State Medalist wrestle free at Nuway State Championships this weekend

Usually some great matches. All High School Medalist (1st, 2nd, 3rd) wrestle free in Charleston this weekend!!!!!

Have seen some great matches in the past!!!! Some match ups you usually won't see during the year!

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2011 Team Palmetto

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Citadel - McAlister Field House
171 Moultrie Street, Charleston SC 29409

March 12, 2011
NUWAY Nationals Qualifier

Ohio Tournament of Champions Qualifier
10 MATS

2011 Team Palmetto Tryouts
Sunday March 13tttth @ Summerville High School
Registration & Weigh-ins: 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Wrestling Starts: 1:00pm
Closed to SC wrestlers only! No grouping of weights. These are scratch weights. No weight
allowance.
Wrestler can only compete in one division/weight class.
If wrestler registers for two divisions/weight classes the wrestler will be deleted from the heavier
weight class and will be required to make lightest weight registered. No refunds for missed weight
or multiple division entry.
Tournament Director: Bill Patterson – pattersonbhlr@charter.net
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th will medal. The top 4 will qualify for the Ohio Tournament of Champions. 1st, 2nd
and 3rd qualify for NUWAY Nationals in Battle Creek Michigan.
The champion of each age division will also be awarded a tournament poster.
Skin Checks will be performed by certified trainers. Any questionable wrestlers will be subject to
no admittance into the tournament. With no refund. The tournament director will have final say on
who wrestles. Wrestlers can bring the non contagious form, downloadable from SCHSL or from the
Forms page on www.teampalmettowrestling.com , with a doctor’s signature with the wording the
wrestler in question is “Non Contagious”….But Tournament Director will still have final say.
SCHSL Certified Referees.
Pre-Registration: Division 1 thru 5 wrestlers must be registered through Carolina Wrestling. Go to
www.carolinawrestling.com to register. Registration closes at midnight on Wednesday the 9th.
Make sure to bring confirmation of registration to check-in.
High School Registration: It will help if you pre-register by emailing pattersonbhlr@charter.net.
Please send me your name, State Place, School, and weight class you plan on wrestling. Payments
will be taken at time of weigh-in.
Athletes and coaches must have SCYWA cards in order to participate. Order cards at
www.teampalmettowrestling.com . Cards will not be on sale at tournament.
THIS WILL BE A SPLIT SESSION TOURNAMENT: High School session will start immediately after
championship round and award ceremony of 1st session.
Weigh-ins for MS and under will be: Friday March 11th, from 7:00 – 9:30pm
Saturday March 12th, from 6:00- 8:00 am
Weigh-ins for HS will be: Friday March 11th, from 7:00 – 9:30pm
Saturday March 12th, from 9:30am – 11:00am
(Division 1 - 5) IF WRESTLERS ARE NOT WEIGHED IN BY 8:00 AM ON THE 13TH THEY WILL
NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRANCE IN THE TOURNAMENT. BE ON TIME! WE REQUEST ALL
WRESTLERS BE THERE NO LATER THAN 7:30am.
All medals will be given at the end of parade of champions.
Entry fee: $25.00 per wrestler. Wrestlers must make weight. There is no re-bracketing or moving
from pre registered division. You must make weight!!!!
Hardship: If coaches have any wrestler(s) that they feel are a hardship case and would need
financial help for registration contact John Mitchell @ johncmitchell3@gmail.com and
arrangements will be made. Make arrangements prior to Midnight of March 9th.
Wrestlers must provide SCYWA cards and signed waiver form at time of check-ins in order to
receive their weigh-in card. Bring your SCYWA card and signed waiver with you! Once you have
received your weigh-in card, the wrestler will proceed to the skin/nail check area. Once he/she has
passed the skin/nail check, the wrestler will proceed to the weigh-in area. NO PARENTS OR
COACHES WILL BE ALLOWED PAST THE POINT OF THE CHECK-IN AREA.
