Youth NoGi Submission Grappling Tournament Rules

Fall Face Off Submission Grappling Event!

 

First of all, thank you for your interest in The Fall Face Off, hosted by Hit Pit MMA, LLC.  We are very excited to have your participation and support.  The rules of play we have chosen to use are similar to the rules created and used by Sub League.  These rules afford the highest level of safety for the competitor and create an environment for great competition.  All that being said, our rules are similar but not identical. Thank you to all of you who paved the way for a great submission grappling tournament by coming up with a set of rules that are hands down the fairest around!   

 

Schedule:

Weigh ins are done either in the morning for all competitors (at a smaller tournament) or just prior (about 5-15 minutes) to the athletes going to the "ready area" and getting ready to compete. That being said, we are anticipating the following schedule:

Register for Event:  before November 10th!!!

Weigh ins start at 10:00am

All Competitors Must Be Checked In on Saturday no later than 10:45am

Schedules will be onsite to see when you are scheduled to compete.

1st matches begin at 11:00am

Check in and Weigh in at 1pm

Matches start at 1:30pm

 

The kids and teens should end about 2 hours after starting their respective brackets. Our system allows us to have multiple matches at the same time and to have matches as rapidly as possible. We really appreciate your interest in this grappling tournament. Thank you for your participation.

 

Rules:

 Matches take place on a 15ft by 15ft mat ring. Matches start from standing. Competitors who move onto or outside the ring border when standing can (at the discretion of the referee) be restarted standing in the center of the mat. If competitors move outside the ring while engaged on the ground the action may be frozen and moved back to the center of the mat, in position. Deliberately or repeatedly moving outside the area will be considered as stalling and penalized accordingly.

 

Ways to win:

Submission (physical and verbal), referees stoppage (medical or rule infringement), corner stops contest.

 

Time limit:

A match consists of one 4 minute round for Kids and Teens.

The number of matches in a day that an athlete will have is determined by the number of competitors in the entire division and how that breaks down into pools. It is our goal to get an athlete three to five matches in a day.

*If you or your students are just getting started and still want to compete, but not for submission holds yet:

 

Submission Grappling:

Legal Techniques

Illegal Techniques
(unless explicitly stated for that division)

 Good sportsmanship is expected at all times: no spitting, swearing, or disobeying of a referee's verbal command.

The referee has FULL discretion to disqualify a competitor immediately after a serious, dangerous or deliberate foul.

Blood stoppage:

Two minutes will be allowed for a cut to stop bleeding. Medical staff can stop a fight immediately if the injury is determined to be too serious.

Referees:

The referee can stop or restart a match at any time if he considers it necessary for safety reasons. The referee’s decision is final and non-negotiable.

Scoring system:

The tournament runs using a pool format - competitors will face every competitor in his/her pool. There are no points awarded within a match ... points are only awarded based on the outcome of a match: 3 points for a win (submission), 1 point for a draw (1 point goes to each competitor), and 0 for a loss. At the end of the competition the athlete with the highest points wins!

T-Shirt Policy
It is preferred that athletes go without a shirt or wear a rash guard. If, however, an athlete chooses to wear a shirt, it must be tight / snug fitting. Loose fitting t-shirts are a health hazard due to the potential of fingers and toes to get wrapped up in the excess material and will not be allowed.

Decision regarding a t-shirts degree of appropriate tightness will be made by the judge and / or a ring referee.

No-Contest (NC) Policy
An athlete must compete in more than 50% of his / her matches for a Per Match Average (PMA) to be calculated and count for placement in a division.

