Ocean City Classic

On-Site Weigh-Ins & Reg. is also open Saturday. Scroll down this page to check exact times.



Date: Saturday, May 22

Venue: Ocean City High School

Address: 501 Atlantic Ave. Ocean City, NJ  08226



On-Site Registration: (available May 21 & 22)

1 Division: $80

2 Divisions: $100


Please bring CASH only when registering on-site!



Spectator Tickets:


Spectator tickets are availabe for sale at the door Friday from 5-8 pm or anytime Saturday, the day of the tournament.


At The Door Tickets: $15 - Spectator Tickets purchased the night before or the day of the event will be $15.


Children under 48" get in to all of The Good Fight for free!


PARKING:


The parking lot directly across from the front of the high school will be a flat rate parking fee.  There is street parking with meter charge (with various charges - $.25 for half hour or an hour) depending on the area.  Then there is parking without meter which is further away from the board walk if you don’t mind a three or four block walk (not very far-nice walk).  There is also a free municipal parking lot between 5th & 6th Streets which can be entered from Asbury or West Avenues, only three and four blocks from High School (next to the fire station). 

Medals look GREAT...



No-Gi Takedown Tournament Rules:


All wrestling, judo & sambo style takedowns are allowed. There is NO slamming or throwing your opponent on their head or neck. If/when you pick your opponent up you MUST deliver them safely to the mat.


How to win: The takedown tournament will follow a 'best 2 outta 3' style. You must take your opponent down twice before advancing forward in the bracket. You must take your opponent down to their hip, side, back, shoulders or butt and hold them for 3 seconds.



Schedule


8 - 9 am: On-Site Reg. & Weigh-Ins for all Kids & Teens. Scales close at 9 am!


10 am: Start of Kids and Teens. Gi divisions; then No-Gi.


11 - 12 noon: On-Site Reg. & Weigh-Ins for Adult Gi. Scales close at 12 noon!


1 pm: Start of Adult Gi matches followed by Gi Absolute divisions.


1 - 2 pm: On-Site Reg. & Weigh-Ins for Adult No-Gi. Scales close at 2 pm!


3 pm: Start of Adult No-Gi matches followed No-Gi Absolute divisions.


5 pm: Approximate start time of the No-Gi takedown tournament. Must be weighed in by 2 pm!


All competitors can weigh-in Fri. or Sat. You can weigh-in on Fri, the night before the tournament from 5 -8 pm, or Sat. prior to the start of your division, within the cut-off times.


Choose from the following 3 Closest Hotels:


Impala Island Inn

1001 Ocean Ave.

Ocean City, NJ  08226

609-399-7500

www.impalaislandinn.com


Pavilion Motor Lodge

801 Atlantic Ave.

Ocean City, NJ  08226

609-399-8080

www.pavilionmotorlodge.com


Forum Motor Inn

800-814 Atlantic Ave.

Ocean City, NJ  08226

609-399-8700 or 609-399-6409

www.theforuminoc.homestead.com

Weigh-Ins & On-Site Registration


FRIDAY - Night Before Weigh-Ins & ON-SITE Registration


5 - 8 pm: Night before weigh-ins and on-site registration will be held at each tournament venue. Weigh-ins will be open to all competitors regardless if they have pre-registered.
 
DO NOT BE LATE; scales will close at 8 pm on all Friday night-before weigh-ins!


SATURDAY - Weigh-Ins & ON-SITE Registration


If you cannot make it on Friday for weigh-ins, you can weigh-in on Saturday starting at 8 am. Adults can always show up earlier than their recommended weigh-in time if they like; but they are not required to. Competitors DO NOT have to weigh-in with  their Gi on.


IMPORTANT: The following times are when scales close:


  • Scales close at 9 am for ALL Kids & Teen competitors.

  • Scales close at 12 noon for ALL Adult Gi competitors.

  • Scales close at 2 pm for ALL Adult No-Gi competitors.

You MUST be ON TIME! When planning drive time for your trip you MUST take into account traffic and the possibility of getting lost so you are not late. If you are late for weigh-ins you wil be disqualified. 


NEW!!! Tournament Format & Crowd Control


The Good Fight has adopted an improved set-up format to create more organization, better traffic control and a more professional tournament environment. Here are the 3 main areas that will help distinguish where you should be.


Competition & Mat Area: Only competitors, referees, scorekeepers & mat coordinators are allowed in the this area. No coaches, parents or spectators.


Warm-Up Area: This area is reserved for competitors and their coaches to warm up. Competitors must wait in the warm-up area before they are called for their match.


Spectator Area: This area is for all spectators; including parents, friends, family, coaches & teammates.

The Good Fight: Weight Classes & Bracketing


The Good Fight is currently using what is called: The Madison System. This weight-class and block-bracketing system became a popular tournament format in the world of scholastic wrestling. Because it is a block-bracketing system there are no set-weight classes to sign up for. This allows the tournament director to pair grapplers into brackets (usually 8-man) based on their actual weight during weigh-ins; the day of the tournament.


This system of block-bracketing prevents competitors from cutting excessive weight since they don’t know the weight classes until after the brackets are posted the day of the tournament. Competitors benefits greatly because it allows them to be paired up with grapplers closest to their actual weight and skill level.


At weigh-ins, each grappler turns in his or her weigh-in card that they receive when they check in at the tournament. After they step on the scale their actual-weight is recorded and written on the top-right side of their weigh-in card.


After the scales close, brackets are built starting with the lightest competitors forming the first weight class and so forth. If there is too large a weight difference between the lightest and heaviest wrestlers in a particular bracket, the bracket is divided into smaller weight classes. The Good Figth will strive to utilize a "10-2" rule where everyone in a bracket is within 10 percent weight and (two years of age for kids and teens).


After the weight classes are determined, each bracket is adjusted by separating competitors from the same school. It is important that ALL competitors from the same school put down the exact same team name or this could cause a problem in the bracketing software when separating teammates. Once a bracket has been rearranged and checked, they are printed out and then posted on the wall. Competitors are then given a chance to look over the brackets. If they find any problems they can bring it to the attention of the tournament director for correction or explanation of why.


Aside from preventing grapplers from cutting weight, the Madison System has other advantages. By striving to put an equal number of competitors in a bracket, it allows almost everyone to have to grapple the same amount of matches to win first place. In many tournaments there is often a wide range in the number of bouts it takes to win 1st place. If there are four wrestlers in a bracket, one would need to win just two bouts. However, a bracket with 36 grapplers might require six or more victories. The Madison System eliminates this situation.