PARA FENCING (WHEELCHAIR) REFEREEING QUALIFICATIONS

Para fencing, previously known as wheelchair fencing, is continually growing and is fully inclusive in that all athletes can participate.

GBR has had a number of world champions and Paralympic medallists in para fencing, and is well represented in the international community, so it is vital to train the next generation of wheelchair fencing referees.

In response to the growing need and awareness of the importance of para fencing within the UK the Joint Home Countries Working Group has included the opportunity to qualify as a domestic para fencing referee as part of the review of the qualification process.

The qualification process will be aligned to the HC basic and level 2 approved refereeing assessment process, including the mentoring process.

To qualify as a Para fencing (Wheelchair) referee is a three stage process

• stage 1 – Lecture and seminar with a written theory exam can last a full day as the full process is a minimum of 4-5 hours
• stage 2 – First practical assessment this can only be undertaken at a training camp before a World Cup, or satellite competition ( and can not be assessed by own country’s IWAS examiner)
• stage 3 – final practical exam to be taken at a World Cup

Learning resources

• watch as many para fencing YouTube championship videos as you can
• explore the learning resources  available here 

To find out more or express an interest in becoming a para fencing (wheelchair fencing) referee or examiner, please contact Chris Farren  or complete this expression of interest form