USA Judo

Held under the Sanction of USA JUDO (United States Judo, Inc.)

March 23-24, 2013

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ONLINE REGISTRATION

 www.usjudo.org

*The Collegiate Invitational Open is not the Collegiate National Championships.  The Collegiate National

Championships will be held March 15-16, 2013 at Iowa State University

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, March 22, 2013                  All activities at Ronald Regan High School

11:00am – 4:00pm                     Tournament check-in and registration for ALL competitors/ALL

categories. Athletes must register in person.

11:00am – 4:00pm                     Weigh-ins for Juvenile A, B, Intermediate 2 and all Collegiate

Categories

6:00 pm                                 Referees Meeting

6:00 pm                                 Technical Officials Meeting

7:00 pm                                 Coaches Meeting

Draw for Juvenile A, B, Intermediate 2  and all Collegiate categories immediately following coaches meeting

Saturday, March 23, 2013              Competition to be held at Ronald Regan High School

7:00 am                                 Doors open

7:00 am                                 Referees meeting at venue

7:45 am                                 Opening Ceremonies

8:00 am                                 Competition begins for Juvenile A, B, Intermediate 2 and Senior

Collegiate Categories

11:00am - 2:00pm                      Weigh-ins for Bantam, Intermediate 1, and IJF-Junior Categories at

venue

After competition                  Draw for Bantam, Intermediate 1 & IJF-Junior Categories at venue

Sunday, March 24, 2013

7:00 am                                 Doors open

7:00 am                                 Referees meeting at venue

8:00 am                                 Competition begins – Bantam,  Intermediate 1, IJF-Junior and

Novice Collegiate Categories

The Tournament Director reserves the right to make all final decisions regarding this event.

REGISTRATION, ENTRY FEES, TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN

.Registration Dates/Entry Fees:

 **DO NOT MAIL ENTRIES AFTER MARCH 1.  After this date, all entries must be on line or should be hand carried to event and will be considered walk-up registration unless you register on-line.

 On-line registrations will not be accepted after March 19.  Entries should be hand carried to event and will be considered walk-up registrations at this point

 Personal, Business, Travelers, Certified, Cashiers checks, Money Orders or credit cards only accepted via mail in entries.  Do not send cash. Credit card form attached.

 Checks should be made payable to 2013 USA Judo Youth National Championships

 Entry into second or third category must be for same athlete

 Entry fees are non-refundable

 Absolutely no entries will be accepted after 4:00 p.m. Friday March 22.

 Online Entries:

Your rank, date of birth and citizenship must be verified in the USA Judo database prior to being allowed access to register on line.  For verification, please send a copy of your birth certificate or picture passport page and a copy of your USA Judo, USJF or USJA rank certificate to 719-866-4733 (fax) or scan/email to corinne.shigemoto@usajudo.us or kevin.wagoner@usajudo.us.  Verification will only be entered in database during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm MST).

Incomplete Entry Materials:

Entries with incomplete or missing information will be considered walk-up registrations unless the required material is received before March 8.

Confirmation of Registration:  Enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope to be informed whether your registration is complete/incomplete.  Missing items received by March 8 will complete registration. Otherwise, your entry will be considered incomplete and walk-up registration fees will apply.  Emails or phone calls regarding complete/incomplete items will not be taken.  Missing information

notices will not be sent after March 1.

 The Tournament Director reserves the right to make all final decisions regarding this event.

SPECTATOR ADMISSION FEE

$12.00 per person per day.  Children under 8 years of age are free. Children 9 -12 years of age are $8 per day or $14 for two days. Two-day adult passes are $20.00.

 Olympians will be granted free admission and floor passes to the event.

 USA JUDO Life Members will receive free admission (spectator seating only).

CHAMPIONSHIP HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

Headquarters:         Eurosuites Hotel

1750 NW 107th St. Miami-Doral, FL 33166

Rates:                         $108.00 plus tax – one bedroom suite without kitchen

$116.00 plus tax – one bedroom suite with kitchen

$196.00 plus tax – two bedroom suite with kitchen

Deadline Date:         Book by March 1 to receive the discounted pricing.

For Reservations:  Email urquiaalex@yahoo.com (Alex) or call 786-472-9095, ask for Alex.  Ask for the

Judo rate.

Overflow Hotel:       Quality Inn Miami Airport-3959 NW 79th Ave. Miami, FL 33166

Rates:                        $144.00 plus tax for single or double

Deadline Date:         Book by March 1 to receive the discounted pricing

For Reservations Call:  305-599-5200, ask for the Judo rate

 TRANSPORTATION

Air Transportation:  Nearest airport is Miami International.

Ground Transportation:  No ground transportation will be provided from the airport to hotel or hotel to venue.

