Fencers
Member Registration
2024 Membership
- Member registration opens on 1 January and runs for 12 months
- All registration and competition entry fees remain the same as in 2023
- Some memberships include insurance cover.
You need NSWFA membership to enter State, National and International fencing competitions during the year, including the Australian and NSW School Championships, and to participate in training programs offered by the NSW Fencing Academy, and school holiday camps.
If you just want to fence with your club and don’t plan to enter any competitions, you don’t need to join NSWFA. However, you can become a Senior or Junior Club Fencer for a low cost and fence in regional competitions and State club teams events.
NB for AFF accredited coaches, to maintain your accreditation you must be a member of NSWFA. If you’re not a competitive fencer please choose the Coach membership. If you are a competitive fencer please choose the appropriate Participative or Competitive membership.
2024 NSW Annual Junior Memberships (Under 18 on 1 January)
| Junior Participative – for fencers under the age of 18 on 1 January who want to compete in State competitions from Cadet (U17) down, including the popular U14 Minime Series, Australian & NSW Schools Championships and to attend holiday training camps. Includes insurance cover. $50 | Register |
| Junior Competitive – for fencers under the age of 18 on 1 January who want to compete in National and International competitions and may wish to join the State and National Squads. Includes insurance cover. $150 | Register |
| Upgrade – from Junior Participative to Junior Competitive. $100 | Register |
| Junior Club Fencer – for fencers who want to compete in regional competitions and State club teams events. Includes insurance cover. $25 | Register |
2024 NSW Annual Coach Membership
| Register for this membership if you are just coaching, and not also competitively fencing. Includes insurance cover and voting rights (must be aged 18 years and over for voting rights). $180 | Register |
2024 NSW Annual Senior Memberships (Over 18 on 1 January)
| Senior Participative – for fencers over 18 on 1 January who want to compete in regional competitions and State club teams events. Includes insurance cover and voting rights. $55 | Register |
| Senior Competitive – for fencers over 18 on 1 January who want to compete in State, National and International competitions try for the National Squad. Includes insurance cover and voting rights. $240 | Register |
| Upgrade – from Senior Participative to Senior Competitive. $185 | Register |
| Senior Club Fencer – for fencers over 18 on 1 January who want to compete in regional competitions. Includes insurance cover and voting rights. $30 | Register |
2024 NSW Supporter Member
| For those who want to generally support NSW fencing – this membership does not include insurance cover or voting rights. $50 | Register |
When you join NSWFA as Senior or Junior Competitive you are ‘capitated’ to the AFF. This means NSWFA pays part of your registration fee to the AFF. so you are recognised by the AFF, eligible to enter National competitions and be endorsed by the AFF to enter International competitions. While they are not capitated, Junior Participative members of NSWFA are able to enter the Australian School Championships run by the AFF.
2023 State Competition entry fees| Category | 2023 comp entry |
| Open, Veteran State Individual | $45 2nd entry $25 3rd entry $0 |
| Junior,Cadet | $45 2nd entry $25 3rd entry $0 |
| U15, Mini-series, schools | $45 |
| Club teams | $60 |
| School teams | $120 |
| Late entry fee | $15 |
| Holiday camps | 1 day – $100 2 days – $185 3 days – $260 |
Rankings
This page shows results/rankings for NSW competitions. Full lists of National/International results are available on the AFF and FIE websites.
RANKINGS FOR 2023
Updated 27 Mar 2024
From the Overview on the top of each age group, click on the weapon gender group for easy access.
Full list : U8 U10 U12 U14 U15 U17 U20 Open Veterans GP Club
NSWFA ranking policy 2020 can be found here.
State Squad
State squads is a special training session where the best athletes and prospects from different clubs in NSW work together. It is run by NSWFA in association with the Australian Fencing Federation’s High Performance Program.
Members of Australian National Squad are required to attend NSW State Squad training subject to HPP requirements.
NSW Fencers across three weapons are selected by the NSW head coach and are invited to attend one or both weekly sessions.
State Squad fee is $500 for one day per week; or $800 for two days per week. All National Squad members who are not Academy fencers need to pay for State Squad fee.
#Advancewithher
#AdvancewithHer initiatives are designed to empower girls and women in our sport.
Sponsored by the NSW Office of Sport, NSWFA has received generous funding to encourage more girls and young women to take on coaching and refereeing roles including those residing in regional areas.
