11/14/08

Weigh Ins

NOTE:  ALL TEAMS WILL GET A ONE (1) LB WEIGHT ALLOWANCE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th and an additional one (1) LB allowance on Saturday (ie 103 > 104 > 105).

First weigh ins will be held starting at 3pm in the high school gymnasium, with skin/nail checks starting at 2:45pm.  Scales will be open until 2:30pm for weight check. 

Entrance to the school will be through either door which is accessible from 7th St.  Buses can drop wrestlers and coaches at the door and park in the stadium lot directly across the street.   Security personnel will direct wrestlers/coaches to the weigh in area.  The school will be open to wrestlers and coaches at 2:00pm.

Following weigh ins, wrestlers will  be permitted to leave the gym/locker room area  as school is NOT in session.   NOTE:  No food or drink is permitted in the gym - please use the school's Commons Area.

NOTE: SECOND WEIGH INS

Per the 2006 Ohio Federation Rules, second weigh ins will take place on the second day of the tournament.  There will be no "weigh outs" on Friday night.  Weigh ins on Saturday will begin at 8:00am with wrestling to start at 10:00am.  Scales will be open until 7:45am for weight check. Wrestlers will get a TWO POUND ALLOWANCE on Saturday.  The school will be open to wrestlers and coaches at 7:15am on Saturday.

The same procedures for second weigh ins will be in effect as for first weigh ins.  See below.

WEIGH IN PROCEDURES

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

2)  Three (3) scales will be used.

3)  Wrestlers will have three (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 allowed 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.  The more wrestlers on weight, the faster weigh ins will go and we can get the tournament started on time.

HAIR/SKIN CHECK

If you have a wrestler with a skin condition, your OHSAA Skin Form must be dated not prior to December 10, 2008.  The completed form must accompany the wrestler to the skin check area.  The head referee will have the final say as to clearing a wrestler for the tournament.   The OHSAA Skin Form can be found on the "INFO" link of the web page.