Welcome to the 2006/2007 Wrestling Season! - WOW!

Tournament Information
Many wrestling clubs host tournaments throughout the season. For those wrestlers who are interested in
competing, tournaments provide an excellent opportunity for wrestlers to put their skills to use against
wrestlers from other clubs. Beginning in December 2005 our club will attend 10 - 12 regular season tournaments
which takes us through the end of February, 2006 Most tournaments are on Sunday, only a few are on
Saturday. Entry fees are typically $12-15 per wrestler. There are many tournaments held throughout the
Chicago land area, our Tournament Director will be selecting our tournament sites during the next few weeks.
Most tournaments that our club will attend are open to all levels of experience. There are usually only a couple
of tournaments during the season that are restricted to first year wrestlers, and there are always a few that we
recommend only very experienced wrestlers attend. We strongly encourage our wrestlers to compete in as many
tournaments as possible...however, all tournaments are optional.
All tournaments lead up to the year-end State Series, which include Regional's, Sectionals and State. All
wrestlers are eligible to enter Regional's, but only the top six place finishers in each weight class will qualify for
Sectionals. The top three finishers in the Novice and Senior division will then move on the final tournament of
the year, Illinois State Championships. The State Championships are usually held the second weekend in
March.
Tournament information sheets will be available at practice approximately three weeks prior to the scheduled
tournament date. The information sheet has pertinent information such as location site, directions, entry fee,
weigh-in times, divisions, awards and a registration area that must be completed and sighed by the
parent/guardian. All of the tournaments require advance registration. Parents are responsible for transportation
to and from all tournaments.
Headgear and wrestling or gym shoes are required for all tournament matches.
Most tournaments will have four divisions: Bantam division is for ages 8 and under; Junior division is ages, 8, 9,
and 10; Novice division is ages, 10, 11 and 12; Senior division is 12, 13 and 14. All wrestlers will be grouped by
division then by weight. The Bantam division has 4 wrestlers to a bracket...the other divisions will have a
maximum of 8...this will vary from tournament to tournament based on the wrestlers who have weighed in.
A typical tournament day is as follows:
Arrive at the tournament site during weigh-in times...most tournaments will have weigh-ins open from 6:30 -
8:00 a.m. It is very important to make sure you arrive during these times...if you are late and weigh-ins have
closed, you will not be eligible to compete. Tournament officials are very strict on this issue...late weigh- ins
only delay the start of the tournament. It is also very important that you have your fingernails clipped short.
Tournament officials may ask to see them during weigh-ins and if your nails are long, you will be asked to clip
them.