Referee clinic and examination with Jeff Bukantz. $75. Practical examinations $10 per weapon
Hosted by JEFF BUKANTZ
2X OLYMPIC TEAM CAPTAIN
2X OLYMPIC REFEREE
NBC OLYMPIC FENCING ANALYST
FIE RULES COMMISSION 2000-2008
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR
When: Sunday, March 25th, 2018
SEMINAR from 8:30 to 4:30
PRACTICAL EXAMS 4:30-6:30
Where: SALLE PALASZ
1030 Leslie Ave; Catonsville MD 21228
Who: All referees, parents, coaches, and fencers are welcome
What: The official USFA 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 http://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
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 7 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
FIE Commentator 2017-present
Member of the FIE Rules Commission from 2000-2008
Member of the USFA High Performance Committee (1986-2008)
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”
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