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From the
1st January 2007 the BJA will be employing technical restrictions
routinely at all events for children up to and including “A” band,
i.e. U12 by the year of birth (1995 and younger).
As an integral part
of the Associations 'Technical Renaissance' launched at the
Technical Congress held in September 2006 this initiative has
Long Term Player Development Player Development at its core and
will be accomplished in two phases.
In fact, these actions
are aimed at immediate implementation of two years age-banding
for children’s competitions with the first attempt to draw the
line at the age of 10 to 12.
The principal motif
for implementation of the new technical policy and application
of certain technical restrictions is to make most of the very
sensitive period of children’s physiological development and allow
for the acquisition of sound fundamental judo technique.
The BJA does not recommend
to stage mixed age events and combining participants under and
over 12 (very commonly from 8 up to 15) in one pool. We strongly
advise the Clubs and Tournament organisers to investigate and
utilise all opportunities to stage children’s competition with
respect to age bands U10 and U12 and respective technical restrictions
at all events including BJA licensed, invitational and inter-club
events.
However, it is recognised
that due to the small numbers of entries it may not be always
possible to separate U10 and U12 age bands from the older groups
of participants. In this instance combining different age bands
into one competitive pool must be done under mutual agreement
of coaches, parents and organisers (organisers are advised to
produce a waver to be authorised by parents, or achieve by other
means the full notification of parents about competing of their
child in the mixed age group event).
If U12 participants
are combined with o12 participants - no technical restrictions
are applied to such an event. If U10 participants are combined
with U12 – technical restrictions U12 are applied.
Regardless of the player’s
age, the technical restrictions described above for U10 will apply
to competitive promotion examinations below 10 th Mon to ensure
that techniques beyond the knowledge of players conforming to
the new competitive structure are not applied.
Phase
one:
Technical
restrictions effective from January 1, 2007
Competitions for
under 10's (“1997 and below” in 2007) - Players below
the age of 10 will be restricted from performing the following
actions during contests:
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No Sutemi waza
(sacrifice body drop technique: Tomoe Nage, Sumi Gaeshi, Hikikomi
Gaeshi, Tawara Gaeshi, Tani Otoshi, Yoko Gake, Yoko Guruma,
Yoko Otoshi, Yoko Wakare, Daki Wakare and Ura Nage)
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Allowed: O Soto Makikomi,
Soto Makikomi, Harai Makikomi, Hane Makikomi, Uchi Makikomi,
Uchi Mata Makikomi as continuation of O Soto Gari, Harai Goshi,
Hane Goshi, Ippon Seoi Nage, Uchi Mata.
Competitions for
under 12's (A Band “1995-1996” in 2007) - Players below
the age of 12 will be restricted from performing the following
actions during contests:
Phase two:
Modified Rules
U12 (to be tried in the phase 2 of new policy)
In it envisaged
that the application of modified rules U10 and U12 will be rolled
on in the second phase of trials later during the year after we
establish the new technical policy across all events for children
U10 and U12.
For
pictoral reference click this link or
For
further explanation of new policy please contact either your Area
Technical Directors or :
BJA Technical
Director
Andrew
Moshanov: andrewmoshanov@britishjudo.org.uk
BJA Coaching
Officer
Dave
Duffy: daveduffy@britishjudo.org.uk
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