EXPERIENCE LEVELS: When choosing your child or teen’s experience level, please take into account numerous factors: how often they train, how naturally talented they are in the sport, athleticism in other sports, and how they do against teammates. The length of time they have trained is not the only aspect to consider as the experience levels (years training) listed are simply guidelines. Challenge your children and have them compete at an appropriate skill level.  FG has the right to alter competitor division placement during any & all events. No Sandbagging.

CHILDREN & TEEN NO-GI and GI SKILL LEVELS (17 years and younger)

NOVICE - Less than 6 months (no submissions)

BEGINNER - 6 months to 2 years

INTERMEDIATE - 2 to 3 years

ADVANCED - 4 years and up

YOUTH BELT RANKS

• White 
• Grey group (Includes grey/white, solid grey and grey/black)
• Yellow group (Includes yellow/white, solid yellow and yellow/black)
• Orange group (Includes orange/white, solid orange and orange/black)
• Green group (Includes green/white, solid green and green/black)
• Blue

AGE & WEIGHT - DIVISIONS

YOUTH

Toddler: 4 - 5 years

Kindergarten: 6 - 7 years

Youth: 8 - 9 years

Pre Teen: 10 - 11 years

Jr. Teen: 12 - 13 years

Teen: 14 - 15 years

Juvenile: 16 - 17 years (17 and Under)

TODDLER: 4 - 5 years WEIGHT CLASSES

39.9 lbs. & under

40-49.9 lbs.

50-59.9 lbs.

60-69.9 lbs.

70-79.9 lbs.

80-89.9 lbs.

KINDERGARTEN: 6 - 7 years WEIGHT CLASSES

39.9 lbs. & under

40-49.9 lbs.

50-59.9 lbs.

60-69.9 lbs.

70-79.9 lbs.

80-89.9 lbs.

90-99.9 lbs.

YOUTH: 8 - 9 years WEIGHT CLASSES

39.9 lbs. & under

40-49.9 lbs.

50-59.9 lbs.

60-69.9 lbs.

70-79.9 lbs.

80-89.9 lbs.

90-99.9 lbs.

100-109.9 lbs

110-119.9 lbs

120-129.9 lbs

PRE TEEN: 10-11 years WEIGHT CLASSES

39.9 lbs. & under

40-49.9 lbs.

50-59.9 lbs.

60-69.9 lbs.

70-79.9 lbs.

80-89.9 lbs.

90-99.9 lbs.

100-109.9 lbs

110-119.9 lbs

120-129.9 lbs

130-140.9lbs.

JR. TEEN: 12-13 years WEIGHT CLASSES

39.9 lbs. & under

40-49.9 lbs.

50-59.9 lbs.

60-69.9 lbs.

70-79.9 lbs.

80-89.9 lbs.

90-99.9 lbs.

100-109.9 lbs.

110-119.9 lbs.

120-129.9 lbs.

130-155.9lbs.

Children 180 lbs. and heavier must compete in the Teen category.

TEEN (14 – 15 years old) WEIGHT CLASSES

JUVENILE (16 – 17 years old) WEIGHT CLASSES

99.9 lbs. & under

100-109.9 lbs.

110-119.9 lbs.

120-129.9 lbs.

130-139.9 lbs.

140-149.9 lbs.

150-159.9 lbs.

160-169.9 lbs.

170 - 179.9 lbs.

180 -189.9 lbs.

WEIGHT

• Competitors 12-13 years and older that do not make weight will be disqualified and no refund will be given. Only other option is to move up to Teen division.
• Competitors 11 years and under that do not make weight, we will try to accommodate and move into a new bracket. This is not guaranteed. If there are no available matches, we will provide a credit for future use but no refunds will be given.
• For instructions on how to change your weight class, please read https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/89-how-to-change-weightclass-or-cancel

PLEASE NOTE: Whenever possible, your child (toddler, kindergarten divisions) will be matched up with someone their same age or children within a year old (plus or minus). Please understand that under some circumstances they may have to compete with others slightly older. A coach or parent will be contacted to get approval. All children in Jr. Teens division that weigh over 180 lbs. will need to compete with the teens.

PLEASE NOTE: FG reserves the right for (teen - juvenile) divisions to either subdivide or combine weight and age classes the day of the event. Submissions are allowed in all teen divisions.