Entry Form - British Judo Association

2014 SENIOR BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
14th December 2014
Events Team, British Judo Association, Suite B, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way,
Loughborough, LE11 3GE, Great Britain.
Organiser
Tel: +44 (0)1509 631695
Fax: 0871 266 4749
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.britishjudo.org.uk
Venue
English Institute of Sport (EIS) Sheffield, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA
Date
Sunday 14 December 2014
Entry Process
Entry to this event is open only to those who are in the top 16 of the Senior British Championships
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Qualification Ranking Lists on 2 November 2014, with Wild Cards assigned where appropriate, by BJA
Performance Directorate/Performance Management Group (PMG).
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A letter of invitation will be sent to all qualified and invited players.
To confirm that you will be competing in this event, you must complete the online entry system and make
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payment by Friday 28 November 2014 - strictly.
The website address for the entry system is www.britishjudo.org.uk/enteronline and this system will open on
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Monday 10 November 2014. If, for any reason you are unable to complete your application online, you must
contact James Sills on 01509 631695 or [email protected] prior to the closing date.
As proof of British nationality eligibility MUST be provided to enter this event you can upload a copy of your
British Passport or British Birth Certificate during the online entry process, alternatively it can be sent via fax
to 0871 266 4749, or scanned and emailed to [email protected].
Please note: if you have already provided the BJA with proof of your eligibility for the 2009 – 2013 British
Championships or the 2010 – 2013 British Trials/Closed, the online system can check this and there will be
no requirement for you to resend or upload again.
Please note: Gold and Silver medallists from the December 2014 Junior British Championships held on
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Saturday 13 December 2014 will also be invited to enter the 2014 Senior British Championships.
If you wish to apply for a wildcard please contact [email protected].
Competition Format
The method of elimination for this event will be pools throughout (pools to pools). The first two players in
each pool will qualify for the next round of pools. Depending on entry numbers this format maybe amended.
Contest times will be 4 minutes for Women and 5 minutes for Men.
IJF Rules will be in operation. With the following British Concessions:
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No 30 second rule
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No supplier rule on judogi
Medals will be presented after all final pool contests have been completed.
This Tournament qualifies for points scoring for promotion purposes.
The wearing of white & blue judogi is COMPULSORY for this event.
British Judo Association, Suite B, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3GE
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 631695
Fax: 0871 266 4749
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.britishjudo.org.uk
2014 SENIOR BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
14th December 2014
Judogi
The wearing of white & blue judogi is COMPULSORY for this event.
The competitor called for a contest first must wear a white suit. The competitor called for a contest second
must wear a blue suit. All competitors must wear a belt of which is appropriate to their grade.
No blue suit = No entry
The 2014 Senior British Championships will adopt the 2014 IJF Judogi Measurement Regulations / Rules
which came into force on 1st January 2014.
Please note: The new rules above are in addition to IJF judogi rules. Full judogi Sokuteiki (measurement)
rules can be found www.intjudo.eu/upload/2014_04/16/139765003189305327/guidancejudogi_gb.pdf, on
page 18 of the document.
2014 IJF Judogi Measurement Regulations
1) The sleeve: Judogi sleeves must cover up the full arm including wrist in the control position of the judogi
jacket (open arms).
2) The jacket: The distance between the sternum top and the lapel crossing point of the jacket vertically
must be less than 10cm.
The distance between the 2 lapels of the jacket horizontally, needs to be of a minimum of 20 cm.
Please note: No spare judogi will be available to borrow at this event. It is the responsibility of the player
that their judogi meet the new judogi requirements.
Back Patches
Only judogi back patches of GBR, SCO, NIR, WAL, and ENG are allowed to be worn. Back patches that
state a different country must be removed before competition. You will not be allowed to compete with a
back patch showing a federation outside of Great Britain.
Please note: The requirement to wear judogi of specific suppliers will not be a rule at this competition.
British Judo Association, Suite B, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3GE
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 631695
Fax: 0871 266 4749
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.britishjudo.org.uk
2014 SENIOR BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
14th December 2014
Seeding
The top eight players will be seeded using the Senior British Championships Qualification Ranking Lists.
Weight Categories
Senior Men: U60kg, U66kg, U73kg, U81kg, U90kg, U100kg, O100kg
Senior Women: U48kg, U52kg, U57kg, U63kg, U70kg, U78kg, O78kg
Registration & Weigh-In
(Please note this process
has changed compared to
the 2013 event)
Saturday 13 December 2014
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Senior Men - U60kg, U66kg, U73kg U81kg, U90kg, U100kg, O100kg:
18:00hrs - 19:00hrs in EIS, Sheffield
Senior Women - U48kg, U52kg, U57kg, U63kg, U70kg, U78kg, O78kg:
18:00hrs – 19:00hrs in EIS, Sheffield
All competitors MUST bring their VALID judo licence (Team Card/Licence Slip) to registration and also their
record book so their grade can be verified.
Players must enter and weigh-in in the category they have qualified their spot. Players must also satisfy the
minimum weight limit for their category, ie for U73kg must weigh over 66.0kg.
Please note: All juniors that weigh-in and competed in the 2014 Junior British Championships on Saturday
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13 December 2014 must register and weigh-in for the Senior event during their allocated time (above) but
they will not be required to make their weight category limit.
Random Weigh-In
Please note: the IJF random weigh-in process will be in operation at this event. A group of randomly selected
players will be requested for a random weigh-on before their first contest. The selected players will be
advised of their selection for random weigh-in 45 minutes before the start of competition. The selected player
than has 45mins to attend the random weigh-in, and must complete this before their first contest.
The weight of the athlete cannot be more than 5% higher (without judogi) than the official maximum weight
limit of the category. (i.e. a 100kg competitor can weigh a maximum of 105kg without judogi). If any player is
over this weight allowance they will not be allowed to compete.
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Competition Start
Sunday 14 December 2014
Closing Date for entries
Strictly Friday 28 November 2014
Entry Fee
£22 per person
Photography/Filming
Spectator Tickets
Competition starts: 09:30hrs
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By entering the event, all participants and parents or guardians of participants are consenting to
photography/filming which may be taken by the BJA or an official BJA contractor at the event. You also
accept that these photographs or video may be used in future BJA publications or published by the
contractors. If you wish to opt-out of the above please contact [email protected] or contact a
member of BJA staff at the event.
Adult Day Ticket: £10 / Concession (under 16’s and OAP’s) Day Ticket: £5
Adult Weekend Ticket: £15 / Concession (under 16’s and OAP’s) Weekend Ticket: £7.50
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Spectator tickets are available at EIS, Sheffield from 07:00 during the event weekend (14 and 15
December 2013)
Coaching Passes
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Coaches MUST produce a VALID BJA Coach Award card in person in order to be eligible for the following:
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To gain entry free of charge to BJA centrally administered National Events. This excludes EJU
and IJF events.
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To gain mat side access with their player at a BJA centrally administered National Event (Only one
coach per player will be permitted at any one time).
ENTRY FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (including injury)
PLEASE NOTE: Where appropriate the BJA Performance Directorate reserve the right to withdraw players identified
on the BOA Short List from participation in the Senior British Championships
British Judo Association, Suite B, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3GE
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 631695
Fax: 0871 266 4749
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.britishjudo.org.uk