WWD US Fencing Referee Certification Clinic w/ Kevin Mar
Registration closes February 7, 2025 — in about 2 days
Online Payments Not Accepted
Please join us for this 2-day clinic with Kevin Mar, Certified Referee Instructor (CRI) and Kaizen Executive Officer.
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Clinic: WWD US Fencing Referee Certification Clinic w/ Kevin Mar
Date(s): 2/8-2/9, 2025
Location: Kaizen Academy LLC
FRED Announces the WWD US Fencing Referee Certification Clinic w/ Kevin Mar
Please join us for this 2-day clinic with Kevin Mar. Kaizen Academy's Executive Coach, Kevin Mar, is a Certified Referee Instructor (CRI), FIE (international), IWAS (international wheelchair) and US Fencing senior national referee, will host a USA Fencing sanctioned referee seminar. The clinic will be held Sat. 2/8 from 9am-5pm at Kaizen Academy. There is a Kaizen Cookie Challenge and Observational Event on Sun 2/9 starting at 10:15am.
FIRST 10 WWD MEMBERS FREE REGISTRATION! (First 3 per WWD Club, up to 10)
This will also be virtual seminar for those who are not able to attend live. Details for the zoom meeting will be sent to attendees after they have paid the registration fee. Attendees will still need to do their practical at a different time.
The clinic will cover all three weapons and is for fencers, coaches, and parents. The goal of the clinic is to help people interpret the US Fencing rule book and understand how to apply the rules. Attending a seminar is a prerequisite for all aspiring referees.
Attendees who would want to come would include:
- Aspiring fencing referees who want to know how rules are being interpreted at the national and international level
- Athletes who want to know what rules are being enforced at the national and international level
- Coaches who want to know what the current interpretations of rules at the national and international level
- Parents who want to know the rules better
- Current referees who need to fulfill their bi-yearly seminar attendance or for personal growth
SPECIAL NOTE: THIS SEMINAR WILL HAVE THE LATEST CURRICULUM REVISION AND VIDEO EXAMPLES!
Location:
Kaizen Academy LLC
9620 153rd Ave NE, #A5
Redmond, WA 98052
Time:
Sat 2/8 9am-5pm Seminar
Sun 2/9 10:15am Observational tournament
Cost: $100 (cash or check to Kevin Mar please)
The seminar portion will cover a broad understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and duties as a referee. All participants should peruse the US Fencing Rulebook so there is a general understanding. This class is not meant to substitute reading the material, it is meant to augment what you have read and learned thus far.
All of the information pertinent to refereeing can be found on the official referee website here:
https://www.usafencing.org/referees-process
For more information, please contact Kevin at Kevin@KaizenFencing.com
Coaches and Parents are encouraged to attend.
Please bring a meal/snack to eat with you. We will be working the entire time.