Tournament Schedule & Etiquette

Now that we have determined which tournaments we will be attending, it is time to address how we will be handling some of these road trips as a club. For some it can be trying but, for the most part if you get involved in the program and understand what is going on it can be quite rewarding for the parents and the athletes.

Most tournaments if not all have their weigh-ins on the day of the tournament and they are held in the morning from 6:30 am to 8:00 am. Your job is to get your child to the weigh-in before 8:00 am. As a rule of thumb in order for your child to weigh -in at the lowest weight possible, please try to skip breakfast untill after he weighs in. We are not asking you to do any weight cutting or dieting, waiting 30 minutes till breakfast will not kill anyone. This way the child will not have his breakfast in his belly on the scale and possibly have to wrestle a weight class up just because an EGG MCMUFFIN pushed him a 1/2 pound over into the next weight class. Once you are done with the weigh-ins you have plenty of time to go out for breakfast or pack something and eat after you weigh-in.

For the most part wrestling starts at 9:00 am and once it starts it moves along fairly quickly. Each and every tournament has a vending area for you to buy food, tournament shirts and other fun items. In some cases once you have wrestled your first match it may be an hour to an hour & half untill you wrestle again. I always pack a large assortment of sandwiches, chips and drinks for my kids and I do give them a few bucks for junk food.

Once you have wrestled your final match you are free to go, please keep in mind if you are a medal winner you must stay until the last match in your weight class to receive your medal.

Look, I know this seems like a long day, but for me, I love it and I look forward to it every weekend.

Now just because I said that, please do not interpret it as an invitation for the coaches, staff or I to act as a shuttle service. All parents are responsible for getting their children to and from the tournaments, listening for their names and any announcements concerning their child during the tournaments. So please do not ask any of the coaches or staff for a ride. If you wish you may want to work something out with some of the other parents in the ride share program.

Not to be rude or insensitive but, managing 40 kids during a wrestling tournament can be trying in itself. The coaches and I must be on the main floor all day and at matt side all day coaching. So it is your responsibility to make sure your wrestler is at the right place at the right time during the day.

Thank you,

The Coaches

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2007-2008 Tournament Schedule - Please see below for proper tournament etiquette. Any questions? email Reneekaspar@sbcglobal.net or call 630-333-5468 To help promote our club in and out of the community. On the Friday before each tournament, I would like to ask that all wrestlers wear their Ironman tee shirts to school. This will make our club more visible and other kids curious as to who we are and what we are all about. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING PROPER TOURNAMENT ETIQUITTE DATE TOURNAMENT SCHOOL WEIGH-IN COST Dec 2 Lancer Takedown Lake Park H.S. SUN 600 S. Medinah Rd., Roselle 6:30-8:00 $15.00 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 9 Team West Wolves (not confirmed) Skokie H.S. $15.00 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 16 Shark Frenzy Maine East H.S. 6:30-8:00 $15.00 SUN 2601 W. Dempster Park Ridge ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 21 Weekend Off ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 29 Mark Walters Memorial Buffalo Grove H.S. Fri 5:00-6:00 $15.00 SAT 1100 Dundee Rd Sat 6:30-7:45 Buffalo Grove ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 6 Interstate Crystal Lake $15.00 6700 Dvorak Rd, Prairie Ridge H.S. 60014 We will call in our weights on Wednesday night, but they will do a weight check Sunday morning from 6:30-8:00. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 13 Little Huskies Oak Park/River Forest 6:30-8:00 $15.00 201 N. Scoville Ave Oak Park _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 19 WEEKEND OFF _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 27 Champfest DesPlaines $15.00 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 3 AURORA EAST AURORA H.S. $15.00 WEIGH-IN 6:30-7:30 ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 10 Bronco Open Barrington H.S. Sat 4-6 616 Main St Sun 6:30-7:30 $15.00 Barrington ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 17 Dundee Highlanders Dundee Crown H.S. 6:30-8:00 $15.00 1500 Kings Rd Carpentersville ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 23-24 Regionals TBA everybody wrestles March 1 Sectionals Fenton H.S. Midget & Up: Top 4 qualifiers from Regionals March 6-7-8 STATE FINALS Rockford Top 3 qualifiers from Sectionals ALL TOURNAMENTS START AT 9:00 HOSTING CLUBS ARE VERY STRICT WITH THEIR WEIGH-IN TIMES. IF YOU ARE LATE FOR WEIGH-INS THEY WILL NOT LET YOU WRESTLE. ALL TOURNAMENTS MUST BE PICKED 1 MONTH IN ADVANCE. WITH PAYMENT ASAP. TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS ARE NOW REQUIRING US TO MAKE PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF TOURNAMENS. ONCE YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GO TO A TOURNAMENT AND HAVE PAID FOR THAT TOURNAMENT, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS. IF YOU CHOOSE AT THE LAST MINUNTE TO ATTEND A TOURNAMENT, THE HOSTING CLUB USUALLY CHARGES AN EXTRA $5.00 FEE. YOU ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO AVAILABLITY.
Now that we have determined which tournaments we will be attending, it is time to address how we will be handling some of these road trips as a club. For some it can be trying but, for the most part if you get involved in the program and understand what is going on it can be quite rewarding for the parents and the athletes. Most tournaments if not all have their weigh-ins on the day of the tournament and they are held in the morning from 6:30 am to 8:00 am. Your job is to get your child to the weigh-in before 8:00 am. As a rule of thumb in order for your child to weigh -in at the lowest weight possible, please try to skip breakfast untill after he weighs in. We are not asking you to do any weight cutting or dieting, waiting 30 minutes till breakfast will not kill anyone. This way the child will not have his breakfast in his belly on the scale and possibly have to wrestle a weight class up just because an EGG MCMUFFIN pushed him a 1/2 pound over into the next weight class. Once you are done with the weigh-ins you have plenty of time to go out for breakfast or pack something and eat after you weigh-in. For the most part wrestling starts at 9:00 am and once it starts it moves along fairly quickly. Each and every tournament has a vending area for you to buy food, tournament shirts and other fun items. In some cases once you have wrestled your first match it may be an hour to an hour & half untill you wrestle again. I always pack a large assortment of sandwiches, chips and drinks for my kids and I do give them a few bucks for junk food. Once you have wrestled your final match you are free to go, please keep in mind if you are a medal winner you must stay until the last match in your weight class to receive your medal. Look, I know this seems like a long day, but for me, I love it and I look forward to it every weekend. Now just because I said that, please do not interpret it as an invitation for the coaches, staff or I to act as a shuttle service. All parents are responsible for getting their children to and from the tournaments, listening for their names and any announcements concerning their child during the tournaments. So please do not ask any of the coaches or staff for a ride. If you wish you may want to work something out with some of the other parents in the ride share program. Not to be rude or insensitive but, managing 40 kids during a wrestling tournament can be trying in itself. The coaches and I must be on the main floor all day and at matt side all day coaching. So it is your responsibility to make sure your wrestler is at the right place at the right time during the day. Thank you, The Coaches