Results of the general meeting of the DJB on October 12, 2024 in Hamburg
On October 12, 2024, representatives of 18 regional associations and members with special tasks met for the general meeting of the DJB in Hamburg.
Groundbreaking proposals and elections are on the packed agenda.
After opening and welcoming, as well as agreeing to last year’s minutes, HJV was immediately happy with the good news. The DJB Honorary Council appointed Willi Moritz as an honorary member and he was also appointed directly by the Honorary Council to fill the vacancy in the South-West group. (We report in detail: Willi Moritz was elected as an honorary member and to the honorary council of DJB)
Stephan Bode was also appointed as an honorary member and a new honorary council member as a retired DJB referee.
The Honor Council continues to award Dan degrees and honorary badges to deserving judoka.
After the reports from the presidium, board members and speakers, as well as their discussion, the board and presidium were discharged.
Regular new elections have taken place, for which more detailed information is available on the DJB website (THOMAS SCHYNOL REMAINS DJB PRESIDENT).
Now it’s time for applications. Several changes to the language of the laws were approved and votes began to change the competition regulations.
In the first application it was decided that Minors to be weighed EVER at least one pair of underpants (male) or underpants and T-shirt (female) must be worn. There is one for both of them Weight tolerance of 100g awarded. In U15 and younger NEED two genders on Judo pants and t-shirt on the scale. One is available here Weight tolerance of 500g.
As the next proposal, the general meeting voted in favor of it by majority U13 deer Recommendations for the pool system on weight-related groups to pronounce. However, it is reaffirmed that each regional association can still decide to fight in weight classes and that the removal of strict weight class requirements can be used to determine their own weight classes.
For U15 is the Weight classes in order of competition for Added recommendations to weight-related groups. However, existing weight classes are not removed here.
on U11 are also weight-related groups agreed upon by most of the competition regulations.
There is controversy about replacing the former Youth Cup U15 by one U15 Mixed Team Championship. This new system was widely approved and the U15 Mixed replaced the U15 Youth Cup m/f. At the same time, male and female weight classes are defined:
U15 Mixed Men: -43, -50, -60, +60kg
U15 Mixed Female: -40, -48, -57, +57kg
For the U15 team championships, most of the seeding has also been changed. That’s why now there is no judoka more than the next higher weight class exalted.
For the new German Youth Cup Mixed U15 they are qualified first four teams in the group championships. Qualification through the group championship is already anchored in the competition regulations.
The last point of this application from the DJB youth assembly regulates it Team compositions. on U18 a club must now at least 4 weight classes occupied and maximum 12 judoka report / weigh in on the team.
In the new creation U15 Mixed Team Championship Each club can make up to three external starters report from your own association or one Fighting community join another club. Must be U15 mind. 4 The weight classes must be filled and the team is allowed to max. 16 Judoka included.
The last major request of the competition regulations is this Qualification guidelines. on U18 they are qualified Areas 1-3 to the group German club team championship and the Areas 5-7 for German club team cup.
There are some changes in responsibilities, regulated by competition regulations, to control the new organizational structure of the DJB in the form of the presidium, board and speakers. It is widely accepted.
The next big change is this Passordnung des DJBwhich was developed in several meetings of regional associations and regulates the introduction of the digital judo pass. After a short presentation and a discussion, this new order was adopted the majority agreed.
the digital Judo-Pass therefore officially ends when the 2024 annual vision mark expires The DJB level is mandatory. This means that the athletes must leave from March 1, 2025 The group level there is a digital judo pass.
Hesse will use the entire transition periodwhich the new passport regulations can and will allow will continue to operate hybrid for sports traffic until December 31, 2025. We have already requested detailed information from DJB regarding the provision of physical products for 2025.
If you have any questions about the digital judo pass, please contact the Vice President of Administration. We offer individual ideas for the system and are happy to support you in the setup.
The request from the Lower Saxony Judo Association that Clubs often belong to national associations must be registered where they are assigned to geography are, become rejected by many.
An application for an editorial change in the youth regulations and an application to change the training regulations were approved.
The increase in the flat rate of the judge in the German championship and the equalization of the daily allowance for kata judges with referees were approved.
A graduation system for ID judoka was also approved.
Last but not least, the majority voted that the first representative of the members of the general meetings should not pay the conference fee.
After the preliminary budget for 2025 has been approved, what remains is the allocation of conference locations for 2025. Here, Hesse offers the opportunity to host the president’s meeting and the general meeting of 2025 in Hesse.
Stefan Teucher
Vice President Administration