first come first serve basis. Those taking part are expected to have their own fencing equipment and all British Fencing Covid protocols will be followed. All those taking part should familiarise themselves with these guidelines from the British Fencing website. Parents not performing welfare or covid officer roles will be expected to remain outside the fencing salle. It is anticipated that in due course more restrictions will be eased and from mid May club fencing for adults will be able to restart. For any other details contact Adam at buccaneers@adamblight.plus.com or 07761284378.
Some key covid safe measures
- Masks to be worn when not actively engaged in training
- 2 metre social distancing to be observed in all practical circumstances
- Fencers should have their own gel and wipes though this will also be available
- Individual bouts will be for a maximum of 20 minutes
- No close quarter actions, referees to stop bouts where distance closes
- No handshakes but salutes at the beginning and end of bouts
- Individual lessons can only be provided in the event that the maximum number of 15 is not reached and the coach therefore is part of the group. Where there are 15 fencers present, the coach will supervise the session as a whole.
- Prior to the session, each person attending will be required to complete and return by email our covid symptom form which can be got from the link below
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