What is needed for Wrestling Practice Attire?
- Shorts/sweats
- T-shirt
- Tennis shoes that are put on in the wrestling room (street shoes will get the mats dirty).
When do we go to tournaments?
Youth wrestling tournaments are designed to meet the family’s needs. You can slowly get into wrestling and do one or two tournaments for the season or you can jump in and attend three wrestling tournaments a weekend for the season
How do I find information on youth wrestling tournaments?
There is a website called the guillotine that has information regarding wrestling in Minnesota. To find youth wrestling tournaments use the website below and log in. Once on the home page click on the “Event” tab. Then click on the” Open Tournament Calendar”. This will now show you the majority of the youth tournaments and dates in the state. Youth tournaments are set up for the parents to bring their wrestler as you see fit. It might be to your benefit to browse the whole site to get more info.
What can I expect at a youth tournament?
Parents need to look at the registration for the weigh-in times. This is mandatory and makes sure wrestlers are close to the same weight for competition. Once done with weigh-ins expect a hour delay while the tournament workers get the weigh-in sheets sorted. Your wrestler will be called by age/weight to be placed in a 4 man round robin. The group of wrestlers will be escorted to their mat. Parents don’t be afraid to go with your wrestler during the bracketing and wrestling times. Parent support at the mat is accepted. Usually the youth tournaments start with Kindergarten and work up and through the 6th grade. As a Kindergarten parent you may be in and out of a tournament in a few hours. Your first tournament will be overwhelming yet very exciting. Take it all in and have fun!
Can my wrestler be part of a team?
There will be an opportunity to get involved with “Team”. This takes a lot more dedication and commitment as you are now on the schedule of the Team dates. Please do not get involved with team unless you are able to commit. In order to qualify for team your wrestler will have a “wrestle off” with other wrestlers of the same weight. Note: Team is based on weight and not on age. A 2nd grade wrestler could face a 6th grade wrestler as their opponent. Team does cost an additional $20.00 to help cover the extra cost that is added. Coaches will let you know when team is going to start and wrestle offs will occur.