Our current focus and ongoing project is: The ‘Her Sport Her Way’ Program
The aim of the grant is to diversify potential channels of involvement within the fencing community for our female fencers. We are offering pathways for female fencers to become certified referees and / or certified L0 coaches.
Safeguarding for girls
Girls, it is important to understand how to keep yourself safe in daily training and competitions.
Watch this video of ‘Keep yourself safe in fencing’, a conversation between our MPIO Aleks Kotevski and advisor Jane Thorpe.
You will learn how to identify grooming, a proper way to communicate with your coach, what to do when you feel uncomfortable about certain behaviour from your coach or other adults around you etc.
We encourage everyone in our community to watch out for each other.
See something, say something!
Equipment & Armour Service
Fencing equipment can be purchased from the following suppliers. Some of them also provide armourer services:
Swordsplay (Jeff Hardge and Carla Harbison-Hardge) – Armourer
Scherma Australia – Armourer
JG Fence (Jeff Gray) – Armourer
Sydney Sabre
Fencing International Equipment
- Angelo Santangelo
- T: (02) 9419 8968
Andrew Szandurski Fencing
Duke 4Sport
Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award
NSW Fencing Association (NSWFA) is proud to support the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, a global youth development program empowering young Australians aged 14-24 to explore their full potential.
We offer a range of diverse and enjoyable opportunities for Duke of Ed Participants across NSW to complete their Physical Recreation, Skills and Voluntary Service sections at all levels of the Award.
Our experienced and skilled members meet Working with Children Check requirements and are willing to be a Participant’s Duke of Ed Assessor.
NSWFA Duke of Ed Example Activities
Skills | Voluntary Service | Physical Recreation | |
Bronze 13 hours over 3 months* | Coaching; Photography; Videography. | Assisting wheelchair fencing training;
Help with social media content | Strength and conditioning development.
Basics of learning how to fence. |
Silver 26 hours over 6 months* | Officiation; collaboration; sport event management; Photography; Videography | Fencing competition management assistant and/or Referee training then assisting during tournaments | Strength and conditioning development.
Fencing on the piste. |
Gold 52 hours over 12 months* | Coaching; Officiation; collaboration; sport event management; Photography; Videography. | Mixed service of wheelchair fencing training assistance, competition assistance, volunteer work at community canteen, and referee assistance during competitions. | Strength and conditioning development.
Fencing on the piste. |
* 1 hour per week, 2 hours per fortnight or 4 hours per 28 days.
Be Involved
To complete your Physical Recreation, Skills and/or Voluntary Service sections with NSWFA, please contact [email protected] together with your details of WWCC.
Before contacting NSWFA, you must first be registered with a Duke of Ed Award Centre or the NSW Open Award Centre.
You can also find an NSWFA affiliated club here and contact them to organise your service at the club and please copy [email protected] in the communication.
Core Values
Strategic
Setting goals and defining a pathway to follow to reach them. Focusing on each step along the way.
Tactical/analytical
Sizing up the situation and working out the best tactics you can employ to win.
Adaptability/flexibility
Realising that when your tactics are not working as planned you need to change them, quickly.
Resilience
Determination, will power and stamina. Never giving up. Coming back again after defeat stronger than before.
Accepting reality
Knowing that however much you may wish otherwise, the numbers on the scoreboard are the practical reality you must deal with.
Analysis and learning
Reviewing what worked and what didn’t then changing your approach to how you do things to build on your strengths and overcome or at least manage your weaknesses.
Teamwork
Accepting that however good you are as an individual you need to work to the plan devised by the team leader and deliver on the task you have been assigned.
Humility
Treating every opponent with respect. Taking satisfaction in winning, losing with grace. Knowing that however good you are, at some time you’ll be facing someone better than you.
Perspective
Realising that life is not just about enjoying your chosen endeavour, but also about how you relate to your family, friends, the community, others less fortunate than you, the environment and future generations. This is what volunteering is all about.
Information for NSWFA Affiliated Clubs
You might be contacted by NSWFA or Duke of Ed Participants across NSW directly to act as assessor for the parcipants’ service at your club.
You can refer to NSWFA service scope above and develop your club one. Also importantly please check the participant’s WWCC.
We expect you to adhere to the Core Valued listed above by the Duke of Ed and act professionally. Any questions, please feel free to ask: [email protected]