Relatively New Referee, Saying Hi!

[SpiralGalaxy]

Greetings and salutations! I'll try to keep my introduction both brief and grammatical.

I fenced competitively in high school until injury forced me out (foil only). Recently my husband (foil and epee and relatively uninjured) and I moved to Houston, and we discovered the thriving fencing community around here. He immediately went back to fencing, and I figured that if I was going to be hanging around I should make myself useful. So I've been focusing on becoming a referee, and am now in my second season as a F8 E8 S9 ref.

I'd heard people talk about fencing.net, and just purusing the archives has been educational. I suspect that it will be a big help as I strive to improve my refereeing skills.

So thanks for the archives, and thanks in advance for the advice, and please go easy on me!

[jeff]

welcome, SpiralGalaxy. There is indeed active conversation of fencing and refereeing, and some f.net members are extremely qualified. Two suggestions: browse the fencing topics board at http://www.fencing.net/forums/forum25.html to see prior discussions, and before starting a new thread, use the search facility to see if that topic has already come up.

Again, welcome to fencing.net

[Inquartata]

Greetings and salutations! I'll try to keep my introduction both brief and grammatical.

Hurrah, the balance swings back!

Welcome a-board.