Heavy Metal 2008 Apr 26, 2008 - Apr 27, 2008

[Phincer]

So- is it a sanctioned tournament or not???

I've emailed "the tournament organizer", the president and asked on the local forum-all to no avail.

With the cost of gas, I'm very unlikely to drive my fencer all the way to College Station to practice-he can get that in Houston.

[JEC]

It is not. Check the Texas Gulf Coast forum. The Secretary of the GC Division confirmed that it is NOT.

The (Spring 2008) Heavy Metal is not, and never has been (either on its current date or its earlier, abandoned, date) a USFA tournament. To the best of my knowledge, the organizers never approached the Division about getting onto the calendar and getting USFA sanction. (Indeed, I have seen a message from the Chairman of the Division Tournament Committee to the organizers, sent a month or so ago, asking them to clarify on askFRED that the tournament is not USFA-sanctioned.)

It would actually violate the Bylaws of the Gulf Coast Texas Division for the Division Tournament Committee to sanction the tournament. The organizers, for reasons repeatedly brought to their attention (brought to their attention for general reasons, not specifically for reasons unique to the Heavy Metal) are not eligible for calendar space on the calendar of the Division. They opted not to be associated with the USFA this fencing year.

However, that being said, there may be some great fencing this weekend.


Matt Delevoryas
Secretary
Gulf Coast Texas Division

[Phincer]

That's the way I interpreted MTD's post, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one who thought that.

So, ya driving over? I imagine there's going to be some pretty unhappy mommas when they figure out this isn't sanctioned!