'Logbook' Newsletter T2 2022

06/22/2022

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Hey Marauders,

Welcome to the very first entry of The Logbook, our brand new Marauders club newsletter! Every ship needs a record of its travels and we’d love to be able to look back on our memories together and share new ones too. In this quarterly newsletter, we’ll keep you up to date with new initiatives, club announcements, achievements to celebrate and more.

Enjoy!

Marauders earns Parliamentary mention as a community success story

Our club was put forward to the Legislative Assembly on 24 March as a community success story by Jo Haylen MP - member for Summer Hill.

Haylen celebrated Marauders and Marrickville locals Gaia and Daniels’ representation at the World Championships in Dubai as exemplary of how local sporting clubs like our own foster aspirations and can provide extraordinary opportunities for young people. Read the full transcript here.

Fencing meets Shakespeare

For a second year, Marrickville Marauders was invited to run fencing workshops for Year 9-11 students at Marrickville High School at their annual Shakespeare Festival.

Coaches Kai and Garry spent the day introducing students to the fencing’s sporting history, explaining modern Olympic fencing and running footwork, games and bouting. Many were surprised to discover the fast pace and dynamic nature of the sport compared to theatrical representations and it was amazing to see how enthusiastically students embraced the game.

Young primary-aged Marauders under Coach Leo

Primary School Fencing Program Returns

After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, fencing has returned to Ferncourt Primary School this term with Coach Leo.

Our Ferncourt Program runs on Wednesday mornings before school and Friday mornings during school sport. If you or someone you know is interested, contact us here. There are spaces available!

NSW School Fencing Season

Marauders have been actively participating in the NSW School Fencing season that runs from Term 1 till Term 3.

Our coaches are running programs at high schools across Sydney. Coach Leo is coaching at both Sydney Boys High School and Sydney Secondary College - Balmain Campus, while Coach Kai has taken the mantle at Trinity Grammar School.

Daniel joins fellow Marauder Gaia on the World Cadet & Junior stage

At the beginning of April, Marauders Gaia and Daniel took off to Dubai, UAE, to represent Australia at the 2022 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships. Gaia is no stranger to the international stage while it was the first of Dan’s many representations at the highest level. Dan even fenced his Cadet World Championship event on his birthday!

Gaia finished ranked 49th in Cadet Women’s Sabre and ranked 42nd in Junior Women’s Sabre. Dan ranked 87th in Cadet Men’s Sabre and 136th in the Junior Men’s Sabre.

Leo represents AUS at Senior Asian Championships

Marauder and Coach Leo travelled to Seoul, South Korea, for his international debut at the Senior Asian Championships.

Leo scored 1 victory and a narrow loss against a fellow Oceanic during the poules, making him one of two Australians to make the cut to the elimination rounds. Leo then fenced 19th seeded HKG fencer Aaron Ho to finish 46th overall.

National Senior Results

Our Marauders have been travelling around Australia to compete in the Australian Fencing Circuit.

At AFC#1 Sydney, Gaia earned a silver medal while Leo and Gaia finished 10th and 11th respectively

AFC#2 Brisbane saw Gaia win another gold medal, while Leo and Dan finished in the Top 16 of the men’s event.

At the Australian Junior Championships, Leo and Dan finished 9th and 10th respectively.

National Youth Results

Our younger Marauders have also been taking part in Australia’s brand new national Youth Circuit.

At the inaugural AYC#1 Sydney, Marauder Daniel took home a silver medal to start the series strong.

At AYC#2 Canberra, Daniel took another Silver medal while Marauders Raphael and Jaska finished 6th and 7th respectively.

Marauders take Bronze at NSW Open Club Team Championships

This year, Marrickville Marauders was able to field 2 strong teams for the first time at the NSW Open Club Team Championships - A team (Garry, Daniel, Gaia, Kai) and B team (Toby, Rafi, Jaska). With plenty of excitement built up from our selection Challenge competition, our teams faced off against 7 other teams.

The hype led to amazing performances. The A team lit up their poule with a 45-40 thriller against UTS, featuring a 16 point comeback from Dan amongst the heroics that earnt them 2nd seed. They faced UTS again in the semifinal, earning bronze medals after a heartbreaking loss at 43-45. The B team took on giants in their poule, gritting their teeth to clutch an intense victory against Apollo Fencing Club’s B team at 45-43. Unfortunately, they did not advance from poules.

Marauders Challenge Series & Club Rankings

We’ve introduced an internal competition series. The Challenges are great for Marauders to see their progress and get a taste of competition in the safe environment of the club, and will also be used to select teams for NSW Club Team Championships.

The competitions will attract club ranking points and you can check our ongoing Marauder rankings here.

The next Challenge will be on Sat 27 August.

Suit Up - Help keep our Marauders safely dressed

Marrickville Marauders is a not-for-profit local fencing club and we work hard to keep fencing as affordable as possible for our community. A huge part of our operating costs are covered by grants and crowd-funded support from our wonderful Marauders community (that’s you! ).

Every year, we run a fundraiser through the Australian Sports Foundation and we ask our supporters to give generously. This year’s fundraiser - Suit Up - is dedicated to the signature protective equipment that keeps our Marauders safe day in, day out. Our club is in real need of new white clothing, electric jackets and masks - Some of our gear is almost a decade old! Can you help us keep suiting up?

All donations are fully tax-deductible!

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Upcoming dates

NSW Cadet Sabre Championships

We will have a Marauders cohort participating at the NSW Fencing Centre on 26 June 2022. Don’t forget to register!

Koala Mini Series for U14 and U12 fencers

The upcoming Koala Mini series (7-9 July 2022) is a great place to start for U14 and U12 fencers looking to enter their first competition.

Marauders Challenge - Cadet Club Team Selection

In preparation for the NSW Cadet Club Team Championships, we will be hosting another Challenge on Sat 27 August 2022 and selecting our Cadet Club Team from the results.

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