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________________________________________________________________________________ Becoming a Qualified Referee ________________________________________________________________________________
Study the rules Buy a rulebook and learn the rules. You must be able to apply them competently, in a positive manner.
Referee at your Club Initially referee at your club. Becoming a good referee depends, in large part, upon establishing confidence in one's self and in others that your judgements will be sound. Training and practicing your skills in a non-competitive situation where more senior fencers and referees can discuss your refereeing will allow you to improve your performance and confidence
Attend refereeing seminars and courses The rules of fencing and the way in which they are interpreted are constantly changing. Attending seminars will keep you up to date on rule changes which could change the way you fence. Seminars are run both regionally and nationally see the following web sites for further information.
Referee at local competitions Attend and referee at as many local, County and Regional competitions as possible. Initially you may find new or inexperienced fencers difficult to analyse. There is unfortunately no help for this; persevere and learn from each fight.
Offer to keep score and time bouts at the more advanced stages of a competitions. Watch other more experienced referees and learn from the way in which they conduct themselves on the piste.
You will learn by refereeing and by example, and a competition is the place to learn.
Referee at Open Competitions Once you are confident enough to referee in your club and at local, County and Regional competitions then referee at least the early stages of an Open Competitions.
Once you have got this far and are satisfied with your abilities then you should take the first of your refereeing examinations.
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