ST. CROIX VALLEY GRAPPLING GAMES RULES & CONDUCT

Code of Conduct

By attending a SCVGG event, you agree to adhere to the following code of conduct:

It is required that all competitors wear footwear off the mat. Failure to do so may lead to disqualification. Footwear and/or sandals must be worn in bathrooms.

Threats and/or assaults of any kind will result in removal from the event. This includes parents, family, and coaches along with athletes.

Harassment of competitors and event staff will not be tolerated in any form and may result in removal from the event. This goes especially for referees. They are volunteers.

Harassment, acts of intimidation, and stalking of any opponent by a competitor at our events whether digitally or physically will result in removal from the event.

Offensive language may result in removal of the event. Severe cases including but not limited to: racist and/or sexist remarks will result in removal from the event.

Unsportsmanlike conduct by a competitor, their teammates, spectators, or coach may result in disqualification from the event.

SCVGG strictly prohibits competitors and coaches from competing or coaching while under the influence of any illegal drugs, or any other substance that may impair their judgment or physical abilities during the competition.

Uniform

 Gis and belts will not be checked or measured before the tournament, but the SCVGG staff have the right to ask a competitor to change their uniform if they judge it is inappropriate.

This situation can happen if:

  • The Gi or belt is obviously too short or too long

  • There are too many patches on the Gi preventing the opponent from gripping it.

  • The Gi has a sown in strip of fabric on the inside of the collar preventing grip.

  • The Gi shows visible tears, is wet or dirty, or emanates unpleasant odors.

Adult Competitors may choose to wear a rash guard which clings to the body under their Gi. Kids Competitors may select to wear a t-shirt or loose rash guard under their Gi instead.

Competitors may choose to wear Gi and NoGi uniforms of any color. No offensive graphics or labeling shall be allowed. This is determined at the discretion of the event staff.

For No Gi divisions, competitors must wear board shorts without pockets or metal and plastic of any kind. Singlets are legal. Spandex or lycra tight fitting pants or spats may be worn with or without boardshorts over them. Competitors also must wear a rash guard or a shirt of elastic fabric (clings to body) of any color (unless choosing to wear a singlet). Competitors cannot compete shirtless or wearing a loose shirt of any kind. No shoes are permitted.

Competitors must wear undergarments underneath their uniform.

Competitors may choose to wear soft pads on their joints. Pads that contain plastic, velcro, or metal of any kind will not be permitted.

Competitors may choose to wear headgear for ear protection (cannot be used as an offensive tool) or if it is for religious reasons.

Competitors may not wear groin protectors, jewelry, hairpins, or compression socks of any kind.

Competitors may tape joints in a thin layer of sports tape. Referees reserve the ability to ask a competitor to remove any tape if they deem it to be an unfair advantage.

 

Hygiene

Competitor’s fingernails and toenails must be trimmed and short.

Long hair must be tied up.

Competitors will be disqualified if they are wearing hair dye or makeup that stains their opponent’s Gi or the mat surface during a match.

Competitors presenting skin lesions (i.e. ringworm) will not be permitted to compete.

 

Weigh-Ins

Weigh-Ins are from 6:30pm-8pm on Friday and 8am on Saturday with Kids Competitors taking precedent on Saturday morning.

There will be a 1.0 pound allowance for all adult divisions and a 2.0 pound allowance for all kids divisions. Any increment over this amount will be considered a failure to make weight. Failure to make weight will not result in disqualification. Failure to make weight will not result in disqualification, but you will be moved to the most fitting bracket. This could be a higher weight class, higher rank, or both. No refunds will be issued for not making weight.

All competitors competing in Gi divisions weigh-in WITHOUT their Gi on.

A competitor who competes in both their Gi and NoGi divisions only has to weigh-in ONCE.

There is no weigh in for Absolute Competitors. Sign up will be by the event entrance table in the a.m. of the tournament. You must compete in regularly bracketed matches to qualify for Absolute Competition.

 

Match Scoring and Officiating

The referee is the highest authority in a match. The referee’s ruling on the result of each match cannot be contested. The referee oversees all match scoring and enforcement of rules.

