Republic High School will be the site on April 21st for their 3rd annual NHSCA WASHINGTON STATE QUALIFIER wrestling tournament. This will be a FOLKSTYLE (Collegiate) tournament. The NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association) is the non-profit governing body who brings the HS Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Nationals. With the NHSCA sanctioning this event, wrestlers and coaches DO NOT need to have USA or AAU membership cards.
At the bottom of this message you'll find a link to a printable registration form (adobe acrobat), which provides nearly all info on the tournament itself. If you need a form in WORD, e-mail me and I'll reply with the attachment.
PRE-REGISTRATION deadline is Thursday, April 19th, for $20. Registrations will be accepted at the door with a $5 penalty.
T-SHIRTS will also be available. Pre-ordered/paid for $10; at the door for $15 (subject to availability).
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH concessions will be available and served at the venue.
SCHEDULE INFO:
Registration & Weigh-in: 7-9am
Wrestling to begin after completion of bracketing (roughly 10am).
REQUIREMENTS:
USA AND/OR AAU memberships are NOT required, as it is sanctioned by the NHSCA.
SINGLETS are required, but cannot be school-issued uniforms.
THIS IS NOT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT, therefore, you do not need to be a Washington State resident to compete in this tournament.
DIVISIONS:
College/Open
High School: 9 thru 12
Middle School: 7 thru 9 (Freshmen have the option of MS OR HS)
Elementary: 3 thru 6
Little Tyke: K thru 3 (Third graders have option of Elementary)
ALL WEIGHT CLASSES are displayed on the registration form (no weight allowances will be given; however, you may bump up if over). LITTLE TYKES will not have set classes; they will be determined by like-sized kids and number of participants. PLEASE LIST AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF YOUR LITTLE TYKE ON THE REGISTRATION FORM.
BOUTS:
Matches will be officiated by WOA certified referees. Round times are provided on the registration form. Wrestling will be conducted on full-sized mats, with exception of LITTLE TYKE division; depending on numbers, they may be using 1/2 or quarter mats.
BRACKETING FORMAT:
Brackets will be a combination of Round Robin bouts and Double Elimination line brackets, determined by number of participants. For example, SIX or less entries will be put into a 5-session Round Robin (with losers wrestling all five sessions), 7 or 8 will be in an eight-man double elim, and nine or more entries will be in a 16-double elim format. All line bracket entries will be guaranteed three matches, and there WILL BE A CHALLENGE MATCH FOR A TRUE SECOND PLACING.
AWARDS:
Medals will be given to the top four finishers in EVERY division and each weight class.
Unlimited exhibition opportunities will be given (within reason of safety) to all competitors. A large volume of quality mat time will be one of our primary directives.
QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS:
Top four finishers in each weight will qualify for the NHSCA NATIONAL OPEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, held on June 16-19 in Myrtle Beach, SC. HS Freshmen qualifying in the HS division have option of wrestling in MS at Nationals. College/Open entries need not qualify to compete at Nationals. There IS NOT a National Event for the Little Tykes, therefore, they will not be qualifying for anything more than bragging rights! E-mail me and I'll send you more info on the NHSCA and their National Event in Myrtle Beach.
LODGING OPTIONS
There are three motels with limited availability in Republic. Their info will be provided in another thread posted to this message. RV'ers may dry camp in the HS parking lot, or contact the local RV Parks (info also forthcoming). PLEASE contact me to discuss other lodging arrangements/options, if necessary.
Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.
Don Maycumber
cookiey@televar.com
(509) 775-3288 home
(509) 570-8114 cell
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Republic Qualifier Registration Form
