| Judo America Tournament |
September 19, 2010 |
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
September 3, 2010 |
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Sharni Marcus, not quite five years old, won this month's award for her indomitable spirit against all odds. |
| Summer Camps |
July & August 2010 |
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
August 9, 2010 |
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For the first time ever, we offered two week-long summer camps for judoplayers and non-judoplayers. Featured instructors were 2x Olympians Israel Hernandez and Valerie Gotay.
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Gwen Shek earned this month's Judoplayer of the Month award for her "don't quit" attitude. |
| Judoplayer of the Month |
July 7, 2010 |
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| Silver in El Salvador |
June 26, 2010 |
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Bianca Lopez won the Judoplayer of the Month award for her continued hard work in class. |
Natalie Lafon earned a silver medal in the El Salvador World Cup tournament. This moves her back up to #1 at 52kg in the U.S.
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
June 4, 2010 |
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
May 5, 2010 |
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Ida Horeh was selected as the Judoplayer of the Month for her strong work ethic.
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Megan Heflinger was selected as the Judoplayer of the Month for improvement of her competitive skills.
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| Judo Clinic |
April 24, 2010 |
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
April 5, 2010 |
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Olympians Valerie Lafon Gotay and Israel Hernandez put on a great clinic for nineteen adults and twenty-four kids. USJA President Gary Goltz was in attendance too.
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Jason Heflinger is the Junior Judoplayer of the Month based on improvement of his mental and physical toughness.
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| Club Remodel |
March 18, 2010 |
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| Birthday Celebration |
March 17, 2010 |
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We knocked down some walls to enlarge our mat and spectator area. It's still a work in progress, but the majority of our project is complete.
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We now host a monthly birthday celebration for our members. This one happened to fall on St. Patrick's day! |
| Judoplayer of the Month |
March 1, 2010 |
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| El Centro Tournament |
February 28, 2010 |
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Hannah Torres is the winner of the Junior Judoplayer of the Month based on improvement of her competitive skills |
We visited Judo America El Centro and participated in its second tournament. The club just moved into permanent facilities.
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| Judoplayer of the Month |
February 1, 2010 |
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| National Coaches Conference |
January 24, 2010 |
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Nikola Kezic is the winner of the Junior Judoplayer of the Month award based on improvement in his competitive skills.
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Coach Lafon was one of the technical presenters at the USJA National Coaches Conference held in Las Vegas. He covered counters and combinations. |
| Judoplayer of the Month |
January 4, 2010 |
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| Friday Night at the Fights |
January 15, 2010 |
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James Lee was selected as the Junior Judoplayer of the Month for improvement in his competitive skills. |
Three clubs participated in our first Friday Night at the Fights of the year. We also had a special visitor- Bahamas Judo Federation President D'Arcy Rahming. |
