-The timetable for the introduction of the new target is set out below.
As the BYCs are a national championship, but not the Senior, Junior or Cadet nationals, they are covered by “All other size 5 blades” and “all size 3/2/0 blades. Therefore, for the 2009/10 season the new bib will not be required at all for the BYCs, and for 2010/11 onwards they will be required for U18 and U16 only. This applies to both finals and qualifiers (which are in any case covered by “all other competitions”).
INTRODUCTION
OF NEW FOIL TARGET (INCLUDING PART OF THE BIB) – TIMING FOR IMPLEMENTATION
IN COMPETIONS
The following
chart shows the proposed introduction dates approved by the Board for the new
foil target (ie., including part of the mask) for various categories of
competition in the UK, and therefore when fencers in foil competitions will
need to be equipped with new or modified masks.
|
|
Open/ senior |
Junior |
Cadet |
All
other size 5
5 blades
|
All size
3/2/0
blades
|
Mask
type
|
|
FIE
events (incl. Satellites) |
January
2009 |
September
2009 |
September
2009 |
NA |
NA |
Full
FIE specification |
|
British
Championships |
September
2009 |
September
2009 |
September
2009 |
September
2010 |
No
plan to implement |
Full
FIE spec OR mask update inc. wire * |
|
Open
competitions |
September
2009 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Full
FIE spec OR mask update inc. wire * |
|
All
domestic selection ranking events |
NA |
September
2009 |
September
2009 |
NA |
NA |
Full
FIE spec OR mask update inc. wire * |
|
All
other competitions |
September
2010 |
September
2010 |
September
2010 |
September
2010 |
No
plan to implement |
Full
FIE spec OR mask update inc. wire * |
* Mask
update including wire:- retrofit conductive material covering the new
valid bib surface on the outside of the bib, kit supplied by equipment
suppliers and fitted by the owner of the mask. The fencer will also be
required to connect the mask valid target to the conductive jacket by an
approved specification mask wire, as per the FIE specification.
Note:
The Rules definition of the revised bib to allow for the extended target is as
follows (Article m.27.2):-
“The part of the bib that is
beneath a horizontal line 1.5 - 2 cm below the chin, must be entirely covered
with a material that has the same conductive characteristics as the conductive
jacket”.