US Grappling Charlotte

***********DATE CHANGE!!!***********
US Grappling Charlotte and the Hayastan Grappling Challenge were inadvertently scheduled on the same date.  The Hayastan Grappling Challenge has been hosted in Charlotte for several years, and we didn’t want to conflict with their event and force grapplers to choose which event to support.   We want to ensure that grapplers have the opportunity to attend as many events as possible, and we look forward to running our event in Charlotte on May 12, 2012.

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US Grappling is excited to hold our first event in Charlotte, NC at the Metrolina Trade Show Expo on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

All pre-registered competitors will receive a free t-shirt. Pre-registration will end on Thursday night, May 12, 2012 at 8 PM.

Competitors who do not register online can register at the Metrolina Trade Show Expo on Friday night, May 11, 2012 from 6-8 PM during Friday night weigh-ins or on Saturday morning, May 12, 2012 starting at 8 AM. Cash or credit cards accepted.

******************Important Information******************
Weigh-ins for all juvenile competitors (even those only entering the juvenile gi divisions) will end promptly at 9:30 am! ********************************************************

Tentative Event Schedule

Thursday, May 10, 2012
8:00 PM – Online Preregistration closes

Friday, May 11, 2012
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Weigh ins and registration at Metrolina Trade Show Expo

Juvenile Schedule
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Weigh ins begin for all divisions – 8:00 AM
Weigh ins end for ALL Juvenile divisions – 9:30 AM SHARP.
Rules Meeting – 10:45 AM
Juvenile No Gi Divisions – 11:30 AM
Juvenile Gi Divisions – 1 PM

Juvenile gi divisions will begin as soon as the no gi divisions have wrapped up to ensure that all of the competitors have time to rest between their divisions and get changed into their gis.

Adult Schedule
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Weigh ins begin for all divisions – 8:00 AM
Weigh ins end for ALL No Gi divisions – 9:30 AM SHARP.
Rules Meeting – 10:45 AM
11:00 AM – Men’s Advanced No Gi
11:00 AM – Women’s No Gi (all skills)
11:00 AM – 30+ No Gi (all skills)
11:30 AM – Men’s Intermediate No Gi
Weigh ins end for all Gi divisions – 12:00 Noon SHARP
12:00 PM – Men’s Beginner No Gi
12:30 PM – Men’s Novice No Gi
2:00 PM – Men’s Purple/Brown/Black (these are separate divisions)
2:00 PM – Women’s Gi (all belts)
2:00 PM – 30+ Gi (all belts)
3:00 PM – Men’s Blue Belt
4:00 PM – Men’s White Belt

The absolute divisions will begin when the weight classes for that belt or skill have finished. For example, when all of the men’s advanced no gi divisions have finished, we will begin the men’s advanced absolute. The last divisions of the day will be the men’s white belt absolute.