The NE Region is hosting a British Fencing accredited level 2 referee epee online course, consisting of a 4 hour Zoom workshop with Chris Farren, BF and IWAS international referee educator, followed by an online multiple-choice examination.
Date: 16th October 2023
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Cost: £20
The course covers topics such as the role of the referee, safety and safeguarding, competition structure, correct use of hand signals and common penalties, as well as those refereeing moments that are specific to epee fencing.

Link to pre-course reading https://www.britishfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pre-course-reading-2019.pdf Link to British Fencing referee zone https://www.britishfencing.com/members/referees-zone/referee-education-resources/

It is aimed at candidates that already have a basic knowledge of the weapon being studied, and candidates that pass this online examination will then be eligible to take a practical examination with a referee mentor at a fencing competition of suitable level.

Note that the costs for this course are solely for the online workshop and examination sections of the qualification, candidates will have to organise the practical assessment element of the qualification themselves (although assistance will be given by the referee educator on how to do this)

This is an online workshop using Zoom. You will need a device that connects to the internet to take part. A joining link will be emailed to you 24hrs before the published session time.

Link for booking https://fencing2home.teamapp.com/clubs/568063/events/22659086?_detail=v1