Sportif International Tournament 2015

Sportif International Tournament 2015 Edinburgh Saturday 4th April 2015

Dear Athlete

Please find below information including Weigh in times relating to the Sportif International Tournament 2015.

Venue Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE, Scotland Dates Saturday 4th April 2015 Weigh in Saturday 4 h April 2015 at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh 8.00 to 9.00am Cadets Hall 6 11.00 to 11.45am A Band Hall 4 11.45 to 12.30pm Pre Cadets Hall 4 1.30pm to 2.00pm Juniors Hall 4

Weigh-in protocol To insure that child protection guidelines and procedures are followed please observe the following rules.

All female competitors must weigh-in wearing a T shirt and judogi bottoms. An additional allowance of .6kg will be given to take into account T shirt and judogi bottoms

All male competitors must weigh-in wearing judogi bottoms. An additional allowance of .5kg will be given to take into account judogi bottoms.

Players must change in the designated changing areas prior to attending weigh-in.

Licence All entrants must provide proof of valid membership licence appertaining to their countries National Governing Body including date of birth (proof of age).

Judogi & belts White & blue judogis are optional. Players must change in the designated changing areas. Players are not allowed to change in the arena. Please bring your own white and blue judo belt.

Rules Armlocks and strangles are permitted in both Cadet & Junior sections of the tournament

Coaches Passes Coaches passes for matside coaching will only be issued to coaches producing a valid Coaching card or pass appertaining to your country and if the coaches name is on the entry list. Maximum of 1 coach per 5 entries will be issued as we need to limit the number of people on the floor in the arena.

Security Sportif International will be marshalled by Security staff. All competitors and spectators are expected to follow the instructions given by the Security staff on site. Only players and coaches will be allowed in the main arena. All parents and spectators will not be allowed mat side and are expected to stay in the spectator seating.

Supervision-safety The safety of players both on and off the mat is our number one priority. Players under the age of 16 must be supervised at the tournament either by parents, coaches or responsible adults.

Cameras & Videos: Video recording of some contests may take place at this event; photographs may also be taken for promotional purposes including publication on websites and social media. By completing the entry form you indicate your acceptance of these conditions and parents (in the absence of any expressed objection) provide their consent to the taking and use of photos/videos. Parking: Parking is available in the Meadowbank Sports Centre car park. SPORTIF INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CAMP 5 th to 7 th APRIL 2015

360 judo players from 13 nations are taking part in the Sportif International Training Camp 2015.

Camp Director Peter Gardiner GB

Staff Coaches John Buchanan GB World Bronze Medallist, Olympian Craig Fallon GB World Champion, Olympian Chris Bowles GB European medallist, Olympian Scott Tanner Canada Judo Canada High Performance Coach Chloe Cowan GB European Championships medallist Sergio Domenech Spain Paris Tournament Medallist Jesus Perez Spain BJ – Newasa expert Matt Pursey GB National Transition Coach JudoScotland Gary Edwards GB National Talent Development Coach, JudoScotland

If you have not already booked your camp place you can still enter online at www.sportifjudo.com .

For any further information contact Sportif Judo 0044 (0) 1578 730452 or email [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you to the Sportif International Judo Tournament & Camp.

Kind regards

Peter Gardiner Sportif Judo