Central Valley Jiu-Jitsu Association - Kickoff

CVJJA  FRESNO: March 23, 2024

Location: Sanger Jiu-Jitsu 1440 7th Street, Sanger, CA 93657

Doors Open @ 8:00am | Event Starts; kids @ 9am & Adults @ 12pm 

FORMAT and PROTOCOL: Central Valley Jiu-jitsu tournaments follow a two-match minimum guarantee. This allows you to compete against 2 or more different people, giving you the experience you deserve! All CVJJA matches follow a points structure but without advantages!

CVJJA Member Registration Discount - Ask your Coach for the DISCOUNT CODE 
CVJJA Member pay $45

Non Members pay $55

Spectators pay $15

RULES and GUIDELINES:

DIVISIONS

THIS TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY! We will take late registrations or registrations at the event until 8am!

COMPETITOR LISTS: Competitor Lists will be LIVE throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the registrations tab on the event page. We encourage everyone to login by the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists, and not wait until the brackets are published and locked in to confirm such details.

DIVISION MERGERS: After change deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. All athletes who remain solo in their divisions once brackets are released means had no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full coupon credit for entry to any future event of ours.

REFUND POLICY:  Competitors who do not have a bracket or their opponent no shows day of event will receive a full coupon credit. No show credit only applies if you have no matches for the day. All other cases if approved, credit will be for the next available
CVJJA  tournament. 

BRACKETS and SCHEDULE: 48 hours prior to the tournament, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. All CVJJA tournaments feature an amazing large TV displaying the LIVE schedule by match order happening on each mat. We will also make a courtesy call for you on the microphone to come to the mat if you also 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 your division start time as well in case we are able to get head starts on certain  division. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition: https://support.smoothcomp.com/article/90-find-out-your-dynamic-starting-time

WEIGH-INS: Takes place on the day of the event. You do not have to weigh-in with your gi on. Weigh-in is on the Day before the event at host school 5pm 7pm. Day of weigh-ins are from 6:30am – 8am.

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 within the barricades during the tournament are the competitors on the mat having their match and the competitors on deck.

MEDALS: Beautiful gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers. 

MEDIC ON HAND: There will be a trained and professional medic on sight. medical services that we can trust with the safety of our competitors whether they need ice, get injured, or need advice on previous injuries.

WARM UP MATS: We try our best to always provide a warm up mat area for our competitors during tournaments. In cases which events reach close to or full capacity, we could be restricted from having the floor space to create a warm up area for our competitors.

DIVISION RESULTS: Division brackets along with their final placements are live updated to and readily available on the results tab of the event page.

RANKINGS: We track rankings for both competitors and teams by the Annual Season and by Overall Lifetime. Competitor rankings are categorized by genders, ages, weights, and belt or experience. Team rankings are categorized by team points and medal count. You can find the rankings on our

CHARITY OF CHOICE:

WORK AT THE EVENT: We are always looking for experienced referees, event staff, as well competitors to help setup! We pay competitively, and at longer events also include snacks and meals for day of workers. We trade free registration to compete in exchange for 3 hours maximum of light work during the set-up phase of the event the night before tournaments. To apply, please email us right away with your name, previous experience, and which tournament and date you are referring to at [email protected]