BRAND NEW MATS FOR BETTER EXPERIENCE COMING 2024 EVENTS

HOSTED BY:              NORTH JERSEY JUDO POMPTON LAKES

TOUR DIR:                 Ramon Hernandez 201-206-2705 Email: [email protected]

HEAD REFEREE:        IJF A Referee  Saro Balagezyan  917-696-3208                                                                                         [email protected]

WHEN:                       Competition Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024, Schedule Below

WHERE:                     Competition Venue: Wayne PAL, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470

WEIGH-INS:               Saturday, April 13, 2024, 12P – 4p @ North Jersey Judo, 246 Wanaque                                                     Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:   US COMPETITORS: Must be a current member of USJI, or ATJA

Proof of Membership must be shown at weigh-in time.  Everyone can join up for membership online with USA Judo, or ATJA.  This is a USA Judo E Level Point Event.  To gain points, you need to be a member of USA Judo.  We will not have applications at the tournament.  Foreign Competitors: Must provide a written approval from their National Federation and/or present a current Federation Card of their own country and contact USA Judo Directly as far in advance of the event as possible. 

Note: USA athletes who wish to receive points on USA Judo’s national point rosters, must be a member of USA Judo before the conclusion of the event.  Criteria can be found at

 https://www.usajudo.com/athletes/juniors/2024-junior-national-ranking-rosters#USA_Judo_Point_Roster_Criteria

WHAT RULES:          Modified IJF rules will be used.  No armbars in all Novice and Junior Divisions accept Cadet & IJF Junior & Black Belt USA JUDO POINT & Brown Belt Div.  Chokes allowed in Juvenile, Cadet, IJF Jr., Senior Black Belt, Brown Belt, Adult Novice & Veterans Under 50.  We ask that all junior and novice competitors have a properly fit white Judo gi and bring a white and blue belt that fits properly.  Cadet, IJF Junior & Senior Elite must have a properly fitted White and Blue Judo Gi.

AWARDS:                       Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place & Best Team Award 

Scoring System:          Round Robin For Divisions 5 Person and Below 6 & Above True Double.

Tournament System:   Online Registration, Weigh-ins, Bracketing, Scoring, Livestreaming                                                          and Results Will Be Run On Smoothcomp Event Page

MATCH TIMES:        

Ø Bantams, Intermediate & Juvenile 3 Minutes/2-Minute Golden Score

Ø Cadet, IJF Jr., Senior Elite Black Belt 4 Minutes/No Golden Score Time Limit

Ø Cadet Novice, IJF Jr Novice, Novice & Veterans 3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score

REGISTRATION AND WEIGH IN:

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL COMPETITORS MUST WEIGH-IN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024, NORTH JERSEY JUDO, 246 WANAQUE AVENUE, POMPTON LAKES, NJ 07442 12N – 4PM.  (NO WEIGH-INS FOR ANYONE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024 & ALL COMPETITORS THAT WEIGHS IN ON SATURDAY MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE, SHOW PROOF OF USA JUDO, OR ATJA MEMBERSHIP AND SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IF COMPETING FOR POINTS.  ONE LAST IMPORTANT NOTICE.  WE WILL CLOSE REGISTRATION TO THE TOURNAMENT AT 500 COMPETITORS.  IF THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO WAY INTO REGISTRATION ONLINE.  WE’VE SOLD OUT FOR THE PAST THREE EVENTS.  PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024 COMPETITON SCHEDULE:

Ø  All Staff Only Allowed In Venue 7am to 7:20am To Prepare To Greet Competitors & Families

Ø  Opening Ceremony Black Belts Mats 1 - 4 8:20am Mats Cleared

Ø  8:30am Bantams Followed By Intermediate Then Juvenile Divisions 

Ø  Cadets & IJF Junior BOTH IJF DIVISIONS Will Follow Juvenile

Ø  Black Belts Elite Men & Women Divisions Follow IJF Jr.

Ø  Brown Belt Non-Point Will Follow Black Belts   

Ø  Novice & Veterans Will Follow Brown Belt

Ø  NeWaza Div Black Belt & Novice Will Follow Veterans

HOW MUCH (NO REFUNDS)

ONLINE REGISTRATION:   

Ø  Online Registration $85.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY Until March 31, 2024, 11:59PM EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

Ø  Online Registration $90.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY Until April 7, 2024, 11:59pm NORMAL PRICE

Ø  Online Registration $95.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY Until April 11, 2024, 11:59pm LATE PRICE

Ø  Walk-Up Registration No Walk-Ups Allowed!  READ BELOW

Ø  We will cap event at 500 Competitors And There Will Be No Walk-up **//Register Early//**

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

Ø  NO MAIL IN REGISTRATION.  REGISTER ONLINE www.gardenstatejudoclassic.net 

SPECTATOR: $5 FOR ALL SPECTATORS OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS OLD.  PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB SITE PRIOR TO EVENT TO KNOW OF ANY COVID19 RESTRICTIONS FOR SPECTATORS

COACH: ALL COACHES MUST BE USA JUDO/SAFE SPORT CERTIFIED PER USOPC AND USA JUDO.  USA JUDO COACH BADGE REQUIRED AT MAT SIDE!

Tournament Director Reserves Right To Make Any Changes They Deem Necessary To Insure Safety & Fairness To All Competitors

Mat Area: The tournament will use 4 mat areas with Smoothcomp scoreboards along with the CARE system.

Judo Gi: Blue & White Gi are required for all CADET, IJF JUNIOR DIVISION, SENIOR ELITE BLACK BELT & BROWN BELT competing for USA JUDO POINTS.  All other divisions must have a White Judo Gi with a White & Blue Belt that properly fits.  Official IJF Back patches are not required. 

MINOR ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY (MAAPP)

The Center for SafeSport has developed the Minor Athlete Prevention Policies (MAAPP) which USA Judo has adapted to our own sport. The MAAPP is a collection of proactive and training policies comprised of two parts; Education & Training Policy that requires training for certain Adult Participants and the Required Prevention Policies, focused on limiting one-on-one interactions between Adult Participants and Minor Athletes to prevent abuse. The full MAAPP policy and the reporting mechanism for SafeSport infractions can be found at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/MAAPP .

WEIGH-IN INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS: Attn: All Judo Instructors/Club Owners, Weigh-ins will be day before Saturday, April 13, 2024.  You will be able to check in North Jersey Judo, 246 Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 12N – 4PM.  There will be NO WALK-UP LATE REGISTRATIONS OR WEIGH-INS the day of.  There will be no weigh-in stations anywhere so you must show up On Saturday, April 13, 2024, for weigh-ins.  We thank you in advance.

QUESTIONS AND HELP: Call Ramon Hernandez 201-206-2705