有家长问E级选手是什么意思？ E级表示选手的水平，美国比赛把选手的水平，共分为ABCDE五个等级，不入级的统称为U级（unrated） A级选手水平最高，B级次之。 拿到级别后，在小组比赛分配人员时有优势，主办方会根据这个评级，尽量将高手平分在每一个组，避免几个高手同时出现在一个小组。 同时根据级别，也可以看出某个比赛的水平高低，参加的高手越多，这个比赛的水平越高 not rated, 表示水平不是很高，没有什么高手参加。 B2比赛的水平超过C2的水平。 如果在B2比赛中拿到第一名，这名选手就会变成B级选手。 如果他是今年拿到了B级，他的称号就是B22 详情请见附件

Group A Monday 7:00-8:30 pm,Wednesday 7:30-9:00 pm, Sunday 3:00-5:00 pm Group B Tuesday 7:30-9:00 pm, Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm, Sunday 3:00-5:00 pm Group C Tuesday 6:00-7:30 pm, Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm, Sunday 12:30-2:30 pm Group D Friday 5:00-6:30 pm, Sunday 5:00-6:30 pm （最近更新，将在2022年3月21号，开始执行） 说明： 这是与多方协商的结果（佩剑组，家长们）。 2、 花剑D组是一个特殊的组，六个年龄差不多的孩子同时来华华俱乐部，他们生活在DOWNTOWN，平时来俱乐部很困难，所以俱乐部专门为他们开设了两节大课，（不是三节），而且是由一个初级教练去带他们。如果其他家长有兴趣这个组，可以和俱乐部商量。

2022 Club group class schedule and instruction Group A Monday 7:00-8:30 pm,Wednesday 7:30-9:00 pm, Sunday 3:00-5:00 pm Group B Tuesday 7:30-9:00 pm, Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm, Sunday 3:00-5:00 pm Group C Tuesday 6:00-7:30 pm, Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm, Sunday 12:30-2:30 pm Group D Friday 5:00-6:30 pm, Sunday 5:00-6:30 pm This updated plan will start from March 21th, 2022 instruction: This is the result of consultation with multiple parties (Sabre team, parents etc). Foil Group D is a special group. Six children of the same age come to the Huahua Club at the same time. They live in DOWNTOWN. It is difficult to come to the club at ordinary hour, so the club offers two group classes for them (not three), and a junior coach will lead them. If other parents are interested in this group, please discuss with the club coach.

加拿大孩子击剑全过程详解 （下） ————训练教学 张展 上篇介绍了加拿大国家及安省官方消息。 击剑与学业 加拿大： 如果孩子能进入加拿大国家队，可以免修中学体育学分，可能进入各个加拿大大学击剑队。 体育特招：如果被招入大学击剑队，孩子的学术表现，在大学招生中，比普通孩子有很大的优势。 帮助入学：如果击剑成绩不够，不能被招入大学击剑队，孩子多年的击剑经历，仍能帮助入学申请。 美国： 如果孩子在美国全国比赛或者国际比赛中，拿到好成绩。可能进入各个美国大学击剑队。 具体大学要求不同，大概要求： 在美国全国排行榜，同年龄人中， 进入前十名，或者美国全国比赛前八名，世界比赛前十六名。 体育特招：如果被招入大学击剑队，孩子的学术表现，在大学招生中，比普通孩子有很大优势。 帮助入学：如果击剑成绩不够，没被招入大学击剑队，其多年的击剑经历，仍能帮助入学申请。 过去华华俱乐部已有一些孩子被体育特招，或帮助入学。 典型故事： 有女孩从十岁开始在华华俱乐部训练，参加了很多比赛。她训练很认真，基本功很好，技术也不错，由于比赛状态一直不太好，导致比赛成绩不够理想。她十六岁后，主要精力就转入学术学习。 她后被十多所常春藤大学录取（哈佛、麻省、耶鲁等顶级大学）。耶鲁大学在给她的录取信中，专门写了一段有关她击剑的评价，大意是，过去的击剑生涯成为她优秀非常重要的一部分。 无论是体育特招，还是帮助入学，孩子从小坚持击剑，直至高中，其中的经历成绩，各种收获，人生感悟，都将成为大学申请中一个很大亮点。 个人选择 总体上，在加拿大，参加击剑的孩子可分为三类： 休闲会员，仅为了锻炼身体。（Recreational Level） 比赛会员，喜欢打比赛，想争名次。（Competitive Level） 国家队员，参加国家队选拔，或已进入国家队的选手。（HPP Level） 具体到每个孩子，家长学生需要考虑各种实际情况，自家的时间精力、经济条件，孩子的训练比赛表现等，搞清击剑运动在自己心中的定位，选择以上三种类型中的一类。 训练计划 家长学生明白自己的情况及选择后，咨询俱乐部，选择相应的训练计划。 俱乐部根据加拿大击剑协会的官方设定，及家长学生们的要求及个人情况，为会员们提供了三种训练计划： 休闲会员，初级水平（Entry Level） 比赛会员，中级水平（Intermediate Level） 国家队员，高级水平（Advanced Level） 目前三种会员的会员费，大课费都是一样，但会员们的训练计划，参加的课程可能不一样，有些课程，只能中级或者高级学生参加。 俱乐部对初级会员没有要求，但对中级及高级会员有训练及比赛的要求。 对于初级会员，俱乐部与家长学生，类似于商家及顾客，商家提供服务，包括场地，训练、教学服务等，顾客购买俱乐部的服务。 对于中高级会员，俱乐部与家长学生，更象是合作者，对于双方的信任、默契程度，都有更高的要求，需要密切沟通，共同努力，才能帮助孩子在比赛中取得好成绩。 击剑学生分布示意图 教练教学 家长学生明确击剑态度后，选择适合自己的教练。 华华俱乐部花剑教练介绍如下： 高教练（Ko Jin, Head Coach），高级教练，主要负责HPP 高级学生，及部分优秀中级学生。 金教练（Kim Yong Hi）, 中级教练，主要负责中初级学生。 David Chen-Li和Edward Li，初级教练，主要负责初级学生。 高级教练主要负责各种高级组合动作技术，比赛战略战术，比如时机感、距离感，如何观察分析对手等等。 中初级教练主要负责基本技术，基本功动作训练等。 作为家长，个人观察到的情况是： 因为每个教练的时间精力有限，故他只能把他所认为最重要的内容，教给学生，高级教练不太会花很多时间精力，去抠学生的动作细节、基本功，但中初级教练能有时间精力，去纠正学生的动作细节、基本功。对于具体某个学生，并不是教练越高级越好，适合自己才是最重要。 比如我女儿，原先跟高教练一星期上两次课，金教练执教后，我主动将高教练的一次课换成金教练的课，因为金教练的课更适合她，孩子更容易吸收。 问题实质是： 一个高级教练去教一个零基础的学生，是否合适？什么情况下可以？