COVID-19 Update March 28th
We’re very excited to share with you that, in line with the latest corona regulations, we are able to offer 27+ year old fencers the opportunity to train outdoors on a piste in limited groups! Even more, we will be organizing an additional training session for the fencers under 27 on Monday’s.
With the changing of the curfew time to 22:00, the training schedule at SCA will also be slightly adapted. By moving the training times a bit later we are hoping to make it easier for members to attend training sessions. See below the new training schedule for 29 March onwards.
PLEASE NOTE! On Tuesday 30 March, the training sessions will for one time be according to the old schedule. This means Youth 1 (U12) 16:00-17:00 and Seniors from 27 18:00-20:00.
For the 27+ group, a new sign-up form for the next week will be available on the SCA website each Sunday at 12:00. So keep an eye on the website!
How the limited senior (27+) training sessions work:
- Weekly Signing-up for training sessions can be done via this form here
- You join a group of four, and practice on the piste for a hour with the other three fencers in your group
- Training will take place outdoors in the covered parking garage area of the Frans Otten Stadium
- If needed, you can access your locker via the outside entrance of the fencing hall (on the right of the FOS main entrance)
- You can register for time slots available using the link above. We will share a new link each each Sunday at 12:00 for the next week’s signup
- You can only sign up for one training per week
- You must bring your own equipment (including your own electric equipment!)
- You train in good health, showing no COVID-19 symptoms
- You train at your own risk; SCA is not liable for any personal or public damages you may encur
You follow the following rules while training:
- You maintain 1.5m distance at all times
- You play not as an actual game, but as safe training
- You practice for 5 minutes max with another fencer
- 4 fencers rotate within their group, but do not rotate across groups
- No Remises
- No simultanées (for sabre, you decide which fencer gets to start with an attack and which fencer defends)
- No Counterattacks
- No Shouting
- No flêches
- No shaking hands after the match
Other news: No online Zoom lessons
As we can now offer limited senior training sessions, the zoom lessons will be cancelled for the upcoming weeks.
No individual lessons
As communicated in a previous newsletter, the opportunity to get a free individual lesson with one of the trainers ends on 15 March. In order to accommodate for the new training opportunities, this will for now not be extended.
Extra training session for fencers under 27
We will be organizing an additional training session for the fencers under 27 on Monday’s!
SCA socks pickup
Your socks have arrived! If you preordered socks with us, you can now pick them up during any time when there is a training happening at FOS!
Complete training schedule (including youth and U27 training sessions):
Monday
Youth 2 (U18) -17:00 until 18:00
Seniors under 27 (U27) – 18:30 until 20:00
Tuesday (with the exception of Tuesday 30 March)
Youth 1 (U12) – 16:30 until 17:30
Seniors from 27 – 18:30 until 19:30 (sign-up required)
Seniors from 27 – 19:30 until 20:30 (sign-up required)
Wednesday
Youth 2 (U18) -17:00 until 18:00
Seniors from 27 – 18:30 until 19:30 (sign-up required)
Seniors from 27 – 19:30 until 20:30 (sign-up required)
Thursday
Youth 1 (U12) – 16:30 until 17:30
Seniors under 27 (U27) – 18:30 until 20:00
Stay safe and see you on the piste soon,
SchermCentrum Amsterdam