Refereeing Exams

Find out more about refereeing exam procedures and syllabuses

This section of the website is intended as a guide for those who act as Refereeing Examiners for the British Fencing Association. All examiners are appointed by the Referees' Committee.

The purpose of this guide is to provide guidelines in an endeavour to ensure a uniformity and consistency in the examination process as well as uniform examination standards.

This edition (the third) reflects changes to date. Further editions will be produced as and when necessary. Any queries should be addressed to the Referees' Committee c/o the BFA or direct to the Chairman or Secretary, whose addresses will normally be found in the Annual Report . Your comments on its content will be welcome.

You will find the examination procedures and syllabuses for each level of refereeing qualification below.

County Referee (Grade 4)
Examination procedures and Syllabus for County Referee qualification... More

Regional Referee (Grade 3)
Examination procedures and Syllabus for Regional Referee qualification... More

National Referee (Grade 2)
Examination procedures and Syllabus for National Referee qualification... More

Senior National Referee (Grade 1)
Examination procedures and Syllabus for Senior National Referee qualification... More

International Referee (FIE)
Examination procedures and Syllabus for International (FIE) Referee qualification... More