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.

 

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

 

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.

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.