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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. 
     

  • 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).
     

  • 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.
     

  • 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.
     

  • 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

 

  • 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
     

  • 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
     

  • 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!
     

  • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 - TOURNAMENT SET-UP.
     

  • 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!

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From top to bottom, photos by: Kyoji Nakano, Chris Thornberry

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