Sunday, September 09, 2007
September 2007 Update
Hi to all,
An information up date for everyone as we settle back to school and fencing.
Our first San Bernardino Division tournament will be Saturday, September 8 at College of the Desert. Close of check-in times are 9:00 a.m. for sabre, 10:00 a.m. for foil and 12 noon for epee. The entry fee remains $10 per weapon. We also have the USFA membership forms if you need to renew your membership.
Also on the horizon is the Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade on Sunday, October 28. DFA has already sent in the entry form. This year’s theme is “Trick or Treat, Palm Desert Style”. We are going to transform our golf cart into the black hat of Zorro, a black mask with slits for the eyes (so we can see where we are driving!) and a black cape. We invite our members to dress up as Zorro, or some such character, and be in the golf cart parade. Please let me know and I’ll put your name on the list. Last year we took first place for school spirit! Let’s see what we do this year.
We are again hosting the Palm Desert Open, November 3-4, 2007, at College of the Desert. This is a Pacific Coast Section tournament and we do expect a very large turnout this year since there is no longer the Long Beach Invitational in October.
We are anticipating approximately 150 fencers for the PDO this year and so, we are very much in need of volunteers to help us with check-in. The last two years we had the assistance of Pacific Coast Section Secretary, Midi Cox, and her son, Kip, to run the computer. This year, we will not have Midi. Diane Whan will run the computer and oversee most of the tournament,
I will also assist, but we will need volunteers on hand to act as “runners” for the bout committee and tournament officials. We will also need volunteers to drive the shuttle van. This Palm Desert Open will be totally and completely run by DFA, so, we need its fencers, and parents, to help, Diane and I cannot run it by ourselves. I will be emailing more information as we get closer to the tournament. Entry forms are already on the DFA website. The deadline date for entry forms is October 24.
And, the U.S. Olympic Pentathlon team is coming to Palm Desert December 8-9, 2007. DFA is a co-sponsor and the fencing will be held at College of the Desert. This is a time trial for the Olympic Pentathlon team, but the neat part is that the epee event will be open to all fencers!
That means, our DFA epee fencers, or anyone who wants to fence epee that day, may do so!
I’ll have more information on this event, with schedules and venues.
Please know that if your fencer is already competing, or we’re getting him/her ready for competition, that on Monday evenings from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., we invite our sabre fencers to come and fence electric during that time to hone their competition skills. We are offering the same opportunity for our epee fencers on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
And, of course, there is open fencing on Friday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
And, in case you are wondering, our fees remain the same; $30 monthly membership and $20 per lesson.
Welcoming everyone back to the 2007-2008 fencing season,
Wishing you all blissful fencing,
Sincerely,
Leslie Taft
Fencing Coach
Desert Fencing Academy
An information up date for everyone as we settle back to school and fencing.
Our first San Bernardino Division tournament will be Saturday, September 8 at College of the Desert. Close of check-in times are 9:00 a.m. for sabre, 10:00 a.m. for foil and 12 noon for epee. The entry fee remains $10 per weapon. We also have the USFA membership forms if you need to renew your membership.
Also on the horizon is the Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade on Sunday, October 28. DFA has already sent in the entry form. This year’s theme is “Trick or Treat, Palm Desert Style”. We are going to transform our golf cart into the black hat of Zorro, a black mask with slits for the eyes (so we can see where we are driving!) and a black cape. We invite our members to dress up as Zorro, or some such character, and be in the golf cart parade. Please let me know and I’ll put your name on the list. Last year we took first place for school spirit! Let’s see what we do this year.
We are again hosting the Palm Desert Open, November 3-4, 2007, at College of the Desert. This is a Pacific Coast Section tournament and we do expect a very large turnout this year since there is no longer the Long Beach Invitational in October.
We are anticipating approximately 150 fencers for the PDO this year and so, we are very much in need of volunteers to help us with check-in. The last two years we had the assistance of Pacific Coast Section Secretary, Midi Cox, and her son, Kip, to run the computer. This year, we will not have Midi. Diane Whan will run the computer and oversee most of the tournament,
I will also assist, but we will need volunteers on hand to act as “runners” for the bout committee and tournament officials. We will also need volunteers to drive the shuttle van. This Palm Desert Open will be totally and completely run by DFA, so, we need its fencers, and parents, to help, Diane and I cannot run it by ourselves. I will be emailing more information as we get closer to the tournament. Entry forms are already on the DFA website. The deadline date for entry forms is October 24.
And, the U.S. Olympic Pentathlon team is coming to Palm Desert December 8-9, 2007. DFA is a co-sponsor and the fencing will be held at College of the Desert. This is a time trial for the Olympic Pentathlon team, but the neat part is that the epee event will be open to all fencers!
That means, our DFA epee fencers, or anyone who wants to fence epee that day, may do so!
I’ll have more information on this event, with schedules and venues.
Please know that if your fencer is already competing, or we’re getting him/her ready for competition, that on Monday evenings from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., we invite our sabre fencers to come and fence electric during that time to hone their competition skills. We are offering the same opportunity for our epee fencers on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
And, of course, there is open fencing on Friday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
And, in case you are wondering, our fees remain the same; $30 monthly membership and $20 per lesson.
Welcoming everyone back to the 2007-2008 fencing season,
Wishing you all blissful fencing,
Sincerely,
Leslie Taft
Fencing Coach
Desert Fencing Academy
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