Winter Submission Tournament, 12th October, 2009
Just a bit of info for the the in-house tournament. This is essentially a training exercise that’s both a bit of fun and an opportunity to get a feel for what it’s like to compete. The weighin will take place at 10:00am. Read on for more information and tips.
- The weighin takes place at 10am SHARP and closes at 10:20 SHARP.
- The rules meeting is at 10:35.
- First match at 10:45.
- Anyone that misses the weighin window cannot weigh in late and will not be able to participate (since the brackets will be completed immediately after the weighins).
- Following the weighin, weight categories will be decided upon based on the numbers in attendance.
- Whilst this is a submission wrestling exercise; we’ll be working on the basis of MMA judging criteria (effort to finish, control, effective grappling in judges opinion etc).
- There’ll be one referee/judge for each heat match. The semi-final and final-matches will have three judges (including the referee).
- Additional rules, for the safety of all participants, will be covered in full on the day.
- This is a training exercise, please use the level of common sense and safety considerations that you would use in a typical training session.
- We’ll be doing our best to ensure that your first match is with someone of similar experience.
- The tournament will run for as long as it takes to reach a final in all weight categories.
- We’ll aim to use a tournament format that ensure’s at least two matches for each participant.
- Even if you’re knocked out early, it’s courteous to stick around for the whole event and support those that are still in.
- Ensure that you bring enough water and food (sandwiches, fruit) to keep you going throughout the day.
- It’s WINTER; so bring a few changes of training clothes and change into something warm and dry before/between matches.
- We’ll be using the wrestling surface and competition grappling surface, please remember that no food/drink is to be brought onto the mats!
We’re expecting around 50 participants – so this should be a blast! I’m sure we’ll have earned a few beers at the Christmas Party at 20:30 on the same night! 
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