 ELIGIBILITY FOR  ATHLETES

Contestants may participate if they meet the following eligibility requirements:

1.  All divisions  MUST BE a United States Citizen (with copy of passport or birth certificate required or verification of citizenship on USA Judo membership card), OR may be a non-United States citizen who is residing in the United States legally, i.e., student VISA,  valid Green Card, visitor's VISA, work VISA, etc.  Original documentation of legal residency must be presented during the registration process. NOTE: Non-citizens as described above may enter any division EXCEPT Trial divisions. For this event, that means they may not enter IJF Jr or Juvenile B EXCEPT in the IJF JR Open category

2.  A current member in good standing of USA JUDO (United States Judo, Inc.)  regardless of citizenship.  A copy of membership card is required.

3.  Born between 1993 and 2007 inclusively for all non-collegiate categories.

4.  Current year Juvenile A athletes (born 1999-2000), who meet the published criteria and complete the application process, may be granted an age waiver to allow them to compete in the IJF Jr divisions. They may NOT earn points in these divisions, but they may compete.

5.  For Collegiate Categories:  At least fifteen (15) years of age as of the date of the tournament and under the age of 28 as of December 31 of the year of the event.  Must be sankyu and above.

6.  For Novice Collegiate category athlete must be below the rank of sankyu (brown).

JUNIOR AGE CATEGORIES  (Non- Collegiate) OF COMPETITION AND WEIGHT DIVISIONS

Please note that each Category is based solely on the year in which the contestant was born.  The contestant’s actual age on the day of competition is irrelevant.  All weights are in kilograms.  For each weight division, the weight range will be over the next lower weight and up to and including the weight listed.  Example:  Bantam 1, 28 kg – over 23 kg and up to and including 28 kg. The following age/weight categories will be in use for this year’s event (2013):

The IJF-Junior Category is the same as the International Judo Federation Junior World Championships

Category.  Athletes may enter if they are born in 1993 through1998 only.

Juvenile B is the same as the International Judo Federation Cadet World Championships category

WEIGH-IN

See Schedule of Events for times of weigh in.  A calibrated practice scale will be available prior to, and during, the weigh-in periods.  However, in no case will contestants be allowed on the Official Scale during Official Weigh-In for the purpose of checking weight. Contestants may check weight as many times as desired prior to the designated time of the official weigh-in on the official scale.  A contestant is given only one chance on the official scale during official weigh-in.   At weigh-in, athletes must present their tournament-issued identification card AND all athletes in the Juvenile B , IJF- Junior and Collegiate categories  must present a photo ID.

ATHLETES COMPETING IN TWO CATEGORIES ON SEPARATE DAYS NEED ONLY TO WEIGH IN ONE TIME PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION.

MANDATORY DRAW

All draws will be conducted using USA Judo approved software.  With the exception of seeding, the draw will be random. It is the coach/athlete’s sole responsibility to confirm that the correct athlete is listed in the correct division.  Any corrections/changes must be made prior to the draw or during the scheduled draw for those categories.  Once the draw is complete, there will be no changes.    NO EXCEPTIONS.  The draw is now mandatory, the athlete or representative for the athlete must attend the draw to ensure they are in the correct category.

 COACH INFORMATION

All Coaches must adhere to the following dress code during the event.  Failure to adhere will be grounds for removal of coaching credentials.

Acceptable apparel:  national or club team track suit (sweatsuit) with polo shirt; business casual attire; dress jeans (no holes or markings); button down shirts or polo shirts.  Dress shoes, sneakers (tennis shoes).  Forbidden apparel: flip flops, sandals, shorts, tee-shirts, hats, head coverings.

All coaches must be current USA Judo Certified Coaches to receive coaching credentials at this event.

RULES AND METHOD OF COMPETITION

The Championships will be conducted in accordance with the Contest Rules, Organization Code and Sporting Code of the International Judo Federation, as revised for the USA JUDO Youth and Scholastic National Judo Championships.  Athletes competing in Junior divisions do not have to be enrolled in academic institutions to be eligible to compete.

Competition Method: The standard (“true”) Double Elimination System with winner’s and loser’s brackets will be used.  The winner of the loser’s bracket will compete against the winner of the winner’s bracket for 1st and 2nd place.  The first one of these two contestants to have two (2) losses will be placed second; the other will be placed first.  The loser of the loser’s bracket will be placed 3rd. For categories of under five contestants, round robin will be the method of competition.

Seeding : There will be no seeding  with the exception of the IJF-Junior and Juvenile B categories.

The top four athletes will be seeded in each division. If seeded athlete is not present, the other athletes WILL move up in seeding. Players having the same state affiliation will be placed as far apart in the bracket as possible.

Juniors winning medals in the IJF-Junior, Juvenile A, Juvenile B, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 divisions will be awarded 10 points for a gold medal, 6 points for a silver medal and 4 points for a bronze medal on the Junior Elite National Roster that corresponds to his or her weight division.

Juniors will not be awarded points for the Junior Elite National Roster for winning medals in collegiate categories.  There will be no points awarded in the Collegiate Categories.