Wrestlers must have Birth Certificate at tournament in case age is challenged.
Procedure of challenging age:
• Challenging wrestler must contact Bill Patterson before second round of wrestler in question
brackets begins.
• Challenging wrestler must have NUWAY card and copy of Birth Certificate to request a
challenge.
• Wrestler in question must provide NUWAY card and Birth Certificate.
• If wrestler in question can not provide Birth Certificate or is not in correct age division he/she
will forfeit all matches and will not be refunded money.
• In case of the high school division wrestlers must have copy of recent report card.
Opening ceremonies will be at 8:30 am. Wrestling will begin @ 9:00 am or as soon as opening
ceremony is over. All Medals will be awarded after the Parade of Champions.
Match Times: Divisions 1, 2 and 3: 1 - 1 - 1
Divisions 4 and 5: 1 ½ - 1 ½ - 1 ½
High School: 2 - 2 - 2
15 point tech fall
Seeding will be based solely on Palmetto’s Finest Top 25 point totals. It is possible that based on
points, wrestlers from the same team could face each other in the first round or be placed on the
same side of the brackets. This cannot be altered. Wrestlers with no Top 25 points will be placed
in brackets via blind draw. Brackets will be posted on the main page at
www.teampalmettowrestling.com by Friday at noon.
There will be wrestle backs for a true 2nd place. If wrestler is not available for 2nd place challenge
match he automatically forfeits. To meet the criteria for challenge of 2nd place the challenging
wrestler must meet the following criteria:
1. Wrestler must come in 3rd place.
2. Wrestler must have lost to 1st place finisher.
3. Wrestler cannot have already wrestled the wrestler that lost to 1st place finisher in finals
match.
Any appeals about brackets will be made to Bill Patterson. Bill Patterson will have final decision.
Appeals must be done before Friday March 12th.
In brackets that are Round Robin format, the following criteria will be observed to break a tie:
1. Head to Head
2. Most Pins
3. Most Cumulative Points (within the wrestlers in question matches)
4. Most Takedowns
High School wrestlers that medal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) at the 2010 High School State Championships will
wrestle for free at this SCYWA State Championship. This includes all independent high schools
but they must have a current NUWAY membership.
All High School Wrestlers are invited to wrestle. Come see some great match ups with High School
wrestlers that will not be divided between High School divisions.
2011 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Each team will consist of 2 High School Wrestlers(9th-12th), 5 Middle School Wrestlers(6th-8th), and
5 Elementary School Wrestlers(K-5th). Wrestler will score in his original registered division. Teams
also select 2 alternates(total) in case 1st teamers have no one in their bracket. A team can’t collect a
wrestlers’ points if there is noone in that wrestlers’ scoring bracket.
Clubs may submit multiple teams. However, a wrestler can only score for one team. Elementary
wrestlers must be comprised from the club roster that was current on the Team Palmetto database
as of midnight on 12/31/2010. Middle and high school wrestlers must be from the clubs local area.
Bill Patterson will have the final decision on which middle and high school wrestlers are eligible.
TEAM POINTS
1st place 16 pts
2nd place 12 pts
3rd place 8pts
4th place 4pts
TEAM FEE: $100.00 (donated to Team Palmetto)
REGISTRATION: Teams must be emailed to Bill Patterson @ pattersonbhlr@charter.net no later
than 12:00 midnight Thursday, March 10th. Team trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
finishing teams at the conclusion of the tournament.
Submit team name, Wrestler names, Wrestler scoring bracket:
Atlantic Wrestling Team
ES (5 ES Wrestler K – 5th grade)
Jon Smith Junior 80 NUWAY#SC0910W1234
David Smith Midget 60 NUWAY#SC0910W5678
MS(5 MS wrestlers 6th – 8th grade)
HS (2 HS Wrestlers 9th - 12th)
Alternates
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high school placers will still need a SCWAY card, correct?????