About the NJIFA

New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association, Inc.

February 25, 2012: dropped District 1 Representative and updated group e-mails

November 21, 2010: updated new Treasurer, dropped District 3 Board Rep

January 2, 2010, updated Vice President

December 26, 2009, added Other Tournaments section

July 11, 2009, added new Secretary

• The association of New Jersey high school fencing coaches
• Incorporated in 2008
• All NJ high schools with varsity fencing programs are members of the NJIFA
• The membership of NJIFA includes some schools who are not members of the NJSIAA
• There are 51 boys and 51 girls teams in the state

Tournaments Organized Directly by NJIFA

• Cetrulo Boys' Relay Championships
• Santelli Girls' Relay Championships
• Carpenter Freshman-Sophomore Individual Tournament, discontinued after 2007

Other Tournaments sanctioned, but not organized, by the NJIFA

• Morris Knolls Freshman-Sophomore Invitational Tournament, last week of December
• Bergen-Passaic League's Freshman-Sophomore Tournament, 3^rd weekend of February
• Skyland Conference Freshman-Sophomore Tournament, 1^st weekend of February
• Montclair Freshman/Sophomore Invitational Tournament, 3^rd weekend of February
• Passaic County Championships
• Prep School Championships, middle of the week during school break in February
• Lakeland Girls' Invitational Tournament, on a weekend at the end of January

Other Functions of the NJIFA

• Organize and hold the NJSCA/NJIFA Coaches' Clinic each fall
• Hold two coaches' organizational meetings, pre- and post-season
• Name the NJIFA All-State Teams and Coaches of the Year
• Work closely with the NJSIAA to help manage the District and State HS Championships
• Work with the Conferences to establish their freshman-sophomore tournaments
• Set state-wide policies for NJ high school fencing

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