什么情况下不可以？ 华华击剑俱乐部的经营风格及特色 俱乐部经营风格特色，是围绕着主教练的教学理念，教学风格而展开形成。高教练接手华华俱乐部，至今已经两年，俱乐部的风格特色，逐渐变成以比赛以主： 激发孩子热爱击剑，鼓励学生喜爱比赛，努力争取比赛胜利。 形成这种风格后，教学氛围，以此目标为中心，教学资源，向此目标倾斜。 教学资源，包括教练的水平等级，教练的时间精力，大课的分级，私课排课时间的优先顺序等，比如，高教练经常带学生打比赛，这期间，不去比赛的学生，就无法上他的私课和他主持的大课，跟他一起去比赛的学生，却能在比赛现场得到他的指导，继续向他学习。 顺理成章地，会员接受教学的优先等级也就形成了： 高级学生　＞　中级学生　＞　初级学生 一年制会费学生　＞　半年制会费学生　＞　月费制学生 相应地、课时费： 高级教练　＞　中级教练　＞　初级教练 会费优惠： 一年制会费学生　＞　半年制会费学生　＞　月费制学生 为保证公平，俱乐部管理及教练在保证以上优先级情况下，利用多余的时间和精力，尽量保证其他水平学生的教学。 华华俱乐部学生分组 解释分两层： 简单解释： A组 专业、半专业 参加加拿大 HPP项目（HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM） B组 比赛 喜欢打比赛 C组 休闲 击剑以休闲、锻炼身体为目的，不以比赛为目的 D组 小孩 八岁以下的小孩。 完整解释： 分级时，俱乐部教练要综合考虑学生的情况，简单解释中列出了最核心的标准，这是完整的标准。 A组 1、参加了加拿大 HPP项目（HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM） 2、在加拿大及美国比赛有突出表现 3、年龄十五岁以上 B组 1、喜欢打比赛 2、年龄十二岁以上 C组 1、击剑以休闲、锻炼身体为目的，不以比赛为目的 2、击剑运动了解不多的新人 3、年龄八岁以上 D组 八岁以下的小孩。 这只是一个大致标准，具体实行时，可能会有变通。比如某小孩年纪小，有天赋，已经远超同年龄人等，经教练考察，会分入适合他的训练组。

加拿大孩子击剑全过程详解 （上） ————击剑制度 张展 击剑是一项小众运动，很多人对此不了解。我孩子六岁进入华华击剑俱乐部，参加兴趣班，至今已快十年。伴随孩子击剑，让我对孩子从六岁到十八岁的成长经历有了亲身详细的了解。 特写此文，帮助家长学生对击剑尽快地有一大致了解。 会员证 在加拿大，每个击剑俱乐部需在本省击剑协会登记注册，并接受管辖（sanction）。省击剑协会 接受加拿大国家击剑协会（Canadian Fencing Federation）管辖。 每个俱乐部的会员需在本省击剑协会登记注册，成为该协会会员，购买会员证，得到一个会员号码，有效期从每年的八月初至次年的七月底。 成为本省击剑协会会员，也就成为加拿大全国击剑协会会员。省协会的会员证费用，已包括全国击剑协会费用。 比如，华华俱乐部（HuaHua Fencing Club）接受安省击剑协会（Ontario Fencing Association）管辖，安省击剑协会接受加拿大击剑协会管辖。每个华华俱乐部的会员需成为安省击剑协会会员，拿到有效的省击剑协会的会员号码。 会员证分类 每个孩子情况、每个家庭情况不一样，每个家长学生对击剑的理解和目标也不同。针对每个人的不同需求，安省击剑协会提供了三种会员证： 1. RECREATIONAL $35.00 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] 休闲会员， 费用$35.00，已包括全国击剑协会费用$22.5 会员购买此证后： 才能在俱乐部正常训练，并参加本地的一些小比赛。 拥有五百万的意外保险。 This level is for club based programs and local competitions, with limited/restricted access to provincial/national competitions. Covers insurance ($5,000,000 third person liability （选自安省击剑协会网站） 提醒各位家长学生，每个华华俱乐部会员必须购买安省击剑协会会员证，拿到会员号码，否则俱乐部可能会终止该会员的训练。 购买安省会员网址： https://fencingontario.ca/about-the-ofa/membership-information/ 如果对击剑一无所知，想走一步，看一步，边参加边了解。 如果孩子还小（一般来说，六岁到十岁），只想试一试。 如果只想通过击剑来锻炼身体，休闲娱乐。 符合以上情况者，建议购买此级会员证，其实俱乐部半数以上会员皆属于此类。 2. U15 COMPETITIVE $42.50 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] 比赛会员（十五岁以下）， 费用$42.50，已包括全国击剑协会费用$22.5 购买此证： 拥有休闲会员的所有权利，还可以参加所有的加拿大比赛及美国比赛。 （如果要参加美国比赛，还需购买美国击剑协会的会员证） 可以进入十五岁以下的加拿大全国排名榜，见下图： 网址： http://fencing.ca/hpp-selection-rankings/ This level is for the serious athlete who is competing for ranking points and training to achieve excellence in the sport for athletes Under the age of 15. Entry into all competitions held in Canada and USA （选自安省击剑协会网站） 请注意官方用词，The serious athlete，意味着，到这个水平，学生家长对击剑的态度改变。对于学生，它不再是娱乐，而是很严肃的学习，认真制定目标，努力地实现。对于家长，帮助孩子训练比赛，与帮助他在学校的学习重要地位是一样的。 如果孩子十五岁以下，很喜欢击剑，喜欢比赛，不怕压力，渴望胜利，可以购买此级会员证。 1. COMPETITIVE $80.00 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] 比赛会员（成人级）， 费用$80，已包括全国击剑协会费用$22.5 拥有休闲会员的所有权利，还可以参加所有的加拿大比赛及美国比赛（如果要参加美国比赛，还需购买美国击剑协会的会员证） 代表加拿大，参加国际比赛（或许还需要国际击剑联合会的会员证） 进入加拿大全国各个级别的排名： 成人组(Senior)，青年组（Junior, 20岁以下），少年组（Cadet, 17岁以下） 有可能拿到省或国家的经济资助。 This level is for the serious athlete who is competing for ranking points and training to achieve excellence in the sport. Eligible for inclusion in the National Rankings Entry into all competitions held in Canada and USA International competitions. (May need additional FIE license for some Levels) Eligible for funding (eg. Quest for Gold) （选自安省击剑协会网站） 请注意官方用词，The serious athlete，意味着，到这个水平，学生家长对击剑的态度改变。对于学生，它不再是娱乐，而是很严肃的学习，认真制定目标，努力地实现。对于家长，帮助孩子训练比赛，与帮助他在学校的学习重要地位是一样的。 孩子到了十三或十四岁以后，想进入加拿大各个年龄组的国家队（Senior，Junior, Cadet），参加国际比赛，需要购买此级会员证。 2. High Performance Program $550.00 - $650.00 高水平运动员训练课程，简称HPP 要参加此课程，必须先购买COMPETITIVE LICENSE。所有想进入加拿大各级国家队，必须先参加此课程。 这个课程每年公布一次，它会给出进入加拿大国家队的要求，每年的要求有可能不同，以今年为例： 1、参加十月国家队集训。 2、参加十二月加拿大全国比赛。 3、参加十月、十二月、明年一月美国全国比赛。 最后根据选手在以上训练、比赛中的表现成绩，算出选手的积分，以排行榜的形式公布。 积分最高的三人，代表加拿大国家，参加某些国际比赛，也可能是积分最高的九人，参加某些国际比赛。

