United States Judo Association

1. United States Judo Association Technical Official Training Course Prepared by the USJA Technical Official Committee Revised: July 2004

2. Technical Official Training Course • Introduction • Background Material • Duties of Technical Officials • Contest Timer • Osaekomi Timer • Scorekeeper • Bracket Keeper • Registration/Weigh-In Officials • Summary and Conclusions

3. Introduction to Program • Designed to meet needs of USJA • Complies with standards of IJF and USJI • Goal is service, not control • Program Modules • Technical Official Training • Technical Official Supervisor Training • Tournament Director Training (future) • Certification good for 3 years • In order to stay current: • Work 2 tournaments in 3 years as a Tech Official

4. Background Material • How A Judo Tournament Works • Personnel • Intro to Judo Rules and Objectives

5. Tournament Personnel • Tournament Director • Head Referee • Referees and Corner Judges • Table Supervisors • Contest Timer • Osaekomi Timer • Scorekeeper • Head Scorekeeper (Pairing Official) • Bracket Keepers • Registration/Weigh-In Officials • Doctors

6. Intro to Judo Rules & Objectives • Ways to Win • Throw • Pin • Submission • Chokes and Armbars • Points • Disqualification (Penalties)

7. Simplified Scoring for Throws • Ippon: • Largely on back • Speed • Force • Control

8. Simplified Scoring for Throws • Waza-ari • Partially lacking in one of the elements • Speed • Force • Control • Largely on the back

9. Simplified Scoring for Throws • Yuko • Lands on Side

10. Simplified Scoring for Throws • Koka • Lands on Bottom

11. Making Corrections • To Correct a Call • Make gesture for wrong call • Wave off wrong call • Make new call

12. Point System • Ippon – win • 2 Waza-aris – win • Any number of Yukos worth less than one Waza-ari • Any number of Kokas worth less than one Yuko

13. Pins (Osaekomi) • 25 s. – Ippon • 20 s. – Waza-ari • 15 s. – Yuko • 10 s. – Koka

14. Penalties • Shido • Minor infraction • Generally a lack of competitiveness • Hansoku Make • Grave infraction • Generally safety related

15. 1 Shido 2 Shido 3 Shido 4 Shido or Hansoku Make Koka Yuko Waza-ari Ippon Equivalent Scores

16. Duties of Technical Officials • Contest Timer • Osaekomi Timer • Scorekeeper • Bracket Keeper • Registration/Weigh-In Officials

17. Contest Timer • Check proper match time • Start clock on Hajime • Pause clock on Matte or Sonomama • Restart clock on Hajime or Yoshi • Sound bell when time expires • Resetting the clock • Special issues • Manual vs. Electronic Scoreboards • Osaekomi at end • Golden Score

18. Osaekomi Timer • Start clock on Osaekomi • Pause on Sonomama • Restart on Yoshi • Stop on Toketa • Display Points • Special issues • Manual vs. Electronic Scoreboards • Osaekomi at end • Golden Score • 2 pins in quick succession

19. Scorekeeper • Record scores • Change if so directed • Echo • Record penalties • Equivalent scores • Progressive • Record Medical Exams • Clear Scoreboard after both players have left mat

20. 1 Shido 2 Shido 3 Shido 4 Shido or Hansoku Make Koka Yuko Waza-ari Ippon Equivalent Scores

21. Scorekeeping Example White has received 2 Shidos and Blue has received the equivalent score of 1 Yuko.

22. Scorekeeping Example White has now received a Waza-ari and Blue has received a Yuko and has been charged a medical examination due to a minor injury.

23. Scorekeeping Example A further Shido by White is scored by moving the penalty marker for White to the 3 Shido slot, and moving one of Blue’s Yukos up to the Waza-ari slot

24. Bracket Keeper • Advancing Players along Bracket Sheets • Elimination Systems • Staging of Athletes • Staging systems • Sashes • Reporting Results

25. Single Elimination

26. Double Elimination Winner’s Pool Mr. A 1| Mr. B Mr. B | | 3| Mr. B Mr. C | | 2| Mr. C | 6| Mr. A Mr. D | | | W5 Mr. A | 7| Mr. A Loser’s Pool | L6 Mr. B | L1 Mr. A 4| Mr. A L2 Mr. D | | 5| Mr. A | L3 Mr. C |

27. Modified Double Elimination Winner’s Pool Mr. A 1| Mr. B Mr. B | | 3| Mr. B Mr. C | 2| Mr. C | Mr. D | Loser’s Pool L1 Mr. A 4| Mr. A L2 Mr. D | | 5| Mr. A | L3 Mr. C |

28. Round Robin • Play everyone in your division • Rankings determined by number of wins, then number of points, then by head-to-head competition

29. Round Robin Bracket Sheet

30. Double Repechage Winner’s Bracket Final Rankings Mr. A 1. Mr. B 1| Mr. B 2. Mr. J Mr. B | | 3. Mr. A A1 9| Mr. B 3. Mr. K Mr. C | | 2| Mr. C | | Mr. D | | Pool A 17 | Mr. B Mr. E | | 3| Mr. E | | Mr. F | | | | A2 10| Mr. G | | Mr. G | | 4| Mr. G | | Mr. H | | 23 | Mr. B Mr. I | 5| Mr. J | Mr. J | | | B1 11| Mr. J | Mr. K | | | 6| Mr. K | | | Mr. L | | | Pool B 18 | Mr. J | Mr. M | 7| Mr. M | Mr. N | | | B2 12| Mr. M | Mr. O | 8| Mr. P | Mr. P |

31. Double Repechage Repechage Bracket A1R1 Mr. A 13| Mr. A A1R2 Mr. C | | 19| Mr. A A2R1 Mr. H | | 14| Mr. E | 21| Mr. A A2R2 Mr. E | Mr. M | 3rd Place Loser Pool B B1R1 Mr. I 15| Mr. K B1R2 Mr. K | | 20| Mr. K B2R1 Mr. N | | 16| Mr. P | 22| Mr. K B2R2 Mr. P | Mr. G | 3rd Place Loser Pool A

32. Athlete Staging • Simple On-Deck System • Announce 1st and 2nd On-Deck • Players Check In • Announce 1st, 2nd, and Last Calls for Missing Athletes • Disqualify if Necessary • Texas Match Card System

33. Texas Match Card System

34. Texas Match Card Summary • Display Mat No. and Match No. • Collect Cards 3 Matches Early • Issue 1st, 2nd, and Last Calls for Missing Athletes • Disqualify if Necessary • Record Info on Card • Return Card to Athlete

35. Registration Officials • Accept Registration Fees and Forms • Insure that Forms are Compete and Waivers are Signed • Verify Age, Rank, and Insurance • Verify Divisions are Appropriate • Fill Out Weigh-In Card • Send Player to Weigh-In

36. Weigh-In Card

37. Weigh-In Officials • Must be Same Gender as Player • Collect Weigh-In Card • Weigh Player • Record Weight • Give Weigh-In Cards to Head Scorekeeper

38. Summary • Intro to Tech Official Training Program • Background Material • Duties of Technical Officials • Contest Timer • Osaekomi Timer • Scorekeeper • Bracket Keeper • Registration/Weigh-In Officials

39. Challenge • Study and Take Written Exam • Work a Tournament • Submit Certification Application Form

40. Good Luck! Thank You for Your Willingness to Serve the Sport of Judo