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  1. #1
    A. Blake
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    Pomme de Terre

    Once again it's that time of year.

    the 2003 Pomme de Terre will be held at Wellesley University, in
    Wellesley, MA on June 21st and 22nd

    Forms and info online at http://www.neusfa.org/pdt

    -Adam Blake
    New England Division Treasurer

  2. #2
    A. Blake
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    adam@prisedefer.com (A. Blake) wrote in message news:<e8d666bd.0304231625.609c94f@posting.google.c om>...
    > Once again it's that time of year.
    >
    > the 2003 Pomme de Terre will be held at Wellesley University, in
    > Wellesley, MA on June 21st and 22nd
    >
    > Forms and info online at http://www.neusfa.org/pdt
    >
    > -Adam Blake
    > New England Division Treasurer


    We have started getting entries in and are posting them on the website
    (see above)

    Tee shirts are provided at no additional charge to those with timely
    entries (before the deadline) so dont be late.

    -Adam

  3. #3
    Delia M. Turner
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    I might mention, for those who are on the fence about it, that the
    Pomme de Terre is the best-organized, best-refereed, most enjoyable
    local tournament in the Northeast. Not to mention that the prizes are
    hilarious. The T-shirts cause confusion and amusement wherever you
    go.

    Of course, it's also a great warm-up for Summer Nationals.

    And the organizers only use duct tape to re-assemble the fencers when
    absolutely necessary.

    (http://www.dmturner.org./Teacher/Pictures/ducttape.jpg)

    --Delia

    adam@prisedefer.com (A. Blake) wrote in message news:<e8d666bd.0305211707.4919a375@posting.google. com>...
    > adam@prisedefer.com (A. Blake) wrote in message news:<e8d666bd.0304231625.609c94f@posting.google.c om>...
    > > Once again it's that time of year.
    > >
    > > the 2003 Pomme de Terre will be held at Wellesley University, in
    > > Wellesley, MA on June 21st and 22nd
    > >
    > > Forms and info online at http://www.neusfa.org/pdt
    > >
    > > -Adam Blake
    > > New England Division Treasurer

    >
    > We have started getting entries in and are posting them on the website
    > (see above)
    >
    > Tee shirts are provided at no additional charge to those with timely
    > entries (before the deadline) so dont be late.
    >
    > -Adam


  4. #4
    Chris Aher
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    Delia is right on target. The PdT is a great tournament. Unfortunately, it
    directly conflicts with my son's HS graduation this year. We are seriously
    considering blowing it off to fence the PdT.

    Regards,
    Chris


    "Delia M. Turner" <dmturner@dmturner.org> wrote in message
    news:a02e0196.0305280458.418e8442@posting.google.c om...
    > I might mention, for those who are on the fence about it, that the
    > Pomme de Terre is the best-organized, best-refereed, most enjoyable
    > local tournament in the Northeast. Not to mention that the prizes are
    > hilarious. The T-shirts cause confusion and amusement wherever you
    > go.
    >
    > Of course, it's also a great warm-up for Summer Nationals.
    >
    > And the organizers only use duct tape to re-assemble the fencers when
    > absolutely necessary.
    >
    > (http://www.dmturner.org./Teacher/Pictures/ducttape.jpg)
    >
    > --Delia
    >
    > adam@prisedefer.com (A. Blake) wrote in message

    news:<e8d666bd.0305211707.4919a375@posting.google. com>...
    > > adam@prisedefer.com (A. Blake) wrote in message

    news:<e8d666bd.0304231625.609c94f@posting.google.c om>...
    > > > Once again it's that time of year.
    > > >
    > > > the 2003 Pomme de Terre will be held at Wellesley University, in
    > > > Wellesley, MA on June 21st and 22nd
    > > >
    > > > Forms and info online at http://www.neusfa.org/pdt
    > > >
    > > > -Adam Blake
    > > > New England Division Treasurer

    > >
    > > We have started getting entries in and are posting them on the website
    > > (see above)
    > >
    > > Tee shirts are provided at no additional charge to those with timely
    > > entries (before the deadline) so dont be late.
    > >
    > > -Adam




  5. #5
    Alison1daland
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    >Delia is right on target. The PdT is a great tournament. Unfortunately, it
    >directly conflicts with my son's HS graduation this year. We are seriously
    >considering blowing it off to fence the PdT.