SCVGG matches follow traditional BJJ point scoring: 4 for the mount, 4 for the back, 3 for a guard pass, 2 for a sweep, 2 for a takedown, 2 for knee on stomach, and 2 for a solid submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds. Positions must be held for a 3 count before points will be awarded.

Points will be awarded for the mount position when the competitor on top is sitting on the opponent’s torso (whether the opponent is belly up or belly down) and with two knees or one foot and one knee on the ground.

Points will be awarded for the back control position when while behind the opponent, the competitor places their heels between the opponent’s thighs without crossing their feet and creates any form of lock on the upper body with their arms. Achieving back body triangle position prior to a 3 count will not award back control points.

Points will be awarded for a guard pass when the competitor clears the opponent’s lower body and has pinned the opponent’s upper body to the mat or the opponent is laying on their side with no further attempt to improve position.

Points will be awarded for a sweep when a competitor initiates an attack from a bottom guard position, resulting in them assuming the top position. Points will also be awarded if the top competitor assumes the bottom position in pursuit of an attack. In both cases, the sweeping competitor must be clear of any submission to achieve points. EXAMPLE: Sweep points would be awarded if the competitor on top dropped back for a straight foot lock and the competitor on the bottom assumed the top position and cleared the submission attack.

Points will be awarded for a takedown when a competitor causes the opponent to land in bottom position on their back, side, or seated with an attack from the standing position. In the case of the opponent landing in a turtle position, points will only be awarded if the opponent is on all fours and the top competitor is behind them.

Two points will be awarded for a strong submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds as long as the referee does not deem that the defending competitor was attempting to force the action off of the mat as an escape.

Points will be awarded for the knee on belly position when a competitor, clear of any guard, places their knee or shin closest to the opponent, on the opponent’s upper body with their opposite knee fully off the ground, while the opponent is on their back.

All positions must be held and controlled for a 3 count in order for points to be awarded.

There is no “Advantage” scoring.

A competitor that is rendered unconscious in a match will be removed from their remaining matches at the event.

Referees will apply penalty points as a consequence for fouls and lack of combativeness/stalling. 1 point will be awarded to the stalling competitors’ opponent on the first infraction. 2 points will be awarded for subsequent stalling. (This is at the discretion of the referee.)
The referee may declare that a competitor is demonstrating a lack of combativeness/stalling after timing 20 seconds of inactivity/lack of intention to progress position.

In the case of a minor foul, the first penalty will result in a warning, a second penalty will result in the opponent being given 2 points, a third penalty will result in disqualification. Major fouls will result in immediate disqualification.

A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, loses consciousness,  loses control of bodily functions, vomits, or verbally gives up during the match.

The referee may end Kids division matches at their discretion due to potential for risk of injury. We don’t care if  he or she “usually escapes” the position.

Point scoring can only be achieved through positional progression. EXAMPLE: A competitor can not exit the mount back to side control by their own choice and then score mount points again.

Grounded action will not be stood up as a consequence of a penalty unless it is for lack of combativeness during a double guard exchange.

At the conclusion of the match’s allotted time period, the competitor with the most points will be awarded the victory. If a tie still remains, the referee will decide the match result via Referee Decision.

Referee Decision’s will be decided at the referee’s discretion based on threat of submission and positional dominance. If neither of these criteria are met, the competitor who most aggressively pursued these criteria will win.

Referee Decision Criteria
1. Submission Threat
2. Positional Dominance
3. Aggression

SCVGG LEGAL TECHNIQUES

KIDS 4-7 YEARS OLD ARE POSITION ONLY FOR POINTS  - NO SUBMISISONS-

KIDS 8-10 SUBMISSION WITH AGREEMENT OF BOTH COACHES—NO ATTACKS BELOW THE WAIST

Order of Events (times are subject to number of competitors)

  1. Kids No Gi

  2. Teens No Gi

  3. Kids Gi

  4. Teens Gi

  5. Kids Absolute Gi

  6. Teens Absolute Gi

  7. Women’s No Gi

  8. Men’s Absolute No Gi

  9. Master’s No Gi

  10. Women’s Absolute No Gi

  11. Men’s No Gi

  12. Women’s Gi

  13. Master’s Gi

  14. Women’s Absolute Gi

  15. Men’s Gi

  16. Men’s Absolute Gi