The US Fencing Association reported today that Michael Pederson will be returning to the post of national coach for the women's foil program for the remainder of the 2012 Olympic quadrennial.
Pederson recently resigned as US Fencing's High Performance Director following the 2009 World Championships.
Craig's been to the Temple Open and has fond memories of overnight van rides and Philly Cheessteaks.
You know the fencing season is kicking off when the Temple Open rolls around. The Temple Open is one of the two largest pre-season tournaments for NCAA fencers and for the growing host of Collegiate Club fencers.
This year the Temple Open marked it's 30th year. Quite an accomplishment for the University and a continued benefit for collegiate fencing.
Following an incident in which a foil punctured the FIE transparent visor mask, the FIE has removed their required use at FIE competitions.
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) announced that the use of the transparent visor masks would no longer be required at foil events pending an investigation into the causes of an accident where a foil broke through the Lexan protective plate during a foil bout at the European Junior Championships.
Scorecounter is the free fencing referee application for the iPhone and iTouch developed by Fencing.net user Gary Hayenga. It maintains all the basic essentials one needs to referee a bout: an adjustable stopwatch with both 1 and 3 minute resets, the ability to track yellow and red cards, and a counter for the score of both fencers (as the name of the app would imply).
Referee or Zombie? We'll tell you how to make sure.
What do fencers need to survive the zombie apocalypse?
There are plenty of resource guides available for overall preparation for a zombie attack. Take stock of your own gear to determine what's the best fit for surviving against the zombies.
The first thing that you need to do is be able to tell friend from foe. In other words:
Don't mistake referees for zombies.
Yes, at the end of the day they do shuffle around a bit and their eyes can get that glazed over "must eat brains now" look, but your typical fencing referee is not a zombie. The fact that they do take on some zombie attributes late in the fencing day makes identification of the zombie threat a bit more difficult, but we've found these methods to be tried and true winners:
Scorecounter is the free fencing referee application for the iPhone and iTouch developed by Fencing.net user Gary Hayenga. It maintains all the basic essentials one needs to referee a bout: an adjustable stopwatch with both 1 and 3 minute resets, the ability to track yellow and red cards, and a counter for the score of both fencers (as the name of the app would imply). 
