January 2018 Referee Clinic with Mary Mahon

FRED Announces the January 2018 Referee Clinic with Mary Mahon Mary Mahon, Certified Referee Instructor, will hold a one day referee clinic with an observation tournament the following day. The seminar and tournament will also be held at NORTH TEXAS FENCING ALLIANCE in McKinney, Texas. ------------------ Important Info: ------------------- WHO SHOULD ATTEND This seminar isn't just for aspiring referees, but also for current referees, athletes, coaches, division officers, and parents. Participation in this clinic will allow individuals to further their understanding of current right-of-way application, rules, and tournament format. We will need two foil, two epee and two sabre fencers for the seminar around 3 pm on Saturday. Please contact the Division secretary to volunteer. Everyone who desires a referee rating should take the online exam prior to the seminar, but no later than one week after the seminar. SEMINAR FORMAT

Day One - Seminar

08:00 Sign-in 08:30 Lecture with running slideshow, videos, lots of paper hand-outs, athlete demos, and interactive activities. I encourage people to take notes as we cover a massive amount of information. 12:00 Lunch (provided by Division) 3:00 Demonstrations of actions with sets of athletes. Mary will run through some actions and basic concepts and then have the athletes free-fence. I will work with the seminar participants on making the calls.

Day Two - Observation Tournament

Referees will be given a quick orientation of what Mary is looking for as they referee before the tournament starts. Mary will observe each seminar participatant. Depending on the strength of the tournament, and the expertise of the seminar participant, ratings of 7 to 10 may be earned. The tournament will be held at NTFA on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Sign up on Askfred in the tournament section if you want to participate. COSTS $25/ North Texas Division Member only (select "No" for additional fees) $75/ non-NTXD member (select "Yes" for additional fees to pay online) Please preregister. Payment at the door may be made by CASH OR CHECK ONLY (payable to NTXD). ------------------ To Preregister: ------------------ https://askfred.net/Clinics/Prereg/prereg.php?clinic_id=39420 Preregistration closes on 01/12/2018 If your email program didn't make that URL clickable, copy and paste the whole URL into your web browser. If that fails, go to: https://askfred.net/ Check FRED for more info, like who is already preregistered, and such: Who is preregistered: https://askfred.net/Clinics/whoIsComing.php?clinic_id=39420 More info: https://askfred.net/Clinics/moreInfo.php?clinic_id=39420 https://askfred.net/ Thanks for using FRED! Any problems, try http://support.askfred.net Thank-you for playing!