Rocky Mountains Section Circuit

Official Rules and Procedures

The purpose of the Rocky Mountain Section Circuit/Cup is to recognize the best fencers in our Section. The Section Circuit Competitions are open to all fencers and all fencers will be tracked regardless of their Section Alignment but only members of RMS are eligible to win the cup.

There are three categories in each weapon: (1) Men; (2) Women (3) Junior Men's (4) Junior Women's. The Section Circuit champion will receive free tournament registrations and fees for all Circuit events for the following season.

Points will be awarded in the Circuit Cup as follows:

• 1st Place = 64 points

• 2nd Place = 48 points

• 3rd - 4th Place = 32 points

• 5th - 8th Place = 16 points

• 9th - 16th Place = 8 points

• 17th - 32nd Place = 4 points

• 33rd - 64th Place = 2 points

Fencers will keep only receive points for their top 4 results to determine the Section Cup winner.

The Section Cup will start in May each year, after Sectionals has occurred and end at the following year's Sectionals.

The Rocky Mountain Section Circuit Cup is a collective effort of the member Divisions of the Rocky Mountain Section of the USFA. Its purpose is to promote increased participation among all levels of fencers in tournaments outside their home Divisions, to provide elite athletes with serious fencing at Regional competitions, to increase the size and strength of tournaments throughout the Section, to better prepare fencers for competition on the National level, and to promote fencing in general across the Section. Tournaments will be announced by the Circuit Committee at the Sectional meeting each year but are subject to change during the season by the committee if and when needed.

Section Circuit Committee will be appointed by the Chair of the Rocky Mountain Section each year and will consist of at least three people to oversee the Circuit, track it and make modifications as needed during the season. All information about the Section Circuit will be posted on the Section Web-site and/or the Section Discussion board.

It is the responsibility of each fencer to monitor his or her points and make sure they are correct.
 

The tournaments in the Cup will be:

• Phoenix Cup (AZ division)

• Crown of Texas (Plains TX division)

• New Mexico Open (NM Division)

• Nick Toth Open (CO Division)

• Falcon Open (Co Division)

• Icicle Invitational (NE/South D. Division)

• Sectional Championship (Section event)

Only events that are of proven of high quality are eligible to be considered as part of our circuit. There is a big difference between a well run division event and an event that should be considered for the Section Circuit. Some areas may be allowed to hold more than one circuit event if the additional events is deemed to be at a high enough level and the committee approves the addition of the event to the schedule. To be considered for a Circuit Cup, selected competitions must have at least one FOC present, plenty of referees, and must be very well run and organized. Tournament organizers that wish their events to be considered must present a written proposal to the Committee chair at least 2 weeks prior to the Sectional Meeting each year or they will NOT be considered. The committee will review the previous year's circuit competitions and renew them each season unless the committee determines that a change is warranted. The Circuit will never exceed 8 events.

In the event that a Section Circuit Competition does NOT have separate men's and women's events the committee will post how the points will be determined before the registrations for the event are accepted and this determination shall be posted on the Section web site.

There will be an area on the Section Discussion board to discuss the events and info:
http://rockymtsection.proboards39.com