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British Judo Association
North West Area - Events News
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mark_at_judouk.org
February 2000
STOP PRESS Important Notice STOP PRESS
Welcome to 2000

• The following notice was approved on 26 September
  1999 and relates to fast tracking of junior
  competitors in the new grading system.
• All assessors must meet the following
  requirements in full.
• 
  
• Fast Tracking
• Most candidates will continue to progress at 1
  Mon per assessment.
• A small number of more talented candidates may
  progress at 2 Mons per
• assessment.
• An even smaller number of exceptional candidates
  will be permitted to progress at
• 2 Mons per assessment.
• No candidate should be able to achieve 6th Mon in
  less than 2 assessments. The
• highest grade awarded in the first assessment
  will be 3rd Mon the highest grade awarded in the
  second assessment will be 6th Mon.
• An exceptional candidate must have at least one
  registration at 1, 2 or 3 Mon and at
• least 1 registration at 4, 5 or 6 Mon.
• E.g. A player assessed from Novice to 4th Mon or
  above will have their registration revoked.
• Candidates who progress more than 1 Mon per
  assessment will be charged a 1
• supplement for each grade passed over.
• Financial Arrangements
• In order to monitor the finances and the
  allocation of grades, it is recommended that the
  following arrangements should operate. Although
  areas may wish to make their own arrangements for
  the collection of monies, the Area Director of
  Examiners should be sent a copy of the
  Assessments sheets and the monies owed to the
  Area in order that there is quality control built
  into the scheme.

Our first issue of the new Millenium okay, so
Ill be saying the same next year for the real
millenium. May we take this opportunity to wish
you all the very best for this year.
Promotion Examination
Middleton Sports Centre, 20th February
2000 Booking In Times Men Ungraded to 2nd Kyu
900 to 930 Boys 6th Mon to 12th Mon
900 to 930 Men 1st Kyu Above
1000 to 1030 Boys 13th Mon Above
1100 to 1130 Female (All Grades)
1130 to 1200 Exam Fees Mon Grades - 6.00 Kyu
Grades - 7.00 Dan Grades - 9.00 (inc. 1 BJA
Levy)
Forthcoming Events
In next months events news, we will be publishing
a complete calendar of events. If you have an
event that you would like to include in the area
listing, please contact Mark Waterhouse on 01706
212004. 20 February - Promotion Examination 26
February - Merseyside County Closed 4 March -
Millenium Champs (provisional) 19 March -
Lancashire County Closed 26 March - Lancashire
County Closed 30 April - Cheshire County
Closed 30 April - Burnley Junior Open Champs.
Burnley Open 2000
Enclosed with this months issue of Events News is
an entry form for the Burnley Junior Open Age
Banded Championships. The event will be hosted at
Turf Moor Leisure Centre (Burnley Football Club
Ground) and will cater for a maximum of 350
entries. Entries for this event are now being
taken via the Internet. For more information,
please visit the internet site at
http//events.judouk.org/
Telephone Numbers
As mentioned in last months newsletter, we are
compiling a list of useful telephone numbers.
However, to date, we have only receive one number
for inclusion. If you would like to be included,
please contact Mark Waterhouse on 01706 212004.