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Welcome to the SCSFL web site. The mission of the league is to promote the sport of fencing within high schools and middle schools throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area. Mission Representatives (coaches, parents, fencers, referees, etc.) represent the sport of fencing in an honorable and distinguished fashion for ALL fencers.
IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL COMPETITORS
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Please reach us at homfencing@hotmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
League schools are those who have paid their dues as set forth in the Call for Dues letter, which can be found at THIS link.
Note that a league school CAN only have a single fencer.
There's no great amount of paperwork involved, only deciding which dues you would owe, advising either League President Greg Schiller or Treasurer Sam Signorelli of your intentions, and sending Sam the money, along with the name and contact email for the coach or school athletic director so they can be added to the email blast list.
Questions may be directed to Greg at gschiller332@gmail.com or Sam at homfencing@hotmail.com
The League defines a novice as a fencer with 12 months or less TOTAL experience. This means if your fencer took lessons for 9 months...took a 6 month break, and then took 4 more months of lessons, that fencer is not a novice, as the TOTAL experience would be 13 months. Note that this does NOT mean that fencer cannot have competed before our Novice event...the definition is based solely on time of experience, not experience in competition.
This is important because the novice event is the only time beginning league fencers will be facing peer-opponents.
NOTE ALSO: Currently, the Novice is open ONLY to fencers from league schools. Fencers from non-league school are currently not permitted in the Novice event.
Important info re those specific masks from USA Fencing at THIS link.
If you have either of these masks, please note the deadlines in the notice.
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How to perform mask and glove checks
2025-2026 event schedule!
PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR AN EVENT YOU'RE COMPETING IN UNTIL THE DAY AFTER THE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR EVENT.
Ex: Don't pay for Foil #2 until the day AFTER the Novice event.
It makes the accounting difficult.
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Registration deadlines for INDIVIDUAL events are 11:59pm the WEDNESDAY before the event.
Registration deadlines for TEAM events are 11:59pm the WEDNESDAY before the event.
NOTE: NO composite teams for the team events.
UPDATED 12/22/25
Some AskFred links added, ven/ues changed and confirmed
All dates are tentative pending venue confirmation.
As of 10/28/25 all venues are confirmed.
October 19 - Sunday
Foil #1
Harvard-Westlake School
October 26 - Sunday
Epee/Saber #1 - High School
Brentwood School
November 16 - Sunday
Epee/Saber #1 - Middle School
Chaminade High School
December 14 - Sunday
Novice/(Parafencing cancelled)
2026
January 25 - Sunday
Epee/Saber #2 - High School
Brentwood School
February 1 - Sunday
Foil #2
Chaminade High School
February 7 - Saturday
Epee/Saber #2 - Middle School
Chaminade High School
(VENUE CHANGE)
February 21 - Saturday (DATE CHANGED DUE TO EVENT SWAP)
Team Epee/Saber
February 22 - Sunday (DATE CHANGED DUE TO EVENT SWAP)
Team Foil
Chaminade High School
April 19 - Sunday
Cal State Championship
SCSFL LEAGUE AWARDS & ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR NOVICE & TEAM EVENTS
- INDIVIDUAL EVENT AWARDS: New this season: Individual medals will be awarded for top 4 in SCSFL individual events. In addition, the cumulative points are tabulated from final results in Individual Events #1 and #2 and Season Medals will be awarded 1st through 8th place, at the conclusion of the #2 Individual Events in Foil, Epee and Sabre. The awards ceremonies will be held immediately following the #2 individual event competitions in the Spring Semester.
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- NOVICE TOURNAMENT CRITERIA: The SCSFL novice tournament is a separate tournament designated for fencers with 1 year or less fencing experience. NEW THIS SEASON: the NOVICE tournament is for League School Fencers only, or by petition of the fencer's coach directly to the league administrators. The NOVICE tournament is unsanctioned and no ratings will be awarded. Rated fencers are not eligible to participate, nor are fencers who have previously competed in any previous SoCal Fencing League Novice tournaments. (Example: if you fenced 2 years of epee and decided to switch to saber, and only fenced saber for 2 months, you are NOT a novice saber fencer.) Medals will be awarded to top finishers in each novice event.
