CenCal Referee Seminar with Justin Meehan

Central California Division Announces a Referee Seminar with Justin Meehan The Fencing Center of San Jose is hosting a referee Clinic for all 3 weapons. Saturday will be an 8 Hour referee clinic with Justin Meehan. The following day will be a referee observation day. The Seminar and observation day are a prerequisite for written exam required for referee ratings. Time: Class: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Location: The Fencing Center of San Jose 1290 S. 1st Street San Jose, CA 95110 The price for this clinic is $75 per person. Please bring cash or check, made out to “Central California Division USFA” as well as a sack lunch. There are a few restaurants within walking distance to TFC. ********************************************************** There are a couple of rules that USA Fencing is enforcing. 1. If you are 18 years old or older, you must be a professional Member of the USFA including passing the online background check. The Good news is that if you renew your memberships now, it will go through next season!!!! https://member.usfencing.org/membership-types The Bay Cup has offered to reimburse you for your professional memberships ($35.00) if you agree to help ref a few Bay Cup tournaments and get listed on the Bay Cup's online referee list. e-mail thebaycup@gmail.com for more information. 2. You must also take the free Online Safe Sport Training. http://www.usfencing.org/safe-sport Please e-mail your completed Safe Sport Certificate and your new USFA Professional Membership cards to heath@fencing.com. ********************************************************** If you referee FOUR Central California Division Tournaments, you will be Reimbursed $50.00. The written test is now offered online. http://fencingofficials.org/test/ Please make sure that you have adequately prepared by going through the Study Guide: http://www.refereescommission.org/blog/become-a-ref/ Attending an official FOC-sanctioned clinic is a prerequisite for attempting the written exam. Once a passing score (90%) has been achieved on the written exam (both the general section and one or more weapon-specific sections) a referee receives a rating of "P" in each weapon passed. Further ratings improvements (1-10) can be obtained at a later date by being evaluated in a practical setting at tournaments. The lecture and question and answer format on Saturday will provide a broad understanding of the role, responsibilities, and duties of a referee. It is not a study group for test preparation. It is expected that participants will have read the study guide and come prepared with a willingness to learn how to be a better referee and fencer. The cost of the clinic is $75/person. *********************************************************** Additional Resources: In Preparation for the Clinic, here is a great series of videos on youtube that offer lots of advice and support for Referees. https://www.youtube.com/user/FencerRefCoach/videos?flow=list&live_view=500&sort=da&view=0 *********************************************************** Who should attend: - Aspiring referees - who want to learn how right of way and rules are being applied at a national and international level - Athletes - who want to improve their games and get a more complete understanding of their sport - Coaches - who want to maintain their grasp of current interpretations and rules updates - Parents - who want a better understanding of tournament format and the basics of sport fencing for their children - Current referees - who need to fulfill their yearly requirement for seminar attendance or further their personal development ------------------ Important Info: ------------------- Clinic: Referee Seminar with Justin Meehan Date(s): 05/20/2017 Location: The Fencing Center of San Jose ------------------ To Preregister: ------------------ Check FRED for more info, like who is already preregistered, and such: Who is preregistered: http://askfred.net/Clinics/whoIsComing.php?clinic_id=37391 More info: http://askfred.net/Clinics/moreInfo.php?clinic_id=37391 http://askfred.net/ Thanks for using FRED! Any problems, try http://support.askfred.net Thank-you for playing!