We mentioned a few weeks ago that the club would be running a competition at the end of November 2011.
We’ve now sorted out all of the details and I’ll list them at the end of this post.
I’ll also put up a dedicated Clyde Challenge 2011 web page so that it can be the definitive source of information regarding the competition (rather than trying to hunt through old posts for some piece of information.)
Before I get into the details of the competition, I’d like to state what it is that we are trying to achieve.
As a club, we aim to support Judoka at all levels of skill and we feel that beginners or less-experienced players are not well supported on the competition circuit. That first step into competitive Judo can be rather daunting. It isn’t actually so but if you’ve never been in a competition then you wouldn’t know that.
For that reason, we’ve structured the competition into four separate sections:-
- Red belt only for age bands AA, A, B&C
- Yellow belt only for age band AA
- Yellow and orange belts only for age band A
- Yellow through to green belt for age bands B & C
We’ll use a less formal approach on the day for players in the less-experienced categories.
If you’ve never considered entering a competition before then this is the competition for you. You’ll be up against other Judoka of broadly similar skill levels even if you are a relative beginner. We hope that you’ll enter and give competition a try.
I promised details, so here they are…
Venue: Linwood Sports Centre
Brediland Road
Linwood
Scotland
PA3 3RA
Date:Sunday 27th November 2011
Closing date for entries: Friday 19th November 2011 or when the maximum entry number is reached (225)
Cost: £16.00. Please note that entry fees are non refundable and cheques should be made payable to: Clyde Judo Club.
Competition categories:
1st to 3rd Mon – Red belt only:
Book-in is between 08.30am and 09.00am.
Contests start 09.30am.
| Age band | Birth year | Contest duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | 2002,2003 | 2 minutes, no golden store | Under-10 rules apply. Competitors must be 8 years old on the day. |
| A | 2000, 2001 | 2 minutes, no golden score. | Under-12 rules apply. |
| B & C | 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 | 3 minutes, no golden score. | No arm locks or chokes. |
Coaches will weigh their players prior to the event. Then the players will be put into pools of 4 or 5 plus or minus 3kg. Any player over 42kg may be classed as open category for both boys and girls competitions. This means they may compete with players more than 3kg heavier. Spot Checks may be made in some categories.
4th to 6th Mon – Yellow belt only:
Book-in is between 09.30am and 10.00am.
| Age band | Birth year | Contest duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | 2002,2003 | 2 minutes, no golden store. | Under-10 rules apply. Competitors must be 8 years old on the day. |
Coaches will weigh their players prior to the event. Then the players will be put into pools of 4 or 5 plus or minus 3kg. Any player over 42kg may be classed as open category for both boys and girls competitions. This means they may compete with players more than 3kg heavier. Spot Checks may be made in some categories.
4th to 9th Mon – Yellow & orange belts only:
Weigh-in is between 10.30am and 11.00am.
| Age band | Birth year | Contest duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2000, 2001 | 2 minutes with 1 minute golden score. | Under-12 rules apply. |
| Weight categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | U30kg | U34kg | U38kg | U42kg | U46kg | U50kg | O50kg |
| Girls | U28kg | U32kg | U36kg | U40kg | U44kg | U48kg | O48kg |
4th to 12th Mon – Yellow, orange and green belts:
Weigh-in is between 11.30am and 12.00 noon.
| Age band | Birth year | Contest duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| B & C | 199,1998, 1997, 1996 | 3 minutes with 1 minute golden score | No arm locks or chokes |
| Weight categories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | U38kg | U42kg | U46kg | U50kg | U55kg | U60kg | U66kg | O66kg |
| Girls | U36kg | U40kg | U44kg | U48kg | U52kg | U57kg | O57kg |
If entering the Boys competition at U38kg/O66kg or for the Girls competition at U36kg/O57kg, please give your exact weight.
Eligibility: Contestants must hold a Judo Scotland or British Judo Association licence. The license must be valid on the day of the competition and presented at weigh-in/check-in.
Rules: British Judo Association contest rules will apply.
Weigh-in: Players in all categories will weigh-in with T-shirt and judoki trousers. An allowance of 0.6kg will apply.
Child protection: All camera and video equipment must be registered at the control desk before use.
Spectator entry: £2.50 per adult. Entry for under-16s is free.
Entry forms: Entry forms should be sent to:
Mrs Susan Wright
25 Mains Hill
Erskine
PA8 7JA
e-mail: Susie
You can download the entry form from the Judo Scotland web site (link not yet available) or from this web site in a number of common document formats:
- clyde-challenge-2011 – MS Word 2003 format
- clyde-challenge-2011 – Open Document format
- clyde-challenge-2011 – PDF format
Remember – you can keep up to date with the latest information on the competition on the dedicated Clyde Challenge 2011 web page.
