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Dear fencers and fencing parents, In this weekly newsletter you'll find: - Intermediate Spring Break Camp March 25-28th with special guest coach Sam Gallagher-Pelletier
- Arriving at the Club
- New fencers at the club this week
- Easter Holiday
- Donut Tournament & AB Cup Registration - and what do you need?
- Recent Tournament Results
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Spring Break Intermediate Foil & Epee Camp - March 25th-28th, 9am-4pm
- Evening Classes will run as usual
- Special guest coach Sam Gallagher Pelletier will join our Epic team for the week!
- Sam is an epee fencer that has trained and coached in Quebec, Ontario, Vancouver, and China. He is currently training and competing for Team Canada and is one of Canada's Olympic hopefuls. When he isn't training or coaching, Sam produces YouTube videos on his channel "GP Fencing" that offer tactical insight to fencers around the world.
- Camp will include fitness, footwork, drills, video analysis, and bouting
- Price: $440/week - half-day and drop-in options available
- Member discount 20%, sibling discount 10%, and early bird discount for 10% before February 26th
- Member code: memberspring24
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Arriving at the ClubA couple gentle reminders here. First, as we are well into the winter months, it is important to remember to take off your boots and leave them in the coat rack area. Additionally, don't forget indoor shoes! Secondly, we understand that managing school, jobs, other activities, and traffic can be tricky. We ask that you do your best to arrive on time for classes. Arriving on time means arriving 5 minutes early to get shoes on etc. What's more, if your kids are borrowing club equipment, arriving on time may mean arriving 10 minutes early! And remember "if you're late, you run!" In other words, show the coaches you care by joining the group as quickly as possible if you're late! When coaches see this, they know you've done your best with the circumstances of the day! |
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New Fencers at the Club this weekThis week we are offering free fencing classes to Calgarians through Sport Calgary's All Sport One City. Please make space for the new members, help keep the club tidy, and be your friendly selves as usual! |
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Easter Weekend- The club will be CLOSED for Easter Weekend on Friday March 29th and Saturday March 30th
- The club will be OPEN Monday April 1st
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Feb 17th Dragon Donut Tournament - Register soon so we can hire Refs!- As this tournament falls during the celebrations of Chinese New Year, we will be having a potluck like we did during the Winter Holiday
- Schedule:
- 9am: Y12 & Y8 Foil
- 10:30: Y10 Foil
- 12pm-1pm: Potluck
- 1pm: Mixed Epee and Mixed Foil Team (all Epic members 12+ can join!)
- Payment info (see info page for more details)
- Everyone pays the $5 Registration fee
- Pay the $20 Event fee if this is tournament is additional to your weekly schedule
- If you're just paying the $5 fee and it won't let you check out without paying the whole fee, don't worry, we will do the $5 fee at the competition
- Potluck info:
- If Chinese cooking isn't your specialty, there are many options like:
- Chicken dishes, Beverages, Fruit, Utensils
- Click here to sign up for the potluck
- Alberta Fencing Requirements
- Participants should have an AFA membership. If your fencer is doing the AB Cups, they will need the Competitive Membership ($55). If they are just doing Donut Tournaments, the Associate Membership ($20) is sufficient.
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Upcoming AB Cups & AFA MembershipThere are two AB Cups coming up shortly. - Feb 24th-25th - AB Cup #3, Don Laszlo Tournament
- Location: University of Calgary
- Our coaches strongly encourage Epic members to attend
- Click here to register
- March 16th-17th - AB Cup #4, Leslie Palmai Memorial
- Location: Epic Fencing!
- Our coaches strongly encourage Epic members to attend
- Click here to register
In order to compete, the fencer will need an AFA competitive membership ($55), two weapons, and two body cords. We will do our best to supply fencing whites when necessary but cannot guarantee we have enough pants for everyone. Foilists will need a lame as well. |
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Recent Tournament Results- Torino Grand Prix World Cup
- Eleanor Harvey, 33rd
- Carlos Padua, 135th,
- Gabriella Padua, 185th
- Gavin Hay, 224th
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