Just wanted to see everybody take on what make a great tournament and all the proceedures that goes along with it.
Terry
Terry
Steps to put on a great tournament
- Thread starter terryl965
- Start date
bobster_ice
Black Belt
Advertise it in the local newspaper.
Invitations to local schools/dojos
Public announcements /advertising
Trained and Non Biased Officials /Judges..
Organization of events
Written Schedule of Events given out at least the evening in advance of Tournie.
Childrens events first - up through BB rank later in afternoon when kids have already gone home. Very important to keep running kids and parents outta the way
A good PA system with an announcer who has a clue of what they are announcing -
Large arena to hold the events.. with access to Locker rooms/bathrooms/
Tickets available at the door for walk-ins
Medic/ambulance on standby
Drinks available
Spectator seating and some kind of security
Parking
Just a few ideas
Public announcements /advertising
Trained and Non Biased Officials /Judges..
Organization of events
Written Schedule of Events given out at least the evening in advance of Tournie.
Childrens events first - up through BB rank later in afternoon when kids have already gone home. Very important to keep running kids and parents outta the way
A good PA system with an announcer who has a clue of what they are announcing -
Large arena to hold the events.. with access to Locker rooms/bathrooms/
Tickets available at the door for walk-ins
Medic/ambulance on standby
Drinks available
Spectator seating and some kind of security
Parking
Just a few ideas
Get the appropriate style to judge that style, kenpo guys judging TKD forms is just silly.
No tolerance for bad sportsmanship. Bad sportsmanship results in expulsion from the tournament.
Assign your center judges on each panel to people that know how to run a ring and manage their corner judges.
Decent free food/drink for your judges and other workers.
No tolerance for bad sportsmanship. Bad sportsmanship results in expulsion from the tournament.
Assign your center judges on each panel to people that know how to run a ring and manage their corner judges.
Decent free food/drink for your judges and other workers.
Eternal Beginner
Brown Belt
Be hyper organized!
Make sure every judges table has everything it needs.
Make sure washroom facilities are clean and well-stocked.
Have cleaning supplies on hand (such as papertowels and disinfectant if blood on the mats).
First aid worker and supplies.
Start events on time!!! Keep things running at a quick pace.
Provide good warm up area for competitors.
Make sure spectators stay away from competition areas.
Have enough volunteers to make things run smoothly. Make sure the volunteers are well trained in their duties.
Have rule set written out and a mandatory rule meeting before competition starts. This makes sure that no illegal techniques are used and doesn't cloud judging later.
Come down hard on sandbaggers! Nothing wrecks a tournament more than people who enter less skilled categories than they should just to get some hardware to take home and stroke their own egos.
Have water and sports drinks available for sale (maybe even a few healthy snack items as well in case the day runs long).
Make sure every judges table has everything it needs.
Make sure washroom facilities are clean and well-stocked.
Have cleaning supplies on hand (such as papertowels and disinfectant if blood on the mats).
First aid worker and supplies.
Start events on time!!! Keep things running at a quick pace.
Provide good warm up area for competitors.
Make sure spectators stay away from competition areas.
Have enough volunteers to make things run smoothly. Make sure the volunteers are well trained in their duties.
Have rule set written out and a mandatory rule meeting before competition starts. This makes sure that no illegal techniques are used and doesn't cloud judging later.
Come down hard on sandbaggers! Nothing wrecks a tournament more than people who enter less skilled categories than they should just to get some hardware to take home and stroke their own egos.
Have water and sports drinks available for sale (maybe even a few healthy snack items as well in case the day runs long).
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2005
- Messages
- 10,826
- Reaction score
- 617
The others have mentioned the physical needs of the tournament. I'll focus on the more intangible needs:
Keep in mind that the set of rules you use for adults may not be ideal for children. Sure, I'd like to see judges giving points only for good clean techniques, but the children, in general, aren't going to be as sharply refined, and the longer the contest has to drag on, the more likely someone could get hurt.
Decide on your scoring methods, and stick with them. It really doesn't matter if you want to use the USANKF / WKF 8 point rule (1, 2, or 3 pts awarded for each score), the AAU / USKA 3 point rule (1/2 or 1 pt awarded for each score), etc. Just make sure the system is an established one, and hold a short seminar with all of the judges / referees before you begin the kumite events.
As for judicial bias, well, it's going to happen, regardless of whether or not the competitor's instructor is on the panel of judges (kata, kumite, kobudo, etc). Some may give their own students a higher grade, some might even be more critical of their own students, and give them lower grades. Some might have a bias against one style or another, and others look for different things.
Of course, having a set of unbiased judges would be ideal, but that's not always possible, and if anything, highly unlikely. You can't really read minds, but you can, however, put together a well-rounded panel of judges, assuming that the judges are not strict adherants to the rules.
Regardless of what division, who is judging, etc., one thing for certain, is that everyone is expected to be courteous to each other. You don't have to like the other guy at the tournament. Heck, you may even be rightfully harboring negative feelings. Still, it's up to you to extend common courtesy. Violations of sportsmanship should be dealt with in the standard manner, and if someone is grossly violating the rules on more than one occasion, calling for the shikkaku (disqualify, escort them off the premises) is certainly warranted.
Keep in mind that the set of rules you use for adults may not be ideal for children. Sure, I'd like to see judges giving points only for good clean techniques, but the children, in general, aren't going to be as sharply refined, and the longer the contest has to drag on, the more likely someone could get hurt.
Decide on your scoring methods, and stick with them. It really doesn't matter if you want to use the USANKF / WKF 8 point rule (1, 2, or 3 pts awarded for each score), the AAU / USKA 3 point rule (1/2 or 1 pt awarded for each score), etc. Just make sure the system is an established one, and hold a short seminar with all of the judges / referees before you begin the kumite events.
As for judicial bias, well, it's going to happen, regardless of whether or not the competitor's instructor is on the panel of judges (kata, kumite, kobudo, etc). Some may give their own students a higher grade, some might even be more critical of their own students, and give them lower grades. Some might have a bias against one style or another, and others look for different things.
Of course, having a set of unbiased judges would be ideal, but that's not always possible, and if anything, highly unlikely. You can't really read minds, but you can, however, put together a well-rounded panel of judges, assuming that the judges are not strict adherants to the rules.
Regardless of what division, who is judging, etc., one thing for certain, is that everyone is expected to be courteous to each other. You don't have to like the other guy at the tournament. Heck, you may even be rightfully harboring negative feelings. Still, it's up to you to extend common courtesy. Violations of sportsmanship should be dealt with in the standard manner, and if someone is grossly violating the rules on more than one occasion, calling for the shikkaku (disqualify, escort them off the premises) is certainly warranted.
