Main issue… how do we keep the max people in fencing..?
Having been to a number of Vic Sport meetings with other sports SDO’s (sports development officers) this seems to be the main issue with all sporting organisations.
One factor to think about is Environment Friendly Clubs - The Right Approach:
1. What do people see when entering a club?
2. What do they hear in your club?
3. What do they feel from your club?

If you answer these questions and feel there could be improvement….. this might be an easy way to encourage fencers and more importantly VOLUNTEERS to stay within the sport.!!

For more info go to Vic Sport for important information on sporting clubs or link to your location.

or AUSPORT Link

Fencing.Net has a new downloadable Manual (for Purchase $20USD)

After interviewing numerous top fencers a Psychological Training Manual has been produced on the important mental game of Fencing

Check it out Link

Leon Paul has entered the market with its Foil Lame/Bib Mask called the X-Change

Click to Visit Leon Paul site Video

The Leon Paul Catalogue

The Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation.. 85th Anniversary…Saturday 25th October 2008.  Alexandra Gardens Melbourne.

What a great opportunity to showcase our sport and be involved in a wonderful charitable exhibition.

The Day was a massive success with hundreds - thousands of children and their families wandering the picturesque Gardens by the Yarra River and picking up a fencing mask and plastic foil and learning how to hit like a Fencer.

Thanks to Darcy and Josh from Monash Uni for spending the bulk of the day handing out flyers, masks and foils and putting on their whites and demonstrating all three weapons in overcast 30 degrees weather! 

 www.lmcf.org.au 

Fencing was located just off Boathouse Drive on the Palm Lawn, 10:00 am til 4:30pm. We still had people lining up at 4:30 and other sports had already pulled their marquees down and left!

For more on the Lord Mayors Fund go to Link

Thanks to all the staff and volunteers of “Give It A Go”  & L.M.C.F. for their great work.

chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

Couple of Website updates under Links:

Commonwealth Juniors.

Also Association Links:

Commonwealth Fencing Federation.

Fencing Victoria is undertaking a Survey on participation in competitions and experience and assesment of the Competitions Calendar as it stands and how it may be structured in the future.

Make sure you express your opinions….

Link         (When requested, enter the keyword - steplunge )

The online survey closes Nov 7, 2008

The National Championships entries are available from AFF via your state Association.

AFF National Entries link 

The Australian Government in association with the Australian Sports Commission runs sessions for children in After Care.

If you’d like to be involved in running a class for Fencing, please contact me:

chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

AASC Link

Some Australian Results from the World Veteran Championships in Limoges France:

Haluk Yeter 6th Mens Epee

http://www.escrime-ffe.fr/SITE_FFE/escrimepourtous/resultats%20limoges/EHV%20B.pdf 

Zoltan Vilagosh 12th Mens Foil

Link:

http://www.escrime-ffe.fr/SITE_FFE/escrimepourtous/resultats%20limoges/FHV%20A.pdf

AFF 1 ACT- looks like it’ll be at the AIS 17-19 April.  Schedule and website: www.dhm2009.actfa.org.au

AFF 2 Adelaide (Queens Birthday) tba June 6,7,8
AFF 3 Queensland tba August
AFF 4 - Nationals Melbourne? or Sydney tba November

Also Asian Championships in Doha.
And a new set of Oceania Competitions Junior and Senior, probably 1st 2 weeks of September in New Caledonia.