11/14/08

General Tournament Information

WHERE:             

        HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL      525 7th Street, NE   North Canton, OH

DATES:           

              Friday, December 19            Starting Time:  5pm

              Saturday, December 20        Starting Time:  9:30am

CONTACTS:   

        Tournament Director - Erin Werstler       e-mail:  ewerstle@neo.rr.com; 

                                                                           phone:  330-497-7152

                                          cell:  330-418-2272

        Tournament Director - Craig Bailey         e-mail:  cbailey@neo.rr.com

                                          cell:  330-575-3024

        Head Wrestling Coach - Brian Dolph    e-mail:  bdolphcsu@yahoo.com

                                          phone:  330-497-5620 X 494

        Athletic Director - Don Shimek     e-mail: dws1nc@viking.stark.k12.oh.us; 

                                                                                      phone:  330-497-5660   (7:30am-3pm)

        Holiday Tournament Website -  http://www.ncholiday.com/

        Entry List/Seed Consideration Site - http://student.cusd15.k12.il.us/wrestle/

        Hotel Accommodations:  Holiday Inn North Canton/Belden Village - 330-494-2770

ENTRY FEE:       

        $350  Due prior to the tournament! 

WEIGH INS:    

NOTE:  ALL WRESTLERS WILL GET A ONE (1) LB. ALLOWANCE AT FRIDAY WEIGH INS AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) LB. ON SATURDAY

       Procedures:

1)  Wrestlers will weigh in by weight class starting at 103lbs.  If a team is late, the wrestlers who missed their initial weigh in with their weight class will weigh in after the 285lbs weight class is complete.

2)  There will be three (3) scales.

3) Wrestlers will have (3) chances to make weight,  one chance on each scale.  After each attempt of not making weight, the wrestler will be confined to the weigh in area until permitted to weigh in again.  All wrestlers will be monitored to prevent dehydration and breaking of the rules standards.

4)  NO activities will be permitted as to allow for dehydration.  There will be NO RUNNING, SPITTING OR LEAVING THE WEIGH IN AREA until the wrestler has completed the weigh in procedure (this includes skin and hair check).

5)  Please try to prepare wrestlers in advance to be on target for weight, clean shaven and nails trimmed.  The better prepared they are, the faster weigh ins will go and the tournament will get started on time.

SKIN/MEDICAL:  

                Any questionable skin/medical conditions must be accompanied by the OHSAA Skin Condition Evaluation & Authorization Form

                The form must be signed and dated (not prior to December 10, 2008) and turned in at first weigh ins.  Wrestlers with skin conditions and not having the completed form will not be permitted to wrestle.  Any questionable conditions will be referred to the head tournament official and his word is final.  Hair and nails will be checked as well.

                Wrestlers with braces with metal parts/protective padding as well as tape jogs need to bring them to the head tournament official for inspection and approval BEFORE wrestling begins.

               There will be no seeding meeting prior to the tournament.  Wrestlers will be placed on brackets based on the list of names submitted to  be considered for seed.  NOTE:  If a wrestler's name is submitted in a weight class and he does not make weight, he cannot move up to the next weight class and he will not wrestle.  If a seeded wrestler cannot compete (weight, illness, skin) the bracket may be redrawn.

               Another wrestler from the same team will not be put in his position.  If a non-seeded wrestler cannot compete, a substitution from the same team (same weight) can be made or a bye will be put in that position.  ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!!

               Please refer to "SEEDING CRITERIA" under the Seeding Link to determine which wrestlers should be considered for seeding.

               Eight (8) wrestlers will be seeded in each weight class.  The computer will place the remaining wrestlers randomly on the bracket.

               Names of wrestlers to be considered for seed should be entered on-line by 5pm on MONDAY, DECEMBER 17th.  ALL changes must be made NO LATER THAN 6pm on Wednesday, December 17th.  Seeds will be posted on this website sometime after 9pm on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17th.    If you have any dispute with seeds, please contact the tournament director at ewerstle@neo.rr.com prior to weigh-ins on Friday, December 19th.  Include all records - even losing records.

TOURNAMENT: 

 This is a double elimination tournament based on a 32 man bracket. 

                Seven (7) mats will be used for the rounds on Friday and seven (7) mats on Saturday.  Three (3) mats will be used for finals.

                FRIDAY:  Two (2) rounds of championship and one (1) round of consolation will be wrestled on seven mats.

                SATURDAY:  Third & Fourth rounds of Consolation on four (4) mats and Quarter finals on three (3) mats.    Semi-finals (approx 1pm) and the fifth round of consolation will be wrestled on three (3) mats each followed by the final round of consolation.

                The Parade of Champions/Finals will be begin at 5:45pm 

SCORING:           

                Will score SIX (6) place winners

AWARDS:           

                 Team Championship trophy

                 Team Runner-up trophy

                 Third Place team trophy

                 Plaques and medals for first six place winners                   

                 "Outstanding Wrestler" award - Sponsored by Greentown Athletic Club

HOSPITALITY ROOM:

            Hours of Operation:    Friday, December 19th -- 4:30pm - 9 ish

                                               Saturday, December 20th-- 9am - 2pm

              Coaches and officials ONLY have access to the hospitality room. It will be located in the Teachers' Lounge at the far end of the student cafeteria area.

              There will be a concession stand open during the tournament for wrestlers & spectators.