CONTENTS

  • Basic membership Rates

  • Group Classes Schedule

  • Private Lesson Policies and Rates

  • Elite Fencer Program

  • Competition Coaching Rates

  • Condensed Activity Schedule Schedule

 

 

 

 

Basic Membership Rates Effective January 1, 2009

USFA membership is mandatory It must be paid in the first signup period - $60.00 per year
(Insurance provider, American Fencing magazine, US Fencing News Letter)

Membership Options- choose one

Option #1:
Monthly Membership:
$75.00 per month
Monthly Group Classes-$60.00 per month
(Choose the months that you will participate)   

Option #2:
Annual discount membership if paid in 4 installments: 
$700.00 - ($175.00 per quarter) 
Quarterly Membership: 175  per Quarter (3 months)
Quarterly Group Classes (Mon, Wed, Fri.-$150.00)
Must be a member all 4 quarters of the year
:Must start in January  unless the first attended quarter is otherwise                                                                      

Option #3:
Annual membership:
$630.00 annually (Must be paid in the first week of January)
Annual Group Classes: $600.00 per year

Family discount: 
20% discount for three or more members.
10% discount for two members.

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 Member Sign up Form

 

All memberships entitle fencers to unlimited use of the facilities at no extra charge during open hours!

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BASIC PROGRAMS

Condensed activity chart  Class/Footwork/Schedule

Group and Footwork Classes:

Monday:
Footwork 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm (free class for CFC members) 

 Sabre Class-Novice to intermediate All ages 7:30 pm-9:00 pm  
(There is a $150.00 fee for this group class per quarter)
   
 
Footwork level 8 
This Class is taught by Alex Fotiyev and Tom Ciccarone and is an introductory and intermediate sabre class that offers footwork and bladework as well as time for open fencing


REAL ROUND ROBINS
SABRE TOURNAMENT 7:00pm
First Monday of the Month-Open (All senior USFA members may enter)
Close of registration 7:00-Fee $4

The Real Round Robin schedule is a guideline and may change due to holiday and area scheduling constraints. Consult www.askfred.net for up to date correct scheduling information. 

Tuesday:
Youth Open Electrical Foil Fencing 4:00-5:00pm- Ages 8-13

Footwork
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
 (free class for CFC members)
Level 9-10 
This class is taught by Andrew Hsieh and is applicable to all weapons.

Wednesday:
Footwork 7:00- 7:30pm  (Free class for CFC members) Footwork level 6 
This class is taught by Alex Fotiyev and Tom Ciccarone and is applicable to all weapons

Foil Class-Novice - Intermediate
Ages 12-18  7:00 pm-8:00 pm
 
(There is a $150.00 fee per quarter for this group class)
This class is taught by Alex Fotiyev and Erik Hansen and is a novice to intermediate level class and can be used as a stepping stone to competitive fencing. The class is followed with 1 hour of open fencing.

Adult Foil Class-Novice to Intermediate 
7:00-8:00 pm - Adult ed and parents of fencers
(There is a $150.00 fee per quarter for this group class)
This class is taught by Tom Ciccarone and is a novice to intermediate level class. It is a recreational class but can be used as a stepping stone to competitive fencing. The class is followed by open fencing until closing.

Thursday:
Foil Tactical Class 4:30-5:30 Ages 10-16 yrs
This is an advanced youth tactical class and is taught by Tom Ciccarone.
The following classes are by application only.  Please check with your coach to see if you are eligible.
($8 fee per each class attended)

Youth Open Electrical Epee Fencing 4:00-5:00pm- Ages 10-16

Round Robin Fencing for Kids 5:30-8:30

Footwork 7:30-8:00 (free class for CFC members) 
Footwork level 6
This Class is led by Alex Fotiyev and is applicable to all weapons.

Friday:
Modern Epee Class 7:30-8:30 Ages 12-Adult

Epee Class Novice to Intermediate all ages 7:30 pm-8:30 (There is a $150.00 fee per quarter for this group class)
This Class is taught by Chris Aher and is a Novice to intermediate level class and can be used as a stepping stone to competitive fencing

Footwork 7:30-8:00 (free class for CFC members) 
Footwork level 4
This class is led by Chris Aher and is applicable to all weapons.

REAL ROUND ROBINS
EPEE TOURNAMENT 7:30pm
First Friday of the Month-Open (All senior USFA members may enter)
Close of registration 7:30-Fee $4

The Real Round Robin schedule is a guideline and may change due to holiday and area scheduling constraints. Consult www.askfred.net for up to date correct scheduling information. 

Real Round Robin tournaments are USFA-CT DIV events and will be conducted by USFA rules. Any USFA member may participate. medals to 3 places will be awarded and appropriate classifications will be earned. The entry fee is $3.00 per event. Full equipment and USFA  membership required to participate.

Saturday:

Youth Epee Class 9:00 - 10:30 This Class is taught by Tom Ciccarone and is a novice to to intermediate class. Ages 10-14

Footwork 9:00-9:30 (Free class for CFC members)
(There is a $150.00 fee per quarter
for this class) 
Footwork level 5
This Class is led by Tom Ciccarone  and is applicable to all weapons.

