{"id":478,"date":"2013-09-04T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preview.fencingnb.ca\/?page_id=478"},"modified":"2025-09-17T23:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:58:44","slug":"secretariat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/?page_id=478","title":{"rendered":"Secretariat Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3c1bf50e-b05a-4dd2-8684-c104a42aaaaa\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"219\">In fencing, the <strong data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"31\">secretariat<\/strong> (sometimes called the <em data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"70\">bout committee<\/em>, <em data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"94\">directoire technique<\/em>, or <em data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"123\">tournament secretariat<\/em>) is the administrative and technical body responsible for the smooth running of competitions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"350\">Their role is mostly <strong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"273\">organizational and clerical<\/strong>, rather than refereeing. Specifically, the secretariat is responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"481\"><strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"387\">Registration and eligibility:<\/strong> confirming fencers\u2019 licenses\/memberships, ensuring they are entered correctly in the event.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"481\"><strong data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"508\">Seeding and drawing:<\/strong> establishing pools and tableaux (direct elimination brackets) based on rankings or seeding rules.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"707\"><strong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"642\">Scheduling and assignments:<\/strong> setting bout times, assigning referees, pistes, and apparatus.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"799\"><strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"732\">Recording results:<\/strong> collecting pool sheets, DE bout slips, and updating the tableau.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"899\"><strong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"821\">Communications:<\/strong> announcing calls for bouts, posting results, and handling official notices.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1033\"><strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"933\">Logistics and coordination:<\/strong> ensuring equipment control, medical, and referees\u2019 commission work smoothly with the competition.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1188\"><strong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1074\">Rule enforcement (administrative):<\/strong> handling withdrawals, penalties for no-shows, or disputes that are procedural rather than refereeing decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1351\">In short, the secretariat makes sure the <strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1277\">competition structure, paperwork, and flow<\/strong> are correct, so referees and fencers can focus on the bouts themselves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"inline-flex border border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-xl\">\n<div class=\"text-token-text-secondary flex items-center justify-center gap-4 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm whitespace-nowrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In fencing, the secretariat (sometimes called the bout committee, directoire technique, or tournament secretariat) is the administrative and technical body responsible for the smooth running of competitions. Their role is mostly organizational and clerical, rather than refereeing. Specifically, the secretariat is responsible for: Registration and eligibility: confirming fencers\u2019 licenses\/memberships, ensuring they are entered correctly in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":465,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-478","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2976,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/478\/revisions\/2976"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}