Judging Clinics

[BISCUT1]

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY DIRECTOR CLINICS OR SEMIANRS COMING UP IN THE US? i WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN ANY INFO ON ARMOR PROGRAMS?

[Craig]

Please check the caps lock on your computer. All caps is bad form.

That said:

In what area of the country do you live? If you're in CA, it wouldn't do much good for me to tell you the clinics in SC.

Craig

[Artisan]

A this years 7th Annual Foil Gala
www.fap-fencing.com
There wil be Referee Testing: Practical and written exams offered Saturday NOV 15 by appointment Please call in advance to register. Written exam Fee $10.00. Practical exam is Free.

[remise]

You can forget armour programs. I tried every single club in the state, and no one had an "official" armor program let alone an official armorer. It was always a parent or a volunteer who dabbled a little bit here and a little bit there..........

[oiuyt]

Maryland division used to run official armorer's clinics and tests. I still have my little certification card from ~7-8 years ago. Being a volunteer doesn't mean you aren't official incidently.

The USFA runs a national Armorer's College in conjunction with the annual Coaches College held each summer at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. This past summer was the second year that the Armorer's college was run. This coming year neither will be held (something about the facilities needed for athlete training for some little event in Greece....). Week long course that assumes you have some armoring experience and teaches you insane amounts more. A couple of different levels (they definitely run both level 3 and level 2, don't know if there are plans to start running level 1 courses (1 == best). Taught by Dan DeChaine (member of the FIE SEMI commission).

Most armoring training is catch as catch can and done on an ad hoc basis almost apprentice style. Talk to people around you that know more and ask lots of questions. Do lots of armoring. Then redo the bits you screwed up.

There's also a study guide for the official USFA armorer's test available on the website. Haven't looked at it recently and don't remember what was on it, but it might act as a starting point for figuring out what bits you don't know yet.

-B :)