All fencers wishing attend U15,U17/Cadet and/or Junior National Championships in 2020 must attend the information session at the State Fencing Centre on 2 Feb 2020, 11:30am. The purpose of this session is to provide information regarding both the competition and the FV Team arrangements for the events/tours. This is of importance to those who have not previously attended a National Competition.
The Team Agreement for U20 Nationals can be found at the bottom of the article.
Full 2020/2021 Selection Policy PDF Below
If you are unable to make the Information Session you can apply for an exemption to Communications@fencingvictoria.org
Exemption from Compulsory Events for U15/Cadet/Junior Selection
Information Day Requirement
Athletes may request an exemption from the Information Session, if they have previously attended age group national competitions. The request must be made in writing to either the President or Communications Director. The request must be received before 2nd February 2020. The Fencing Victoria Executive will consider the request and advise the athlete of the outcome in writing prior to the event.
Competition Requirement
Athletes may request an exemption from declared competition requirement or the information session after those events on the following grounds:
Medical Withdrawal: A Medical Certificate will be required, confirming the reason of absence.
Geographical Withdrawal: Athletes will need to demonstrate they were unable to attend the event due to their location at the time of the event. This will be deemed as being more than 100 kilometres from the event at the time it was held.
- The request must be made in writing to either the President or Communications Director.
- The request must be received no more than 7 days after the scheduled date of the event for which exemption is sought.
- The Fencing Victoria Executive will consider the request and advise the athlete of the outcome in writing within 14 days of lodgement of the request.
Special Circumstances: Athletes who would like to apply for an exemption from these stipulations under special circumstances (for example: study, international travel) may make a request to alter their qualification.
- This request must be made in writing to either the President (president@fencingvictoria.org) or Communications/Operations Manager (communications@fencingvictoria.org).
- The request must be received at least 28 days prior to the commencement of the relevant National Championship.
These exemptions or variations will be at the discretion of the Fencing Victoria Executive. This may only qualify you for the individual event and will be taken on a case by case basis, at the discretion of Fencing Victoria Executive.
Appeal Process
If an athlete is not selected for the representative team, they can appeal the non-selection decision.
- The request must be made in writing to either the President or Communications/Operations Manager.
- The request must be received at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the relevant National Championship.
- The Fencing Victoria Executive will consider the appeal and advise the athlete of the outcome in writing at least 7 days prior to the commencement of the relevant National Championship
If you are intending to Compete in U20 Junior Nationals please be aware of the following parts of the selection criteria
U20 Selection (Nationals held in Melbourne Feb/Mar 2020)
It is a requirement that to be selected to represent Victoria at Junior National Championships (FEB/MAR 2020), fencers must compete in THREE designated State Competitions in 2019.
These designated competitions are ANY State Competitions at U20 or higher (i.e. B-Grade or Open level) or if age eligible, at Senior Secondary level in the Schools League held BEFORE 31 December 2019.
Fencers must compete in THREE such competitions to be eligible for Victorian representation.
Note that an Athlete meeting the competition requirement above will be able to enter multiple events in any weapon category.
Last Modified on 02/02/2020 13:35