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TOURNAMENT STAFF

Tournament Director:Ricardo Garcia



Tournament Sub Director:Michael Klobuchar



Tournament Sub Director:Andre Mohney



Tournament Sub Director:Mark Allen

Frequently Asked Questions

Requirements
Officials
Tournament Format
Registration
Times
Age Groups
Weight Classes
Mat Reporting
Staging
Competition
Awards

Requirements

  • USAW Current Membership Card
  • All wrestlers may be required to show proof of age.
  • Birth Certificate, photo ID with birth date or school ID.
  • Red and Blue Singlets encouraged, no school uniforms allowed.
  • MMA or surfing trunks allowed.

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Officials

Mat and pairing officials must be licensed, minimum age 16 years old. Licensed officials will be paid a stipend based on entry fees. Mat officials may wear either the new blue and gray uniform or classic whites.


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Tournament Format

Open to all USA Wrestling Card Members USA Wrestling – Athlete’s Card will be sold on site ALL USA Coach’s Cards MUST be purchased on-line. *Background check required to purchase your coach’s card. https://www.themat.com/membership/

Styles: Collegiate is typically wrestled in the Fall and Freestyle and Greco-Roman is wrestled in the Spring.

Kids 12 and under will not wrestle Greco-Roman. (Greco-Roman will only be provided at the BAWA Championships.) School Boys/Grils can wrestle FR/GR at every event.




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Registration

Pre-registration at www.trackwrestling.com - $11

On site registration costs - $15

Mat side weight verification. (NO WEIGHT CUTTING) Weight verification is done mat side. Athlete must be within 6lbs of designated weight when they register on trackwrestling.com or they will forfeit their advancement in the tournament.



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Times

Wrestling begins at 9:30am. On site wt. verification registration 7:30 am – 8:30 a.m. or 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Wrestling begins at 9:30 a.m. Tournament Schedule: 9:20–Rules Clinic We project our tournaments to end between 1 and 3 pm or 9 to 10pm.



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Age Groups

Kids Bantam 7-8 Kids Intermediate 9-10 Kids Novice 11-12 Kids School Boy/Girl 13-14 Cadets 15-16 Juniors 17-18 Open 18+

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Weight Classes

Weights will be pooled. Weight cutting is not encouraged.

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Mat Reporting

Athletes are assigned to mats by age groups and weights. Bout numbers will be used to stage wrestlers on mats. Athletes must be dressed ready to wrestle before arriving mat side.



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Staging

Athletes are staged using trackwrestling.com and TV Monitor System. Results are directly inputted into the Track Wrestling Web site.

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Competition

Bantams, Intermediate and Novice wrestle 45. Second rounds School Boys wrestle 3 x 1 minute rounds. High School and Open wrestle best of 2 x 2 minute rounds.

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Awards

Awards given at mat side immediately after match is completed. Participant pins for all kids age 7-12. No placing medals for kids under 12. Medals for School Boys, Cadets, Juniors and Opens 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.



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