The explanation of Canadian children's fencing process (Part 2) TRAING Zhan Zhang Part 1 introduced the official message of Canada and Ontario Fencing organization. Fencing training and school learning Canada: If a child can enter the Canadian national team, he may be exempt from high school sports education credits and may enter various Canadian university fencing teams. Special Recruitment for Sports: If you are recruited into a university fencing team, your child's academic performance will have a great advantage over ordinary children in the admissions. Help for admission: If the fencing score is not enough, you can't be recruited into the university fencing team. The child's years of fencing experience can still help the admission application a lot. America: If the child gets good scores in American national competitions or international competitions. May enter various American university fencing teams. The specific university requirements are different. The general requirements are: In the US national rankings, among people of the same age, enter the top ten, or the top eight in the US national competition, and the top 16 in the world competition. Special Recruitment for Sports: If you are recruited into a university fencing team, your child's academic performance will have a great advantage over ordinary children in the admissions. Help for admission: If the fencing score is not enough and you are not recruited into the university fencing team, your many years of fencing experience can still help you apply for admission a lot. In the past, some children in HuaHua Club passed US Ivy university recruitment or helped to enroll in the university. Typical story: One girl had been training in HuaHua Club since she was ten years old and had participated in many competitions. She trained very seriously, had good skills. However, her competition feeling, and status was not very good, the result of the game is not ideal. After she was sixteen, her major energy shifted to academic studies. She was admitted to more than ten Ivy League universities (Harvard, Massachusetts, Yale and other top universities). Yale University wrote a special comment about her fencing in her acceptance letter, to the effect that her past fencing career has become a very important part of her excellence. Whether it is sports special recruitment or help to enroll in school, children insist on fencing from an early age to high school. Their experience, achievement, various gains, and life perceptions will all become a high-lighted section in university applications. Personal choice Generally, children in Canada participating in fencing can be divided into three categories: leisure, just for exercise. (Recreational Level) Competition, like to take competitions, want to compete for rankings. (Competitive Level) Goal for national players, players who have participated in the national team selection or have entered the national team. (HPP Level) Specific to each child, parents and students