Submit your entry on-line, by clicking on the link below and filling in the form.
(Please note that this is an on-line form, and cannot be downloaded)
PaFF 7 Entry Form
Friday, 12 October 2012
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Map to Stevenson College, Sighthill Campus
The fighting takes place in Stevenson College's Centre for Sport and Exercise, at their Sighthill Campus.
The building is on the left as you enter the car-park.
Approximate travel times (according to Google) are:
Linlithgow : 23 minutes
Dunblane : 43 minutes
Craiglockhart : 12 minutes
Lasswade : 17 minutes
Peebles : 37 minutes
Selkirk : 1 hour & 6 minutes
Bridge of Allan : 44 minutes
Announcing PaFF 7
The 7th PaFF FunLeague competition day will be held on Saturday, the 24th of November.
It will be held at Stevenson College's Sighthill campus on Edinburgh, just at the end of the M8 motorway.
We open the check-in desk at 11:30, and please arrive by 11:40am at the latest. This allows the fencing to start promptly at noon, and helps make sure everyone gets to go home sweaty, exhausted and happy at 4pm.
All the children get a full four hours of fencing, and we use the first period to evaluate how well each one is doing individually.
In the final round, we stream the children into a League division with 5 other fencers, all of very similar ability. This is when they begin to fight for the Division's trophy, and silver and bronze medals. The other three fencers in each League Division receive our handsome certificate, detailing how many victories and hits they achieved over the day.
The largest trophy, the Bracewell Trophy for Form and Technique, is also handed out to a fencer selected by the panel of referees, as are silver and bronze medals for technique. We hope to encourage them to develop a solid platform of technique, even in the heat of combat.
The panel of referees also awards a Gold medal for Sportsmanship, to help keep alive fencing's traditions of respect for your opponent, and courtesy to them. We hope to encourage the children to win well, and lose gracefully.
If they are experienced, we hope they will fence well enough to be with other experienced fencers, and if they are just beginning, and they make it into a group with experienced fencers, we are delighted for them.
It will be held at Stevenson College's Sighthill campus on Edinburgh, just at the end of the M8 motorway.
We open the check-in desk at 11:30, and please arrive by 11:40am at the latest. This allows the fencing to start promptly at noon, and helps make sure everyone gets to go home sweaty, exhausted and happy at 4pm.
All the children get a full four hours of fencing, and we use the first period to evaluate how well each one is doing individually.
In the final round, we stream the children into a League division with 5 other fencers, all of very similar ability. This is when they begin to fight for the Division's trophy, and silver and bronze medals. The other three fencers in each League Division receive our handsome certificate, detailing how many victories and hits they achieved over the day.
The largest trophy, the Bracewell Trophy for Form and Technique, is also handed out to a fencer selected by the panel of referees, as are silver and bronze medals for technique. We hope to encourage them to develop a solid platform of technique, even in the heat of combat.
The panel of referees also awards a Gold medal for Sportsmanship, to help keep alive fencing's traditions of respect for your opponent, and courtesy to them. We hope to encourage the children to win well, and lose gracefully.
If they are experienced, we hope they will fence well enough to be with other experienced fencers, and if they are just beginning, and they make it into a group with experienced fencers, we are delighted for them.
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Scottish Championships News
The head organiser assures us there are contingencies in place to ensure that all of the children will get a full two hours of fencing, no matter the size of the entries.
Everyone is confident that there is going to be a healthy entry, and there will be chococolate medals and a Scottish Fencing duffle bag for all.
Everyone is confident that there is going to be a healthy entry, and there will be chococolate medals and a Scottish Fencing duffle bag for all.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Scottish Plastic Foil Championships
Here is the information hot off the presses from Scottish Fencing - the Scottish arm of the national governing body for Olympic and World Championship-rules fencing in the UK.
I've highlighted key points in bold.
"Plastic Foil Championships
Saturday 12th May 2012Drumbrae Leisure Centre, 30 Drumbrae Terrace,
Edinburgh, EH4 7SF
Eligibility
The competition is open to members of Scottish Fencing in years 3 to 7 of Primary school. Social members in this age band may enter if they have not fenced in a competition, apart from in their club, since 1 September 2011. Applications to join Scottish Fencing will be accepted on the day.
Competition Format: One-hit poule unique (each fencer will fence everyone in their age group for 1 hit)
Competition Notes:
Trophies for both girls and boys in each age group.
