Referees

Referee Certification Levels

Referees should start refereeing in their club (dojo) to begin to develop their skills and attending referee clinics to further expand their knowledge.  Referees in training may referee local tournaments with the approval of the head referee of the tournament and their sensei. A higher degree of knowledge and skill is required at each subsequent level of referee.

Alaska Judo holds referee clinics from time to time. If you have completed your CPR, First Aid, SafeSport, and Concussion training, and there isn't a clinic schedule please contact us so we can help facilitate organizing a referee clinic.

Referee in Training

(IJF Detailed Explanation of the IJF Judo Refereeing Rules and IJF Sports Organization Rules 2023)

Junior Referee

(Note: This is a subcategory of Local referee. When the candidate turns 16, they become a local referee. Junior referees may referee their age group and younger, and may referee older groups with the approval of the head referee of the tournament.)

ATT Concussion Awareness Training (Free)

CDC Heads Up Concussion Training (Free)

NAYS Coach Training

Local Referee

ATT Concussion Awareness Training (Free)

CDC Heads Up Concussion Training (Free)

NAYS Coach Training

Regional Referee

ATT Concussion Awareness Training (Free)

CDC Heads Up Concussion Training (Free)

NAYS Coach Training

National Referee

ATT Concussion Awareness Training (Free)

CDC Heads Up Concussion Training (Free)

NAYS Coach Training

(Login to your USA Judo account to request the background screening. Watch the instruction video for more information.)

To remain current national referees must be evaluated at a national tournament at least once a year. To be advanced, they must be recommended for advancement from two or more evaluations in a given year.

USA Judo National Referees

Howdice Brown

Mat-Su Judo

David Cheverie

Anchorage Dojo

Jacob Dempsey

Excel Judo

Mark Langberg

Anchorage Dojo

Alaska Judo Regional Referees

Steve Callaghan

Anchorage Dojo

Emily Mahn

Anchorage Dojo

Alaska Judo Local Referees