Nebraska Jiujitsu Championship Summer Open Team Challenge

Nebraska Jujitsu Championship Summer Open Tournament will have different formats for adults and youth. The adult format will be a 3-person team tournament.  The youth and teens will be run as a regular double elimination gi/nogi tournament.

Nebraska JiuJitsu Championship Summer Open Team Challenge, LINCOLN, NE, July  29, 2023, 9:00 AM

LOCATION

Lincoln Christian School SCHEELS CENTER on south side of building

5801 S 84th St (S 84th St & Old Cheney Rd), Lincoln, NE 68516

Doors open at 7:30 AM, Weigh-ins Start at 8:00 AM. Competitors must be weighed in 1 hour before their division is called. The tournament starts at 9:00 AM

REGISTRATION DEADLINES YOUTH

• EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: $65 FOR ONE OR TWO DIVISIONS. ENDS JUNE 29TH, 11:59 PM

• NORMAL REGISTRATION: $80 FOR ONE OR TWO DIVISIONS. ENDS JULY 16TH, 11:59 PM

• LATE REGISTRATION: $105 FOR ONE OR TWO DIVISIONS. ENDS JULY 25TH, 11:59 PM

REGISTRATION DEADLINES ADULTS

• EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: $80. ENDS JUNE 29TH, 11:59 PM

• NORMAL REGISTRATION: $100. ENDS JULY 16TH, 11:59 PM

• LATE REGISTRATION: $120. ENDS JULY 25th, 11:59 PM

ADULT TEAM PRIZE MONEY

*AT LEAST 3 TEAMS MUST SIGN UP FOR A DIVISION FOR PRIZE MONEY TO BE AWARDED

Beginner Division - First place $300 per team

Intermediate Division - First place $600 per team

Advanced Division - First place $1200 per team

REFUND DEADLINE

Cancel Registration with a full refund deadline: July 25th, 11:59 PM Cancellation after deadline will result in an event credit to your SmoothComp account for any other future event. 

Last Chance to Edit Registration:  July 25th, 11:59 PM.

THIS TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY We do not take late registrations or registrations at the event.

BRACKETS, SCHEDULE AND DIVISIONS:

This tournament will have brackets for men’s and women's team divisions, and for competitors age 4 and up. All skill levels are welcome.

Tournament medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

COMPETITOR LIST:

The competitor list will be viewable throughout the registration process. Please ensure your information is entered correctly by checking your registration on the registration tab above.

CHANGING DIVISIONS:

All competitors, coaches, and parents will have until July 25th, 11:59 PM, prior to registration closing, to make any edits to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. At this deadline, registrations become finalized, and there will be no further changes allowed. Competitors who find themselves without another competitor in their division may choose to move themselves up in division (weight or rank) or cancel the registration for a full credit.

BRACKET COMBINATIONS:

After the deadline to edit registration info on July 25th, 11:59 PM, competitors who do not have anyone in their division will be combined into another appropriate division. All athletes who remain alone in their divisions once brackets are finalized, and have no combinations available to them, they will receive a full coupon credit for entry to any future Nebraska Jiu-Jitsu Championship event.

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY:

In the event you have to cancel your registration, a full event credit will be provided automatically via SmoothComp. The cancellation deadline is by July 25th, 11:59 PM. After the deadline to edit registration, all registrations are considered final with no event credit available. Credits are issued when you log into your account and cancel your event registration. Coupon codes are viewable in the “My Account” area of SmoothComp. Competitors whose opponents no showed or withdrew from their division, leaving them without a match on event day, will receive a full coupon credit if there are no other appropriate divisions available.

BRACKETS AND SCHEDULE:

Friday Afternoon before the tournament, July 28th, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. At the tournament, there will be a flat screen TV where the event schedule is displayed. The referee at your mat will also make a courtesy call for you to come to the mat if you haven’t already presented yourself for the bracket. Please be at the mat on time for your matches. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 60 minutes prior to your division start time. Some matches end faster than others, so this may allow us to start some divisions sooner. You can also see when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition. The schedule is tentative and may change based on the number of athletes registered.

COACH CHAIR and CROWD CONTROL: We will have 1 chair on each side of every score table, 1 for each coach of the competitor on the mat. The only other people allowed next to the score table during the tournament are the competitors on the mat having their match and the competitors on deck.

MEDIC ON HAND: There will be a professionally trained medic on site.

WEIGH-INS:

Weigh-ins begin at 8 AM the day of the tournament. Athletes may weigh in throughout the day but must weigh-in at least 60 minutes prior to the start of their division. Athletes may wear whatever appropriate attire they choose to weigh-in. You ARE NOT required to weigh in with your Gi. If an athlete cannot make weight, they will be moved up to the next available weight class, if there are no athletes in higher weight classes you will be disqualified. Athletes will be given a 3 lbs. weight allowance. We do this to ensure the integrity of the brackets. Registration may be edited by the athlete until July 25th, 11:59 PM.

RULES:

Nebraska Jiu-Jitsu Championship runs a double elimination format. If there are two athletes in a division, it will be the best 2 out of 3. If there are three athletes in a division, it will be round-robin. If there are four or more athletes in a division, it will be double elimination. There will be a match to determine a third place.  In the event of a tie, in the round robin format, winners will be chosen based on fastest submission, if there is still a tie, winner will be chosen by most points scored. There will not be any overtime. The tournament will use the rule set of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), unless noted.

MATCH LENGTH:

Gi

Age 4-9 regulation time: 3 min matches at all skill levels.

Age 10-15 regulation time: 4 min matches all skill levels.

Age 16-17 regulation time: 5 min matches all skill levels.

No Gi

Age 4-9 regulation time: 3 min matches at all skill levels.

Age 10-15 regulation time: 4 min matches all skill levels.

Age 16-17 regulation time: 5 min matches all skill levels.

Adult Teams:

05 minutes – Beginner

06 minutes – Intermediate

08 minutes – Advanced

WAYS A MATCH CAN BE WON:

Win via Submission within regulation time. Win via points within regulation time. Win by opponent disqualification. Win via opponent forfeiture. Win via referee decision.

Submission is based upon physical tapping, a verbal tap, or yelling during a submission attempt. If an opponent must have the match stopped for any injury related incident or any other reason beyond control that does not warrant any disqualifications, the opponent will have 5 mins to return to the match or they will have to forfeit the match.

WARM UP MATS:

Warm up mats will be set up for athletes and coaches only.

SPECTATOR PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR $5 PER PERSON AT THE DOOR (5 years of age and under free).

Each academy will be allowed up to 3 coaches to enter the event at no charge.