Competition Opportunities
The 2011 IBSA World Team Trials are open to all visually impaired athletes born in 1996 or earlier who are citizens of the
Competition will take place in the following categories:
Men 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg, 100kg, +100kg
Athletes attending the competing in the World Trials will be seeded according to the established USA Judo seeding protocols. If the #1 seeded athlete wins his or her division, he or she will be named to the 2011 IBSA World Championship Team.
Selection Criteria for the 2010 PJC Pan American Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Team
The 2010 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships, May 1 in
In order to compete in the 2010 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships and / or qualify for the Pan American Championship Team, an athlete must be a
Each delegation is allowed to send a maximum of two competitors per weight division to 2010 Pan American Championships
If a division has only two competitors or fewer, both players will receive an automatic invitation to the Team.
Athletes attending the Nationals shall be seeded according to the established USA Judo seeding protocols. If the #1 seed wins the Nationals he/she shall be named to the Pan American Championship Team in the category of competition in which he/she competed. In such a case, the second slot in the division will be allocated to the highest ranked athlete in that division on the USA Judo Visually Impaired Elite National Roster at the conclusion of the 2010 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships who has not already been named to the Pan American Championship Team. Please note: if an athlete is the highest ranked athlete on the aforementioned roster, but did not compete in the Nationals, he or she will be ineligible to qualify for the Pan American Championship Team.
If the #1 seed does not win Nationals, then the athlete who does win the Nationals in that division will be named to the team and the second slot in the division will be allocated to the #1 seed.
If any of the athletes selected, according to the above criteria, decline for any reason, the person who is then ranked highest on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster, reflecting the results of the 2010 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships, shall be the athlete selected for the team. In order to be eligible for the 2010 Pan American Championships, all athletes MUST compete in the 2010 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships in the division in which they are seeking to be considered for selection.
An athlete who is to be nominated to the Pan Am Championship Team may be removed from the nominations for any of the following reasons, as determined by the Athlete Performance Committee:
* Voluntary withdrawal. Athlete must submit a written letter to
* Injury or illness as certified by a USA Judo approved physician (or medical staff). If an athlete refuses verification of their illness or injury by a USA Judo approved caregiver, his or her injury will be assumed to be disabling and he or she may be removed.
* Violation of the
2010 IBSA World Championships Selection Criteria
The 2010 International Blind Sports Association World Championships will be held in Antalya Turkey, March 25-29. The IBSA World Championships are an A-Level Point Tournament on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster.
The World Team Trials for the 2010 IBSA World Championships will be held in conjunction with the 2009 Visually Impaired U.S. Open Judo Championships to be held September 26, 2009 in San Jose, Calif. All athletes participating in the World Team Trials must be U.S. citizens and be eligible to represent the United States in Paralympic competition.
The Trials will be held in all IJF divisions (Male 60, 66, 73, 81, 90, 100, and +100; Female 48, 52, 57, 63, 70, 78, and +78kg).
Participants must have been classified as visually impaired at an IBSA or International Paralympic Committee event as a B1, B2 or B3 athlete in the past 10 years or provide a letter from an optometrist or ophthalmologist verifying visual acuity.
A description of classification is as follows:
Class B1: No light perception in either eye up to light perception, but inability to recognize the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.
Class B2: From ability to recognize the shape of a hand up to visual acuity of 20/600 and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees in the best eye with the best practical eye correction.
Class B3: From visual acuity above 20/600 and up to visual acuity of 20/200 and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees and more than 5 degrees in the best eye with the best practical eye correction.
*Visual groups B1, B2 and B3 will compete together.
If the #1 seeded player in a division is the highest placing U.S. athlete in his or her division, he or she will be named to the 2010 World Championship Team. In this scenario, if the World Team member declines to participate, the slot will be offered to the #1-ranked athlete in that division on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster, dated Sept. 27, 2009. Subsequent declines will result in a progressive movement down the roster, according to the same criteria.
If an athlete other than the #1 seed is the highest placing U.S. athlete in the division, there will be a best-of-three fight-off between the #1 seeded player and the highest placing U.S. athlete with the winner being named to the World Team. In this scenario, if the World Team member declines to participate, the slot will be offered to the loser of the fight-off. If that player declines the slot, it will be offered to the #1-ranked athlete in that division on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster, dated Sept. 27, 2009. Subsequent declines will result in a progressive movement down the roster, according to the same criteria.