    Fencing is more important. Blow it off
    :P I'm blowing off my graduation to fence at nationals this summer...
    ~alison

  6. #6
    Holly E. Ordway
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    alison1daland@aol.com (Alison1daland) wrote in
    news:20030528175534.06893.00000638@mb-m19.aol.com:

    > Fencing is more important. Blow it off
    >:P I'm blowing off my graduation to fence at nationals this summer...
    > ~alison
    >


    That's the spirit! :-)

    I blew off all three of my college graduations, hurrah! And I didn't
    even have a tournament as an excuse... I just had better things to do on
    a nice afternoon (like lazing in the sun with a book) than stand around
    in a silly costume listening to speeches. (I am not one for ceremonies.
    Except for the fencing ceremony where they hang a medal around your
    neck. I like that one a lot .

    --Holly

  7. #7
    A. Blake
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    It's Still not too late!!! We already have 390 event entries!!!

    We are still accepting registrations for Pomme de Terre (granted you
    dont get at tee shirt because you're past the early entry deadline)

    The Host hotel is holding a block rooms for us until this MONDAY JUNE
    16th
    so book your room now.

    Infomation on the host hotel and the tournament availble at
    http://www.neusfa.org/pdt

    -Adam Blake
    NEUSFA Treasurer

  8. #8
    Delia M. Turner
    Guest

    Re: Pomme de Terre

    The Pomme de Terre, once again, was an outstanding tournament. A few
    comments:

    Space:
    The Wellesley gym space didn't have as much "atmosphere" as the
    Brandeis gym, which has beautiful light and feels spacious and calm.
    It also didn't have the huge bleacher seating that Brandeis had. It
    was one of those cattle-barn field houses. However, it had much more
    usable room. There were strips galore, more than a normal NAC,
    curtained off by that pipe-and-drape stuff into four clearly-marked
    strip areas with walking chutes in between. I'm not sure how
    necessary the curtains were, now that I think of it, since there were
    few spectators, but a friend I traveled with said that it had the
    advantage of helping you know where things were. They had two of the
    modular finals strips set up at the end of the space, with adequate
    bleacher seating for an audience and those cool electronic
    name-displays flashing the names of the competitors, and the PA system
    was pretty clear considering the constraints of the space. The
    vendors, armorers, bout committee, and referee center were in the
    perimeter of the space and a little crowded. There was a refreshment
    stand, and a running projection display of results, pools, and
    pictures. The registration was out in a separate space near the
    locker-rooms (showers!). On the whole, I like the Wellesley space
    better even if my daughter DOES go to Brandeis.

    Host hotel: Sweet. Clean. Friendly desk. Free continental
    breakfast. Went out of their way to make me comfortable. Not as
    close to the venue as I would prefer but you can't have everything.
    Thumbs up.

    Operations: There were a huge number of walk-ins despite the
    well-organized pre-registration drive (and despite the T-shirt
    incentive for pre-registrants) which made events start a little later
    than they could have, but for me it went very smoothly. There was an
    experienced, competent bout committee with lots of computers, and
    there were a plenty of qualified referees. It was actively managed,
    by which I mean the organizers didn't sit behind a table waiting for
    people to complain, but rather walked around finding problems before
    they were problems, and fixing them. I was particularly impressed by
    the way they managed the difficult on-campus parking situation; we
    were directed from the first lot we chose because it was too far away,
    and then (because we had parked in an awkward place) someone tracked
    us down and helped to park later in a lot which the college had just
    opened up.

    My event: as usual, the open women's sabre was a strong event, though
    as usual, the field keeps getting stronger at a rate which doesn't
    match my rate of improvement . I had a nice pool, with a consistent
    and courteous referee. They didn't rush us excessively (because sabre
    is the fastest event, it is often run at breakneck pace, perhaps
    simply because you CAN), and the DEs started very promptly. Having
    trained hard for the last month and a half, I was stiff and leaden and
    never felt right, and my second DE was embarrassing for both me and
    the opponent who took me out, undoubtedly right on track for a
    much-more-satisfying Summer Nationals for both of us.

    Prizes: Nice plaques with the logo on them, and the usual potato
    prizes! People are curiously motivated by the thought of snagging
    these, from idle conversations I had here and there.

    For anyone who wants a good tune-up for Summer Nationals, this is a
    great place to be.

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