Livestream and Commentating training opportunity

When sports create opportunities for a wider audience to see and learn about a sport, they can attract new members and potential sponsors. With this aim, England Fencing now has the equipment needed to livestream fencing competitions and put events into the public space. 

Scottish Fencing is hosting the 5 Nations and along with the Scottish Open we could potentially livestream both tournaments. To do this we need trained volunteers who know how to use and look after England Fencing’s equipment. 

If you are interested in learning please contact us at admin@scottish-fencing.com The dates when we would need volunteers to be available are: 

  • Training: potential dates for training are 3-4 June (National Championships) or 17-18 June (England Youth Championships).  

  • Events: planned dates for the 5 Nations - 18 November and Scottish Open - 25-26 November. 

Potential volunteers will be required to commit to at least one training session and one event. Once we have an idea of interest we can look at logistics and make plans. 

Scottish Veterans Fencing Update

Having recovered from the Commonwealths we have appointed a new Sabre Team Captain, are enjoying competitions and continue to attract new veterans.

Richard Foster has taken over as Men’s Sabre captain, from Keith Davidson.  We thank Keith for all his work picking teams and organising events in Scotland, while looking forward to his continuing contribution as fencer and supporter.

EVF European Circuit

Mike McKay was 2nd in the Memorial Max Gunter in Munich and following Guildford is second in the European rankings, Sheila Anderson and Viv Frith are 1st, in their respective categories.

Guildford produced a host of good results, with several people achieving best British fencer while the European fencers took the medals. Congratulations to everyone who competed.

·       WS Cat 4 – We had a clean sweep with Viv Firth 1, Silvia Brown 2, Yvonne Walls 3

·       MF Cat 2 – Won by Mike McKay

·       WS Cat 2 – Michele Narey 2nd

·       MS Cat 1 – Mo Mansoori 2nd

·       WF Cat 1 – Beatrice Taylor 3rd

·       WF Cat 3 – Sheila Anderson 3rd

BVF Age groups Leon Paul Centre, two good weekends of fencing.

·       WS Cat 4 –Congratulations on a second clean sweep, Viv Firth 1, Yvonne Walls 2, Silvia Brown 3

·       ME Cat 3 – Won by Hugh Kernohan

·       WE Cat 2 – Won by Georgia Usher, the highest placed British fencer in Guildford

·       WE Cat 3 – Maggie Tait 2nd, a good return to the podium

·       WF Cat 3 – Sheila Anderson 2nd

·       MS Cat 1 – Mo Mansoori 2nd, sustaining his Guildford performance

·       MF Cat 2 – Nick Mort 3rd, good to see Nick amongst the medals

·       MS Cat 3 – Julian Ghost 3rd, he was also the highest placed British fencer in Guildford

Teams are announced for Dublin and we are looking forward to future events. For more information on Veterans fencing and to get involved please click here.

People Development Consultation

Scottish Fencing recognise that People Development is a key area to the development of the sport. A strong and resilient workforce is essential to the future growth and sustainability of fencing in Scotland. As part of our 2022-2025 strategy, we have committed to undertaking a People Development consultation with the fencing membership. 

We have created a short survey which is open for anyone with an interest in the development of the sport to complete and have your say. The findings from the consultation will be used to develop an action plan for the delivery of education and support which meets the needs of the fencing community. The survey will only take 5 minutes to complete and we would love to hear your thoughts! 

To complete the survey, Click here.

The survey will remain open until midnight on 12th March.

Scottish Youth Championships 2023

The Scottish Youth Championships took place over the weekend at Salle Holyrood Fencing Club. Over 70 fencers competed across all weapons and age-groups throughout the weekend. Congratulations to everyone who took part.

Scottish Fencing would like to extend our thanks to all of the volunteers who came along to help with DT, Refereeing, Floor Manager throughout the weekend and helped to make the event a success.

Full results can be found below.

Epee

Under 15 Women’s Epee

Under 17 Women’s Epee

Under 20 Women’s Epee

Under 13 Men’s Epee

Under 15 Men’s Epee

Under 17 Men’s Epee

Under 20 Men’s Epee

Foil

Under 13 Women’s Foil

Under 15 Women’s Foil

Under 17 Women’s Foil

Under 20 Women’s Foil

Under 13 Men’s Foil

Under 15 Men’s Foil

Under 17 Men’s Foil

Under 20 Men’s Foil

Sabre

Under 13 Women’s Sabre

Under 15 Women’s Sabre

Under 17 Women’s Sabre

Under 13 Men’s Sabre

Under 15 Men’s Sabre

Under 17 Men’s Sabre

Under 20 Men’s Sabre

Veterans Home Nations 2023

The Scotland team has been finalised for this year’s Veterans Home Nations match in Dublin on 25 March. The weapon teams are:

Women’s Foil

Sheila Anderson, Ruth Davidson, Louisa Dawson, Helen Pitt

Men’s Foil

Ian Fielding, Mike McKay, Paul Stanbridge

Women’s Epee

Karen Grant, Lorna Smith, Maggie Tait

Men’s Epee

Andrew Brown, Hugh Kernohan, George Liston

Women’s Sabre

Silvia Brown, Viv Frith, Roz Graham, Michele Narey

Men’s Sabre

Keith Davidson, Richard Foster, Mo Mansoori, Kev Milne

Para-Fencing Coach CPD

We will be running a para-fencing coach CPD weekend on 11-12 March. The session will be at Forrester High School, 212 Broomhouse Road, EH12 9AE, Edinburgh.

The weekend is aimed at anyone who is interested in developing their knowledge and confidence to support para-fencers. You don’t have to have a coaching qualification to attend but you must be a member of Scottish Fencing. We welcome fencers who would like to support their club to develop it’s offering to para-fencers.

Attendees can attend both days or just one day, it is not necessary to attend both days but the content will be different on each day so attendance at the two days is recommended.

Timings for the weekend

Saturday 11th March - 11am-5pm

Sunday 12th March - 11am-5pm

Venue

Forrester High School, 212 Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9AE

More information

Places are free, however the number of places are limited so we will require a £10.00 per day deposit to secure your place which will be refunded after the weekend. If anyone has to cancel in advance of the weekend, their deposit will be refunded as long as they inform us by emailing clare.queen@scottish-fencing.com. No shows will not be refunded.

To register, please click here.

BYC - regional qualifiers

There are only qualifiers in East and Central Region. Fencers can check their region; this is shown on your sport80 account. The qualifiying event must match the region listed on sport80 or fencers will not be allowed to fence in the finals in Sheffield.

 Scotland East BYC Qualifiers

The 2023 British Youth Championships are in Sheffield 29 April to 1 May.

Entering the qualifiers is mandatory for participation in the National Finals. Parents of any fencers hoping to take part are invited to contact Don McKenzie on 07732 781464 who is coordinating the qualification process for Scotland (East).

Don will need the fencers' British Fencing membership number, the contact details of a parent or guardian and to know which event (sex, weapon and age-group) is appropriate. The qualifier fee is £11 and the closing date for entering is Wednesday 22nd February.

Information about the Finals can be found at https://www.britishfencing.com/2023-british-youth-championships/

Scotland Central BYC Qualifiers

Entries will be live on sport80 in the coming days.

 

Election of Directors

Three proposals were received to stand for election to the Board. As there are three vacancies no ballot is required. Sam McLellan and Moya Nelson will succeed Sheila Anderson and Adam Szymoszowskyj as Elected Directors, on 24 February and Paul Vaughan will continue to serve for a second term four-year term.

Hugh Kernohan, Electoral Officer

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