Contest rules workshop - Yorkshire and Humberside Judo

You may be aware that the EJU held a seminar in Malaga in January where further changes to the IJF contest rules were proposed.

We are just waiting for the BJA Board of Directors to approve the changes and the new rules will then be applied in BJA Competitions.

It's important that Referees, Coaches and Players are fully aware of the changes and what rules will be applied in 2014 before they are introduced.

To pass on this information, a short workshop has been arranged on Sunday 16th February at

Mirarmar Judo Club

The New Eastwood View

Fitzwilliam Road

Rotherham

S65 1LY

All Y & H Referees and Coaches are invited to attend free of charge. Casual dress is acceptable - you will not need judogis or refereeing uniform! Just bring a notepad and pen.

The Workshop will start at 1.30pm prompt and finish about 3.30pm. Please ensure you arrive in good time.

If you need any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Alan Medley

Event details

Cameron steps down as Y & H referee rep

Cameron McDowall has been the Y&H referee rep for the last 5 years.

If you've been to an area event in the last few years there's a good chance Cameron was the Referee in Charge keeping the referee teams under control!

Cameron has decided now is time to step down as the area referee rep while focusses on his development while working towards his referee A grade.

Anyone involved in refereeing understands the commitment required to achieve this goal, preparation, travel and attendance at national events, and we fully support Cameron in pursuing this ambition.

We wish Cameron all the best in his efforts working towards the National A referee badge and look forward to seeing more of him on the mats.

Cameron MacDowall refereeing a Judo match

National teams 2026

The Yorkshire & Humberside area entered 4 teams to the 2026 national teams event. There were no medals this year, the Cadet/Junior boys team were unlucky to lose out by 10 points on going through to the semi finals.

Here is the report from team manage, Caroline Brayson....

North Yorkshire Festival 2026

The ever popular North Yorkshire Festival on the 28th June was once again held at York.An event that year on year proves to be very popular with players of all ages from 8 years old.

In the region of 200 competitors took part in the event across 3 mats, doing their best to show off their judo skills.

We also saw presentions for young player of the year for 2025 & Mike Leng recognised for decades of voluntary service to area judo.

There were also referee assessments for a few of the volunteers in ties. Also happy to have a couple of people volunteer to work the scoreboards at an event for the first time.