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SAGA and
Sub League Philosophy
Our motivation behind starting the Sport Association of Grappling Athletes
(SAGATM), Submission LeagueTM,
and www.subleague.com is to help promote the growth of
submission grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and western wrestling throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
The idea behind the Submission 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.
We are hopeful that when people experienced the Submission LeagueTM
structure, they will be pleased with its emphasis on participation and it’s
quick format. It should be a lot of grappling for everyone.
Benefits of the Submission LeagueTM
format:
1. Athletes get lots of opportunity to
compete (3 - 6 matches an event)
2. There is less drama/controversy because there is minimal judging during a
match - either an athlete get 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 have piloted three events so
far, running 85 - 125 competitors per event through their pools (each athlete
getting 3 - 7 fights) in under 4 hours each time ... which, compared to any
tournament standard, is quick.
Championship
Qualify for
the Championship by placing in one of the top five positions (1 - 5) in a
division at a qualifying event. All 1st place winners get seated into the
championship with their entry fee waived.
Location
Events
#1, #2, and the Championship for the 2008 session will be held at Liberty High School in
Hillsboro, Oregon:
Liberty High School
21945 NW Wagon Way,
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Events
#3 of the 2008 session will be held at West Seattle High School in Seattle,
Washington:
West Seattle High School
3000 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98116
No Judges • No Points •
No Kidding
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