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The Southern Area staged
a Visually Impaired refereeing course at Dartford Judo Club on
Sunday 4 September.
24 players, coaches, referees
and table officials were in attendance as IJF A referee and 6th
Dan Dave Stanley led the experienced group through a well-received
day of expert tuition.
The first part of the day
was theory-based and covered qualification for competitions (i.e.
different levels of vision), competition types (individual and
team and levels of) and how the International Blind Sports Federation
(IBSA) judo contest rules add an extra layer of protocol to the
IJF contest rules, and how they are used together.
Additions included:
Judo suit markings indicating
level of vision, or a player also being deaf
Protocol on the judges
guiding players to and from their bowing position
Protocol on the players
taking a grip before the announcement of Hajime, and the hand-positions
of the allowable grips
The referee announcing
the player’s side (Shiro (White) or Ao (Blue)) after any announcement
of score, penalty or decision
Protocol on the referee
guiding players back to their start position, after a call of
Matte
Other VI-specific signs
that can be used during a contest (e.g. passivity, sitting down,
judo suit adjustment)
The announcement of “Out”
(Jogai) to advise the players that they are approaching the edge
of the contest area
Not allowing one-handed
grips, without attacking
For those VI players that
are also deaf, further signs/actions for:
Bowing
Taking a grip
Starting and stopping the
contest
Pausing and restarting
the contest during ground-work
Announcing a score or penalty
Cancelling a score or penalty
Once the theory had been
covered, the newly-acquired skills into practice as willing volunteers
took to the mat under VI rules.
For information on the
next VI referee course please stay tuned to the British Judo website
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