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Post by schlager7 on Feb 5, 2006 23:44:13 GMT -6
At this writing, FRED is showing 2 Ds & 3 Es pre-registered.
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Post by schlager7 on Feb 6, 2006 9:09:44 GMT -6
This is a tough one for me. Women's sabre is not an area I'm well versed in, but Tees has been doing very well of late, so I'm going with her on this one.
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Post by fox on Feb 6, 2006 9:27:15 GMT -6
You never know with Scarborough, she's just too versatile to be denied, sometimes...
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Post by DavidSierra on Feb 6, 2006 10:20:55 GMT -6
Tees and Latimer in the final. Winner is who is having a better day.
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Post by DavidSierra on Feb 6, 2006 11:23:58 GMT -6
BTW, aren't there any women's sabre fencers in the entire Gulf Coast Division?
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Post by schlager7 on Feb 6, 2006 12:10:46 GMT -6
My wife. She doesn't fence much, these days, but does make it up to Sabrecave every year.
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Post by kd5mdk on Feb 6, 2006 16:18:38 GMT -6
Ms. Seiler went, 11-15 was it against Damaris at the Pouj. She'd certainly be on this poll if ratings were available in WS down here...
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Post by jazz007 on Feb 6, 2006 17:51:29 GMT -6
Yeah. Kate kicked a whole lot of *** last weekend But I'm learning - I keep voting "someone else" in the hopes that I'll manage to make it me this time around...
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Post by schlager7 on Feb 9, 2006 12:35:03 GMT -6
Ms. Seiler went, 11-15 was it against Damaris at the Pouj. She'd certainly be on this poll if ratings were available in WS down here... Speaking of which, where is the formidable Ms. Dotson?
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Post by kd5mdk on Feb 9, 2006 17:14:52 GMT -6
She is, I believe, boycotting the SSCC events for not offering a Mixed option, and thus keeping her from competing with people who have similar accomplishments.
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Post by jazz007 on Feb 10, 2006 0:08:50 GMT -6
She could always, you know, come compete anyway and help build the section. But, to each their own, and it's of course her choice.
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Post by DavidSierra on Feb 10, 2006 9:08:05 GMT -6
In all fairness, the SSCC events in WS are significantly below what a fencer of Ms. Dotson's level needs to be focusing on. Given a season or two that will change. See my discussion in the Pouj thread.
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Post by schlager7 on Feb 13, 2006 9:22:19 GMT -6
Tees and Latimer in the final. Winner is who is having a better day. Well, David, you were half right and, obviously, it was Latimer who was having the better day. It was Latimer over Schnieder in the final. It's interesting since Latimer got a single vote and Schnieder none.
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Post by kd5mdk on Feb 13, 2006 11:49:15 GMT -6
Given how difficult it is to win letters down here, they're not entirely representative of skills. Also, given the limited number of competitions and rounds within them, it's hard to directly compare fencers based on their average performances.
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Post by DavidSierra on Feb 13, 2006 13:20:37 GMT -6
You're totally right. The SSCC standings are probably the best indicator of the relative strength of the competitors in WS, especially among those who have attended 3 or more event.
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Post by kd5mdk on Feb 13, 2006 15:32:50 GMT -6
The other thing is that with the vagaries of seeding into DEs, the critical bouts (like Reed-Carpenter in ME, to cite an example) can be other than the Gold Medal. Was it by chance Latimer who defeated Tees in the DEs? I was kept busy and so only managed to watch about 15 or so touches of the event and not the awards ceremony, so I don't know anything about outcomes except for what the results say.
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Post by jazz007 on Feb 13, 2006 16:19:07 GMT -6
The standings after pools made for a DE tableau that I don't know that ANYONE who had a clubmate fencing was really happy with. It was me, FAST, v. Mar Licata, UTFC. Winner (Mar) got to fence Yvonne Stephens, UTFC. The next non-bye bout on that half was Denham, UTFC, v. (name forgotten). On the bottom, Seiler and Tees wound up facing each other, I think in the 8. David? Still, it was $40 and a three hour trip to have a club fencing night for a lot of us.
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Post by nico on Feb 13, 2006 20:25:41 GMT -6
Just because the level of fencing is 'below' where somebody needs to concentrate is no good excuse and it is poor coaching advice. You could make that case for all other weapons too, and we see people still competing in those. And it is wrong from a developmental sense. Kogler's (the premiere fencing sports psychologist and Peter Westbrook's coach and former head USA Coach) book cites that continually fencing people of lower ability is a MUST for elite fencers to advance. Not a suggestion but a MUST. Ms. Dotson needs to read "One Touch At A Time" for her own good.
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Post by maddox on Feb 13, 2006 20:55:56 GMT -6
Dotson spent a year at college in New York. She returned a greatly improved fencer after bouting with the PWF fencers. High level fencers get to fence those of lesser skill in clubs and local events. Why pay event fees, travel, and lodging to fence them?
Maddox
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