United States Judo Association

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United States Judo Association

• Technical Official Supervisor Training Course
• Prepared by the
• USJA Technical Official Committee
• Revised July 2004

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Technical Official Supervisor Training Course

• Introduction
• Duties of Technical Official Supervisors
• Registration Supervisor
• Head Bracket Keeper (Pairing Official)
• Table Supervisor
• Summary and Conclusions

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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 as a Level 2
• Work 2 tournaments as a Tech Official Supervisor
• Train and certify 2 Technical Officials in 3
  years

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Certifying Technical Officials

• Provide training
• Manual and PowerPoint presentation available from
  web site (usjatechofficial.org)
• Administer and grade exam
• Exam on web site
• Answer key sent to you when you certify
• Verify experience
• Candidate must work one tournament
• Process application
• Enter exam score and sign
• Send in application form and fee (15)

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Tournament Personnel Overview

• Tournament Director
• Head Referee
• Referees and Corner Judges
• Registration Supervisor
• Registration/Weigh-In Officials
• Head Bracket Keeper (Pairing Official)
• Bracket Keepers
• Athlete Staging Workers
• Announcer
• Table Supervisor
• Contest Timer
• Osaekomi Timer
• Scorekeepers
• Doctors

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Registration Supervisor

• Supervise Registration Officials
• Supervise Weigh-In Officials
• Make sure proper forms are available
• Make sure workers are trained ahead of time
• Make sure workers are following proper procedures
• Solve problems
• Interact with Tournament Director and Pairing
  Official as needed

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Head Bracket Keeper

• Make up brackets (pairing)
• Supervise bracket keepers, including athlete
  staging workers, and announcer
• Make sure workers are trained ahead of time
• Insure workers are following proper procedures
• Solve problems
• Interact with Table Supervisor, Center Referee,
  Announcer, and Tournament Director as needed
• Verify individual results and calculate team
  awards
• Assist in issuing of awards as directed

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Making Up Brackets

• Elimination system(s) and weight classes will be
  specified by Tournament Director in tournament
  flyer
• Weight classes might need to be adjusted,
  especially in Masters and Juniors divisions
• Choose right bracket for number of competitors in
  each division
• Enter competitors on bracket sheets
• Seeding vs. random draw
• Other issues

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Consolidating Divisions

• Usually no more than one age division OR weight
  class difference (10 of body weight) allowed
• Get proper approvals in writing (waivers)
• Parents
• Coaches
• Tournament director
• Use a Problem Sheet to keep track of problems,
  solutions, and sign-offs

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Texas Match Card System

• Assign competitors to divisions
• Assign divisions to mats to have approximately
  the same number of matches on each mat
• For each mat, number all possible matches
  sequentially
• Skip byes
• Do first round in each division, then second
  round in each division, etc.
• Objective is to avoid down time on the mat and to
  give each player max time between matches

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Texas Match Card Example (1/3)
Winners Bracket Final Rankings Mr. A 1.
1 2. Mr. B 3.
A1 9 3. Mr. C 2
Mr. D Pool A 17 Mr.
E 3 Mr. F
A2 10 Mr. G 4 Mr. G
Bye 23
Mr. I 5 Mr. J
B1 11 Mr. K 6 Mr.
K Bye Pool B 18 Mr.
M 7 Mr. N B2
12 Mr. O 8 Mr. 0
Bye
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Texas Match Card Example (2/3)
Repechage Bracket   A1R1 13 A1R2
19 A2R1 14
21 A2R2 3rd Place
Loser Pool B B1R1 15 B1R2
20 B2R1 16
22 B2R2 3rd Place Loser Pool
A
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Texas Match Card Example (3/3)
Winners Pool Mr. P 1
Mr. Q 3 Mr. R
2 Mr. S Losers
Pool L1 4
L2 5 L3
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Supervising Bracket Keepers

• Insure that players advance along bracket sheets
  properly
• Insure that score table and center referee know
  match length
• Insure that center referee knows division (to
  know if chokes and arm bars are allowed)
• Insure there is no down time on the mat due to
  improper staging of athletes
• Act as liason to announcer
• Verify individual results and tabulate results
  for team competitions and special awards

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Supervising Athlete Staging

• Insure that there is no down time on the mat due
  to improper staging of athletes
• Insure that athletes are called properly
• Insure that match cards are being filled out
  properly
• Insure that match numbers are being incremented
  properly
• Insure that sashes are being issued properly
• Issues associated with blue gis
• Interaction with coaches and bracketkeeper

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Supervising Announcer

• Act as liason between athlete staging desk and
  announcer to call late athletes
• Bring announcer results as divisions are
  completed
• Act as liason to Tournament Director for opening
  and closing ceremonies

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Table Supervisor

• Supervise Contest Timer, Osaekomi Timer, and
  Scorekeeper
• Make sure proper equipment is available
• Scoreboards, stop watches, flags, audible
  devices, bean bags, etc.
• Make sure workers are trained ahead of time
• Insure workers are following proper procedures
• Solve problems
• Interact with Head Referee, Bracket Keeper, and
  Tournament Director as needed

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Supervising Time Keepers

• Interact with Bracket Keeper to make sure the
  proper match time is being used
• Pay special attention to insure that proper
  procedures are being followed in unusual
  situations
• Osaekomi at end of match
• Two osaekomis in quick succession
• Medical exams
• Golden score
• Events that occur just as time expires
• Uncertain end to the match
• ippon waved off, protest, etc.

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Supervising Scorekeepers

• Pay special attention to insure that proper
  procedures are being followed in unusual
  situations
• Penalties
• Referee waives off or changes a score
• Scorekeeper unsure who received the score
• Problems with coaches, parents, or players
• Medical exams
• Golden score
• Make sure scoreboard is not cleared until both
  players have left the mat

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Summary

• Intro to Tech Official Training Program
• Duties of Technical Official Supervisors
• Registration Supervisor
• Head Bracket Keeper (Pairing Official)
• Table Supervisor

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Challenge

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

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Good Luck!

• Thank You for Your Willingness to Serve the Sport
  of Judo