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Affiliation

Affiliation with VAFA entitles members to numerous benefits and opportunities not available to non-affiliated fencers.
These include VAFA competitions, state squad and other training camps and courses. There are also regular editions of "Around the Bouts" - the VAFA newsletter.

VAFA affiliation includes AFF affiliation, allowing members to participate in national camps and competitions.



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Affiliation Categories

School Fencer School Fencers will ONLY be eligible to compete in the State School Championships. They may not enter State or National, age or open championships, or other State competitions.
Novice Fencer To be eligible to fence in a novice event, a fencer must satisfy the following criteria:
  • They have less than two years registration as a fencer, or they were under 13 years of age on 1 January of the current year.

    • Novice eligibility ceases immediately in the case that a fencer:
  • finishes in the top 50% of a VAFA Open Competition
  • competes in any AFF competition
    • Fencers who affiliate in the novice category may not enter State or National, age or open championships, or other State competitions (novices may, however, affiliate in other categories
    Affiliated Fencer
    (Junior or Senior)    		 An affiliated fencer may enter all State or National, age (as appropriate) or open championships and all other (as appropriate) competitions. The Affiliated Fencer category is subdivided into Junior and Senior levels. A Junior Affiliated Fencer is defined as being under 20 years of age at midnight on January 1 in the year of affiliation.
    Coach
    (non-fencing)    		 This category is for coaches who do not fence in State or National competitions. This category is mandatory for coaches wishing to obtain or maintain Australian Coaching Council accreditation.
    Volunteer Officials This category is for those persons who wish to join both clubs and the association but do not wish to fence in any competitions.
    Club Fencer This category is for individuals who belong to a Club affiliated with the VAFA, but who choose not to fence in any VAFA or AFF Competitions.




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