Forge Spring Saber Slam + Referee Development

It is no secret that Region 6 is strong in saber, but we do not have enough skilled referees to support the growth and development in our area. Forge is happy to host the first ever Forge Spring Saber Slam + Referee Development event! We are putting together strong saber events, hiring a diverse cadre of experienced and developing referees, and providing real time feedback and mentorship to support their development. All events are sanctioned and will be following USA Fencing rules and procedures. Stephen Pashby is our head referee and also a Certified Referee Observer (CRO) with USA Fencing. He will he leading the mentorship and referee development aspect.

Fencers, please support our event. This is a strong competitive opportunity leading up to Summer National Championships in Columbus Ohio, and it is a way to help support the development of referees in our area. The only way to improve the situation is for us all to work together! "A" Rated Fencers fence for Free! Email Jeff to confirm your registration.

Interested in officiating, open to being mentored, and want to support this initiative? Please email stephen@forgefencing.com

Questions or want to touch base about how this is going to work? Hit up jeff@forgefencing.com

Athlete requirements:

All events are "Senior" which means athletes born in 2010 or earlier. Must be current Access or Competitive member with USA Fencing. Equipment control will be checking masks, gloves, body cords, mask cords, and lame's. Ensure that all your equipment is in excellent tournament level condition.

Fees:

$5 registration fee, and $40 per event.

Awards:

Awards will be given to the top 4 in each event.

Event Schedule:

Saturday, May 18th

Unrated Men's Saber - 2:00pm

Unrated Women's Saber - 3:30pm

Sunday May 19th

Senior Women's Saber - 9:00am

Senior Mixed Saber - 1:00pm

Leadership Staff

Cathleen Randall - Event Manager

Stephen Pashby - Head Referee

Margaret Raynor - NC Division Observer

RTF Fencing is hosting a referee clinic with Rylan Delap this same weekend. If you are interested in becoming a ref and have not taken the clinic, we suggest you check out the details here! If you are doing the clinic, but also want to be obvserved in saber please reach out to us ahead of time to make it happen. Ref clinic can be found here: https://www.askfred.net/clinics/f7ebaa93-e215-49ea-bde3-3962f234bfe8