2024 North American Judo Championships USA Judo Roster Point Event

Presented by: North Jersey Judo

Tournament Dir: Ramon Hernandez, Head Instructor @ NJJ 201-206-2705 [email protected]

HEAD REFEREE: IJF A Referee Saro Balagezyan / [email protected]

WHEN: Competition Date: Sunday, September 8, 2023, START TIME: 8:30am

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

WEIGH-INS: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 12P – 4p @ North Jersey Judo, 246 Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: US COMPETITORS: Must be a current member of USJI (USA Judo) or ATJA

Proof of Membership must be shown at weigh-in time. Everyone can join up for membership online with USA Judo, USJF, USJA or ATJA. This is a USA Judo E Level Point Event. In order 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 www.usjudo.us https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Athletes/Juniors/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. No Chokes in all Novice and Junior Divisions accept Juvenile, Cadet & IJF Junior & Black Belt USA JUDO POINT & Brown Belt Div 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.

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

Tournament System: Online Registration, Weigh-ins & Brackets Will Be Run On Smoothcomp System

MATCH TIMES: Bantams, Intermediate & Juvenile 3 Minutes/2-Minute Golden Score

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

14 – 16 and 17 – 19 Novice 3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score

Veterans 3 Minutes/2 Minutes Golden Score

REGISTRATION AND WEIGH IN:

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL COMPETITORS MUST WEIGH-IN ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, NORTH JERSEY JUDO, 246 WANAQUE AVENUE, POMPTON LAKES, NJ 07442 12N – 4PM. (NO WEIGH-INS FOR ANYONE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 & 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, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 COMPETITON SCHEDULE:

 Venue Doors Open Warm-Up All Juniors 8AM Sharp

 Opening Ceremony 8:45am

 Kata 7:30am

 Bantams 9:00am

 Intermediate Will Follow Bantams

 Juvenile Will Follow Intermediate

 Cadets & IJF Junior BOTH IJF DIVISIONS Will Follow Juvenile

 Black Belt Men & Women Will Follow Cadets & IJF Jr

 Brown Belt Non-Point Will Follow Elite Black Belt Divisons

 Novice & Veterans Will Follow Brown Belts

 NeWaza Div Will Follow Veterans

HOW MUCH (NO REFUNDS)

ONLINE REGISTRATION:

 Online Registration is now open

 Online Registration $85.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY Until August 16, 2024, EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

 Online Registration $90.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY From August 17, 2024, to August 30, 2024 11:59pm NORMAL PRICE

 Online Registration $95.00 ALL DIVISIONS/CATEGORY From August 31, 2024 to September 5, 2023 11:59pm LATE PRICE

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

 We will cap event at 650 Competitors And There Will Be No Walk-up **//Register Early//**

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:

 NO MAIL IN REGISTRATION. REGISTER ONLINE www.northamericanjudochampionships.com

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 6 mat areas with Smoothcomp scoreboards along with the CARE system.

Judo Gi: Blue & White Gi are required for all CADET, IJF JUNIOR POINT DIVISION, SENIOR ELITE BLACK 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, September 7, 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, September 7, 2024 for weigh-ins. We thank you in advance.