Membership Judo Bond Nederland

To participate in competitions outside the club, you must be a member of the Judo Bond Nederland (JBN). Members of the JBN receive a judo passport and a sports badge, which you must bring to the competitions. If you are not yet a member of the JBN, you can sign up at Judo Bond Nederland | Judo Bond Nederland (jbn.nl).

Registration

When registering as a competitive judoka, you can indicate which tournament package you are registering for. Click on the links below for:

• Enrolment form compititive judo
• Agenda competition tournaments
• Information competitive packages (in Dutch)

Registration for tournaments goes through the competition administration of Judo Academie Amsterdam.
For selection judokas of twelve years and older, the competition administration goes through TopJudo Amsterdam.

Approximately one week before the tournament begins, weigh-in times will be announced and distributed by email.

Preparation – what to bring with you?

In any case, when participating in a judo competition, always bring:

• Completed judo passport with valid receipt (orange pass).
• Red and white competition belt.
• Girls wear a white T-shirt under their judo jacket; boys do not wear anything under their judo jacket.
• If you have long hair, wear it in a ponytail with an elastic band without iron.
• Something to drink and eat for between/after matches;
• Slippers or (extra) socks for in the hallways or in the dressing room;
• And of course your judo suit and belt.

The match day itself

On match day, make sure you are at the match location on time. After you are registered with the organization you will go to the weigh-in, where they will check if your specified weight class is correct. Then you can enter the hall and look for your coach and other JAA judokas. Together with other judokas who will start at the same time as you, you will do a warm-up before the matches begin so that you are completely ready. After that, the tournament can begin!

At most youth tournaments, a pool system is run. This means that you compete against all the judokas in your group. Sometimes after the group phase there will be cross-finals. At larger tournaments we often work with an elimination system. This means that for every win you advance in the tournament, but after two losses you are out of the tournament. We never allow novice judokas to participate in tournaments with an elimination system.

The match is led by a referee from the Judo Bond Nederland. He indicates when the match starts (“hajime”) and pauses (“mate”), and awards scores for performed throws. The coach guides you during the match, but he may only say something when the match pauses. So at these times, look to the coach to hear what directions he has for you. Is mom, dad or someone else with you to the game? Cheering is allowed from the stands, but we keep it sportsmanlike and the referee’s decision is always respected.

After the races, the awards ceremony will follow. Of course you also hope for a place on the podium. But the most important thing is that you have done your best and have gained experience which has made you a better judoka. Always check if your data (especially weight) is correct!

Team tournaments

In addition to individual tournaments, there are also team tournaments. A team consists of a group of judokas in different age and weight classes. As a team you compete in a team tournament against other teams, with all weights competing against each other in a judo match. Participation in team tournaments is by invitation. Sometimes you are together with another judoka in the same weight and so you cannot play every match. In a team competition, however, the team experience is paramount; we do it together whether we win or lose and whether you are on or off the mat.