Minimum Requirements
The fencing venue is one of the most important elements in hosting a successful tournament. At a minimum, it needs to be available one hour before the close of registration for the first event until one hour after the last event concludes for the entire tournament.
- Venues should be clean and safe from hazards (such as electrical cords), or areas deemed unsafe (such as fencing on a dock or outside)
- Venues should provide adequate space between the strips and the strips and spectators
- Ceiling height is sufficient to permit safe and unobstructed fencing
- Venue safety and security, including evacuation plans
- Venue flooring should be smooth with a wood, concrete, composition or carpet surface on which fencing strips can be positioned
- Competition area must be well lit with even lighting throughout the venue to permit not only safe competition, but also to facilitate accurate officiating of the tournament
- Adequate space on or near the competition floor for armory, registration, officials' lounge, medical, and vendor booths
- Adequate space on or near the competition floor for posting pools, DE tables and results
- Adequate space for stage or designated area for the Bout Committee and head referee
- Should be centrally located with visibility of all strips and equipped with sufficient tables, chairs and electrical outlets for equipment needed to run the tournament
- PA system needs to reach all areas of the venue, including designated official's lounge, with a microphone located at the BC stage
- Adequate space for spectators
- Adequate space for athlete equipment storage
- Adequate parking and easily accessible hotels
- A readily available source of free drinking water
- Enough restrooms to accommodate the size of the tournament
- Readily accessible food options, in and around the venue
- Adequate heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) facilities to maintain temperature in the competition hall
- Venues must fully comply with all relevant requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure accessibility for tournament participants, coaches, staff and attendees
Venue Changes
If, after a bid has been awarded, the organizer needs to change venues, a Location Change request form will need to be filled out. Please note venue changes will not be approved unless an unforeseen circumstance outside of the organizer’s control has taken place. That form can be found here: https://forms.gle/26Higv66GaKnYvar8
Organizers will need to email the Regional Events Manager after the form it completed to notify them that a submission has been made.