For example, if an athlete is a pool of 5 competitors, is suppose to compete in 4 matches for the day, wins his two matches but gets injured to the point where he can't compete, he is disqualified from placing. His day’s performance will be calculated as follows:

Match 1: 3 points
Match 2: 3 points
Match 3: NC
Match 4: NC

PMA: 6 / 2 = 3. However, athlete is disqualified for not competing in over 50% of his matches

Same situation, but the athlete wins his first three matches, but is injured to the point where he can't compete in match #4, his days performs will be calculated as follows:

Match 1: 3 points
Match 2: 3 points
Match 3: 3 points
Match 4: NC

PMA: 9 / 3 = 3

If an athlete chooses not to compete, that is not a No-Contest (NC). That is a forfeit and is recorded as a zero (0). A No-Contest (NC) is only recorded when an athlete is physically unable to continue competition.

Registration - Athletes

All competitors MUST register for the correct ability level and weight categories. At weigh-ins competitors will be given (1) chances to make the weight. It is the competitor's responsibility to show up within their declared weight class.

All pools / brackets will be posted (with a rough schedule) in the main training facility.

Team Competition - Team Points

Athletes will earn team points for their club under the following system:

1 point

Per athlete who competes

2 points

Per athlete earning a submission

3 points

Per athlete earning a 1st place in his / her division

Divisions

Youth (4 - 12) and Teen (13 - 15)

Youth Division Rules
For safety reasons once a correct position for an arm lock has been achieved, the referee will immediately stop the fight without waiting for the lock to be applied fully. This allows young competitors to learn the basics of submission grappling in a safe environment.

Division

Experience Level

Legal Techniques

Novice

Under 6 months of training in wrestling or submission wrestling, no wrestlers

Chokes only

Beginner

6 - 12 months experience

arm locks and chokes

Intermediate

12 - 24 months of experience

arm locks, chokes

Advanced

2 years or more experience

arm locks, chokes

Youth (4 - 12 years old)

Weight Divisions

Weigh-ins occur just prior to the competitors going out to the mat to compete. Scales will be available all day long at the venue as a courtesy to allow athletes to check their weight. However, the ONLY weigh-in that counts is the one in the bullpen, just prior to walking out to the mat to compete.

I

Feather Weight

up to 49

II

Light Weight

50 - 59

III

Welter Weight

60 - 69

IV

Middle Weight

70 - 79

V

Cruiser Weight

80 - 89

VI

Light Heavy Weight

90 - 99

VII

Heavy Weight

100 - 109

VIII

Super Heavy Weight

110 - 124

IX

Super Super Heavy Weight

125 - 139

1. We will match kids based on weight and age to make each division as fair as possible.

2. All children 12 or under that weight over 140 pounds will need to compete in the teens division.

3. We reserve the right to either subdivide or combine the above weight classes the day of the event depending on the turnout.

* We do this to ensure the competitor as many matches as possible.*

Teens (13 - 15 years old)

Weight Divisions

Weigh-ins occur just prior to the competitors going out to the mat to compete. Scales will be available all day long at the venue as a courtesy to allow athletes to check their weight. However, the ONLY weigh-in that counts is the one in the bullpen, just prior to walking out to the mat to compete.

I

Feather Weight

up to 114

II

Light Weight

115 - 129

III

Middle Weight

130 - 149

IV

Light Heavy Weight

150 - 169

V

Heavy Weight

170 - 189

VI

Super Heavy Weight

190 and up

1. We will match kids based on weight and age to make each division as fair as possible.

2. We reserve the right to either subdivide or combine the above weight classes the day of the event depending on the turnout.

 * We do this to ensure the competitor as many matches as possible.*

Attention Coaches:

Thank you for being the best part of The Fall Face Off. We hope to provide a competitive and safe atmosphere for you and your athletes to compete.  Please familiarize yourself with the following coaching rules.  We look forward to seeing you at this event.

All coaches, athletes, and attendees are required to conduct themselves in a professional, courteous, and sportsmanlike manner at all times. No negative comments or heckling allowed. The Hit Pit MMA Staff will perform their duty to remove negative influences without warning at any time.

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu

 (Hit Pit MMA, LLC)

101 N. Argonne rd Suite B

Spokane Valley, WA 99212

509-891-9821

hitpitmma@gmail.com

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