MMA Referee School (MMARS) is in session with Herb Dean Oct 16 & 17, 2010

Sept. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- MMA Referee School (MMARS) is in session with Herb Dean Oct 16 & 17 at Fight Academy, 61 West Valley Street, Pasadena, CA 91105.

Join us October 16 & 17 2010, in Pasadena for the first California MMA Judge and MMA Referee seminars. MMARS is recognized by the ABC (Association of Boxing Commission).

MMA is the fastest growing sport on earth. The need for well trained MMA officials is necessary for the betterment of the sport. The main objective of this course is to share knowledge and my experience in an effort to maintain high standards and consistency in MMA officiating.
-Herb Dean

Here is how the MMARS program works:
There are 3 seminars in the complete program - Judge, Referee and Shadow Official.
Each seminar is unique and none of the material is duplicated.
Everyone is welcome to take any of the seminars!

Course descriptions are as follows:
Judge Seminar:
Classroom time covers Unified Rules, judging criteria, scoring guidelines, and techniques. Video review to judge fights with discussion. Written and video tests.

Referee Seminar:
Classroom time covers Unified Rules, ethics, duties, bout results, and techniques.
Video review to referee fights with discussion. Written, video and technique tests. Physical demonstration of MMA technique.

Shadowing Official Seminar (for either Judge or Referee):
Attend an event shadowing Herb for a day. Get practical in the field training and witness all aspects from the rules meeting to debriefing at the close of the event. Full day event can be 6 to 14 hours (varies with each event). Transition smoothly from the classroom to the cage while having the most experienced official on hand for any questions. Scheduled on an individual basis.

If you are unable to join us in October, there will be future seminars in CA scheduled soon.
Also Herb is available for private seminars.

Information and registration available now at:
www.HerbDean.com/RefereeSchool
For more information please contact MMARS at:
916.635.2831 or Info@HerbDean.com.

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MMARS offers courses recognized with Association of Boxing Commission in MMA Judging and MMA Refereeing.