need to consider various actual situations, their own time and energy, financial conditions, and their children's training and competition performance, etc., to find out the position of fencing in their mind and choose one of the above three types. Training plan After parents and students understand their own situation and own choices, they consult the club and choose the appropriate training plan. According to the official settings of the Canadian Fencing Association, and the requirements of parents and students and their personal circumstances, the club provides three training programs for members: leisure member, Entry Level program Competitive members, Intermediate Level program National players, Advanced Level program At present, the membership fees and group class fees for the above three types are the same, but the training plans of the members and the courses they take may be different. Some courses can only be attended by intermediate or advanced students. The club has no requirements for entry level members but has training and competition requirements for intermediate and senior members. For entry level members, clubs, parents and students, similar to business service and customers, business service provides services, including venues, training, and teaching services. Customers purchase club services. For intermediate and senior members, clubs, parents and students, they are more like collaborators. They have much higher requirements for the trust and tacit understanding of both. Close communication and joint efforts are required to help children achieve good results in the competition. Schematic diagram of the distribution of fencing students Coach teaching After parents and students have a clear fencing attitude, they choose a coach that suits them. The Huahua Club foil coach is introduced as follows: Ko Jin, Head Coach, a senior coach, is mainly responsible for HPP senior students and some outstanding intermediate students. Coach Kim (Kim Yong Hi), an intermediate coach, is mainly responsible for middle and junior students. David Chen-Li and Edward Li, junior coaches, are mainly responsible for junior students. Senior coaches are mainly responsible for various advanced combined action techniques, game strategies and tactics, such as timing, distance, how to observe and analyze opponents, and so on. Elementary and junior coaches are mainly responsible for basic skills, basic tactics, and movement training. Coach Kim, David Chen-Li and Edward Li all are the students of Coach Ko. Their technical style and teaching philosophy come from the same system. As the head coach, Coach Ko will communicate with other coaches and even supervise them to ensure the quality of their teaching. In this way, when coach Ko takes over the students of other coaches, a smooth transition can be made. As a parent, what I personally observe is: Because each coach has limited time and energy, he can only teach the students what he thinks is the most important content. Senior coaches don’t spend a lot of time and energy to figure out the details and basic skills of students’ movements, but intermediate and junior coaches can take time and energy to correct the students' movement details and basic skills. For a specific student, it is not that the more advanced the coach, the better result, the most important thing is to suit yourself. For example, my daughter used