Fencing Draft notes:Protective Equipment

Change log

8.3.4 - Head

Was

If you wear a mask, the rest of your head must be covered by at least penetration-resistant material. This can be worn inside or over the mask.

Now

If you wear a mask, the rest of your head must be covered by at least abrasion-resistant material. This can be worn inside or over the mask.

Functional change

The required protection has been reduced from penetration-resistant to abrasion-resistant material.

Reason

To reduce the risk of heat injury, which has been occurring at a significantly higher rate than penetration injuries

For notes

Heading - date of change.

Following extensive experiementation across several kingdoms, the Society Fencing Marshals; Handbook was updated in January 2024 to reduce the level of protection required for back of head protection in fencing. This is part of a broader reduction in required protection to support a reduction in heat injuries.

Rule number

Was

What the text used to say

Now

What the proposed new text says

Functional change

What does this change actually do in terms of things we can now, or cannot now do?

Reason

Why are you making this change?

For notes

Heading - date of change. What are you going to record about this change in the Notes for the page to explain to readers what happened to the rules. Particularly note if we are being more restrictive than Society rules, or have a variance from Society rules.