USA Judo will be holding weekly meetings for club collaboration
The weekly meetings are for USA Judo certified coaches and their registered clubs. If you would like to register to attend, please email Corinne.Shigemoto@usajudo.us.
May 19
Discussion was done via the Jitsi video conferencing platform and recorded for replay below. 24 clubs were in attendance.
USA Judo Insurance and COVID-19 implications
Presenters:
Eric Marsh - Director of Risk Management and Purchasing (USOPC)
Nikki Warren - Vice President, Aon Risk Insurance Services West, Inc
May 12
Discussion was done via the Jitsi video conferencing platform and recorded for replay below. 18 clubs were in attendance.
Presenters:
Dr. Christina Yonnetsos
Links referenced are:
CDC, State, and Local Health Department Regulations
https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/healthdepartments.html
CDC Community Re-opening Cleaning Resources
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/reopen-guidance.html
EPA Approved Disinfectants
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2
April 28
Discussion was done via the Jitsi video conferencing platform and recorded for replay below. 18 clubs were in attendance.
Presenters:
Karen Mackey - Sioux City Judo Club - Iowa
Manmohan Chima - North Texas Judokai - Texas
Links referenced are:
sparkmembership.com
April 21
Discussion was done via the Jitsi video conferencing platform and recorded for replay below. 16 clubs were in attendance.
Presenters:
Jovany Varela - Anaconda Judo Academy - California
Lynn Roethke - Club Olympia Judo - Wisconsin
Jon Semetko - Cache Valley Judo - Utah
April 14
The debut meeting was held by phone call only. 16 clubs attended the call.
Discussion included possible platforms to assist in interacting with club members that are unable to attend normal club activities.
Presenters:
Dan Augustine - Hanabi Judo - California
Javier Garriga - Westlake Judo Club - Texas
Tony Camal - Camal Judo - New Jersey
Some possible solutions are:
zoom.us - a free and/or paid video conferencing platform.
The free version has a 40-minute time limit and a 100 participant limit. No ability to record the conference.
The paid version ($14.99/mo up to 19.99/mo) has a 24-hour time limit and between 100-500 participants.
This option works on windows and MAC computer systems and has a free app for mobile devices (iOS and Android).
meet.jit.si - a free video conferencing platform.
No time limits and a 100 person conference limit with the ability to record to a dropbox account.
This option works on all computer systems (web browser) and has a free app mobile devices (iOS and Android).
discord - a free video conferencing platform.
Must be installed on a device to be the host.
This option works on all computer systems (WIndows, Mac, Linux) via a free app mobile devices (iOS and Android).
