2019 CHICAGOLAND KARATE-DO CHALLENGE
Volunteering & Officiating
Volunteers and Officials are needed for our big event!
Successful tournaments require many lending hands! We are looking for both volunteer referees (black belts ages 15+) as well as volunteers to help set-up, check-in participants, keep score, keep time, and many other tasks that will help this special event run smoothly. No experience is necessary, and we will provide training!
WE <3 OUR VOLUNTEERS!
We offer our referees and volunteers:
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TRAINING! Before the day of the tournament, we host a special 1-hour training for all CKC Referees (Sept. 29) and a special 1-hour training for all CKC Volunteers (Oct. 6). During this time, we outline roles and provide specialized training to your assigned tasks, including the electronic scoreboards.
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BREAKFAST & LUNCH! On the day of the tournament, we have a break room dedicated to our volunteers and officials. There, you'll find continental breakfast as well as a full lunch (in past years, we've ordered trays of food from Chinatown).
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SPECIFIED "SHIFTS." We know not everyone can volunteer for the whole day. At our tournament, you can designate a 4-hour window of time when you'd like to volunteer. For referees, we ask that you commit to the whole day if at all possible -- but we'd rather have you for a half-day than not at all! Please click-through to the sign-up forms to see the options.
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VOLUNTEER T-SHIRT (tentative). We're still working on finding a vendor that fits our budget, but we're doing our best to offer our all our volunteers a free CKC t-shirt.
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FREE ADMISSION. In case it doesn't go without saying, we don't expect volunteers to pay tournament admission ($5). If you're arriving at 8 AM to watch your child compete, but not volunteering until 1 PM -- no worries! We'll have your name on a list at the door, so we know not to charge you.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - REFEREE TRAINING. All black belts ages 15 and up are welcome to volunteer as an official/referee at the CKC tournament. This training is required for officials. 12:30-1:30 PM at Enso Karate - 412 S. Wells Street, 7th Floor, Chicago
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 - VOLUNTEER TRAINING. During this meeting, we will outline all volunteer roles and provide specialized training to your assigned tasks -- including the electronic scoreboards. This training is required for volunteers.12:30-1:30 PM at Enso Karate - 412 S. Wells Street, 7th Floor, Chicago
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE. Late forms will not be accepted, and there is no on-site registration. See the registration page for all forms and details!
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 - TOURNAMENT SET-UP.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 - TOURNAMENT DAY.
None of our events would be possible without you, and we are very grateful for our supportive karate community. We appreciate any help that you can provide!
From top to bottom, photos by: Kyoji Nakano, Chris Thornberry