22/23 GBR JMF AND JWF SELECTION – UDINE 2023

FIE Licence – you need a licence to compete

You must have a valid FIE Licence for the 22/23 Season. You will either need to renew your licence if you’ve held one from last season or apply for a licence if this is your first time competing as a junior at this level. Without a valid licence, we cannot enter you for the competition.

Instructions on how to apply for the licence
1. Go to your British Fencing Membership on Sport80 bf.sport80.com
2. Login using your membership details
3. Click on your profile
4. Then click on the Licences tab
5. And follow the directions to apply for an FIE licence.

Hotel
Ambassador Hotel
Rooms are booked for the following
Women – 5th and 6th
Men’s Team – 6th and 7th
Men’s individual – 7th. If anyone requires the 8th we will book this

• Parents should not book into the athlete hotel
• Rooms will only be booked for fencers. Personal coaches will need to make their own reservation.

Staff
Lorraine Rose and Matt Russell – Team Manager
Keith Cook – Coach
Dom Stowell – Coach

FIE COVID Testing Rules
The FIE still have COVID rules in place for the FIE events.

• Facemasks must be worn, except when fencing, training and eating;
  
• Participants will need to present to the organisers the negative result of one
  Covid–19 test (PCR or RAT – Rapid Antigen Test), performed within maximum 72 hours before the arrival in the country
• Other sanitary measures at the competition may be implemented by the host
  federation at their option or as required by the national authorities.

BF COVID instructions for the above test

• Athletes and staff to test prior to leaving the UK within 72 hours of the arrival time into the country travelling to and take a photo of the test and also bring the test with them to present at registration. Everyone is also to bring a spare test to the registration as a back up. 
  
• Everyone to bring enough masks for the duration of the event.

Athlete Contributions
As the cost of travel and accommodation have increased due to the current climate we have had to increase the travel and administration costs to reflect this.

• Team Manager/Coach Contribution: £70. For each JWC trip we will be sending a Team Manager or a coach (when a team manager is not available) along with the other coach that is appointed so we have 2 staff members on every trip.
• Referee Contribution: £100.  Each Junior World Cup squad of 10 or more will require 2 referees (or a 1000 euro fine per missing referee – which could happen at the last minute eg if a referee tests positive for COVID or illness). BF, through the ADP, will be subsidising the additional costs of fines/travel where required. Rules around referee quotas and fines can be found on the FIE website here, o.25 and o.31. 
• Additional Coach: £0 (approx. £65 per head subsidy by BF when a coach is provided)
• Accommodation: £60/night (normally a minimum of 2 nights, based on sharing). Any additional nights required by fencers they will need to be booked by the individual. When doing this you can ask the hotel to have the same room but please do not alter any BF bookings.
• Administration: £15 (£20 per head subsidy by BF)

Athletes that breach BF Codes of Conduct risk becoming ineligible for future financial subsidies and may be required to refund any grants and subsidies.

Important Information
All selections are subject to possession of a British passport/certificate of British Citizenship.

A selection email from Sport80 will follow this post within 24 hours. Please note all places must be accepted within 48 hours of notification from the BF membership platform (Sport80) unless notified otherwise.
Sport80 Instructions for how to confirm your place on the trip

All BF Codes of Conduct apply to athletes, parents, coaches and officials and attention are drawn in particular to the Code of Conduct for Youth Events.

Selection Queries
If you have any queries regarding how the selection is made please ensure you have carefully read the selection policy that can be found here. This policy will also help you understand who you need to contact in the event you think there has been an error in rankings or applying the policy.

If you have any queries regarding why you have not been selected for a discretionary place you should speak to the ADP Lead Coach in your weapon. Please ensure that you have your Athlete Development Profile available and shared with the ADP Lead Coach in advance for that discussion. To book a discussion with an ADP Coach please email your Athlete Development Profile along with details regarding the specific selection you wish to discuss to [email protected].

Appeals:

The BF Appeal Policy and Procedure published here sets out the framework process that will be followed. Athletes have two (2) working days to submit their notices of appeal.