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2026 CADET & JUNIOR NATIONALS REFEREE PROVISIONS

The 2026 Cadet and Junior National Championships referee provision requirements.

As in previous years, clubs are required to provide a referee based on the number of fencers they enter into the Cadet & Junior National Championships. See below the threshold breakdown:

  • 1-4 fencers – no referee
  • 5-9 fencers – 1 referee
  • 10+ fencers – 2 referees

Note that this quota is based on per weapon per day. For example, a club entering four fencers into Mixed/Men’s Epee and four into Women’s Foil is not required to provide a referee; however, if a club is entering five fencers into Mixed/Men’s Epee and three into Women’s Foil, the club will be required to provide one referee. This will be across Cadet events and Junior events, e.g. if you have five entering Cadet Men’s Epee and five entering Junior Men’s Epee, you will need to provide one referee for each of these events.

Referee provisions do not apply to the GB Cup Ranking Event – Epee and the U14 BRC A – Epee & Sabre.

BF wants to work with clubs, where they are required to provide referees in accordance with their club entries, in a collaborative manner.

Please note, BF has already invited referees from our Referee Pathway Programme; therefore, these referees cannot be used by clubs. To see the Pathway Programme Referee Register, please click the link here. 

If you are struggling to find a referee, BF can help. Please email development@britishfencing.com with the referee request, and we will add it to our mailing list and WhatsApp groups. Please get in touch before the deadline below.

Where clubs are required to provide a referee(s), they must inform BF of their referee name by Monday 2nd September 2026.

Where accommodation is required, BF is able to offer clubs a rate for accommodation costs, if there is availability, in which club-provided referees can stay in the official BF hotel. Please get in touch with events@britishfencing.com as soon as possible to discuss this.

BF is not looking to fine clubs, but will fine £250 in the following circumstances:

  • A club does not engage or respond to BFs communications and fails to provide referees.
  • A club agrees to provide support (referee or other agreed support) following a conversation with BF and then fails to do so (excluding force majeure reasons).