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Sub League No-gi Grappling
Tournament
- Spring, Every Year -
The 2010 Submission Wrestling League (aka
Sub League) was a great season of
no-gi grappling, featuring some of the best grapplers from
throughout the northwest (Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Bend,
Seaside, Spokane).
The League is submission grappling at its best, where matches end in a
win, lose, or draw. No points, just submissions.
2010 was the League's sixth season. More than 800 fans and competitors
gathered under one roof, while running
six competition rings, and serving up around 1,000 matches
throughout the day - at each of our three events.
| Event |
Date |
Location |
| Qualifier #1 |
February 13, 2010 |
Liberty High School
Hillsboro, OR |
| Qualifier #2 |
April 3, 2010 |
Westview High School
Portland, OR |
| Championship |
May 22, 2010 |
Liberty High School
Hillsboro, OR |
| Open |
May 22, 2010 |
Liberty High School
Hillsboro, OR |
Sub League Philosophy
Our
motivation behind starting the Submission Wrestling LeagueTM (Sub
League)
and subleague.com is to help promote the growth of
submission grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and western wrestling throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
The idea behind Sub LeagueTM
is to develop a competition which will showcase submission wrestling at its
best. We want to move away from point scoring and create an environment where
submissions are everything.
This format doesn’t favor the takedown specialist or the control wrestler or the
positional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor. Instead, it plays to the athlete that
can complete submissions against an uncooperative opponent in a defined amount
of time. We are working to create a consistent venue for good, healthy, and
positive competition.
We compete in a pool format, where you wrestle all the competitors in your group.
This format, as opposed to brackets, where the number of competitors are cut in
half each round, allows for more guaranteed matches for each athlete. We also
have a clear point system, where there are no points in a match—simply
submission or draw. This system really allows the virtues of competition to
shine.
When athletes experience the Submission LeagueTM
structure, they will be pleased with its emphasis on participation and its
quick format.
Benefits of the Sub LeagueTM
Format
1. Athletes get
many opportunities to
compete (3 - 6 matches an event).
2. There is less controversy because there is minimal judging during a
match—either an athlete gets a submission, gets submitted, or it’s a draw.
Points don’t count within a match.
3. The "league" concept encourages the submission wrestling community to train
and compete over a longer period of time—promoting a higher, more consistent
quality of submission wrestling all the way around.
4. The format allows an event to move quickly. We typically run 125 or more competitors per event through their pools (each athlete
getting 3 - 7 fights) in under four hours time... which, compared to any
tournament standard, is quick.
2010 Season Details
Championship & Open Registration:
The Championship
was reserved for competitors who
qualified at either or both of the February and April events.
Additionally, there was an Open tournament - the Sub League
Open - on the day of the Championship for those athletes who
either did not qualify or were not able to compete in the
earlier events.
Location:
Liberty High School
21945 NW Wagon Way, Hillsboro, OR 97124-8572
Get Directions
Schedule:
Click here
to view the Championship and Open schedule. Both tournaments ran
concurrently. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. First matches will begin at 10 a.m. Times are
estimated. Divisions may begin before or after times noted. All competitors
should be onsite one hour prior to estimated bullpen time and should be prepared to enter bullpen early if schedule
allows.
Competitors:
Medals are awarded to all first, second, and third place
winners and top team trophies will be presented at all three
events. To get your team on the board, make sure you enter your
gym/team name on your registration form.
Spectators:
Admission is $5 at the door. Children under age ten are free. So
that you don't miss your athlete's matches, we recommend
arriving at least one hour before their scheduled start time.
The event schedule will be posted at subleague.com the week
before each event.
Coaches:
Coaches must pre-register for the event to gain access to the
competition area. Click here for more details.
Merchandise:
Supporting vendors are onsite presenting merchandise and
concessions throughout the event. 2010 Sub League Season
t-shirts will be available for purchase for $15. Note that there
is no ATM on-site.
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