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[edit] Basic Information

   71 Faulkner St, North Billerica
   Open Fencing Monday-Friday 7-10
   Classes  Saturday
   Contact David Blake (978)663-6633
   Fax (978)663-6636

[edit] Perks of Reffing on Strip 1, As Related by a Professional Ref

Oh, in addition to AC, Strip 1 features the following....

• Scoring machine w/ time & score display
• Name & club affiliation displays (LED panel)
• Hi-def LCD (or plasma) screen on the side that shows updates of tournament progress and other info of relevance/convenience
• Wearable mic for the ref (i.e. during Final bout)
• In-house paramedic standing or sitting within 10-sec response radius
• 48-sec response time in swapping ceiling-mounted reel (ladder is on standby)
• Award display that shows medals of that event
• Huge windows that show off, by day, gorgeous vista of thick forrest, river and waterfall... and, by night, mirror reflection for the referees to check on accuracy, style and delivery of their hand signals
• In-house FOC and/or FIE referee(s) present at all times for evaluation & feedback
• Bout committee table within 7-sec slow walking distance away, with a software engineer (or his affiliates) twitching to update the results on-line before the fencers salute and shake hands.
• Wi-Fi connection (decent enough for playing MMORPG without a hint of hiccup, if you were to say, arrive too early and need to wait a few hours for the tournament to start )

These are just some of the things I've encountered just from Strip 1. Listed from memory without trying hard to remember. I'm sure there are other features that fencers appreciate from the strip as well (i.e. grounded strip). There is, however, a singularly most impressive and critical implementation of concept that deserves to be listed by itself:

• Has its own set of weight, shims, inside hex afixed at (my) chest height along with the remote to promote efficiency between bouts. Also has a nail to hang the clipboard close to this "tool station" in order to prevent seconds being wasted in paperwork and calling fencers.

[edit] Outside Links

Prise de Fer Website