 Determination of Weight Category: Athletes are asked to make a  preliminary declaration of weight on the entry form or at check-in/registration.  However, in this tournament the athlete’s actual weight at weigh-in will determine the category of competition, i.e. the athlete does not have to “make” the declared weight

 All athletes must compete in their true age/weight unless their category is uncontested. In the event there are uncontested categories, weight categories may be combined if the Consent for Weight Change Form is signed and indicates approval from parent/guardian. Athletes may

move up a weight in the same age.  Any changes must be made prior to or during the draw.  If a contestant moves up a weight instead of accepting an uncontested gold medal, that athlete cannot receive points for the uncontested category.  In no case can an athlete move up in age except to the IJF Jr. category. Refer to the Consent of Weight Change form attached.

 Shime-waza rule: Shime-waza  allowed in Juvenile A, B, IJF-Junior and all Collegiate categories only.

 Kansetsu-waza rule: Kansetsu-waza  allowed in Juvenile B,  IJF-Junior and senior collegiate categories only.

 Injury Rule: Decisions regarding on mat injuries, are to be resolved in accordance with IJF rules; such decisions occurring off the mat or not covered by the IJF rules, are to be made by the coach, the athlete, and the Team Doctor.  If there is not a unanimous opinion among these three individuals, the athlete may not continue (Board-approved October 22, 1998.)

 Match lengths:            Bantam, Intermediate, Juvenile A - 3 minutes/ 2 minute golden score

 Juvenile B and IJF-Junior                   - 4 minutes/ 2 minute golden score

 All Collegiate Categories                   - 5 minutes/ 3 minute golden score

 Judo gi color: For all divisions, the blue/white judo gi requirement is mandatory

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE TESTING FOR BANNED SUBSTANCES

IJF Junior Categories only, testing, in accordance with procedures of the U.S. Olympic Committee may be conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) .For questions concerning whether or not a substance banned, you may call the Drug Reference Hotline at 1.800.223.0393. Correspondence and inquiries: USADA, 1265 Lake Plaza Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80906. Visit http://www.usantidoping.org/ for more information.

 AWARDS

 Individual Awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze (one bronze)  medals will be awarded for first, second and third places for all divisions

 Special Awards (to both male and female): Best Technique, Fighting Spirit and Outstanding

Competitor for each day.

All medal winners MUST be in regulation judo uniform or team sweats (track suit) to accept any and all awards.

The tournament director reserves the right to make all final decisions on events related to and surrounding these championships.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

To assure that the requirements for participation in the Championships have been fulfilled, the following forms must be completed and sent to the address printed at the bottom of this page.

q Official Entry Form and appropriate fees

q Copy of current USA JUDO membership card.  If membership is not current, circle at the bottom of the entry form “Will bring current membership card to event” or “Will purchase membership at event.”

q Warning, Waiver, Release of Liability and Agreement to Participate

q Proof of Age: Copy of birth certificate, passport, or USA JUDO membership card having the verification

symbol “(V)” printed following the birth date. A driver’s license is not proof of age!

q Proof of Citizenship: Copy of birth certificate, valid passport or citizenship verified on USA Judo Membership card.  Copy of legal residency (VISA/Green Card, etc.).  The “C" designation on the bottom corner of the card does verify U.S. Citizenship. A drivers license is not proof of citizenship.

q Consent for Weight Change Form

  q Contestants & Parent/Guardian Signatures wherever requested on all documents

q False Alarm/Damages Statement

Forward all forms and fees to:

2013 USA Judo National Scholastic Championships

1 Olympic Plaza

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

JUNIOR CATEGORIES

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM -2013 Scholastic Championships

DO NOT MAIL ENTRIES AFTER MARCH 1

Participant’s Name:

Last Name (Family Name, Surname)                                                     First Name

Street Address:

City:                                                                                                              State:          Zip Code:

Telephone (Voice):                                                          Cell:

USA JUDO Membership Number: (see below if not current)

Date of Birth (month/day/year)

Judo Rank:                                                     Name of Coach:

Judo Club Name:

E-Mail Address

Circle the category in which you wish to compete, circle Male or Female; enter weight.

Mail to:  USA Judo

1 Olympic Plaza

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

SENIOR COLLEGIATE

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM -2013 Scholastic Championships

DO NOT MAIL ENTRIES AFTER March 1

Participant’s Name:

Last Name (Family Name, Surname)                                                     First Name

Street Address:

City:                                                                                                              State:          Zip Code:

Telephone (Voice):                                                          Cell:

USA JUDO Membership Number: (see below if not current)

Date of Birth (month/day/year)

Judo Rank:                                                     Name of Coach:

Judo Club Name:

E-Mail Address

Circle the category in which you wish to compete.

Mail to:  USA Judo

1 Olympic Plaza

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

NOVICE COLLEGIATE

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM -2013 Scholastic Championships

DO NOT MAIL ENTRIES AFTER March 1

Participant’s Name:

Last Name (Family Name, Surname)                                                     First Name

Street Address:

City:                                                                                                              State:          Zip Code:

Telephone (Voice):                                                          Cell:

USA JUDO Membership Number: (see below if not current)

Date of Birth (month/day/year)

Judo Rank:                                                     Name of Coach: