The British Youth Championship qualifiers were held today at Hunter House College. The competition saw 20 competitors competing to earn a qualification spot for the the Youth Championships which will be held later this year.
You can check out the results at http://www.tinyurl.com/NIFencing
A full list of qualifiers will be published soon.
Round 3 of the 2014/15 NIJFS was held last Saturday 17th January at Sullivan Upper School in Holywood. Results now up on the Results Page, updated rankings on the Rankings Page.
NIJFS Round 2 was held last Sunday 7th December at RBAI in Belfast. Results now up on the Results Page, updated rankings on the Rankings Page.
The Criteria for Fencers eligible for International Funding in the coming season is now available to read in the Funding Opportunities Page
Dear Fencer/Parent
NI Fencing needs your help!
Our recent problems in recruiting a volunteer to act as Team Manager for the Sainsbury’s School Games has highlighted yet again the urgent need for volunteers at all levels within our sport.
The Board of NI Fencing is tasked with governing the sport of fencing in Northern Ireland and whilst not explicitly stated the objectives of the organisation, as laid down in our articles of association, can only be achieved through the efforts of everyone within the fencing community.
Volunteering can take many forms and we know that many of you already volunteer at club level. There is an old saying that ‘many hands make light work’ and this has long been the problem that too few people are involved at a National Level. NI Fencing depends on the hard work and commitment of volunteers for much of its work – we couldn’t operate without them!
There are lots of ways to get involved with some examples listed below;
In return, you can gain valuable volunteering experience, learn new skills and meet a wide range of new people.
We will be running a designated officer course on the 17th May for those people with the basic Safeguarding Children in Sport certificate and we will also be running the British Fencing Team Manager course on the 18th May which is the ideal course for those interested in any Team Official role. In fact the Team Manager course is ideal for those clubs organising trips to competitions with overnight stays or just taking a minibus full of kids to one of the local competitions.
If you are interested in getting involved then please get in contact with any of the Board – email addresses on the website (www.nifencing.com) or send an email to the Company Secretary – [email protected]
Yours in fencing,
Peter Hazlett
Managing Director
NI Fencing Ltd
NI Fencing will be running a Designated Safeguarding Officer and Team Manager course on the 17th and 18th May respectively. The Designated Safeguarding Office Course will cost £15 to attend and the Team Manager Training course will be free to attend. For further information or to sign up for these courses go to the Events Calendar.
Due to an unsuccessful first round this post has been re-advertised. NI Fencing Ltd. would like an expression of interest from any candidate (+18) wishing to be considered for the role of the Northern Ireland Team Manager at the Sainsbury’s School Games 2014.
For more details please visit the Positions Vacant Page
The Belfast Open was held last weekend 12-13 April in St Columbanus College in Bangor, hosted by Belfast Fencing Club. Results are now up on the Results Page.
Results for round 5 of the 2013/14 NIJFS and final rankings for the series are now up on the Results and Rankings pages. The final 13/14 NIJFS round was held last Saturday in St Columbanus College in Bangor in conjunction with the Belfast Open, hosted by Belfast Fencing Club.