Monday, June 22, 2009
June News 2009 Blast
This is a news blast for June.
Firstly, the 2009 Pentathlon National Championships, held in Palm Springs June 5-7, went smoothly.
There were 80 participants from the US, Canada, Panama, Guatemala and Mexico. Margaux Isaksen, Eli Bremer and Sam Sacksen, pentathletes on the 2008 Olympic pentathlon team were there and it was exciting to watch them fence. Actually, it was exciting watching all the men, women and kids compete. Our very own Devon Cavaliere and Jo Ragland, all ten years old, were competing in the youth event on Friday.
I want to thank Sam Signorelli for being on hand all four days as our armorer and Josh Butler, Chasen Chapman, Max Barber and Ann Barber for refereeing.
Pentathlon one-touch epee is a different kind of fencing from our five-touch bouts and 15-touch direct eliminations (DE’s). Our referees had to be on their toes, watching for toe shots and in-bound/out-of-bound fleches. It was fun and quite the worthwhile experience for our DFA members.
Our Summer Program starts Monday, June 15. Monday through Friday, fencing will begin at 1:30 pm. Closing times remain unchanged. And fencing on Saturday remains the same, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
As everyone prepares for vacation, please let me know day(s) and time(s) your fencer would like to come and fence during the summer.
Also, please let me know when you will be gone for vacation so I can put a fencer into a vacated fencing slot.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS A LESSON, PLEASE CALL ME, 218-1343, AND LET ME KNOW.
Wishing everyone a great Summer!
Leslie Taft
The Fencing Coach
Firstly, the 2009 Pentathlon National Championships, held in Palm Springs June 5-7, went smoothly.
There were 80 participants from the US, Canada, Panama, Guatemala and Mexico. Margaux Isaksen, Eli Bremer and Sam Sacksen, pentathletes on the 2008 Olympic pentathlon team were there and it was exciting to watch them fence. Actually, it was exciting watching all the men, women and kids compete. Our very own Devon Cavaliere and Jo Ragland, all ten years old, were competing in the youth event on Friday.
I want to thank Sam Signorelli for being on hand all four days as our armorer and Josh Butler, Chasen Chapman, Max Barber and Ann Barber for refereeing.
Pentathlon one-touch epee is a different kind of fencing from our five-touch bouts and 15-touch direct eliminations (DE’s). Our referees had to be on their toes, watching for toe shots and in-bound/out-of-bound fleches. It was fun and quite the worthwhile experience for our DFA members.
Our Summer Program starts Monday, June 15. Monday through Friday, fencing will begin at 1:30 pm. Closing times remain unchanged. And fencing on Saturday remains the same, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
As everyone prepares for vacation, please let me know day(s) and time(s) your fencer would like to come and fence during the summer.
Also, please let me know when you will be gone for vacation so I can put a fencer into a vacated fencing slot.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS A LESSON, PLEASE CALL ME, 218-1343, AND LET ME KNOW.
Wishing everyone a great Summer!
Leslie Taft
The Fencing Coach
