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View Poll Results: How high have you served in fencing organisations? | |
Not at all - only fencer
|     | 22 | 28.21% | |
Club level, formal position but not elected to club board
|    | 6 | 7.69% | |
Club level, elected to club board
|    | 19 | 24.36% | |
Middle level, formal position but not elected to leading board
|    | 6 | 7.69% | |
Middle level, elected to leading board
|    | 12 | 15.38% | |
National level, formal position but not elected to leading board
|    | 5 | 6.41% | |
National level, elected to leading board
| | 5 | 6.41% | |
International level
| | 3 | 3.85% | 
08-03-2005, 05:20 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 3,048
| Your level of fencing organisation involvement?
Hi!
Partly inspired by all the anti-Roch statements out there, I decided to do a poll on what level of fencing organisation you have been involved in. To make the poll valid for all countries, the phrase "middle level" in the poll alternatives here means fencing organisations above club, but below national, level. So, what is the highest level you have served in?
Personally, I have been Chairman/trainer/armourer of the small fencing section of the University sports club of my Alma Mater. In my present club, I have been secretary and armourer/procurer, and club representative to the Swedish Fencing Federation yearly meeting.
Have a nice time!
Peter Gustafsson
Last edited by PeterGustafsson; 08-03-2005 at 05:29 AM.
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08-03-2005, 09:27 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 294
| I've served as president for a university fencing club as well as being a founding officer for the United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs (USACFC). My name carries a small amount of weight in the Midwest among college coaches, varsity and club alike. I like to think that I've done a fair amount to shape collegiate fencing in the US at the mere age of 24 years.
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08-03-2005, 11:01 AM
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#3 | | Admin
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,659
| I've done some of this other stuff, but I don't respond to public polls and I don't know what you mean by "middle level".
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08-03-2005, 11:48 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlottesville VA
Posts: 3,090
| I actually wish I could check more than one option. I am on the Board of Directors for one club, the Director of another and the Vice Chair of my Division. I also occasionally work national events, but not in an elected capacity, just as hired help. As such I checked middle, so I hope that was what you were after. Interesting poll by the way.
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08-03-2005, 11:48 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida
Posts: 431
| CLub level head of board at 2 different clubs in michigan one colligate one not.
and a board member of third club in michigan.
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08-03-2005, 11:53 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London
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Originally Posted by Craig I've done some of this other stuff, but I don't respond to public polls and I don't know what you mean by "middle level".
Craig | I assumed that "middle" indicated between the club-level and the national-level ... | |
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08-03-2005, 02:03 PM
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#7 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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| Er, Peter..."procurer" has connotations in English of which you may be unaware...  
As for me, my peculiar work schedule precludes me from exercising any official functions. I do things like make competition travel and lodging arrangements for my club sometimes; I help set up and break down at tournaments; otherwise, I am not very involved. I have promised to do whatever is asked of me once I retire. | |
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08-03-2005, 02:36 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlottesville VA
Posts: 3,090
| Retire? I thought Lovable Curmudgeony Troll was a lifetime appointed position...
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08-03-2005, 02:38 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Inquartata I have promised to do whatever is asked of me once I retire. | Let us know when that is. I am sure a few of us can think of some creative things to ask from you. After all you did promise... 
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08-03-2005, 02:39 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlottesville VA
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| I could not pick between the two comments for Inq so I just posted them both. Maybe I should have ran a poll... 
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08-03-2005, 02:54 PM
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#11 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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Originally Posted by CvilleFencer Retire? I thought Lovable Curmudgeony Troll was a lifetime appointed position... | That's just my avocation! I meant from work, you ninny!  | |
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08-03-2005, 02:55 PM
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#12 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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Originally Posted by CvilleFencer Let us know when that is. I am sure a few of us can think of some creative things to ask from you. After all you did promise... |
Ooooh, such incentive that gives me.  | |
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08-03-2005, 03:01 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,145
| I have filled every office in our club more than once and served as a division officer a couple of times. That seems pretty middle.
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08-03-2005, 04:26 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Houston/Galveston, Texas, USA
Posts: 489
| I just picked based on my current status. I belong to two clubs and serve on the board of one.
(I just finished as an officer, president, of the other and don't know if I'll be called up again).
I was an officer in our division for about 2 1/2 years, but had to step down due to conflicts with my "real" job about 6 months ago.
I think you'll probably find that most folks who serve in one capacity or another wind up serving in several, often at the same time. | |
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08-03-2005, 07:49 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calgary,Alberta Canada
Posts: 298
| Moi:
Vice-president of my club for four (or is it five?) years now.
Past Marketing Director of my Provincial organization (3 years).
Current Vice President Elite of my Provincial organization.
When I was a cadet I swore I'd never get involved in fencing politics  | |
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08-03-2005, 08:26 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Knoxville, TN or Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 738
| President/Coach/Captain/Liason/Founder of the Bryn Mawr fencing club (the only other officer has chosen the official title of "lackey" (Yay Hoot Yay!) ), and my last club was the University of Tennessee club. Since I wasn't a UT student I couldn't be an officer.
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08-04-2005, 12:48 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 550
| Like most of you. I do way too much!
Coach x 2 , Referee, Team Captain, Club manager (i.e. Loan officer) Division officers, past section officer, past national stuff, Board member of national Non profits, Past Olympic legal stuff, Tournament LOC etc. etc. (20+ years) Man now I am tired!
I long for the day when I can again just be a fencer!
Cheers
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08-04-2005, 02:22 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Houston/Galveston, Texas, USA
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Originally Posted by R. Exnicios I long for the day when I can again just be a fencer!
Cheers
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It doesn't happen, guy. I figured out a ong time ago, not just in fencing, there are those who DO and those who only do (as in just fence). If you're in the first category it is because that's just your nature.
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08-04-2005, 03:13 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DFW, Texas
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| I wasn't sure which to pick. Section officer and regional circuit coordinator would be "Middle level, elected to leading board." But, wouldn't be a USFA Congress Delegate be " National level, formal position but not elected to leading board?"
I went with the first. This is of course in addition to club owner and various division stuff over the years.
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08-04-2005, 03:22 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 5,074
| I've done a mix of things, none at the "high visibility" level. Treasurer of the NYFC, referee at local competitions (formally so for high school comps), webmaster for NJ division. Started off as "tech support" in Metro division: laying down copper strips for the Nationals, Martini and Rossi, weapons check, on-strip problem debugging. I'm glad to do the little I've done, though it can be really distracting from doing your own fencing, dammit.
I really appreciate those who put in the really tremendous hours it takes to run the sport. Which reminds me: division board of directors meeting this weekend, gotta go!
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