Important Wrestling Update VWC

Parents,

 

I have a few important points to cover with everyone.  Please read carefully.

 

1)      USA Wrestling membership

2)      Track wrestling #

3)      Pre-registration for all tournaments

4)      Thursday night weigh in (Required)

5)      Season schedule

 

 

1)      USA wrestling membership number.  Your son will not be able to wrestle if he does not have this card or number.  It is required at every tournament.  You will have to show this card every time you register for a tournament.  If you have not already gotten your USA Card please do so as soon as possible.   www.themat.com .  Please sign up under Vestavia Wrestling Club.

 

2)      The second membership number is Track Wrestling.  We use track wrestling at every tournament.  This is an on-line tournament software that brackets all the weight classes.  You must also provide this number at every tournament.  If you wrestled in any tournament last year you already have track wrestling number and can use the same number and you do not need to register again. www.trackwrestling.com

 

 

Here is the information you will need to register for a track wrestling number:

 

1)      Go to the membership option on the left side of the web page.

2)      The registration screen will ask for the following information:

a.       First name

b.      Last name

c.       DOB

d.      Team:  Vestavia Wrestling Club (This is very important that you spell this correctly and type out the full name)

e.      Home Town: Vestavia Hills

f.        Your email

g.       USA wrestling number (if you have it)

h.      Approx weight

i.        Grade

j.        Select register and follow the instructions from there.

 

 

Once you have both the USA wrestling number and the track wrestling number please write the track wrestling number on the back of the USA wrestling Card.  You will need this at every tournament.  Please do not forget.

 

3)      This year we conduct all weigh-ins for all tournaments except State at the Church on Thursday before every tournament after practice.  You must make your weight on Thursday at practice.  You will NOT be able to weigh on Saturday, NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

4)      This year all tournaments are requiring pre-registration via trackwrestling.  After your son has made weight on Thursday night you will need to pre-register you son for the appropriate weight class and age division by Thursday night at midnight.  You will NOT be able to sign up to wrestle after Thursday at midnight.  The USA Team Alabama board is requiring pre-registration (and I support).  Our goal is to make Saturday run more efficient and hopefully shorten the tournament time.  All other states require pre-registration.  If you plan to wrestle in 2 age divisions (for example Novice and Schoolboy) you will need to pre-register for both age divisions on Thursday.  The cost for each tournament is increased from $10 to $12.  For those parents who son’s that have wrestled before this is the exact some process you have to go through for the State tournament.

 

                Our first weigh-in will be Thursday, December 2nd for the Saturday, December 4^th tournament                 at Homewood.

 

Below is the tournament schedule for the wrestling season.      

 

USA Folkstyle Season

1.      December 4 Homewood Invitational

2.      December 11 Cougar Classic (Clay)

3.      December 17 Piedmont Beginner's Bash

4.      December 18 Hoover Invitational

5.      December 29 Dixie Nationals (Atlanta, GA)

6.      January 08 Alabama Kids Duals (Alabaster)

7.      January 15 Trussville Challenge

8.      January 22 NAWA Open (Southside-Gadsden)

9.      January 29 Eagle Invitational (Calera)

10.  February 05 Pelham Invitational

11.  February 12 The Warrior Challenge (Alabaster)

12.  February 26 USA State Championships (Vestavia)

 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or Christian.