to have two classes a week with Coach Ko. After Coach Kim taught, I took the initiative to change Coach Ko’s class to Coach Kim’s class because Coach Kim’s lessons are more suitable for her and children can absorb it more easily. The essence of the problem is: Is it appropriate for a senior coach to teach a student with zero foundation? Under what circumstances? When is it not possible? The operating style and characteristics of Huahua Fencing Club The club’s management style features are formed around the head coach’s teaching philosophy and teaching style. It has been two years since Coach Ko took over the Huahua Club. The style and characteristics of the club have gradually become the focus of the competition: Inspire children to love fencing, encourage students to love competitions, and strive to win the competition. After the formation of this style, the teaching atmosphere will focus on this goal, and teaching resources will lean towards this goal. Teaching resources, including the level of the coach, the time and energy of the coach, the classification of large classes, the priority of private class schedule time, etc., for example, senior coach often lead students to play competition. During this period, students who do not go to the game will not be able to attend his private class and the group class he presided over. The students went to the competition with him, were able to get his guidance on the scene of the competition and continue to learn from him. As a matter of course, the priority level for members to receive teaching is formed: Senior student　＞　Intermediate student　＞　Beginner student One-year membership fee student　＞　Semi-year membership fee student　＞　Monthly fee student Correspondingly, class fee: Senior Coach　＞　Intermediate Coach　＞　Beginner Coach Membership fee discount: One-year membership fee student　＞　Semi-year membership fee student　＞　Monthly fee student To ensure fairness, club management and coaches use the extra time and energy to ensure the teaching of students of other levels as much as possible while ensuring the above priorities. The Levels of students in HuaHua Fencing Club Group A professional, semi-professional To participate in the Canadian HPP project (HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM) Group B competition Like to play fencing competitions Group C Leisure Fencing is for leisure and physical exercise, not for competition Group D children Children under eight years old. Full explanation: When grading, the club coach should comprehensively consider the situation of the students, and the most core standards are listed in the simple explanation. The following is the complete explanation: Group A 1. HPP students, participated in the Canadian HPP (HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM) 2. Outstanding performance in Canada and the United States competitions 3. Over 15 years old Group B 1. Like to play competitions 2. Over 12 years old Group C 1. Fencing is for leisure and physical exercise, not for competition 2. Newcomers who don’t know much about fencing sports 3. Over eight years old Group D Children under eight years old. This is only a rough standard, and there may be changes when it is implemented. For example, a child is young, talented, and far surpasses people of the same age, etc. After the coach's inspection, he will be assigned to a training group suitable for him.

