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Please remember not to leave kit
all over the floor - sports centres floors are normally very
grubby, and while kit is strewn all around a bag it gets walked
on too! If you are looking for a certain size, it shouldn't mean
dragging everything out of the bag - they are organised by size
and clearly labelled. When you take your kit off, please stuff
your things back into the correct bags, not just throw
it on top. This also makes tidying up at the end much easier
too.
I do try and keep things washed
on a regular basis, before it gets smelly, but having to do
extra loads just because it got grubby on the floor or has
ribena down the front doesn't help. Lots of extra washing also
shortens the life of the clothing.
Clean kit is much nicer
for everybody (and looks smarter!), thank you for helping to
take care of it.
THIS TERM......
NEW Sept 2010
Welcome. Firstly, welcome to the new members of
the club who have joined us recently. It is lovely to see you,
and I hope you'll find us friendly and welcoming. We now have a
little over 50 SwordPlay fencers! Welcome back,
of course to all existing members of the club, here's to
learning more new moves and climbing the badge ladder.....
We have a busy term ahead of us, with several competitions on
the horizon before Christmas.
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Supermarket vouchers –
Thank you to everyone who donated
their vouchers. We collected lots, and you will hopefully be
seeing some of our new equipment in use soon (as soon as I
get the delivery!!).
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Parents Taster Session –
The first session went very well, and
I will be holding a second one soon – watch this space!
BIG NEWS!! ”SWORDPLAY MINIS” COMING SOON!
Yes, SwordPlay Minis! I am going to be holding a ‘pre-fencing’
class for ages 4 and 5. It will be held on Tuesdays from 4.15 to
5.10 at Highwoods Community Centre (2 mins from Gilberd School).
The class will be based on learning basic fencing skills through
games and fun activities, with some fencing using the ‘Minifence’
foam and plastic sword system, not metal weapons!! We will be
starting on 5th October, so if you know anyone who
may be interested please let them know about it.
SWORD PLAY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
AND PRESENTATION CEREMONY
We had a good
number of fencers come along for our end of term event. We
played several fun games before getting down to the serious
business of awarding the badges and certificates. Every club
member was given a certificate to recognise a strength in their
fencing. There were also a few special 'gold' awards for certain
members of the club who have worked particularly hard and
deserved a little extra recognition; Philip, James, Noah,
Dominic. Well done to all of you.
Club Sleeve Badges
NEW!
Well done to all those of you who
have recently been presented with your club badge! These are now
available and are presented to any member who represents Sword
Play at a competition (other than the Colchester Junior Foil
League). The badge needs to be sewn on the NON-SWORD arm sleeve
of your fencing jacket. If you don't yet have your own jacket it
may be sewn on the back leg of your breeches.
Roll of Honour ~ Club Colours
Arthur Barker
Freddy Billowes
Daisy Billowes
Mia Cappabianca
Noah Cook
Stanley Farrell~Sepulveda
Maxime Gasperazzo
Thomas Gasperazzo
Philip Huard
Rev Kottegoda
James Page
Megan Staples
Viiki Staples
Alex Zarandi
Well done to all of you, I look forward to this list getting
much longer in the near future!
Club members' Results
UPDATED
Several Sword Play fencers are
now competing regularly in competitions, so here is a little
spot to celebrate their successes...
(Sorry I got rather behind with all the club results. I have
archived those I did have (see below) and have started afresh.
I'll try and keep up in future - it will help if you could email
me any results you achieve so I can add them as they come in.
Tina)
Cambridge LPJS Nov 09
Ull girls Megan Staples 13th
U13 girls Viiki Staples 7th
U11 boys James Page 8th
U13 boys Philip Huard 31st
Camden LPJS
U13 girls Viiki Staples 10th
U13 boys Philip Huard 30th
U13 boys Stanley Farrell-Sepulveda 37th
Newham LPJS
U11 boys James Page 17th
London Team Foil LPJS
Ull team James Page, Maxime Gasperazzo, Thomas
Gasperazzo, Alex Zarandi 11th
U13 team Elsa Phillipson, Arthur Barker, Philip
Huard, Viiki Staples 5th
Sherwood LPJS 13th February 10
U11 boys Noah Cook 5th
U15 boys Philip Huard 11th
U11 girls Megan Staples 3rd
U15 girls Viiki Staples 7th
Essex County Senior Team Foil 20th February 10
Team: Arthur Barker, Philip Huard, Rev Kottegoda, 6th (
a great performance from the boys in their first ever adult
event!)
