YOUR CHILD'S REGISTRATION

1. The registration includes the tournament fee
2. When you register your child, you will receive one complimentary spectator ticket which you should add to the basket before check-out. Additional tickets can be purchased during the registration check-out process or purchased on the door on arrival
3. Your registration is fully refundable up to one week before the event. You can request a refund using Smoothcomp by logging in and going to your account, and then cancelling your registration for the Nottingham Open. The competition is non-refundable within seven days of the event.

HOW TO REGISTER

1. When registering your child for the tournament, it is essential to have a conversation with their coach or professor. Ask them if they feel your child is ready and how you and they can work together to help your child prepare for the tournament. Also, you and your child coach should decide in which division your child should register.
2. Our divisions are made up of three elements: Age, Rank, and Weight.
3. Age: The age groups are based on the child’s age on the day of the tournament and are as follows: Pee Wee 1 (4 and 5 years old), Pee Wee 2 (6 and 7 years old), Junior 1 (8 and 9 years old), Junior 2 (10 and 11 years old), Teen 1 (12 and 13 years old), Teen 2 (14 to 15 years old), Juvenile (16 and 17 years old).
4. Rank: Please select your child’s current belt group: White, Grey, Yellow, Orange, Green and Blue.
5. Weight: Weigh in your child wearing their uniform (Kimono, belt and undergarments). The kimono should be blue, black or white only. The official weigh-in will take place on the day of the competition prior to their first match. Monitor your child's weight during the weeks leading into competition. Any changes in division must be made through Smoothcomp seven days before the event.
6. Download the kids weight categories chart here and the juvenile weight chart here. All weigh ins are in kilograms.
7. Athletes who do not meet the weight requirement for the division on the morning of the competition are subjected to immediate disqualification. 
8. Most weight categories are up to categories (i.e. up to 24kg) which your child must weigh under on the day. Please check the details of the weight category carefully.
9. There will be no consolation matches for children who do not make weight.
10. Changes to registration by parents: The deadline to make any changes to your child's division is seven days before the event.
11. Changes to registration by organisers: The tournament organizers will use their best judgment to create competitive matches for every athlete. When registering, you will be asked if you agree to move your child up in weight or age if they are the only competitor in the division.
12. If your child is alone in the bracket and you do not wish he or she to move up in age or weight, you will be given the option for either your child to be declared the winner of the division and receive the medal at the podium or be offered a refund by the organisers.

EVENT DETAILS

1. Plan to attend the tournament from 8.00am until 2.00pm. Once the estimated times of each division are released, you can adjust your schedule accordingly.
2. All competitors need to bring a valid ID. Kids checking in will need a BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT or IBJJF ID. All competitors without valid identification will be disqualified and will not compete.
3. Child competitors should be ready 30 minutes before their match time and match times are likely to change throughout the day. Please arrive with plenty of time to spare.
4. Weigh in’s will open from 8:00am. Children need to be weighed in at least 15 minutes before their match and enter the bullpen when their name appears on the screen.
5. Match duration are the following:

• Pee wee 1 (4 & 5 years old): 2 minutes
• Pee wee 2 (6 & 7 years old) & Junior 1 (8 & 9 years old): 3 minutes
• Juniors 2 (10 & 11 years old), Teen 1 (12 & 13 years old) & Teen 2 (14 & 15 years old): 4 minutes
• Juvenile (16 & 17 years old): 5 minutes

RESPECT RULE

This event has a zero tolerance policy regarding inappropriate behaviour by coaches, parents/guardians, spectators and competitors.

All in attendance must show some restraint when their students or team mates are competing. There will be competitors and spectators of all ages at this event and we are here to set an example. Any swearing, inappropriate gestures, violence (towards person or property) or berating the officials (regardless of any decisions they make) will not be tolerated.

If this happens, the referee/organiser has the right to disqualify that competitor, or to ask the coach to leave the area. If those concerned do not comply with the referee/organisers request the competitor will be disqualified from the event.

If a coach, parent or team mate encroaches onto the mat, or past any barriers that are in place, or man handles an official in any way, that person will be asked to leave the venue and the whole team will not be permitted to take any further part in the competition.