Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge N.O.C. at Mission

[BrodeurNJD30]

On September 22nd, 2008, the newly-installed USFA Board of Directors voted to establish a new National Open Circuit using well-known, locally organized Senior events and modeled after the SYC system. In the future, a well established bid-process will be used for event designation.

The goal of the NOC is to expand the reliable strength of large super-regional events below the Div I NAC level. It will serve as a developmental path for athletes and intends to provide level-appropriate competitions for the Div IA fencer, historically underserved by the national tournament structure.

Top 4 places in each of the Super-Regional Events will auto-qualify for Div IA Summer Nationals. A season-long points standing will be maintained for the National Open Circuit with awards given to the top place holders in each weapon.


Events Scheduled:
Senior Women's Epee
Senior Women's Foil
Senior Women's Saber
Senior Men's Epee
Senior Men's Foil
Senior Men's Saber



Preregistration opens on 02/28/2009.
Preregistration closes on 04/17/2009.

Since this is a National Event no walk-in registrations will be accepted. sign up now on askfred.net

http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComin...nament_id=8154

[academe]

Is there "day of" registration? If so, how much? It looks like only pre-registration on askfred.

[epeemike81]

Since this is a National Event no walk-in registrations will be accepted. sign up now on askfred.net

Is there "day of" registration? If so, how much? It looks like only pre-registration on askfred.

Helpful Link.

-m

[academe]

Helpful Link.

-m

oops...just skipped to link for pre-registration. Yeah, hooked on phonics would help, especially when pronouncing things like--ADHD.

[BrodeurNJD30]

This will also be an entirely paper-less tournament with projectors detailing all the information. We will be using a new system with real-time results available on-line.

[oiuyt]

entirely paper-less tournament

PDAs for the refs, pulling information directly from the scoring machines, or ...?

-B

[Allen Evans]

...shouting the scores from the strip in a loud voice?

[epeemike81]

PDAs for the refs

this, I believe.

-m

[BrodeurNJD30]

PDAs for the refs, pulling information directly from the scoring machines, or ...?

-B

Brad,
Come fence and be suprised!
-Dennis

[telkanuru]

We're encouraging PDAs now? Among the reffing corps? Isn't that a touch unprofessional?

[KD5MDK]

It's a tradeoff for all the reimbursement delays.

[Mauler]

It's a NOC, not a NAC. Refs get paid. But it's a good sign that they're letting refs use PDAs. It does help make the days more bearable.

[hello?]

I don't know how the actual event will be run....but I have been trying to get a hold of the organizers since yesterday, trying to find a hotel nearby, to no avail. (The address for this club, for some reason, confuses yahoo maps and google maps and mapques, so it's hard to tell what is near and what is far.)

[fdad]

I don't know how the actual event will be run....but I have been trying to get a hold of the organizers since yesterday, trying to find a hotel nearby, to no avail. (The address for this club, for some reason, confuses yahoo maps and google maps and mapques, so it's hard to tell what is near and what is far.)

Mission Fencing Center, 346 Route 25A (AKA North Country Road), Rocky Point, NY, 11778

The closest major hotels seem to be:
Radisson MacArthur Airport (20 min)
Marriot Islandia Long Island (25 min)

Though there are smaller B&Bs nearby.

[hello?]

Thanks! I appreciate the information...(I had the address, but for some reason yahoo.maps and mapquest would not accept it as a valid address.)

[BrodeurNJD30]

WE HAVE EXTENDED PRE-REGISTRATION to 4/24.

Host Hotel: Radisson Hotel MacArthur Airport

(631) 758-2900

1730 N Ocean Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742

$99.00 includes continental breakfast.
Free shuttle to/from ISP airport and LIRR
Ask for Mission Fencing Group

[bigdawg2121]

Is there a published pricetag on this event by any chance?

[FencingJunkie]

The epee tournament is getting more and more difficult everyday. I was planning on getting in the top four and leaving. Now it's gonna be a chore, thanks a lot extended deadline

[hello?]

I can't say I am in favor of the ever-extending deadlines either.

[BrodeurNJD30]

We are continueing to extend the deadline for several reasons. To give you the best possible tournament for your money in terms of number of bouts and possible ratings earned and renewed. To bring in top level referees. And since this is the first year of the NOC there has been some confusion over exactly what it is so we would like to give everyone a chance to fence in this ground breaking event.

-D