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    USFA clubs question

    So you need 10 USFA members in order to register your club with the USFA. (Right?)

    What if your tiny college club has nothing close to that many USFA fencers, (barely that many total fencers) Could two quasi-close clubs merge into one USFA club? A sort of club alliance thing.

    Are there even benefits of Becoming a USFA club, other than being able to host USFA tournys?

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    USFA liability insurance.

    Just to be clear, being a USFA club does not make your tournaments USFA tournaments.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Applesauce and Foils View Post
    What does?
    Sanctioning from your division, section, the YDC, or National Tournament Committee.

    That may or may not require being a USFA member club, depending on the rules being used by the body granting sanction.

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    Also, you don't need to be a USFA club to host USFA events. My college club isn't USFA right now, but thats simply because we're on a tight budget, and the added expense wouldn't give us anything. We would still be able to host USFA events that are sanctioned by our division.
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    Quote Originally Posted by catwood1 View Post
    Also, you don't need to be a USFA club to host USFA events. My college club isn't USFA right now, but thats simply because we're on a tight budget, and the added expense wouldn't give us anything. We would still be able to host USFA events that are sanctioned by our division.
    Our division's policy is that if a club that isn't a USFA member wants to host a sanctioned event, the division will host the event at the club's facility.

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    How much does it cost for a club to be a USFA member club?
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    Quote Originally Posted by whiteandbluefencer View Post
    How much does it cost for a club to be a USFA member club?
    http://www.usfencing.org/usfa/compon...einfo/id,1772/

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    what about my original question-can two clubs (too small to meet the minimum membership) apply for one USFA membership?

    and, is the insurance the only reason clubs register with the USFA?

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    A single club can have multiple locations. How things are internally structured may or may not be transparent.

    Being a registered club allows the club to field teams for national championships and qualifiers.

    It results in a listing on the US Fencing website.

    It puts the club on a mailing list for information from US Fencing aimed at clubs. In the future there may be signficantly more information and other resources available through this channel. Over the recent past it has usually been used to pass a CD-worth of forms and documents (all of the various entry forms, qualifier report forms, etc.) annually. Example materials.

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