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CCSF Invitational Judo Tournament

 

At the end of every semester, the CCSF Judo Club hosts a Invitational Judo Tournament for the Bay Area. In addition to learning the sport of Judo, you will also be exposed to management of a Judo Tournament.

 

The tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m., beginning with the smallest children, 5 yrs. old up to 16 yrs of age.

Adult novice and brown belts will compete around 2:00 pm with the Black Belts competing at 1:30 pm.

 

Admission is Free.

 

Tournament Staff Responsibilities

Responsibility: Beg. Judo Class

• The running and organization of the Competition Pool (Fight Sheet)

 

• • The "Pools" are determined by grouping the competitors will similar characteristics. i.e.. Same rank, weight and sex.

 

• Pool Writers
  • Double check as to the appropriateness of the pool
  • Check for: Sex: Are they of the same sex
  • Age: The age group should span only 2-3 ages
  • Belt Color: Are the belt colors similar
  • Weight: Are the contestants between 10 lbs from the lightest to heaviest
  • Let the pool coordinator know of any problems

 

Pool Recorder

•  #1 Person: Actually conducts the pool elimination system and recording the win/loss result.

• #2 Person: Assists the #1 person in running the Pool
  • Main emphasis: Preparing the athletes for competition

Scorekeeper/Timer

• • The scorekeeper/Timer is responsible for recording the scores and keeping the match time.

 

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Responsibility: Int./Adv. Judo Class

• The running of the Tournament
• Scoreboards/Timer

 

Registration of Contestants

• Responsible for registering the contestants at the beginning of the tournament.

 

Tournament Staff Pool Coordinator

• Pool Sheet Coordinator: Match Maker The Pool Sheet coordinator has the most difficult responsibility of the tournament.
  • It is their responsibility to match the individuals according to:
    • Sex
    • Age
    • Belt Color
    • Weight

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Determining the Contestants

• Entry forms are taken from Registration Section
• The registration individual will mark each entry form. The forms will be separated between male and female, through the use of "Blue" highlight for Males and "Pink" highlight for females.

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Method of Elimination

• Pool system of competition will be used: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 person pool
• Contestants are grouped in pools according to the following criteria
• Sex: Are they of the same sex
• Age: The age group
• Belt Color: Are the belt colors similar
• Weight: Are the contestants between 10 lbs from the lightest to heaviest.