Boys wrestling
SPORT MANAGER
Ray Quesnel, Forsyth Country Day School
336-416-4874 Cell or 336-945-3151, x308 Office
rayquesnel@fcds.org
SPORT chair
Amos Branson, CISAA, Charlotte Country Day School,
704-560-1627 Cell or 704-943-4625 Office,
amos.branson@charlottecountryday.org
DATES AND SITE: February 17 and 18, 2012 at Charlotte Country Day School
SEEDING: Deadline: February 14, 2012 No substitutions after this date.
GENERAL TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES: See RULES/REGULATIONS page
SEEDING GUIDELINES:
Step 1. Select top wrestlers with winning or even win/loss records counting forfeits. Wrestlers with losing records are not eligible for seeding.
Step 2. Apply head to head competition to rank wrestlers placing wrestler directly below individuals they have lost to in the rankings..
2a. If a tie exists between wrestlers, then they shall be ranked by points.
2b. If wrestlers have split matches the higher seed shall go to the wrestler with most wins against that opponent.
2c. If a triangle of wins and losses forms, then wrestlers will be seeded by points.
2d. If points are equal in 2c. above, then wrestlers will be seeded by a random draw.
Step 3. If no head to head exists, then wrestlers shall be seeded by points
Points are a second criterion and shall not ever be more important than the results of head to head competition.
Step 4. Draw in byes evenly distributing them in top and bottom brackets.
Step 5. Draw in all unseeded wrestlers randomly.
POINT SYSTEM
Past state achievements (public and private) |
Records |
Points |
All American at prep nationals |
|
200 |
State Champion |
Past 3 years |
100 |
State Runner-Up |
Past 3 years |
50 |
State 3rd Place |
Past 3 years |
25 |
Public school state qualifier |
Past 3 years |
50 |
CURRENT YEAR’S ACHIEVEMENTS (Tournaments and Record)
Record percentage. One point per winning percentage point (Count only matches wrestled, not forfeits or byes. Total matches wrestled and won divided by total matches actually wrestled. Example: .77 winning percentage would equal 77 points.
Tournament achievements (32 man bracket or greater)
1st 75 points
2nd 50
3rd 25
4th 15
5th 10
6th 5
7th 3
Tournament achievements (16 man bracket)
1st 50 points
2nd 25
3rd 15
4th 10
Tournament achievements (8 man bracket)
1st 20 points
2nd 10
3rd 5
PARTICIPATION RULES: In order for wrestlers entered in the state tournament to be seeded they must have wrestled a minimum of ten (10) matches. Wrestlers will be eligible to participate in the state tournament if they have participated in four matches at any weight class.
All schools must send an official entry roster and results listing ONE wrestler at each weight to the Sport Chair by 3:00 PM on the Tuesday prior to the tournament. After this date there are to be NO SUBSTITUTIONS FOR ANY REASON. Entries who do not show, make weight, or qualify for any reason will be entered as a bye.
Wrestlers with losing records will not be seeded in the tournament. No exceptions. Wrestlers who have a losing record to a wrestler who is unseedable, due to his own losing record, will also be unseedable.
All coaches should enter match and tournament results in the match results section of the NWCA web site within one week of the competition. The web site will be the clearing house for seeding the state tournament. Wrestlers will not be seeded and will be drawn into the tournament if all of their official match results/records are not entered on the web site by 3:00 PM on the Tuesday prior to the state tournament.
NCISAA WRESTLING GENDER POLICY. NCISAA boys’ wrestling teams may not be composed of members of the opposite gender. However, NCISAA teams, in accordance with the NCISAA Gender Policy in the RULES/REGULATIONS section of this Handbook, may schedule non-NCISAA teams comprised of both genders with the proviso that the NCISAA participant may not compete against the non-NCISAA team participant for a particular weight class having as his opponent a member of the opposite gender and therefore must forfeit the match. The resulting participant’s forfeiture shall not be used as consideration in determining the team or individual’s qualification for NCISAA post season athletic competition.
ADMISSION: Unless otherwise specified, admission for NCISAA play-off events is $7.00 per adult and $5.00 per NCISAA student. Children under the age of eight will be admitted free. 100% of gate receipts, after approved expenses, are due the NCISAA.
ROTATION: See RULES/REGULATIONS page
| awards | 1A/2A/3A |
| Championship Trophy | 1 |
| Runner-Up Trophy | 1 |
| Individual Gold Medals to Championship Team | 20 |
| Individual Silver Medals to Runner-Up Team | 20 |
| Plaques to Winners in Each Weight Class | 14 |
| Medallions to Runners-Up in Each Weight Class | 14 |
| Medallions to Third Place in each Weight Class | 14 |
NCISAA WRESTLING WEIGHT POLICY
All wrestlers in NCISAA schools are required to adhere to the following guidelines in order to establish and to monitor minimal weights throughout the wrestling season
Each school must register with the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) in order to access the Optimum Performance Calculator. This registration costs $30 and allows each school to have separate access codes for your athletic trainer, coach, and each wrestler to access the weight certification data calculated and maintained by the NWCA. The link to this website is http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/default.aspx.
