Referee Clinic with Jeff Bukantz

Official USFA Referee Seminar with Jeff Bukantz, Olympic Team Captain and Referee Seminar from 8:30 AM to 4:30PM Saturday, Practicals will be held from 6pm to 9pm Saturday night. Cost: $75 for the seminar $10 per weapon exam Preregistration opens on 08/06/2015. Preregistration closes on 11/06/2015. Written exams must now be taken online: Go to www.usfencing.org Go to “Officials” drop window in the middle of the upper task bar Go to the 4th line down, “Visit the USA Fencing Officials Commission Web Site” Go to “Become a Ref” on upper task bar The rulebook and study guide will be linked The process will be explained About Jeff: Jeff Bukantz is one of our country’s most experienced and successful referees Started refereeing in the mid-1970s at Metropolitan Division Opens and at NYC high school dual meets Refereed his first NCAA gold medal foil bout in 1978, at the age of 21. Refereed his first USFA National Championship gold medal foil bout in 1980, at the age of 23 Qualified as a competitor for 3 World Championship teams, the World University Games team, the Pan American Games team, and 3 World Maccabiah Games teams Refereed all three weapons at the Senior World Championships Refereed at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1996 Refereed at 5 Junior World Championships Refereed the finals of the Olympic Games in Men’s Foil in 1996 Chair of the Fencing Officials Commission from 2002-2004 Captain of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Fencing Teams Member of the FIE Rules Commission from 2000-2008 Member of the USFA High Performance Committee (1988-2008) Member of Fencing Officials Commission 1993-2008 NCAA Head Referee from 2005-2010; NCAA Referee 1978-2010 Critically acclaimed author of “Closing the Distance”