FYI: This motion was moved to "Urgent" and voted upon & passed at the meeting.
The new classification chart will be in effect for all events in the 2009-2010
season.

Updates to the FencingTime tournament software are available to reflect this
change.

(From email with Dan Berke)

--)-Christopher Medalis--

--- On Wed, 7/29/09, gatun.cz <gatun.cz@...> wrote:

From: gatun.cz <gatun.cz@...>
Subject: [Z Fencing Club of Lanc.] Changes to D classification in the works
To: York-Fencing-Club@yahoogroups.com, usfahbrgdiv@yahoogroups.com,
zfencing@yahoogroups.com, baltimorefc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 9:13 AM






 





The board meeting agenda from Summer Nationals is available
online at: http://fencing. teamusa.org/ content/index/ 5122



This topic had it's first hearing at the BoD in TX. The next BoD meeting should
also hear it and possibly vote on it.

Nannette



NEW D

Min no. of fencers: 15; must include at least 4 E's or higher

Rated fencers: 2 E's or higher must finish in top 8

Classifications awarded:

1: D

2-4: E



OLD D

Min no. of fencers: 15

Rated fencers: no requirements

Classifications awarded:

1: D

2-4: E





Rationale:

Under the current system, it is possible to hold a sanctioned event consisting
of 15 or more unrated novice fencers (typically with less than one year of
competitive experience.) The top four finishers will earn classifications,
regardless of their skill level. This has the effect of “devaluing” the D
and E classifications, since there is no requirement that more skilled fencers
compete and be encountered in the later rounds.

All of the other classification groups require the presence of a minimum number
of rated fencers. This change applies the same criterion to Group D1 events.





























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