The Metro judo club was founded in 1977 as part of the Queens Silver Jubilee. 

The remit of the club was and is, to at low cost bring the Olympic sport of judo to the young people of Greenwich and surrounding areas. Further to that we promote and make available to these young people youth services and experiences through the clubs many partners within the London Youth service. 

Our current training nights and times are listed below. If you need any more information please take a look through our website or contact us on one of the below two email addresses. 

Metro Judo Club: metrojudoclub.outlook.com

Metro Autistic Group: mick1949@btinternet.com

We warmly welcome you to our club.

Mick Murphy 
(Club Secretary)

Wednesday
Juniors (8-15 years) 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Seniors 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Friday
Tots (4-7 years) 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Juniors (8-15 years) 7:00pm - 8.30pm

First 4 Weeks or 4 Lessons

New members are fully insured for their first 4 weeks or 4 lessons.

• The first lesson is free.

• The next three lessons are £5 each per child.

After the initial 4 sessions, you will need to join the club and the British Judo Association (BJA) to continue training, as temporary cover expires.

Annual Club Membership

• First child: £20

• Second child: £15

• Additional family members: £10 each

All new members receive a free club T-shirt.
Judo kits can be purchased directly from the club.

British Judo Association (BJA) Licence and Insurance

Every player must have a valid BJA licence for insurance.
Current BJA costs (from October 2018):

• Adults: £40 (renewal £37)

• Students: £29 (renewal £26)

• Juniors under 16: £29 (renewal £26)

• Ages 5–7: £22

You can apply or renew online at britishjudo.org.uk.

Mat Fees (Training Sessions)

Players pay in advance for their chosen training night.
Example for one training night per week (e.g. Wednesdays):

• 4 sessions in a month = 4 × £4 = £16

• Additional family members training on the same night = 4 × £3 = £12

You can pay monthly or every 3 months.

Quarterly payment periods:

• January–March

• April–June

• July–September

• October–December

If you pay for 3 months upfront, you’ll get £5 off the total.
Example: 3 months = £52 – £5 = £47 total.

If you attend a second night in the week, pay in cash on the night:

• First player: £3

• Additional family members: £2 each

Holiday Periods

There is no monthly or quarterly payment during half-term breaks or in August.
During these times, only Wednesday sessions run, paid in cash on the night.

Payment Policy

All mat fees must be kept up to date for members to train.
From 7 January 2019, any player who is more than one week behind on fees will not be allowed to train until fees are cleared.

Contact:
Mick Murphy
Club Secretary

Metro Judo club is one of the top sports clubs in the borough of Royal Greenwich, founded in 1977.
It is completely run by volunteers.

Our dream at the club is to make Judo more accessible to young people with special needs/disabilities.

On our mainstream training nights, we feel we are not able to accommodate special needs/disabled children as well as we could by holding tailored sessions on the weekends, therefore have set up these sessions.

The coaching team for these sessions is made up of coaches and volunteers from two Judo Clubs. All have received training and are supported by Access Sport and Greenwich Nas 

Sundays
October 12
November 16
December 14

8 to 11 years old, 9-30am to 10-30 am
12 to 16 years old, 10-30 am to 11-30 am

The Metro Judo Club, is Affiliated to the British Judo Association, which is the Governing body, for the sport of Judo, in Great Britain, and is affiliated to the British Olympic Association.
britishjudo.org.uk

The club is also affiliated to:
Greenwich Youth Service (Young Greenwich):
cact.org.uk

Young Greenwich:
young-greenwich.org.uk

London Youth:
londonyouth.org

Jack Petchey Foundation:
jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk

Volunteer Centre Royal Greenwich:
vcgreenwich.org.uk

Access Sport:
accesssport.org.uk

METRO was recently awarded the prestigious Queens Award for Volunteer Service

A management committee oversees the club, and it is run by a team of volunteer coaches, welfare officer, young volunteers and youth workers.
All coaches and welfare officers have:

Up to-date, British Judo Association Licence and Coaching awards
Up to-date, British Judo Association, Welfare Officer training
Up to-date, Disclosure and Barring Service ( DBS)
Up to-date, Safe Guarding Certificate
Up to-date First Aid Certificate
All Coaching Awards and Certificates, are renewed every 3 years

Metro Judo Club was awarded the prestigious Queens Award for Volunteer Service. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK.

It is a great honour, to receive the Queens Award for Volunteer  Service on behalf of the sport of judo, and volunteer run sports clubs in general.

Metro Judo Club is 42 years old and has worked for many years with the support of The Royal Borough Greenwich Council who in 2012  provided the Club with a purpose-built dojo at our present home, Thomas Tallis School.

A big ‘Thank you’ goes to Jas Hothi, from the London Youth Sports  Development team, who put the club forward and completed the Nomination  process, which got us over the first hurdle, and onto the interview  stage of the of the process.

We should also take this opportunity to mention the following organisations which have supported us for many years:

London Youth, and their fantastic support for community sports clubs;

Charlton Athletic Community Trust, (CACT), who deliver the Royal  Borough of Greenwich’s, universal youth provision, Young Greenwich. We  would mention that being part of Young Greenwich enabled us to carry out  further work, giving young people more opportunities to engage in judo  and youth work; and The Jack Petchey Foundation, for their outstanding  Achievement Award Scheme, which enables the young people at the club to  also experience so many rewarding opportunities outside of the judo  programme.

A big ‘Thank you’ also goes out to all the Volunteer coaches and  helpers, who have given their time over the last 42 year, to help make  Metro judo club, an outstanding community club.

Queens Award

Mick Murphy
Secretary

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