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What is a challenge ladder?

 Challenge ladders have been used in many sports and in different forms. In fencing salles of the past it was a traditional element of the culture. Often they were used to determine who would represent the salle in competitions. Today this concept can work to provide healthy internal competition.
Fencing the same people over and over isn’t necessarily a good thing. Fencers need to fence with a variety of people to learn tactics and improve their skills. A dueling ladder is a great motivational tool that fosters problem solving as a necessary outcome for success.
A dueling ladder consists of published results of an ongoing intra-salle tournament. It is used as a way to motivate club fencers to excel. Fencers must bout regularly to maintain their position or to move up the ladder. The ladder may include a visual representation showing the positions of actively competing ladder fencers. Ladders can be created for each weapon, by age group or competitive level, if desired.
 
What are the benefits of a dueling ladder?
 
• The ladder becomes a motivational impetus to improve.
• Because it is an ongoing process, students are regularly challenged in order to maintain or
increase their ranking. This fosters regular attendance and a desire to improve.
• The ladder becomes a central and lively aspect of the salle’s culture.
• The ladder board becomes a lasting legacy of the salle’s activity.

Fencing Challenge Ladder Rules


Challenging Rules


• You may only challenge the same person once per day
• You may challenge only the person ranked immediately higher than you. If that person is absent that day, you may challenge the next person above.
• You may not challenge anyone ranked lower than you
• Duels are to be set up through Jason or Ant during specified club hours.
• Only one duel to be fenced at a time

Rules of Advancement


If challenger wins bout:
• Challenger will occupy the opponent’s previous rank.
• Opponent will be bumped down one rank, with each subsequent player also bumped.
If challenger looses bout:
• No changes are made to the rankings.


Bout Rules


• All bouts are to be scored using electric scoring equipment
• If scoring equipment is not available, dry bouts must have 2 judges
• Results to be presented to club officer immediately after bout; No other duel is to take place until this happens.
• All bouts will adhere to official CFF rules


Maintaining your position on the ladder/ General Rules


• If someone challenges you, you must win your duel to retain your position.
• Any fencer absent from fencing classes for two classes will be bumped from their position on the ladder and be placed at the bottom of the ladder
• A fencer who does not show up for a challenge forfeits the bout.
• You may not challenge the same person more than once per day unless one of the duelists has subsequently settled a new duel.
• You may not challenge a person already challenged until that duel is settled.
• Any fencer may join the ladder by simply placing their name at the bottom position.