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- TEAM EVENT QUALIFICATIONS: All Varsity High School Fencers must fence in either/or both the #1 or #2 Individual Events in order to be considered for a High School Varsity "A" Team for the SoCal Scholastic League Team Tournament. All fencers must fence in at least one SoCal Scholastic League individual event or Novice event to qualify to fence in a Team Event. Additional TEAM TOURNAMENT qualifications, team level descriptions & fee info applies to team events. Please review the “more info” page on AskFred.net for those specific dates.
Map of scholastic leagues and teams (map courtesy of Julia Levigion)
TEAM PARTICIPATION RULES
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE, FENCERS MUST HAVE COMPETED IN ONE OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOCAL SCHOLASTIC FENCING LEAGUE EVENTS, REGARDLESS OF WEAPON (FOIL, EPEE, OR SABRE #1 OR #2, OR THE NOVICE).
EXEMPTION for League Schools - can field teams of fencers for Varsity B, JV, or middle school, who have not fenced in either Individual events or Novice, as long as they abide by Varsity A rule, as outlined in "Team Level Descriptions" below (meaning they must have competed in one of the individual events). Note: This exemption does NOT apply to Varsity A teams, only to Varsity B, JV, and middle school.
TEAM LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS:
Middle School - For 6th to 8th grade fencers. (Schools can form as many Middle School Teams as desired. Middle school students may not fence on high school teams.)
Varsity A Team – Top 4 Fencers in High School (9th-12th grade). Each School can form one Varsity A Team. Essentially, this is your TOP 3-4 fencers. All Varsity A High School Fencers must have fenced in either/or both the #1 or #2 Individual Events to be considered for a High School Varsity "A" Team for the SoCal Scholastic League Team Tournament. (Only one Varsity A Team per school)
Varsity B Team – Junior or Senior (11th/12th grade) fencers with competition experience, but not at Varsity A Level. Freshman and Sophomore fencers with more than 2 years experience are eligible. Fencers with A, B, or C ratings are not allowed to fence in this event (Division 3 = D rating and below). (Schools can form as many Varsity B teams.)
Junior Varsity (JV) Team – For UNRATED fencers who are Freshmen and Sophomores (9th /10th) with 1 to 2 years competitive experience or Juniors/Seniors (11th/12th) with little with 1 to 2 years competitive experience. Fencers with A, B, or C ratings are not allowed to fence in this event (Division 3 = D rating and below). (Schools can form as many JV Teams.)
In the event of more than four fencers from a team having a rating of 'A''B' or 'C' then the lowest rated fencer may have a waiver to fence in Var B.
Any variance -- the coach can request an exception for a rated fencer to fence down a level with petition approved by coaches present at the Team Tournament.
Variance only applies to League Schools.
Text "@socalfence" to the number 81010 to join REMIND101 for the SoCal Scholastic Fencing League
-Greg Schiller
Competitors from league schools are full league members.
Competitors from non-league schools are junior league members.
2025-26 INDIVIDUAL Tournament Fees:
Non-league School Fencer:
Pre-Payment:
If paying by PayPal - homfencing@gmail.com (Please make payment as "friends & family" )
If paying by VENMO - @Socalfencingleague
$20.00 Registration and $60.00 per event (Total $80.00 if fencing one event)
League School Fencer: $20.00
If not pre-registered on Askfred by the date listed on the event page, add Late Fee: $20.00
Payment can be paid at check in. (Cash or check)
**Please make sure to note fencers name, date of tournament, and which event.
All fencers must be 2025-26 USFA members (USA Fencing Competitive or Access level membership is required) in good standing. (Fencers may join USFA at the tournament.)
All fencers must bring school ID or proof of grade level equivalence and USFA cards.
To join as a team, contact Greg Schiller at VAPA. Email is listed in officers section. There will be NO Composite Teams for the 2025-26 season; please examine our rules section for directions.
Any questions? Please email Greg Schiller or Sam Signorelli. Emails are listed in officers section.
Thanks – Greg Schiller
President, Southern California Scholastic Fencing League
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