04/08/2025
Our very own coach Farren!
📢 New 2025 event: 'Para Refereeing, with Chris Farren'
🗓️ Thursday 21st August
⏰ 6pm – 8pm
(Finishing time originally noted as 7pm, but has now been corrected to 8pm.)
Guest Speaker: Chris Farren (World Para Fencing referee)
Host: Chris Turner (BF Coaching & Workforce Development Manager)
This session will cover the basics of wheelchair fencing refereeing, including how the wheelchair frame works, how the fencing distance is set, and how the referee starts/stops the bout and judges hits (which is the area that is most similar to standing fencing). It will cover all three weapons, but will not be particularly weapon-focused, and will also cover the most common ‘issues’ in refereeing wheelchair fencing. It will also briefly touch on athlete ‘classification’ which is how the fencers are grouped according to their level of impairment, as this has an impact on some aspects of the referee’s job. A brief discussion on how wheelchair events are generally run may be included.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the basics of wheelchair fencing refereeing.
• Understand how the wheelchair frame works.
• Understand how the fencing distance is set.
• Understand how the referee starts/stops the bout, and judges hits.
• Receive a brief introduction to classification and how this impacts some aspects of the referee’s job.
🔗 Sign up here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/472c70ea867b47509c32f0f4aa326ea2
ℹ️ For the full timetable of events, visit the main BF Learning Week page here: https://www.britishfencing.com/bf-learning-week-2025/
The timetable will be updated periodically as more events are announced.