If the #1 seeded player and another U.S. athlete tie as the highest placing U.S. athletes (i.e., both finish in 3rd place), there will be a best-of-three three fight-off between the #1 seeded athlete and the other highest placing U.S. athlete with the winner being named to the World Team. In this scenario, if the World Team member declines to participate, the slot will be offered to the loser of the fight-off. If that player declines the slot, it will be offered to the #1-ranked athlete in that division on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster, dated Sept. 27, 2009. Subsequent declines will result in a progressive movement down the roster, according to the same criteria.
If two U.S. athletes tie as the highest placing U.S. athletes and neither is the #1 seed, all three athletes will participate in a round-robin fight-off with the winner being named to the World Team. In this scenario, if the World Team member declines to participate, the slot will be offered first to the second-place finisher in the fight-off. Should that player decline the slot, it will be offered to the third-place finisher in the fight-off. If that player declines the slot, it will be offered to the #1-ranked athlete in that division on the USA Judo Visually Impaired National Roster, dated Sept. 27, 2009. Subsequent declines will result in a progressive movement down the roster, according to the same criteria.
If a division does not have any seeded players, the highest placing U.S. athlete will be the representative. If this player declines to participate, a representative will not be sent to the World Championships in this division.
If two athletes tie as the highest placing U.S. athlete in a division with no seeded players, the two tied players will participate in a best-of-three fight-off. In this scenario, if the World Team member declines to participate, the slot will be offered to the loser of the fight-off. If this player declines to participate, a representative will not be sent to the World Championships in this division.
An athlete named to the World Team may be removed from the nomination for any of the following reasons, as determined by the Athlete Performance Committee:
* Voluntary withdrawal. Athlete must submit a written letter to Eddie Liddie, Director of Athlete Performance.
* Injury or illness as certified by a USA Judo approved physician (or medical staff). If an athlete refuse verification of their illness or injury by a USA Judo approved care giver, their injury will be assumed to be disabling and they may be removed.
* Violation of the USA Judo Code of Conduct.
Selection Criteria for the 2009 IBSA Pan American Games
The International Blind Sports Association Pan American Games will be held July 19 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 2009 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships, April 18 in San Diego, referred to herein as the "Nationals," will serve as the Trials for the event.
Each delegation is allowed to send a maximum of two competitors per weight division to this event. Therefore, the two athletes who place highest in each weight division will receive invitations to the Pan Am Games.
If a division has only one competitor, he or she will receive an automatic invitation to the Team, but will have the opportunity to fight up a weight division. The automatic invitation is contingent, however, upon the athlete making his or her declared weight during the morning weigh-ins. For example, if an athlete is uncontested in the 60kg division, he may fight up to the 66kg division at the Nationals, but he must weigh in at 60kg or less during the weigh-in session.
Any athletes who placed in the top five at the 2008 Paralympic Games will receive status as the top seed in his or her division. As the top seed, if he or she fails to place in the top two in his or her division, a one-match fight-off will be held between the top seed and the athlete who placed second in the division to determine who receives the second berth in the division to the Pan American Games.
If the athlete selected, according to the above criteria, declines for any reason, the person who placed the next highest at the Nationals will be the athlete selected. Subsequent declines will result in a progressive movement down the placings list, according to the same criteria.
An athlete who is to be nominated to the Pan Am Games Team may be removed from the nominations for any of the following reasons, as determined by the Athlete Performance Committee:
* Voluntary withdrawal. Athlete must submit a written letter to Eddie Liddie, Director of Coaching and Athlete Performance.
* Injury or illness as certified by a USA Judo approved physician (or medical staff). If an athlete refuses verification of their illness or injury by a USA Judo approved care giver, their injury will be assumed to be disabling and they may be removed.
* Violation of the USA Judo Code of Conduct.
In order to compete in the 2009 USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships and / or qualify for the Pan American Games Team, an athlete must be eligible to represent the United States in Paralympic or World Championship competition.
Funding will be announced at a later date.
