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registration cost Just out of curiosity.
How much does it cost to particpate to a foil competition in the US ?
Regional or National .
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 Originally Posted by flintstone33 Just out of curiosity.
How much does it cost to particpate to a foil competition in the US ?
Regional or National .
Thanks National events charge a $30 registration fee plus $50 per event entry fee.
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Originally Posted by foildad National events charge a $30 registration fee plus $50 per event entry fee. What?! Per fencer?! 
That's an awful lot of money, isn't it?
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Originally Posted by foildad National events charge a $30 registration fee plus $50 per event entry fee. Entry form must be submitted by the deadline (approximately 1 month in advance), late entries are permitted at triple the fee ($240). Entries are not accepted at the door nor within the week before the tournament.
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Holy crap you guys are expensive.
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen What?! Per fencer?!
That's an awful lot of money, isn't it? what do you mean per event ?
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Originally Posted by flintstone33 what do you mean per event ? That's a very strangely constructed question. Are you asking me about US fencing events? 
My qestion was if USD 30-50 was the minimum cost for participating in one events (say, Womens Épée)? That would then, in my opinion, be quite a lot of money...
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Originally Posted by foildad National events charge a $30 registration fee plus $50 per event entry fee. do you mean $ 30 per year + 50 $ per competition ?
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No. Each time you go to a NAC, it's $30 to register for the tournament and $50 for each weapon you fence. For example, if you just fence epee at a NAC, you pay $80. If you fencing epee and foil, it's $130.
That doesn't include the $50 fee for the USFA card.
Local tournaments range from $10 per event to $15 per event. Don't let 'em drop it. Don'tlet'emdropit. Stop it... bebop it.
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen My qestion was if USD 30-50 was the minimum cost for participating in one events (say, Womens Épée)? That would then, in my opinion, be quite a lot of money... It's definitely not the €20 you pay for FIE events... Don't let 'em drop it. Don'tlet'emdropit. Stop it... bebop it.
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Local competitions go up to as much as 20-50$ an event sometimes... If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time~Proust
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Originally Posted by Army Fencer It's definitely not the €20 you pay for FIE events... No, this sounds more reasonable:
Originally Posted by Army Fencer Local tournaments range from $10 per event to $15 per event. This is the usual entry fee for most fencing comps in Sweden (unless it's a really small one, like the competition we have at our club which is ~2.50$), FIE events or not.
Sorry for going OffTopic, but these prices you are all giving makes me wonder if fencing is a 'posh' sport in the US?
From all my experiences learned on this forum fencing (club membership fees, lesson cost, competition entries etc.) seems to be considerably higher than here in Sweden?!
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Originally Posted by Army Fencer No. Each time you go to a NAC, it's $30 to register for the tournament and $50 for each weapon you fence. For example, if you just fence epee at a NAC, you pay $80. If you fencing epee and foil, it's $130.
That doesn't include the $50 fee for the USFA card.
Local tournaments range from $10 per event to $15 per event. In France it is usually 10 Euros for a national event (registration + one event)
Now i understand why some americans seems to be in favor of the test
timings in foil : they want the matches last longer :-)
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Sorry for going OffTopic, but these prices you are all giving makes me wonder if fencing is a 'posh' sport in the US?
From all my experiences learned on this forum fencing (club membership fees, lesson cost, competition entries etc.) seems to be considerably higher than here in Sweden?! Personally, I think it's the Soviet influence/ lack of public knowledge of the sport... it's become too much of a novelty thing, methinks.. If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time~Proust
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Originally Posted by fencerontheline Personally, I think it's the Soviet influence/ lack of public knowledge of the sport... it's become too much of a novelty thing, methinks.. Yes, I have heard that you're mad about coaches from the (ex)USSR. A lot of them claim to be Maître D'armes (which is a very thorough education on all three weapons) when in fact they are 'merely' coaches. Apparantly those guys can make a pretty good living out of it... 
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From what I hear... Simon Gershon(who is the national foil team coach), makes upwards of 1000$ of work from Saturdays alone... If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time~Proust
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Originally Posted by fencerontheline From what I hear... Simon Gershon(who is the national foil team coach), makes upwards of 1000$ of work from Saturdays alone... Per month, or is that per year? 
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Per Saturday....
Every saturday he gives a group class which has an enourmous fee, and has a tremendous amount of people. If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time~Proust
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Up to a THOUSAND dollars per saturday?!
Crikey...I could make a living of that for almost a month...
Perhaps I should better not ask if that is 'white' money as I have no idea how the US tax system works... *whistle*
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More than a thousand actually... it's $50 per student and there's at least 25-30 people in the class... If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time~Proust
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