Listen and connect
Gather feedback from clubs and judoka, identify local needs, and connect people who can help address them.
USJA Committee
Regional Coordinators
Local leadership connecting judo communities nationwide.
7
regions
50
states
Information
Our mission
National support with a local connection
Regional Coordinators help develop judo at every level by connecting clubs, coaches, members, clinicians, and the national organization. They listen to local needs, share useful resources, encourage participation, and help communities create more opportunities to learn and practice judo.
Regional coverage
Seven regions serving all fifty states
Each state is assigned to one of the seven regions maintained in the USJA system. The state-tile map below makes those assignments easy to scan while remaining readable on phones and tablets.
A geographic tile map based on the region assignments maintained in the USJA state lookup.
Alaska/HawaiiAK, HI
PacificCA, OR, WA
MountainCO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
SouthwestAZ, NM, OK, TX
MidwestIA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
NortheastCT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
How coordinators help
Turning local needs into regional action
Coordinators are practical resources for clubs and instructors. Their work helps information, opportunities, and feedback move in both directions.
Share useful resources
Direct clubs to clinicians, coaching materials, marketing resources, forms, event checklists, and national support.
Develop regional events
Encourage clinics, camps, exchanges, and inter-dojo workouts while helping hosts with clinicians, logistics, sanctions, and publicity.
Strengthen communication
Serve as a link between local clubs and national leadership, share upcoming opportunities, and communicate regional progress.
Ongoing responsibilities
A consistent rhythm of service
The role combines regular club contact, accurate records, event communication, and accountable reporting.
Visit or meet with clubs
Maintain regular contact with every dojo in the region, in person when practical or through an online meeting.
Support accurate records
Help clubs keep membership, rank information, and rosters current and recognize deserving members.
Share opportunities
Keep coaches informed about tournaments, coaching, kata, referee, and guest-instructor clinics.
Document regional activity
Provide quarterly updates on club visits, promotions, awards, tournaments, clinics, and regional needs.
Members
Forms
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