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Uni of Sheffield International Student Teams

University of Sheffield International Student Teams

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Teams of 6 players
Men: 1 x Under 73kg; 1 x Under 81; 1 x Under 90kg; 1 x Over 90kg.
Women: 1 x Under 63kg; 1 x Over 63kg.
 

Weigh in

  • Weigh in is on the day of the competition (21st March) at approx. 8am
  • Whole team should weigh in together
  • Players can fight one weight category above their normal category
  • Players may only fight for the team they weighed in with, i.e. if team A is knocked out, the players from that team cannot then fight for team B.
 

Eligibility

  • This is a student only event
  • Universities are allowed to bring as many teams as they wish, as well as reserve competitors
  • There is no grade restriction on this event (we've had teams of dan grades and teams of red belt players take part)

Competition rules

  • The competition will be fought under BJA modified version of IJF rules
  • All players should wear a clean white judogi and teams should provide their own blue and white belts
  • All contests will be 4 minutes duration for both men and women (time may be reduced if we have a big entry)
  • Reserves may compete in the weight group they weighed in as or one higher
  • This is a Student event, only students may enter
  • Each team should represent a single institution
  • Reserves must be entered and weighed-in along with the team (must be on team list)
  • Not point scoring for UK players
 

Additional notes

Tournament director decision is final on all matters.
This is not a promotion (dan grade) point scoring competition for British players.
 

What will USIST cost to enter?

There's been a change to proce structure this year, rather than a team plus per person fee we've changed to a simple single per person fee.

That fee covers costs of the event, food for saturday (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and breakfast on sunday, ticket to night out. 

All players, in named team or reserve for team £40

Support. cheerleaders, coaches etc £15

Registration process

  • The registration process must be completed once for each team
  • When asked how many you are registering, include players, reserves.

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