Organizers

Resources for Organizers#

  • Regional Seeding

    Per the Athlete Handbook (2.30-2.33), Junior, Cadet, Y14, Y12, and Y10 events will be seeded by their national rank in their respective national points.


    Please pull the seeding file from your Organizer Dashboard for your event. If you are having trouble downloading the file from your dashboard or need instructions on how to do so, please email regionalevents@usafencing.org.

  • Age Verification

    Athletes will need to be age-verified prior to registering for a regional or national competition.

    Age verification can be completed through the membership account. A birth certificate, passport, green card or drivers license are acceptable as proof of birth information.

    The following link includes instructions on how to complete age verification.



  • Sports Medicine and SafeSport Resources

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  • Request a Referee for Your Local Tournament

Reporting#

  • Results Reporting with Fencing Time

    It is preferred that tournaments are run using Fencing Time. Here's a link to download it: https://www.fencingtime.com/Download

    Reporting Results Using Fencing Time

    At the conclusion of your tournament, you must generate a .results file from Fencing Time which will be sent to USA Fencing. To generate the results file, use the option "Export Results to USA Fencing" on the "File" menu within Fencing Time. The generated ".results" file should be emailed to USA Fencing at the following email address:

  • Manual Reporting of Results (if not using Fencing Time)

    Local tournaments and division qualifiers that are not run using Fencing Time must provide their results to USA Fencing using the following forms (in Excel format):

    Classification Change Form

    Referee and Officials Report Form

    The forms must be completed and submitted by the tournament organizer by email to information@usafencing.org.

    Classification Reports

    Once a report is submitted to the National Office, and any associated fees have been collected, the classification change will be updated within five business days, except in the following situations:

    • Classifications will not be awarded to fencers who compete in competitions in which they are considered age and/or classification ineligible. In addition, such ineligible fencers may not be used to calculate the new classifications earned by others in those events.
    • For events in which any fencers are not current USA Fencing competitive members, the award of any new classifications, points or qualification for that competition maybe delayed or withheld until such memberships are properly paid and processed.