Pee Wee Foil Class 10:30 am - 11:30 am 
(There is a $150.00 fee per quarter
for this class)
This Class is taught by Tom Ciccarone and  Jayme Smith and is a novice to to intermediate class. Ages 8-10

Footwork 10:30-11:00 (Free class for CFC members) 
Footwork level 5
This Class is led by Tom Ciccarone and  Jayme Smith and is applicable to all weapons.

Youth Sabre Class 12;00-1:30 This is a competitive sabre class to be used as a stepping stone to competitive fencing and is led by Alex Fotiyev. Ages 10-16
(There is a $150.00 fee per quarter for this class)

Footwork 11:30-12:00 (Free class for CFC members) Footwork level 5
This Class is led by Alex Fotiyev and is applicable to all weapons.

Advanced Competitive Sabre Round Robin 12:00-2pm (free to all members)

JUNIOR ELITE CLASSES
The following classes are by application only.  Please check with your coach to see if you are eligible.
(There is a $20 fee for this class)

Epee Tactical 1:00-2:00 pm
This class is taught by Tom Ciccarone or Aleksandr Ulanovskiy.

Advanced FootWork 2:00-3:00pm This Class is led by Tom Ciccarone and Andrew Hsieh and is a Level 9-10 class

Foil YOUTH Tactical 3:00-4:00
This Class is led by Tom Ciccarone and Andrew Hsieh.

Advanced Footwork/ tactical discussions/ sports psychology workshops-Dates to be announced.
  http://www.nutmegstategames.org/content.cfm?page=reg_home

                                   Footwork Levels
1         2  -     3         4   -   5      -    6      7   -    8      9 -      10
Gramma  -  New adults  -  Kids - Real work- Navy seal-Impossible

OPEN FENCING ALWAYS-8 GROUNDED STRIPS

 

The Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat. regular class format is:

1/2 hour footwork 

1/2 hour blade work

1 hour controlled bouting

Open fencing - no limit

The footwork segment of each group class is open to all members at no charge.

 

For members, group classes are $150.00 for 10 sessions.

Private Lessons:

  • $40.00 per lesson
  • Lessons must be scheduled
  • Multi-lesson discounts available

Private Lesson Guidelines:

  1. Must be scheduled and paid for in advance by the month
  2. May be affected by weather
  3. Will be made up in the event of coach cancellation
  4. May be shortened due to student tardiness in the event of tight scheduling
  5. If paid for by the full quarter there will be a 1 week discount
  6. Are due in the event of student no show
  7. Student must be a member of CFC
  8. Student must be a member of USFA

Please do not frivolously book lessons. Consult your calendar and plan accordingly. There is no proviso or refund for emergency cancellation.

 

Candlewood

Fencing           

 Elite Program

      Do you have what it takes to be an elite fencer?

1 lesson per week (48 weeks) 
$2800.00 annually, This includes annual membership, 1 private lesson per week and all group classes Monday through Friday. This is a savings of 0ver $350.00 per year!
$3060.00 annually (same as above and also includes the Saturday elite class) This is a savings of 0ver $450.00 per year!

2 lessons per week (96 lessons)
$4670.00 annually. This includes annual membership, 2 private lessons per week and all group classes Monday through Friday. This is a savings of 0ver $400.00 per year!
$5530.00 annually (same as above and also includes the Saturday elite class) This is a savings of 0ver $500.00 per year!

3 lessons per week (144 lessons)
$6490.00 annually. This includes annual membership, 3 private lessons per week and all group classes Monday through Friday. This is a savings of 0ver $500.00 per year!
$7350.00 annually (same as above and also includes the Saturday elite class)This is a savings of 0ver $600.00 per year!

Full membership is included in the Elite fees!

 

Elite Fencers must:

  1. Pay annually (unless other arrangements are made)
  2. Fence at least 3 days per week or as many days as there are lessons, whichever is greater.
  3. Attend at least 3  advanced footwork classes per month on Saturday    This counts as 1 day
  4. Compete in at least one NAC event per year.
  5. Compete in at least one Sectional event per year
  6. Compete in all Divisional qualifying rounds and all Division Championships
  7. Attend Summer Nationals
  8. Fencers must attend all lessons to the best of their ability (cancellations will be re-scheduled whenever possible)
  9. Maintain a "B+" or higher scholastic average in school

Elite Fencer will Get:

  1. Equipment discounts of 10% off all items purchased through CFC
  2. CFC Elite arm band/patch
  3. Free admittance into the Referee Course
  4. Employment as a referee if desired

 

Competition Coaching Rates:

All expenses are to be paid by fencers ( Travel, meals, hotel etc.)

Plus $200.00 per day per diem 

Divided by the number of fencers coached in individual events.

All rates are subject to change without notice.
Candlewood Fencing Center reserves the right to restrict any individual from procuring or maintaining membership for any reason or at any time .