J.E.T. Tryouts

de Been - Junior Elite Team

The de Been Junior Elite Team (JET) is a program within the de Been 100% Jiu Jitsu Academies that looks to identify the best suited athletes to represent de Been 100% Jiu Jitsu on a national and international level.

All athletes that are considered suitable have the opportunity to participate in the JET camp held annually at de Been HQ, Saint Kilda.

The athletes are put through rigorous training where they are required to participate in sessions that involve technique, specific positional wrestling, competition match wrestles, mentoring sessions and physically and mentally demanding training exercises.

Only four athletes from each Academy may attend. The athletes ages are between 10 and 16 of varying degrees of experience.

Successful athletes have the opportunity to be sponsored by de Been 100% Jiu Jitsu and receive;

• 12 month scholarship to their Academy
• A competition pack including (but not limited to) gi, rashguard & JET patches
• An apparel pack consisting of items such as t-shirts, shorts, hoodie
• Competition fees

Tryouts are conducted by Academies to evaluate athletes from their Academy to have the best-suited athletes represent their Academy at the JET Camp.

JET tryouts ensure athletes in attendance are placed on the same level playing field irrespective of experience, weight or height. 

Athletes are evaluated in the same manner as the JET camp with regards to:

• technical ability
• emotional maturity
• coachability - ability to receive information and execute the required technique with little guidance
• level of participation

Athletes are also evaluated for their level of teamwork during the physical training session.

Athletes are given a score of 1, 3 or 5 for each of the assessment areas with all children being rated at 3 at the start of each session.

As the activity progresses, the children may retain the same score or increase/decrease. Should an athlete be scored either a 1 or 5, a brief descriptor is written as to why the score was given.

On completion of the event, scores are collated, and the top four athletes are identified and will have the opportunity to attend the camp the following year. 

The two athletes that were rated five and six will be alternates should any of the top four become injured, ill or unable to attend the camp for other reasons.

The purpose of the evaluation is to identify athletes that will be able to withstand the rigours of the JET camp. Not only this but should an international team be established the requirement to travel abroad and compete without parental support is very real.

So what do the tryouts involve? 

The tryouts are a whole day event where the athletes will conduct:

• a fitness test
• a physically demanding fitness training session
• 2 x Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique training sessions
• specific positional wrestling and competitive wrestling matches

So what does your child need to do to participate in the tryouts?

• Athletes as young as nine (turning 10 the year of the camp) and no older than 16 can attend
• register via the de Been app
• bring/wear active or fitness attire
• bring a gi
• bring a water bottle

Lunch is provided.

The day will commence at 9am SHARP with a brief overview of the day that parents can attend. The day will finish at 4pm. Parents and guardians can come and watch the last hour.

PLEASE NOTE: teens that have not completed and brought in the 'Teen Code of Conduct' are ineligible to participate.

Athletes will be informed of their performance the following week.

For further information, please don't hesitate to speak with reception.