All wrestlers will be granted a 2 lb. weight allowance after January 1.
SKINFOLD MEASUREMENT
1. Skinfold measurements must be taken by an NCISAA approved examiner and performed using a Langes Skinfold Caliper. You must submit the name of your approved examiner to the NWCA by the first week of October. An approved examiner is a certified and/or licensed Athletic Trainer who has viewed the skinfold assessment video produced by the Wisconsin Minimum Weight Project.
2. The skinfold measurement on each prospective wrestler must be conducted no less than 24 hours before the first competition date. No athlete may wrestle without an established minimum weight.
3. A hydration test measured with specific gravity must IMMEDIATELY precede the skinfold assessment. The specific gravity must not exceed 1.025. If the specific gravity does exceed 1.025, weight and skinfold assessment may not be completed. The athlete must hydrate and wait at least 24 hours before he may be tested again. A wrestler may have as many hydration tests as necessary but they must be at least 24 hours apart.
4. Once the wrestler passes the hydration test, his weight and skinfolds are to be measured immediately. This data is to be entered in the NWCA’s Optimal Performance Calculator by the Athletic Trainer (Coaches may not enter data.) The OPC will calculate each wrestler’s minimum weight at 7% body fat.
5. The lowest weight class at which a wrestler may compete will be determined as follows.If the calculated minimum weight at 7% is exactly that of the weight class, that weight will be the wrestler’s minimum.
a. If the calculated minimum weight at 7% is within .9 pound of a weight class, the wrestler may wrestle at the lower weight class. If the calculated minimum weight is greater than .9 pound above a weight class, he must wrestle at the higher weight class.
b. A wrestler whose body fat falls below 7% at the time of measurement may wrestle at that weight if he submits the attached permission form signed by BOTH parents AND the family physician. This form states that the sub-7% body fat level is an acceptable level for the wrestler. Without such permission, he must wrestle at the weight class above his 7% minimum weight.
c. The deadline for adding wrestlers to the roster is established by the NCISAA (mid-January).
6. If a wrestler competes in a weight class below what the weekly descent plan calls for, the penalty will be forfeiture of that bout. Coaches are asked to have their Director of Athletics contact the other schools’ Directors of Athletics to resolve the issue should it happen.
WEIGH-INS
1. A weigh-in form must be printed from the OPC and presented to each of the opposing schools at EVERY match. Only this form may be used. No handwritten or typed weigh-in results, even if signed by the Athletic Trainer, will be permitted. Wrestlers not on the pre-match form are not eligible to complete. The coach must present the Alpha weights along with the weigh-in sheet for wrestlers who will compete in each match or tournament. Coaches will keep the weigh-in sheets for every event and present them at the state tournament. Note: For a multiple day tournament, enter the weigh-in weight for the first day only. For consecutive day dual meets, enter the weigh-in weight for each day.
2. When only NCISAA schools are involved in the match, weigh-ins will take place before 12:00 PM on the day of the match. These weigh-ins must be conducted by a Licensed Athletic Trainer, School Nurse, or Athletic Director. Once the weigh-in is complete, the participating schools must enter the wrestlers’ weights in the OPC and email them to the opposing school.
3. WHEN A PUBLIC SCHOOL is involved in may meet (dual, tri, or tournament) with an NCISAA school, a mutual decision must be made and agreed upon 24 hours prior to the contest as to whether the weigh-in will be conducted shoulder to shoulder one hour prior to the contest or done in the morning with weights faxed by noon. Weights must be entered in the OPC within 48 hours after the weigh-in.
4. When wrestling a public school, NFHS rules will apply and the weigh-in will occur shoulder to shoulder one hour before the match. Weights must be entered in the OPC within 48 hours after the weigh-in.
5. At the state tournament, all coaches will have the option of having their wrestlers “weigh out” following the final preliminary matches on day one or, “weigh in” for the procedure described above on day two. Once a coach has decided whether his team will weigh out or weigh in, all members of that team must make weight using the same method. If a wrestler does not make weight on a “weigh out,” he will not be given the opportunity to “weigh in” the following day.
WEIGHT LOSS PER WEEK
A weight loss limit of 1.5% per week has been set and will be adjusted based on match weigh-ins. The OPC calculates this weight loss plan on a daily basis. A wrestler will not be permitted to wrestle at any time in a weight class that would require him to lose more than 1.5% of his body weight per week.
WEIGHT CLASSES
| Weight class | Weight Range for Predicted Minimum Weight |
| 106 | 106 |
| 113 | 106-113 |
| 120 | 113-120 |
| 126 | 120-126 |
| 132 | 126-132 |
| 138 | 132-138 |
| 145 | 138-145 |
| 152 | 145-152 |
| 160 | 152-160 |
| 170 | 160-170 |
| 182 | 170-182 |
| 195 | 182-195 |
| 220 | 195-220 |
| 285 | 220-285 |
Note: This is an abbreviated summary of the entire policy. For further explanation/interpretation please refer to the copy of the policy on file in your athletic department. For your convenience, all forms for wrestling are provided in the Form Appendix of this Handbook.