fencing referee general rule test
In a team match where the video replay system is being utilized, how many replay appeals per lap are allowed, assuming the referee upholds the original call after each review?
(A) 1
Having already received a YELLOW CARD for raising the mask before the Referee called "Halt"! Fencer X parries while turning the back to the opponent and then makes a riposte that arrives on the opponent's valid surface. What should the Referee do?
(A) Annul X's touch; X receives a RED CARD.
Fencer X makes an attack and Fencer Y makes a counter attack by ducking. Fencer X's attack misses and Fencer Y touches on valid target as Fencer Y falls over backwards. What should the Referee do?
(A) Annul the touch made by Fencer Y. Y receives a YELLOW CARD.
Fencer X executes an attack. After scoring a valid touch, X then leaves the side of the strip with both feet. What should the Referee do?
(A) Award a touch for X.
No penalties have been given. While retreating, Fencer X parries Fencer Y's attack and ripostes, touching Y on the valid surface, which is registered on the machine. X retreats then falls; Y's remise arrives on the valid surface, which is registered on the machine. What should the Referee do?
(A) Award a touch for X.
Fencer X stops fencing during a phrase without the referee having commanded "Halt!" They are subsequently hit valid by Fencer Y. What should the referee do?
(A) Award a touch for Y.
During the action, a spectator is loudly cheering for Fencer X. What should the Referee do?
(A) Call Halt! only if the cheering is disruptive.
A Youth 10 fencer comes to strip with a weapon bearing a 4 stamp on the blade. The referee must _____.
(A) Confiscate weapon. The fencer must present a weapon with a size 0 blade. The blade must be less than 32.5
What action should a Referee take if a fencer reports to the strip with a torn sleeve?
(A) Fencer receives a YELLOW CARD; confiscate jacket and allow a reasonable amount of time for the replacement.
Is a touch recorded on the scoring apparatus after time has expired ever awarded?
(A) No.
The score in a bout is not tied and time expires before the maximum number of touches has been scored. How is the score recorded on the score sheet?
(A) The score is recorded as it was at the expiration of time with a victory for the fencer who scored the most touches.
What test must a mask be subjected to before use in a competition?
(A) Visual inspection and possible punch test
In a bout without video replay, when may a Referees decision be justifiably appealed?
(A) When a rule is misapplied.
Fencer X is leading 13-11 over Fencer Y when time expires at the end of the third round in a 15 touch DE bout. What is the correct outcome?
(A) X wins
A Group 1 YELLOW CARD indicates _______.
(A) a warning valid for the bout
When both fencers make clear their unwillingness to fence (non-combativity) in the final period of a direct elimination match or the ninth lap in a team match, the Referee shall ______.
(A) advance to a final minute, determine priority, and have the fencers fence one last minute in its entirety until the minute time expires or until the maximum bout/match score is reached.
In a DE bout where the video replay system is being utilized, each fencer is allowed how many replay appeals, assuming the referee upholds the original call after each review?
(B) 2
Which female fencers are required to wear chest protection?
(B) All female fencers are required to wear chest protection
No penalties have been given. Fencer X attacks. Fencer Y makes a parry, and scores a riposte to the valid target of Fencer X. During the parry, Fencer Y strikes Fencer X's mask with the bell guard. What should the Referee do?
(B) Annul the touch; Fencer Y receives a RED CARD.
Fencer X drops the weapon after Fencer Y executes a parry. Y's immediate riposte scores a valid touch. What should the Referee do?
(B) Award a touch for Y.
Fencer X has retreated behind the end line with both feet while parrying Fencer Y's attack. X makes an immediate valid riposte. What should the Referee do?
(B) Award a touch for Y.
During an advance-lunge attack, Fencer X steps off the side of the strip with one foot during the advance, but recovers the strip and then scores a valid touch on Fencer Y. What should the Referee do?
(B) Do not award a touch; X returns to the place in the strip where he started the advance-lunge attack and then retreats an additional meter.
No penalties have been given. During an action, the fencers come into body contact (corps a corps) without jostling or attempting to avoid the touch. What should the Referee do?
(B) For all three weapons, call Halt!; no penalty.
Fencer X has already had a verified sprained ankle occur in the current bout and has taken a five-minute injury treatment break. During a subsequent action, X sprains a finger. What should the Referee do?
(B) If requested and verified by available medical authorities, allow X another five minute break for treatment of the new injury.
Is there a mask that may be used in all three weapons?
(B) No
In a team match, Team X properly substitutes for fencer #3 with their reserve fencer for the fifth lap of the relay match. In the seventh lap, Team X is winning by a score of 33-16, when the Team X fencer sustains an injury. Due to the severity of the injury, the medical personnel will not allow the injured fencer to continue fencing. What is the correct outcome?
(B) Team X loses the match.
A fencer at a national event reports to the strip without the fencer's last name on the back of the uniform between the shoulders. What is the correct outcome?
(B) The fencer receives a RED CARD unless the name appears on the fencer's rear leg; allow them to fence.
When is the bout over?
(B) When all possible time has expired OR when one fencer reaches the maximum number of touches.
