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Post by fox on Jun 25, 2008 6:49:05 GMT -6
Nifty layout. Good article. SPARQ
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Post by D on Jun 25, 2008 12:16:34 GMT -6
awesome....
The first question that the article presents is one that i've often pondered myself...
People tell me that the USFA has taken steps to make sure that it kinda stays small. Ive heard something about keeping fencing an amature sport (i dont completely understand this concept), for instance, they dont like to have sponsors on strips which could bring lotta money.
Rumor? or Not?
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Post by schlager7 on Jun 25, 2008 17:46:13 GMT -6
I share a certain confusion with D. I know we have sent (otherwise) professional Basketball players to the Olympics. To what degree is fencing amateur? Duel in the Desert winners get cash (or casino chips, effectively the same thing).
If I sponsor a tournament in a shopping mall can I issue monetary valued gift certificates to the winners, etc. ?
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Post by kb on Jun 26, 2008 6:52:40 GMT -6
I think if you don't pay someone or pay for them to fence, you're okay to hand out a gift certificate as a prize when dealing with future NCAA student athletes. The amateur status oath/questionnaire thingie is quite extensive. This is the best I can do with no coffee in me: www1.ncaa.org/membership/ach/Newsletters/August_2007.pdfIMHO, I think a big, big Houston tournament like DITD, with Texas-sized prizes would be a blast to have.
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Post by Aldo N on Jun 26, 2008 17:35:49 GMT -6
Ah, but what are the USFA rules?
As to Becca, our entire women's sabre program is truly awesome. The 2nd, 3rd & 4th ranked sabreuses on the the planet are American. Want to guess who is on our women's sabre team?
I watched so very many women over the decades who wanted to compete in epee and sabre at a national level denied because the powers that be thought those weapons would be too hard, too painful for them.
The last decade has been great!
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Post by kb on Jun 27, 2008 6:46:29 GMT -6
Ah, but what are the USFA rules? Well, given the present circumstances with the USFA HP group, maybe the USFA will relax their rules so that fencers may compete in tournaments with monetary prizes, so that the fencers may earn some money to pay for the WC tournaments they haven't been getting paid for of late!
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Post by DavidSierra on Jun 27, 2008 9:49:03 GMT -6
As far as I am aware, the USFA has no rules preventing athletes from receiving monetary compensation for winning tournaments. In fact, there are performance awards associated with Medal performances at World Cups and Grand Prix events, as well as Olympic medals.
Mariel Zagunis received a fairly significant sum for her Gold in Athens, but chose to defer payment until after schooling was completed in order to comply with NCAA regulations. Theres the kicker folks - is the NCAA you have to worry about, not the USFA.
Locally/regionally, there's the SSCC which has for the past several years been granting free entry to the top three placeholders at the end of the year to next years events.
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Post by D on Jun 27, 2008 10:21:56 GMT -6
Locally/regionally, there's the SSCC which has for the past several years been granting free entry to the top three placeholders at the end of the year to next years events. Yea i think thats a good idea, I think other tournaments should do that too.
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