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----------------------------------------------------------- From: HamsandwichKeith Message 22 in Discussion does nobody else see the wearing tracksuit bottoms at the federations flagship competition to be a problem? i totally agree with the breeches rule. they are compulsory for a reason. imagine an epee fight, fencer does for a leg hit, blade breaks, other fencer is wearing tracksuit bottoms, one nasty wound. i dunno, but would this leave the fed open to legal action? since they should be making everyone wear breeches? ok, owen and eoin, i see your point, but realistically, what is the furthest a 1st year fencer can expect to get at the open? the second round? at comps like the welsh open, the year i went anyway, there was nobody fencing without breeches. why should the open be any different? also, we are trying to attract foreign fencers over. if i was considering a competition abroad and i found out that there would be 15+ fencers there without the minimum standard of safety equipment, it would lead me to think, perhaps unfairly, that the standard wouldn't be very high, and i probably wouldn't shell out 250+ yoyos to go... i do share your pain tho owen, perhaps if all the colleges grouped together we would be able to negotiate a discount from one of the manufacturers?? maybe we could look into this... ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/IrishFencingForum/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
