General Fencing Referee study Guide Questions and answers

G1. The requirements for the format of the name on the uniform are that.... - ANSWER-The letters must be in dark blue capitals of the specified width/height G2. The protective plastron must be checked at the beginning of each: - ANSWER-The plastron must be checked to be present and functioning at the beginning of every pool, team match, and direct elimination bou G3. What action should a Referee take if a fencer reports to the strip with a jacket that has a torn sleeve? - ANSWER-Clothing/equipment non-conforming to the rules is an offense of the 1st group and should be penalized with a Yellow Card. Practically speaking, give them a time limit. The rule says "reasonable amount of time. G4. A fencer in a Y-12 women's sabre competition presents to the strip without chest protection and without a plastron (underarm protector). The rules instruct the Referee to: - ANSWER-This fencer has committed two individual offenses of the first group for equipment not conforming to the rules, For the first of these offenses the fencer receives a Yellow Card and for the second she receives a Red Card. Fencer should be given reasonable time to obtain a new one. G5. A fencer at a national event reports to the strip without their last name on the back of their uniform between the shoulders. What is the correct outcome? - ANSWER-The absence of a fencer's name on the uniform is a second group offense punished with a Group 2 Red Card at the start of each bout in which the f