CANCELLATION POLICY
- 24 hour advance notice is required for all cancellations and you must schedule a substitute time within the current session with the coach. Otherwise you will be charged for the missed lesson.
- Less than 24 hours notice is allowed for medical reasons only and you must schedule a substitute time within the current session with the coach. Otherwise you will be charged for the missed lesson.
- If you miss two private lessons in a row you may lose the spot in the coach’s schedule, the club is not obligated to provide a make up and you will be charged for the missed lesson.
- It is your responsibility to request a make up and you have to pay for the missed class/private lesson. Your option to schedule a make up will expire after the current session. There are no make-ups for free classes.
- If you miss your make up for any reason, there will be no make ups for that appointment.
- All prepaid classes must be used within the current session (if a class is missed in the last 2 weeks of a session, you may schedule make-ups within the next session.) There will be no refunds for prepaid services, except in special circumstances.
MEMBERSHIP POLICY
- Membership starts from the date you sign the Membership Form and payment is received. Annual membership ends every August 31.
- To be considered a member, you must pay on an annual, half-year, or monthly basis.
- Membership fees are non-refundable.
- Additional Family Member Rate is applicable to younger family members only when oldest family member pays First Member Rate
- Strip coaching may be provided for a fee. If at least 6 fencers and a strip coach attend, the mandatory fee will be $60 for drivable events, $85 for events where coach must drive and stay overnight, $150 for Nationals/NACs. If fewer than 6 fencers attend, strip coaching can be requested and fees must be determined and agreed upon prior to the event.
- If two NYFA members are competing against each other in the same competition, they cannot be strip coached by any coach or friend from any club.
- NYFA members must represent NYFA as their primary club on their USA Fencing registration, at any USFA-sanctioned competitions, on askfred.net entries.
- NYFA members must wear NYFA uniform or NYFA patch at competitions
SAFETY POLICY
- The fencing floor is restricted to fencers only. Non-participants must stay in the observation area
- Fencing weapon must be carried with points down or in a fencing bag
- Any illness, injury, or medical problems must be reported to the instructor before lesson/practice starts, or during the stay of NYFA
- Warm up and stretches are required before a lesson or practice. Arrive 15 minutes early for it
- Rough play or dangerous actions are prohibited whether intentional or not
- Walking or standing close to the fencers when blades are raised or in motion is prohibited
- Mask, glove, fencing jacket, knickers, plastron, breast plate for female, and athletic shoes must be worn when fencing
- Any person not abiding by NYFA rules may be subject to expulsion