FENCING REFEREE GENERAL RULE
COMPREHENSIVE TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● 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 fencer reports without an appropriate uniform. Check
and make sure the name does not appear on the knickers.
●● G6. Fencer comes to the strip and the mask's tongue/ spring does not
touch the back of the fencer's head and the elastic strap does not lay next
to the lower back of the head. What does the referee do?
Answer: The referee must ensure that the mask is safe for use, even if
there is an inspection mark on it. Mask should then not be used.
●● G7. Before the start of the bout and with no other penalties given, the
Referee notices that there is no safety strap on the back of the mask of
Fencer X.
Answer: Fencer X has committed an offense of a 1st group by
presenting with non-conforming equipment and a Yellow Card should be
issued. If Fencer X cannot affix a horizontal strap to the mask, then the
mask should be confiscated and Fencer X should be required to find
another mask
COMPREHENSIVE TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● 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 fencer reports without an appropriate uniform. Check
and make sure the name does not appear on the knickers.
●● G6. Fencer comes to the strip and the mask's tongue/ spring does not
touch the back of the fencer's head and the elastic strap does not lay next
to the lower back of the head. What does the referee do?
Answer: The referee must ensure that the mask is safe for use, even if
there is an inspection mark on it. Mask should then not be used.
●● G7. Before the start of the bout and with no other penalties given, the
Referee notices that there is no safety strap on the back of the mask of
Fencer X.
Answer: Fencer X has committed an offense of a 1st group by
presenting with non-conforming equipment and a Yellow Card should be
issued. If Fencer X cannot affix a horizontal strap to the mask, then the
mask should be confiscated and Fencer X should be required to find
another mask