The explanation of Canadian children's fencing process (Part 1) Fencing system Zhan Zhang Fencing is a sport of minority, and many people don't understand it. My child entered HuaHua Fencing Club at the age of six and took interest classes. It has been almost ten years. Accompanying my child to fencing gave me a direct and detailed understanding of my child’s fencing growth experience from the age of six to eighteen. Write this article to help parents and students get a general understanding of fencing as soon as possible. Membership In Canada, every fencing club needs to register with the provincial fencing association and accept the sanction. Provincial Fencing Association is under the sanction of the Canadian Fencing Federation. Members of each club must register with the provincial fencing association, become a member of the association, purchase a membership card, and obtain a membership number, which is valid from the beginning of August to the end of July of the following year. Becoming a member of the Provincial Fencing Association, you automatically become a member of the Canadian National Fencing Association. The fee for the membership of the Provincial Association already includes the fee for the National Fencing Association. For example, the HuaHua Fencing Club is under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Fencing Association, and the Ontario Fencing Association is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Fencing Association. Every member of the HuaHua Club must become a member of the Ontario Fencing Association and get a valid Provincial Fencing Association membership number. Membership classification Each child's condition and family situation are different, and each parent and student's understanding and goals of fencing are also different. In response to the different needs of everyone, the Ontario Fencing Association provides three types of memberships: 1. RECREATIONAL $35.00 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] Recreational membership, the fee is $35.00, including the National Fencing Association fee of $22.5 After the member purchases this membership: You can train normally in the club and participate in some small local competitions. Have five million accident insurance. This level is for club based programs and local competitions, with limited/restricted access to provincial/national competitions. Covers insurance ($5,000,000 third person liability (Quote from the website of the Ontario Fencing Association) Warning Every member of the HuaHua Club must purchase a membership of the Ontario Fencing Association and obtain a membership number, otherwise the club may terminate the training of the member. Purchase Ontario membership website: https://fencingontario.ca/about-the-ofa/membership-information/ If you don’t know anything about fencing, you want to take a step, then watch a step, and learn more details after participating. If the child is still young (generally, six to ten years old), just want to give it a try. If you just want to exercise by fencing, for leisure and entertainment. Those who meet the above conditions are recommended to purchase this level of membership. In fact, more than half of the club members belong to this category. 2. U15 COMPETITIVE $42.50 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] Competitive members (under 15 years old), the fee is $42.50, including the National Fencing Association fee of $22.5 Purchase this certificate: You have all rights of a recreational member, and can also participate in all Canadian and American competitions. (If you want to participate in the American competition, you also need to purchase the membership of the American Fencing Association) Your competition scores can enter the Canadian national ranking list under the age of fifteen, see the picture below: URL: http://fencing.ca/hpp-selection-rankings/ This level is for the serious athlete who is competing for ranking points and training to achieve excellence in the sport for athletes Under the age of 15. Entry into all competitions held in Canada and USA (Quote from the website of the Ontario Fencing Association) If the child is under 15 years old, likes fencing, likes competition, is not afraid of competition pressure, and desires victory, you can purchase this level of membership. 