Public Schools Fencing Championships 16th - 18th
March
Mount-Hayes Foil Viiki Staples
Mount Hayes Sabre Viiki Staples
Viiki also won the cup for best overall fencer from a GDST
school
Eton LP 20th/21st March 10
U11 boys James Page 2nd
U11 boys Noah Cook 3rd
U11 girls Megan Staples 14th
U13 boys Stanley Farrell-Sepulveda 29th
U15 boys Philip Huard 17th
Eastern Region Youth Championships
U12 girls Mia Cappabianca
U12 girls Megan Staples
U12 boys Noah Cook 3rd - qualified
U12 boys James Cook 2nd - qualified
U12 boys Felix Fardell
U12 boys Nikini Kottegoda
U14 girls Megan Redding
U14 girls Viiki Staples 3rd- qualified
U14 boys Alex Redding
U14 boys Arthur Barker 8th qualified
U14 boys Philip Huard
U14 boys Aidan Platts
U16 girls Phoebe Walsh-Gamgee 2nd
qualified
U18 boys Rev Kottegoda
WELL DONE TO ALL WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL FINALS,
AND GOOD LUCK!
British Youth Championships - National Finals
U12 boys Noah Cook 23rd
U12 boys James Page 30th
U14 girls Viiki Staples 18th
U14 boys Arthur Barker 55th
U16 girls Phoebe Walsh-Gamgee 36th
Eastern Region Senior Championships
Women's Foil Megan Redding 3rd
Men's Foil Philip Huard
If I have missed anyone's results, sorry, please
tell me so I can add them, thanks!
Archived results are available
here
Sword Play Team in Essex County Senior
Team Foil Championships
SwordPlay were represented for the first time ever at a senior
(adult) event recently when Arthur, Philip and Rev from the
Cadet section formed a team to fence in the county
championships. They fenced to the best of their ability and
worked well as a team, supporting and encouraging each other.
They also managed to get some rather cheeky hits on the Cyrano
team, who went on to win the event. Well done boys!
Forthcoming Competitions
Updated
September 2010
Lots of you are now getting quite experienced
and competitive, so I thought I would make sure that you all
know what is out there for you. Entering a range of competitions
is a great way to enjoy your sport in a different setting. You
will get to make a lot of new friends, as well as get a measure
of your own fencing ability. Fencing different people is a great
way to learn and improve. It is amazing how a day’s competitive
fencing can really help your own fencing. If you are in need of
kit, I should be able to lend what you need, although having
your own breeches is a good idea. A list of kit suppliers is on
the links page.
Do have a chat with me if you are interested
in entering any of these, I am more than willing to give some
advice.
The Colchester Junior Foil League. Next
one date tba
You should all know about this
by now – I hope most of you have entered it before! Check it
out via the CJFL logo link on my homepage
The Leon Paul Junior Series;
This is a series of junior
competitions sponsored by the kit manufacturer which is spread
across several events around the country. You are free to enter
as many as you like. They usually have 2 rounds of poules,
followed by knockout rounds. They are very friendly and
welcoming – they make a great first step up after the CJFL.
Lots of information,
ranking tables and results are online at
www.LeonPaulJuniorSeries.com
Some LPJS comps coming up;
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9th or 10th
October, Camden LPJS
Open to all ages u9 and over.
Sat=U11b+g, U15b+g and U17g, Sun= U9b+g, U13b+g and U17b.
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6th
November, Cambridge LPJS.
Open to all ages U9 and over.
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28th November, London Team
LPJS. I will be
looking for experienced team members for this event. It is a
great day out, and I would like to have several teams taking
part!
Eastern Region Championships
The Eastern Region covers the 6
counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, Hertfordshire
and Bedfordshire. The region’s website is here
www.bfaeastern.org.uk
This competition is vital if you have your sights set on getting
to the National Championship Finals, as you can only go to that
by getting a good enough result in this regional qualifier
(unless you are under 10)
National Championships
If you are under 10 you can
enter this directly. All the older categories can only be
entered by qualifying with a good result in the regional
competition above.
Team Comps
Both Essex and The Eastern
Region hold junior team championships, to which I would love to
send Sword Play teams! There are also occasional other comps
when we could send teams, such as the Essex school games. I will
be looking for team members who have some competition
experience.
Adult comps
Once you have turned 13 you are
actually able to enter adult competitions! (depending on the
date of your birthday) This may seem a bit scary, but you will
know if you are ready. (Again, I can help you with this
decision) One of the most local is, unfortunately, one of the biggest
and hardest as it is the Essex Open, hosted by CADS every
September. There are fairly local smaller ones, though, such as
the County championships, Norfolk Open in July or the Cambridge Winter in January.
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