Fencing

The field of play has an even surface. The portion of the field of play used for fencing is called the piste. The piste is from 1.5m to 2m wide and 14m long.

Five lines are drawn very clearly on the piste at right angles to its length, as follows:

• One centre line which is drawn as a broken line across the whole width of the piste.
• Two on guard lines at 2m on each side of the centre line. These are drawn across the whole width of the piste.
• Two lines at the rear limits of the piste, which are drawn across the whole width of the piste, at a distance of 7m from the centre
• line.
• The last 2m of the piste before the rear limit lines are clearly distinguished by a different colour of the piste, to make it easy for the fencers to be aware of their position on the piste.

References

Federation International Fencing (FIE). Book 1 Technical Rules. December 2014.
https://fie.org/fie/documents/rules

Sport association details

Western Australian Fencing Association

Sharon Dale
President
PO Box 399, Nedlands WA 6909
Telephone 0424 392 838
Email FencingWAPresident@gmail.com
Website www.fencingwa.com
Facebook fencingwa

Disclaimer

The information in this guide is general in nature and cannot be relied upon as professional advice concerning the design of, or marking out for, sporting facilities and playing areas. No assurance is given as to the accuracy of any information contained in this guide and readers should not rely on its accuracy. Readers should obtain their own independent and professional advice in relation to their proposed sporting activity.