To all San Bernardino Division member fencers, and fencers outside our Division, the San Bernardino Division, in conjunction with Ken Wheeler of UCR, is hosting a referee clinic on Saturday, April 1. Derek Cotton will lead the clinic on Saturday, there will be a written exam and then, on Sunday, April 2, there will be a fencing tournament so that those who participated in the lecture portion of the Referee Clinic can be observed and earn a Referee rating.
This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in becoming a referee and earning a rating to do so in one weekend.
For more information on the Referee Clinic and to pre-register, please go to www.AskFred.net.
Please note, that come the 2017-2018 fencing season, for all Division tournaments and for any tournaments that used to be “self-referee” tournaments, the new rule from the USFA, all such tournaments must have at least one rated referee. It does not matter the level of the rating nor the weapon, just that there be a person present who is a rated referee, otherwise, any rating that is earned at the tournament will not be recognized. An even more urgent reason to get our San Bernardino Division fencers certified with a Referee rating.
This is a wonderful opportunity and, again, all information is posted on AskFred.net. And Derek Cotton is the teacher!!!