FOSTERING THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT

As a parent, you play a significant role in creating a positive competition experience for your child. Please read the basic information below. It will help you and your family to prepare and enjoy the day of the tournament.

Tournaments can be an important tool in nurturing the competitive spirit within your child. The experience of competing will also help to deepen the bond that your child has with his/her learning and will create a focus to each training that only the challenge of training for a competition can bring.

The mental skills developed through Jiu-Jitsu competition, such as self-control, staying calm under pressure, attentive listening, grit, and resilience are beneficial beyond their martial arts journey and have been shown to contribute greatly to the overall development of children.

Your Child's Registration

1. The registration includes the tournament fee and a tournament t-shirt.
2. When you register your child (15 yr and younger), you will receive one complimentary spectator ticket at the door on day of the event. Additional tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 per person (cash only) on day of the event.
3. Registration is non-refundable, but can be preserved for future events if it's a medical condition. Please see the Dates & Prices page for more information. 

How to register your child

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. A CompNet division is built by three elements: Age, Rank, and Weight.
3. Age: The age groups for CompNet Tournaments are for the child’s age on the day of the tournament and are as follows: Tiny Champs (3 and 4 years old), Little Champions 1 (5 and 6 years old), Little Champions 2 (7 and 8 years old), Juniors 1 (9 and 10 years old), Juniors 2 (11 and 12 years old), Teens (13 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. Please be sure to update your registration accordingly if your child received a promotion prior to day of event. Click here for instructions on how to add a new belt to your profile. Note: Grey-white belt falls under the Grey belt division. 
5. Weight: Weigh in your child wearing the full Gracie Barra Uniform (kimono/Gi, rashguard, and belt). The official weigh-in will take place the morning before the athlete's first match. Monitor your child's weight during the weeks leading into competition. Any changes in division must be made through Smoothcomp by the Athlete Correction Date.
6. Click here to download the CN Kids Weight Chart or click here to download the CN Juvenile Weight Chart.
7. Athletes who do not meet the weight requirement for the division on the morning of the competition are subjected to disqualification. Please contact event coordinators prior to the Athlete Correction Date at [email protected] if you have concerns or questions.
8. Most weight categories are up to categories (i.e. up to 45 lbs) which your child must weigh under on the day. Please check the details of the weight category carefully.
9. We strive for the best experience possible for our athletes, but we cannot guarantee 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 the Athlete Correction Date. Please refer to the Dates & Prices tab for more information. 
11. Changes to registration by organizers: The tournament organizers will use their best judgment to create competitive matches for every athlete. When registering, you will be asked to agree to move your child up in weight or age if there is limited number of competitors in the registered division.

Event details

1. Plan to attend the tournament from 8 am (door opens) until 2 pm. Once the estimated times of each division are released, you can adjust your schedule accordingly.
2. Child competitors should be ready 30 minutes before the match time and match times are likely to change throughout the day. Please arrive with plenty of time to spare.
3. Weight 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.
4. Match duration are the following:

• Tiny Champions (3 - 4 years old): 2 Mins
• Little Champions 1 (5 - 6 years old): 2 Mins
• Little Champions 2 (7 - 8 years old): 3 Mins
• Juniors 1 (9 - 10 years old): 3 Mins
• Juniors 2 (11 - 12 years old): 4 Mins
• Teens (13 - 15 years old): 4 Mins
• Juvenile (16 - 17 years old): 5 Minutes

Through the experience of competing at a CompNet Tournament, parents have a very unique opportunity to create quality moments with their children and teach them valuable lessons about sports and life. If you have any questions about how to prepare for the tournament, reach out to your child's coach or professor.