Referee Clinic & Practical w/ Jeff Bukantz

A $25 deposit is required to hold your spot. Hosted by JEFF BUKANTZ • 2X OLYMPIC TEAM CAPTAIN • 2X OLYMPIC REFEREE • NBC OLYMPIC FENCING ANALYST • FIE RULES COMMISSION 2000-2008 • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR When: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017 - UDPATED! • SEMINAR from 8:30 to 4:30 • PRACTICAL EXAMS 5:00-7:30 Where: ROCHESTER FENCING CLUB 3335 Brighton Henrietta Town Line RD Who: All referees, parents, coaches, and fencers are welcome What: The official USAF Fencing Officials Commission (FOC) referee seminar • 40+ years of real life experiences and anecdotes • Common sense approaches to refereeing • Tactics and techniques needed to reach the next level • Jeff’s #1 secret to gaining the fencers’ confidence • Making sense of the rules Cost: $75 for the seminar as mandated by the USFA’s FOC $10 per practical exam per weapon THE 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 Register at askfred.net or contact Jeff at: jbukantz@gmail.com About Jeff • Jeff Bukantz is one of our country’s most experienced and successful referees • 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 at the Olympic Games in 1984 & 1996 • Refereed at 8 Junior, Senior, and Veteran 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 • NBC Olympic Fencing Analyst 2012 and 2016 • 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 2005-2010; NCAA Referee 1978-2010 • Ivy League Head Referee 2010-present • ACC Head Referee 2015-present • Critically acclaimed author of “Closing the Distance” • American Fencing Magazine Rules/Referee columnist