TIME: Sunday, September 14, 2014

JUNIORS (under age 16) weigh-in from 12:30 – 1:00 pm, competition approx. 1:30 pm

FORMAT: At each tournament, competitors are grouped into pools by weight for a series of round-robin matches for pools of 5 or less; modified double elimination for pools may be used for divisions of 5 or more (subject to change based on number of competitors).

Divisions: (Tournament Director reserves the right to add, combine and/or cancel divisions based on the number of competitors; Coaches, Instructors, & Parents will have an opportunity to review the categories and confirm their child's/athlete's suitability for participation.) In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way, including travel to and from, in any Judo tournament, practice, clinic, and related events and activities (“Activity”) of the United States Judo Federation, Inc., USA Judo/United States Judo, Inc., United States Judo Association, Inc., Rokushu Judo Yudanshakai, Massachusetts Judo, and the Tohoku Judo Club, I agree:

1. I understand the nature of Judo activities and believe I am qualified to participate in such Activity. I also understand the rules governing the sport of Judo.

2. I further acknowledge that prior to participating, I will inspect the mats, equipment, facilities, competition pools or divisions, and the elimination or scoring system to be used, and if I believe anything is unsafe or beyond my capability, I will immediately advise my coach, supervisor, and/or a tournament official of such conditions and refuse to participate.

3. I acknowledge and fully understand that I will be engaging in a contact sport that might result in serious injury, illness or disease, including permanent disability or death, and severe social and economic losses due not only to my own actions, inactions or negligence, but also to the actions, inactions, or negligence of others, the rules of the sport of Judo, or conditions of the premises or of any equipment used. Further, I acknowledge that there may be other risks not known to me or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

4. Knowing the risks involved in the sport of Judo, I assume all such risks and accept personal responsibility for the damages following such injury, illness, disease, permanent disability, or death.

5. I hereby release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue the United States Judo Federation, Inc., USA Judo/United States Judo, Inc., United States Judo Association, Inc., Rokushu Judo Yudanshakai, Massachusetts Judo, and the Tohoku Judo Club, together with their affiliated clubs, their respective administrators, directors, officers, agents, coaches, and other employees or volunteers of the organization, event officials, medical personnel, other participants, their parents, legal guardians, supervisors and coaches, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners, lessors, and lessees of premises used in conducting the event, all of whom are hereinafter referred to as "Releasees", from any and all litigation expenses, attorney fees, loss, liability, damage or costs on account of injury, illness, disease, including permanent disability and death or damage to property, caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligent acts or omissions of the Releasees or otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by law.