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Official USAF Referee Seminar & Practical Exams

Hosted by Jeff Bukantz

  • 2X OLYMPIC TEAM CAPTAIN

  • 2X OLYMPIC REFEREE

  • 2X NBC OLYMPIC FENCING ANALYST

  • 2024 OBS OLYMPIC COMMENTATOR

  • FIE RULES COMMISSION 2000-2008

  • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR FIE COMMENTATOR

WHEN

Sunday, April 21, 2024
• SEMINAR from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
• PRACTICAL EXAMS 5:00-7:00 PM

WHERE

New Jersey Fencing Alliance
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church; Lower Level
229 Hilton Avenue; Maplewood NJ 07040

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Note: Please DO NOT park in front of the church building on Hilton Ave. Use the parking spaces on the other side of Prospect Street.

WHO

WHAT

All referees, parents, coaches, and fencers are welcome

The Official USAF Referees Seminar
• 50 years of real-life experiences and anecdotes
• Common sense approaches to refereeing
• Tactics and techniques needed to reach the next level
• Jeff’s #1 secret to gaining the fencers’ confidence
• Making sense of the rules

COST

$85 for the seminar as per the Referees Commission

 

Note: Practical exams must be taken online. The fee to take the Referee Exam is $25 that you pay through your USAF account. Upon payment, you have 72 hours to take the exam with unlimited retakes if needed.  Click here for the exam.

REGISTRATION & QUESTIONS

Register at askfred.net or contact Jeff at: jbukantz@gmail.com
Send questions to NJFA contact: Lian Ferguson, njfafrontdesk@gmail.com

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About Jeff Bukantz

  • Jeff Bukantz is one of our country’s most experienced and successful referees

  • Refereed his first NCAA gold medal foil bout in 1978, at the age of 21

  • Refereed his first USFA National Championship gold medal foil bout in 1980, at the age of 23

  • Represented the United States at the World Championship, the World University Games, the Pan American Games, and the World Maccabiah Games

  • Refereed at the Olympic Games in 1984 & 1996

  • Refereed at 8 Junior, Senior, and Veteran World Championships

  • Refereed the finals of the Olympic Games in Men’s Foil in 1996

  • Chair of the Fencing Officials Commission from 2002-2004

  • Captain of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Fencing Teams

  • NBC Olympic Fencing Analyst 2012 and 2016

  • FIE Commentator 2017-present

  • Member of the FIE Rules Commission from 2000-2008

  • Member of the USFA High Performance Committee (1988-2008)

  • Member of Fencing Officials Commission 1993-2008

  • NCAA Head Referee 2005-2010; NCAA Referee 1978-2010

  • Ivy League Head Referee 2010-present

  • ACC Head Referee 2015-present

  • Critically acclaimed author of “Closing the Distance”

  • American Fencing Magazine Rules/Referee columnist for over 25 years

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