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Medical Evidence Points to an Insurmountable Advantage in Sports for Biological Males

Medical Evidence Points to an Insurmountable Advantage in Sports for Biological Males

Donna MeyerJune 24, 2023USA Fencing Transgender Policy, Biological Male Advantage in Sports, USA Fencing Transgender Policy for Cadet Women's Events, Phil Andrews, Phil Andrews CEO of USA Fencing, USA Fencing Board of Directors

USA Fencing College Fair - 17 Colleges and their NCAA Divisions

USA Fencing College Fair - 17 Colleges and their NCAA Divisions

Donna MeyerJune 24, 2023Fencing Athlete Recruitment, NCAA Fencing, USA Fencing College Fair 2023

USA Fencing's Transgender Policy Disadvantages Girls in Cadet Events

USA Fencing's Transgender Policy Disadvantages Girls in Cadet Events

Donna MeyerMay 21, 2023USA Fencing Transgender Policy, USA Fencing Transgender Policy for Cadet Women's Events, USA Fencing Board Transgender Policy, USA Fencing Fairness in Competition for Cadet Women's Events

Parents to USA Fencing - Reverse the Strip Coaching Rule Change

Parents to USA Fencing - Reverse the Strip Coaching Rule Change

Donna MeyerMay 21, 2023USA Fencing Strip Coaching Rule Change, USA Fencing Board, USA Fencing Bad Rule Making

USA Fencing's Transgender and Non-Binary Policy

USA Fencing's Transgender and Non-Binary Policy

Donna MeyerMay 11, 2023USA Fencing Transgender Policy, USA fencing Transgender Policy for Y10, Y12, Y14 and Cadet events, USA Fencing Transgender Policy for Junior, Senior and Veterans events

Modified Strip Coaching Starting August 1, 2023

Modified Strip Coaching Starting August 1, 2023

Donna MeyerApril 27, 2023Strip coaching in fencing, USA Fencing Tournament Committee, USA Fencing Board of Directors, Youth Fencing, Coach and parent misbehavior at fencing tournaments, FIE Rule on Strip Coaching, USA Fencing Rules on Strip Coaching, USA Fencing Rules of Competition, FIE Rules on Strip Coaching

No, Donald Alperstein Did Not Try to Eliminate Youth NACs

No, Donald Alperstein Did Not Try to Eliminate Youth NACs

Donna MeyerApril 21, 2023Donald Alperstein, USA Fencing Board of Directors, USA Fencing Board elections, Youth Fencing, Youth Fencing NACs, Fencing March NAC

Board wisely shoots down proposal to mandate 2nd activity for youth fencers

Board wisely shoots down proposal to mandate 2nd activity for youth fencers

Donna MeyerFebruary 17, 2023youth fencing, Y10 and Y12 National Youth Fencing Tournaments, Y8 Fencing, USA Fencing Board, Youth March NAC, Youth National Tournaments

Task Force Recommends Enshrining Y10 and Y12 as Part of National Competition Schedule

Task Force Recommends Enshrining Y10 and Y12 as Part of National Competition Schedule

Donna MeyerFebruary 15, 2023Youth Fencing, Y10 and Y12 National Youth Fencing Tournaments, Y8 Fencing, Y10 Fencing, Y12 Fencing, USA Fencing Youth Fencing Development, Y8 Regional Fencing Competition

Task Force to Consider Elimination of Y10 and Y12 Events at National Tournaments

Task Force to Consider Elimination of Y10 and Y12 Events at National Tournaments

Donna MeyerOctober 30, 2022Fencing Youth Tournaments, National Tournaments for Youth Fencing, Y10 and Y12 National Youth Fencing Tournaments, US Fencing March NAC, USA Fencing Division 2 NAC, USA Fencing Division 3 NAC

Staying on the right side of the rules in athlete recruitment

Staying on the right side of the rules in athlete recruitment

Donna MeyerOctober 24, 2022Athlete Recruitment, Fencer Athlete Recruitment, Fencing Athlete Recruitment, Athlete Recruitment Rules for Fencers, NCAA Fencing, NCAA Fencing Coaches

Why are so many regional qualifying events starting on Friday?

Why are so many regional qualifying events starting on Friday?

Donna MeyerAugust 14, 2022USA Fencing RYCs, USA Fencing Regional Qualifying Events, USA Fencing RJCCs, USA Fencing ROCs

Will Y10 at March NAC make way for Division 2?

Will Y10 at March NAC make way for Division 2?

Donna MeyerAugust 13, 2022US Fencing North America Cups, USA Fencing Y10 March NAC, USA Fencing Division 2 NAC, USA Fencing Division 3 NAC, American Development Model

What US Fencings says it will do about NAC "no shows" in 2022/2023

What US Fencings says it will do about NAC "no shows" in 2022/2023

Donna MeyerJuly 30, 2022US Fencing National Tournaments, US Fencing "No Show" Fines, US Fencing North America Cups, Fencing 2022/2023 Season, US Fencing $250 Fine

NAC Locations and Permanent NAC Changes in the New Season

NAC Locations and Permanent NAC Changes in the New Season

Donna MeyerJuly 30, 2022US Fencing North America Cups, US Fencing NACs, NAC 2022/2023, Fencing Division 2 NAC, Fencing Division 3 NAC, USA Fencing

Is There a Monster at Penn State University Fencing?

Is There a Monster at Penn State University Fencing?

Donna MeyerJanuary 27, 2022Pennsylvania State University Fencing, PSU Fencing, Wes Glon, FenceSafe, SafeSport, Emotional and Verbal Abuse in Fencing, Emotional and verbal abuse in sports, misogyny in fencing, racism in fencing, racism at PSU, racism at PSU fencing, Misogyny at PSU, Misogyny at PSU fencing, Racism at Pennsylvania State University, Misogyny at Pennsylvania State University

NAC "No Shows" are a Problem that the $250 Fine Has Not Fixed

NAC "No Shows" are a Problem that the $250 Fine Has Not Fixed

Donna MeyerDecember 10, 2021US Fencing NACs, US Fencing North America Cups, US Fencing "no show" fines, US Fencing short pools

Fencers Under Age 11 are Exempt from the Vaccine Mandate

Fencers Under Age 11 are Exempt from the Vaccine Mandate

Donna MeyerNovember 22, 2021US Fencing, US Fencing Vaccine Mandate, Fencers under age 11

What's Going On at US Fencing since the Chairman's Removal in October 2021

What's Going On at US Fencing since the Chairman's Removal in October 2021

Donna MeyerNovember 19, 2021US Fencing Board of Directors, Peter Burchard former US Fencing Chairman, Sexual Misconduct in Fencing, Sexual Abuse in Fencing, US Fencing Sexual Assault, US Fencing Bylaw Changes, David Arias, David Arias Q&A, USOPC, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

US Fencing Board Stabs Chairman Peter Burchard Behind Membership's Back

US Fencing Board Stabs Chairman Peter Burchard Behind Membership's Back

Donna MeyerOctober 17, 2021US Fencing Board of Directors, Peter Burchard, Peter Burchard Removal as Chairman, Alan Kidd, Cliff Bayer, Lorrie Marcil Holmes, Lorrie Marcil, Adam Watson, David Arias, Treasurer of US Fencing, Chairman of US Fencing