· REGISTRATION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 · 10:00AM to 1:00 PM · VACAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING ROOM
YOUTH WRESTLER MUST BE ENROLLED IN FIRST GRADE THROUGH SIXTH GRADE.
VACAVILLE WRESTLING CLUB WILL OFFER TWO SESSIONS THIS YEAR -
· SESSION ONE: BEGINNER AND BASIC WRESTLING SKILLS FOR ALL AGES. NOVEMBER 2011THRU FEBRUARY 2012- $150.00
· SESSION TWO: COMPETITION, ALL-STAR WRESTLING FEBRUARY 2012 THRU MAY 2012 - $150.00
ALL WRESTLERS MUST HAVE A USA WRESTLING CARD - YOUR COST IS $35.00. ALL NEW AND ALL RETURNING WRESTLERS, PLEASE GO TO -
(1) www.ca-usaw.org OR (2) www.themat.com/membership
ALL PRACTICE TIMES AND DATES FOR AGES AND SKILL LEVELS WILL BE PROVIDED AT REGISTRATION
Equipment No special equipment is required; however, you should purchase the following equipment: Wrestling shoes Headgear, Knee Pads. Of this equipment, shoes are by far the most valuable. Some sources for wrestling equipment include:
Attire and Equipment Wear shorts and T-shirt. Do not wear your tournament singlet for practices. You may wear a personal singlet if you have one. T-shirts should be tucked into shorts during practice. Wrestling shoes strongly recommended. Shoes must be clean especially on the bottom. Headgear and knee pads if you have them. No jewelry (e.g., chains, watches, bracelets, etc.). Medical alert chains and bracelets can be brought to practice but should not be worn while practicing. Please alert the coaching staff to any medical condition that may affect your child. Fingernails must be cut and filed to remove any sharp areas. Securely cover any cuts or scrapes before practice. Do not practice if your child has a contagious infection especially a skin infection.
Schedule Practices begin November 8th, and runs through the Month of February. Practice is from 6:30- 8:00 PM. Practices are held on Monday through Thursday nights. To allow us to follow our practice plan and to ensure time for proper warm-up, please have your child at practice about five minutes early.
Place All practices will be held in the Nelson Wrestling Room at Vacaville High School. Coaches Wight and Birch (the Vacaville High School wrestling coaches) allow us to use this facility. We need to keep that facility clean and avoid damage to it. Occasionally, the high school team will still be practicing when you arrive for practice. Please wait quietly on the side until this team is finished.
Parents and Siblings Parents are not obligated to stay during practice. If you do drop your child off, please plan to pick them up promptly at when practice ends. Parents are welcome to stay and watch practice. If you do stay, we need your help in a few areas. Please keep conversations with other parents and/or between siblings to minimum or go outside. With kids on the mat, we need to keep talking to a minimum so that they can hear. Sideline conversations interfere with this need. If you have wrestling experience, please speak to the coaching staff about helping. We would like to encourage your involvement.
Tournaments
Attire and Equipment All wrestlers will be given a club singlet to be worn for tournaments. Wrestling shoes or other sneaker type shoe are needed for practice and competition. Please make sure shoes are clean. Shoe laces must be taped or covered with a shoe lace cover. Headgear and knee pads if you have them. No jewelry can be worn during a match. Medical alert chains or bracelets must be removed during matches. Fingernails must be cut and smooth. The referee will check nails at the start of each match. A small rag or towel must be tucked inside the front of each wrestler’s singlet. This is used as a “blood rag” should the wrestler experience a bloody nose. Bring each wrestler’s USA Card.
Tournament Schedule Coaches will provide a schedule of competitions. The coaches need help driving wrestlers to tournaments and supervising. Tournament locations change. Different wrestling clubs host each tournament as a fundraiser for their club.
Age Groups and Weight Classes For tournaments, wrestlers are divided by age. Within an age group, wrestlers are further divided by weight. A wrestler's age for an entire season is determined by the birthday he/she celebrates during the 2007 calendar year. For example, a participant whose 14th birthday falls on any day of 2007 is considered 14 years old for the entire 2007-2008 season. The Age and Weight Divisions are available on www.themat.com.
Weigh-Ins All wrestlers must weigh-in prior to each tournament. Weigh-ins are held at the tournament site and conducted by tournament volunteers. A digital scale is used to weigh each wrestler. Any wrestler that is not at or below their desired weight class according to the tournament scales by the time weigh-ins close must compete in the next higher weight class. No weight allowance is provided. There are no exceptions to this rule. Wrestlers must wear their competition singlet at the weigh-in. It is suggested that wrestlers arrive at weigh-ins wearing their singlet underneath their clothes, as changing rooms are often not available.
Miscellaneous Tournament Information The focus in all tournament matches (and all practices) is on improvement not on winning. Thus, sportsmanship and positive encouragement are expected from all wrestlers, coaches, parents, and other spectators. Any unsportsmanlike behavior will not be tolerated. SAWA rules require that wrestlers, credentialed coaches, and table help/referees are the only individuals allowed in the wrestling areas. Parents wishing to get close to the action must either become credentialed coaches or work the tables. To be a credentialed coach you must have your USA Wrestling copper-level coaches’ card. A copper -level class will be held in prior to the start of the open tournaments in January. A tournament fee is charged for each tournament. The fee has generally been $10 per wrestler. This cost is NOT included in your club registration fee.
