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**escolubtessen** · 11-10-2010, 05:39 AM

I was just at a judo tournament this past weekend, my first time as shimpan for judo. They allow coaching there, though. There's space by the mats for one coach for each side, and they are yelling out advice quite a lot.

Marsten-sensei, is there anything written down about cheering and/or coaching anywhere? These are things I've understood for a long time but I don't recall ever seeing a written rule.

The rule book only addresses the players. The guide likewise only mentions the players. It has always been one of the cultural guidelines governing behavior at the tournament as far as I know. Even in Japan I have seen that change over the years with quite a bit of cheering. Still, coaching is frowned upon, but at the US Junior nationals I witnessed it going on in 3 different languages.

I find it can interfere with calling points if it is too excessive. Makes it hard to hear and focus with someone directly behind you yelling. At Steveston one year there was someone yelling like crazy for one of the college kids. She then screamed out "kick his ass". At that point I stopped the match, turned around and told her to shut up or I would give him a hansoku.

11-10-2010, 05:39 AM	#12
escolubtessen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	I was just at a judo tournament this past weekend, my first time as shimpan for judo. They allow coaching there, though. There's space by the mats for one coach for each side, and they are yelling out advice quite a lot. Marsten-sensei, is there anything written down about cheering and/or coaching anywhere? These are things I've understood for a long time but I don't recall ever seeing a written rule. The rule book only addresses the players. The guide likewise only mentions the players. It has always been one of the cultural guidelines governing behavior at the tournament as far as I know. Even in Japan I have seen that change over the years with quite a bit of cheering. Still, coaching is frowned upon, but at the US Junior nationals I witnessed it going on in 3 different languages. I find it can interfere with calling points if it is too excessive. Makes it hard to hear and focus with someone directly behind you yelling. At Steveston one year there was someone yelling like crazy for one of the college kids. She then screamed out "kick his ass". At that point I stopped the match, turned around and told her to shut up or I would give him a hansoku.
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