Official USFA FOC Referee Seminar - Jeff Bukantz

OFFICIAL USFA FOC REFEREE SEMINAR & PRACTICAL EXAMS Hosted by JEFF BUKANTZ •OLYMPIC TEAM CAPTAIN •OLYMPIC REFEREE •INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR •FIE RULES COMMISSION 2000-2008 •NBC OLYMPIC FENCING ANALYST •MACCABIAH CHAIRMAN (TEAM USA) www.LibertyFencingClub.com (267) 482-9597 LibertyFencingClub@gmail.com http://www.libertyfencingclub.com/referee-clinic---jeff-bukantz-april-26-2014.html WHEN: Saturday, APRIL 26, 2014 •SEMINAR from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM •PRACTICAL EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN! (THIS IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AT A CLINIC) WHERE: LIBERTY FENCING CLUB LLC - Newly Expanded Bucks County Location 366 Easton Road Warrington, PA 18976 WHO: All referees, parents, coaches, and fencers are welcome WHAT: The official USFA Fencing Officials Commission (FOC) referees’ seminar •Over 30 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: $85 for the seminar $10 per weapon for practical exams Lunch, drinks, and snacks will be available for purchase REGISTER at askfred.net or contact Jeff at: jbukantz@gmail.com ABOUT JEFF: •Jeff Bukantz is one of our country’s most experienced and successful referees •Started refereeing in the mid-1970s at Metropolitan Division Opens and at NYC high school dual meets •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 all three weapons at the Senior World Championships •Refereed at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1996 •Refereed at 5 Junior 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 •Member of the FIE Rules Commission from 2000-2008 •Member of the USFA High Performance Committee (1988-2008) •Member of Fencing Officials Commission 1993-2008 •NCAA Head Referee since 2005-2010; NCAA Referee 1978-2010 •Critically acclaimed author of “Closing the Distance” THE WRITTEN EXAMS MUST NOW BE TAKEN ONLINE!!! •Go to www.usfencing.org •Go to “Resources” drop window in the middle of the upper task bar •Go to the 3rd window for “Board of Directors, Officials, Committees, Task Forces •Go to “Fencing Officials Website” •The rulebook and study guide will be linked •The process will be explained Preregistration opens on 01/24/2014. Preregistration closes on 04/26/2014.