Chocolate Medals for all entrants!! Scottish Fencing Duffle Bag for all!
Equipment Regulations:
Fencers should wear tracksuit trousers, trainers and long-sleeved top.
Scottish Fencing will provide all the necessary plastic fencing equipment.
Entry fee: £5. Send with completed entry form to: Scottish Fencing Ltd, Caledonia House, 1 Redheughs Rigg, South Gyle, EDINBURGH, EH12 9DQ
Online Entry at: http://fencingevent.com/SPFC12details.html
Closing Date: Friday 4th May 2012
Running Late? If you think you are going to be late arriving on the day of your competition, please phone or text Mike O’Donnell on 07852 715083 before check-in closes.
Check-in times [for both Girls and Boys]
Saturday 12th May 2012
P3 and P4 : 0845-0900
P5 : 1115-1130
P6 : 1330-1345
P7 : 1530-1545
Entries must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. Late entries will only be accepted at the organisers’ discretion. The organisers reserve the right to alter competition formats on the day and to cancel any competition that receives too few entries.]"
I've highlighted key points in bold.
"Plastic Foil Championships
Saturday 12th May 2012Drumbrae Leisure Centre, 30 Drumbrae Terrace,
Edinburgh, EH4 7SF
Eligibility
The competition is open to members of Scottish Fencing in years 3 to 7 of Primary school. Social members in this age band may enter if they have not fenced in a competition, apart from in their club, since 1 September 2011. Applications to join Scottish Fencing will be accepted on the day.
Competition Format: One-hit poule unique (each fencer will fence everyone in their age group for 1 hit)
Competition Notes:
Trophies for both girls and boys in each age group.
Chocolate Medals for all entrants!! Scottish Fencing Duffle Bag for all!
Equipment Regulations:
Fencers should wear tracksuit trousers, trainers and long-sleeved top.
Scottish Fencing will provide all the necessary plastic fencing equipment.
Entry fee: £5. Send with completed entry form to: Scottish Fencing Ltd, Caledonia House, 1 Redheughs Rigg, South Gyle, EDINBURGH, EH12 9DQ
Online Entry at: http://fencingevent.com/SPFC12details.html
Closing Date: Friday 4th May 2012
Running Late? If you think you are going to be late arriving on the day of your competition, please phone or text Mike O’Donnell on 07852 715083 before check-in closes.
Check-in times [for both Girls and Boys]
Saturday 12th May 2012
P3 and P4 : 0845-0900
P5 : 1115-1130
P6 : 1330-1345
P7 : 1530-1545
Entries must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. Late entries will only be accepted at the organisers’ discretion. The organisers reserve the right to alter competition formats on the day and to cancel any competition that receives too few entries.]"
PaFF 6 is over!
Thank you everyone, for making today so satisfying to put on. The children contested 1445 hits, in 255 fights.
(We had planned to contest 1710 hits across 270 fights, but one of the children had to withdraw during check-in, due to a family emergency, so then we planned to contest 1615 hits).
Things didn't go quite as smoothly as we wanted yesterday - pretty much from the moment smoke came out from under the bonnet of the car that was bringing the tables, the chairs, and the fencing gear!
It's the first time that the fencing has over-run our hall booking, but all's well that ends well, and the results will go on-line here soon.
Each competition, we try to learn lessons so that the next one runs better, more smoothly, more slickly, more enjoyably - please do send us your comments and your criticisms so we get to know about all the things that niggled or delighted.
(We had planned to contest 1710 hits across 270 fights, but one of the children had to withdraw during check-in, due to a family emergency, so then we planned to contest 1615 hits).
Things didn't go quite as smoothly as we wanted yesterday - pretty much from the moment smoke came out from under the bonnet of the car that was bringing the tables, the chairs, and the fencing gear!
It's the first time that the fencing has over-run our hall booking, but all's well that ends well, and the results will go on-line here soon.
Each competition, we try to learn lessons so that the next one runs better, more smoothly, more slickly, more enjoyably - please do send us your comments and your criticisms so we get to know about all the things that niggled or delighted.
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Bring chairs!
There is no seating supplied in the hall.
If you have any foldable chairs, with chairlegs that would not mark or damage a wooden floor, please do bring them.
The organisers will check them for suitability before they can go into the hall, so please do check them before bringing them.
If you have any foldable chairs, with chairlegs that would not mark or damage a wooden floor, please do bring them.
The organisers will check them for suitability before they can go into the hall, so please do check them before bringing them.
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