State College Jr. High Wrestling 2012-2013

Team Rules/Regulations

1. All State College Area School District Rules Apply: Athletic-academic eligibility, drug and alcohol policy, harassment, hazing, etc. If you are unsure of the athletic eligibility requirements, check the SC student handbook.

2. Attendance is mandatory for all practices and competitions. If you are not able to make practice you must contact one of the coaches prior to the start of practice. Failure to contact the coaches will result in an unexcused absence. 
   

a.     Contact Coach Kurzinger- 272-8439 (Work)

                sbk12@scasd.org

b.     BE ON TIME!

·      Weekday practices will start at 3:45 P.M. everyday unless you hear otherwise. That means you are ready to wrestle by 3:45. Saturday and vacation day practices will start at 10:00 AM. That means you must be ready to wrestle by 10:00 AM..

c.     Wrestlers MUST attend all competitions with the team until the completion of the event, including home events. All wrestlers are expected to help with the set-up and clean-up before and after home matches.

d.     Wrestlers MUST ride the bus with the team to and from away competitions. If a wrestler wishes to travel home with parents at the conclusion of the event, a permission slip must be given to the coach prior to the wrestler leaving the premises.   A wrestler may not ride home with anyone except his own parents.

3. Weight Classes- There are 18 weight classes in Junior High Wrestling. The coaching staff will make a recommendation on what weight each wrestler should choose. 

a.     Weight cutting is NOT encouraged by the staff! The weight certification procedure will determine the minimum healthy weight the wrestler can wrestle during the season.

b.     Making Weight- Wrestlers are EXPECTED to be at their weight for each competition if they are in the starting line-up or have been instructed to do so by the coaching staff.

c.     If a wrestler fails to make weight the following will take place:

·      1^st offense- Warning

·      2^nd offense- 1 match suspension

·      3^rd offense- Wrestler must choose a higher weight class

4. Dress Code- (Away events)- All wrestlers are expected to wear a nice shirt with a collar, khaki pants, and nice shoes to away matches. Failure to follow the dress code policy could result in the wrestler not making the trip with the team.

5. Hazing of any type will not be tolerated.

6. Treat Coaches and Teammates with Respect.

7. Practice hard and be a good practice partner for your teammates.

8. All injuries must be reported to one of the coaches or trainers immediately. 
   

a.     The Athletic Training Room is located in the North Building.   The Junior High Wrestling has been assigned Thomas Newman as our team trainer.

b.     Contact Info:

·      Name- Thomas Newman 

·      Phone number- 814-380-2767

·      Email address- tmn16@scasd.org .

9. Absolutely no drugs/alcohol/tobacco at anytime on or off school premises.  

10. Sportsmanship is a must if you want to be part of the State College Wrestling Team. Treat opponents, coaches, officials, spectators, and anyone else involved with respect regardless of the situation.

11. Wrestle-Offs

a.     Wrestle-offs will be held during the first few weeks of practice to establish the Varsity and Junior Varsity line-ups. Once a wrestler wins his weight class that is his position. Another wrestler can challenge the starting wrestler at various times throughout the season but must beat the starting wrestler twice to earn that spot. The starting wrestler only needs to beat the challenger once to maintain that position.

b.     Wrestlers must be within five pounds of the weight they are planning on wrestling off the day of the wrestle-off. If a wrestler is challenged at a weight and he doesn’t make weight, he forfeits that match.   (Example: If a wrestler wants to wrestle-off at 100, he must not weigh more than 105 the day of the wrestle-off.

12. Wrestling is a TEAM sport. Your decisions should be based on what is best for the TEAM not yourself!