2009-2010 tournament schedule

[Eejit]

NAC A day schedule is currently available.

-B

This is fantastic, there is no way I can possibly attend a Men's Foil event without taking a day off from work. I could understand putting one of the events during the work week, but both? If I wanted to fence D3 and D2, I'd have to blow two days of vacation, and I'd have almost nothing to do in between, unless I felt like doing D3 MS for some strange reason. That really blows. A lot. They could have easily moved either the D2 or D3 WF events onto a weekday and swapped in a MF event to be fair.

[teacup]

This is fantastic, there is no way I can possibly attend a Men's Foil event without taking a day off from work. I could understand putting one of the events during the work week, but both? If I wanted to fence D3 and D2, I'd have to blow two days of vacation, and I'd have almost nothing to do in between, unless I felt like doing D3 MS for some strange reason. That really blows. A lot. They could have easily moved either the D2 or D3 WF events onto a weekday and swapped in a MF event to be fair.

If it's any compensation, women's epee is the same.

[Eejit]

If it's any compensation, women's epee is the same.

And the dumbest thing is that Men's Epee occupies the two weekend days. It's the exact same situation. You honestly have to wonder who looked at that and thought it was okay to complete **** people over. Saber is done equitably and reasonably, why not the other weapons?

I guess it's disheartening because I don't live in an area with the opportunity to attend large tournaments regularly without air travel. It would have been nice to be able to drive to a NAC for once, but I will almost definitely skip this one.

[teacup]

And the dumbest thing is that Men's Epee occupies the two weekend days. It's the exact same situation. You honestly have to wonder who looked at that and thought it was okay to complete **** people over. Saber is done equitably and reasonably, why not the other weapons?

I guess it's disheartening because I don't live in an area with the opportunity to attend large tournaments regularly without air travel. It would have been nice to be able to drive to a NAC for once, but I will almost definitely skip this one.

I don't think schedules are intentionally made to hurt any groups more than others. The problem is having four day national events, two weekend and two work/school days. (Monday is not a holiday for much of the country.)

[DonnaP]

This detective work has always been fun and easy with a computer. However, without the day schedule to make plane reservations, and without THS to book rooms at this time, how does knowing the venue for future NACs help?

Because most hotels allow you to book and then modify the reservation up to a few days in advance - I can book my hotel today if I want - as long as I know the general dates I will be needing the room. I can scope out deals and then as soon as the day schedule comes out, I book my flights and modify the hotel rooms - easy as pie. It also lets me look to see what else is nearby should I want to stay an extra day or so for visiting, sightseeing, etc.

----then again - if I book all my rooms now, like I usually would, - will I have to cancel them and re-book with THS lest my registration be cancelled?? Does booking before THS has their options available = a "waiver"?? hmmm........ As the dates are available for the next few years - maybe I can beat THS for the next 5 years!!!!

[passata_sotto]

No one can think that it makes any sense to have Div3 Mens Foil on Friday and not have Div2 Mens Foil until Monday. Why not put Cadet on Saturday and the Div 2 on Sunday and Div 3 on Monday?

[flechewounds]

This is fantastic, there is no way I can possibly attend a Men's Foil event without taking a day off from work. I could understand putting one of the events during the work week, but both? If I wanted to fence D3 and D2, I'd have to blow two days of vacation, and I'd have almost nothing to do in between, unless I felt like doing D3 MS for some strange reason. That really blows. A lot. They could have easily moved either the D2 or D3 WF events onto a weekday and swapped in a MF event to be fair.

THS will gladly provide luxury accommodations for you and your loved one in the beautiful Des Moines Rodeway Inn for the discount price of $119.99/night (only $40 above the rate offered to the general public).

Enjoy the Rodeway Inn's comfortable, spacious rooms with their trademark STD-Stop mattresses, its scenic view of I-35 (the Cement Mississippi), it's luxurious, new one-piece shower stalls with water-saving heads and "green-friendly" towels, its on-property dining (at the luxurious Po' Folks Buffet), and its lively nightlife (this week featuring "Remembering the Kings" - A Retrospective Honoring the Memories of The King and The King of Pop - a Rodeway Inn exclusive).

What could be better?

[edew]

No one can think that it makes any sense to have Div3 Mens Foil on Friday and not have Div2 Mens Foil until Monday. Why not put Cadet on Saturday and the Div 2 on Sunday and Div 3 on Monday?

It makes all the sense in the world: Div II/III fencers will stay the whole long weekend, making it virtually a requirement to stay at hotels for 4 nights. Got to go visit wonderful Des Moines during the free time on the weekend. Have a scoop of ice cream. Tip some cows. Bite into a fresh ear of corn....

[Redblade]

Where is the NOC-designated events schedule?

[keith]

Where is the NOC-designated events schedule?

http://usfanoc.askfred.net/Info/about.php