3. COMPETITIVE $80.00 [INCLUDES CFF LICENSE $22.50] Competitive member (adult level), the fee is $80, including the National Fencing Association fee of $22.5 Have all rights of a recreational member, and can also participate in all Canadian and American competitions (if you want to participate in American competitions, you also need to purchase a membership card of the American Fencing Association) Representing Canada and participating in international competitions (maybe a membership of the International Fencing Federation is required) Your score can enter the rankings of all levels in Canada: Senior, Junior, and Cadet (under 17 years old) It is possible to get financial aid from the province or the country. This level is for the serious athlete who is competing for ranking points and training to achieve excellence in the sport. Eligible for inclusion in the National Rankings Entry into all competitions held in Canada and USA International competitions. (May need additional FIE license for some Levels) Eligible for funding (eg. Quest for Gold) (From the website of the Ontario Fencing Association) After the child reaches the age of thirteen or fourteen and wants to enter the national team of various age groups in Canada (Senior, Junior, Cadet), to participate in international competitions, you need to purchase this level of membership. 4. High Performance Program $550.00-$650.00 (HPP) Training program for high-level athletes To participate in this program, you must first purchase a Competitive License. Anyone who wants to enter the Canadian national team at all levels must take this program first. This program is updated once a year. It will give the requirements for entering the Canadian national team. The requirements may be different each year. Take this year as an example: Participate in the national team training Camp in October. Participate in the Canadian National Championship in December. Participate in the North American Cup (NAC) in October, December, and next January. Finally, according to the performance of the players in the above training and competitions, the points of the players are calculated and announced in the form of rankings. Three people with the highest points represent the Canada and participate in certain international competitions, or the nine people with the highest points represent the Canada and participate in certain international competitions.

The preparation needed for the first time to participate in the fencing competition 第一次参加击剑比赛需要的准备 Equipments (装备): Equipment （pieces） 1 Swords (2) 2 Mask (1) 3 Body cord (2) 4 Head cord (2) 5 Chest Guard (1) 6 Underarm protector/PLASTRON (1) 7 Fencing Jacket (1) 8 Fencing Pants (1) 9 Glove (1) 10 Lame (1) 11 Long leg socks. 12 Shoes 13 Fencing Bag Documents: Membership card COVID-19 vaccines proof Others (may not necessary) 1 Underwears need to change in the game. 2 HuaHua club Team uniform 3 Bandage 4 Towel 5 Energy Bar 6 Sports drinking. What happen in Competition venue? 到了比赛现场，应该怎么办？ Check your competition starting time, then arrive at competition venue at least 30 minutes earleir than this time Registration and ask for weapon check. Warm up practice Competition process 比赛流程 The fencers will be assigned to several pools. There are 5 or 6 fencers each pool. Every fencer will do bout against all other fencers in the same pool (小组赛). The competition organizer will use some chart similar as the following to record every fencer's scores. 2. Based on pool score, every fencer will be ranked: 3. Based on this list, every fencer will go to TABLEAU（单败赛或淘汰赛）。 The best fencer in the above list will do bout against the worst fencer. Finally all rankings will be made. How long a competition will last? Depends on the number of joined fencers. The more fencers joined, the longer time will last. Normally from two, three hours to the whole day. Tips: Write your child name and club name on all equipments as possible as you can. In case you forget some item in the competiton, you can find it.

1. Go to this page: https://www.usafencing.org/all-events 1.1 Go to National calendar, you will see all US national events, Canadian can join most of them, but cannot join some 1.2 Go to regional calendar, you will see all US regional events. Canadian can join all of them. RYC：regional youth circuit, 10-year-old, 12 yrs., 14 yrs. child can take. SYC: Super Youth Circuit, normally the number of athletes will be more than RYC, 10 year old, 12 yrs., 14 yrs. child can take. RJCC：Regional Junior Cadet Circuit，Cadet 16-year-old, Junior 20-year-old person can take. ROC: Regional Open Circuit (ROC) open for all senior persons. 2. Go to Register Online, you can find all current available competitions: The first one is current happening. The second one is what I plan to go. 相关网站： https://www.usafencing.org/regional-info https://www.usafencing.org/national-events-calendar 3. If it is first time, you need to register as US fencing member. https://www.usafencing.org/membership As Canadian, you need to choose this: You can choose Hua Hua Fencing club as your club.