In a pool bout, Fencer X has received a YELLOW CARD for non-conforming equipment and is losing 3-2. Fencer Y attacks and scores a valid touch while X falls. What is the outcome?
(B) X is now losing 4-2.
Having already received a Group 1 YELLOW CARD in the current bout, Fencer X commits a different offense from the same group. What is correct outcome?
(B) X receives a RED CARD.
With no penalties yet given, Fencer X reports to the strip with a mask that does not bear the marks of the preliminary inspection. Before Fencer X may use that mask, it must be inspected. What should the Referee do?
(B) X receives a RED CARD; confiscate the mask.
No penalties have been given. After causing incidental corps a corps with Fencer Y, Fencer X leaves the side of the strip with both feet. What should happen?
(B) Y holds ground except if it would cause X to be placed behind X's end line; no penalty
Fencer X requests an injury timeout for a cramp. The rules instruct the Referee to ______.
(B) allow five minutes for treatment of the cramp only after medical personnel have verified the cramp.
Fencer X is attacking and steps off the side of the strip with one foot during the attack, but does not hit the opponent. The Rules direct the Referee to _______.
(B) call Halt! and have Fencer X retreat one meter from where Fencer X's offensive action started.
The requirements for the format of the name on the uniform are that ______.
(B) the letters must be in dark blue, in capitals, between 8 cm and 10 cm high, and between 1 cm and 1.5 cm wide, according to the length of the name.
How much time is a fencer allowed between consecutive bouts?
(C) 3 minutes for a pool bout; 10 minutes for a direct elimination bout.
At the start of a five touch bout, the clock is set for _______.
(C) 3 minutes.
During a halt, a fault is found in Fencer X's equipment; the equipment appears fraudulent. What should the Referee do?
(C) Confiscate X's equipment; before deciding on any penalty, consult the technical expert.
Fencer X has a YELLOW CARD. During a halt, Fencer X's weapon is found not to conform to the Rules with a fault that could have been caused by the fencing. What should the Referee do?
(C) Confiscate X's weapon; no additional penalty is required.
At the beginning of a bout and with no other penalties given, the Referee notes that there is no safety strap on the back of the mask of Fencer X.
(C) Fencer X receives a YELLOW CARD. Fencer X must affix a mask strap on the mask or referee must confiscate the mask
The current rules regarding non-combativity do NOT include which of the following?
(C) No blade contact for more than 15 seconds
When the referee gives the command "On guard" in foil or saber, how may a fencer hold their weapon?
(C) Point up at an angle greater than parallel to the strip, with the fencer's elbow bent
What feature should the Referee check about the fencer's jacket and knickers?
(C) The jacket must overlap the knickers by at least 10 centimeters when the fencer is in the on guard position.
Fencer X is in a team match and sustains (verified) a twisted ankle while fencing and cannot continue. The score in the match at the time of the injury is 0-3 in favor of Fencer Y. What is the outcome?
(C) X may be replaced by the substitute, who has not yet been used, for the rest of the match, starting at 0-3 in the current lap; X may not fence again in the same team match.
Fencer X is losing. Fencer X allows Fencer Y to score a touch without attempting to defend. What is the correct outcome?
(C) X receives a BLACK CARD.
Fencer X arrives at the strip wearing shorts or sweat pants instead of fencing knickers. What should the Referee do?
(C) X receives a YELLOW CARD; allow a reasonable amount of time for X to obtain fencing knickers.
Fencer X has received a RED CARD for disturbing order on the strip. X repeats the offense and receives a BLACK CARD. X protests the issuance of the BLACK CARD because the RED CARD was not noted on the scoresheet. What is the correct outcome?
(C) X's protest is valid; X receives a RED CARD (noted on the scoresheet) for disturbing order.
A fencer in a Y-12 girls sabre competition presents to the strip without chest protection. The rules instruct the Referee to _______.
(C) award her a YELLOW CARD and allow a reasonable amount of time to obtain conforming equipment.
During the first period of a Youth 10 direct elimination bout, the fencers are not actively attempting to score and a minute of time has elapsed. The Referee should _____.
(C) call Halt! Proceed to the next period with no minute rest.
In a direct elimination bout where video replay is in use, Fencer X previously requested video review two times. In the first review, the referee reversed the call. In the second review, the referee maintained the original call. Fencer X requests a video review for the third time during this bout. The Referee should _______.
(C) review the action using the video replay system.
The specifications for the cuff of the glove are that _____.
(C) the cuff must cover approximately the lower half of the forearm.
The correct distance between fencers when they come on guard (other than at the on guard lines) is _______.
(C) when both fencers are in a proper on guard position with the weapons in line and the points do not overlap.
The format of a Youth 10 direct elimination bout is ______.
10 touch bout with two 3 minute periods. The first period ends either at the expiration of three minutes or when 5 hits are scored, whichever comes first. There is a 1 minute rest between periods.
In a previous bout in the same pool, Fencer X committed an offense requiring an immediate Group 2 RED CARD. With no other penalties given in the current bout, X commits the same offense. What should the Referee do?
give x red card
