{"id":2692,"date":"2020-03-13T18:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T01:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2020-03-13T18:21:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T01:21:32","slug":"coronavirus-update-from-usa-fencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/coronavirus-update-from-usa-fencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Update from USA Fencing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Over the course of the last seven days, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted unprecedented changes within the world of sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In prioritizing the health and wellness of all our members, USA Fencing will not be sanctioning any local, regional, national or international tournaments from March 16-April 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Divisions are directed to postpone all sanctioned competitions across the country through April 6, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to allow participants from postponed tournaments to still be eligible to compete at the National Championships and July Challenge, the deadlines have been extended as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please provide this information to clubs within your Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We continue everyone to practice preventative measures and prioritize the health and well-being of all of members and their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for Fencers, Coaches, Staff, etc. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tips for Club Owners and Tournament Organizers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The CDC recommends preventative actions regarding respiratory illnesses, including<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone is encouraged to seek further information using the CDC and the WHO websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/summary.html#situation-in-us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Questions or personal concerns regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) should be directed to your local healthcare provider. This remains a dynamic situation and we will update our decisions and recommendations on a regular basis both via email and at www.usafencing.org\/coronavirus<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob Bodor <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the course of the last seven days, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted unprecedented changes within the world of sport. In prioritizing the health and wellness of all our members, USA Fencing will not be sanctioning any local, regional, national or international tournaments from March 16-April 6. Divisions are directed to postpone all sanctioned competitions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coronavirus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2692"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2700,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2692\/revisions\/2700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socaldivision.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
USA Fencing Director of Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n