ATHLETES
All athletes who meet age group requirements, any existing state qualifying procedures and are current members of USA Wrestling are eligible to participate.
Athletes MUST present proof of current USA Wrestling Membership Card (actual card or photo copy) at registration AND weigh-ins. If you do not have a copy of your USA Wrestling Membership Card, please contact your State Membership Director prior to the event. It is mandatory that you provide your USA Wrestling Membership Card Number when participating at all USA Wrestling events in order for your results to be correctly linked to your profile for the U.S. Future Olympian Rankings (click HERE for more information) and the Kids National Team website (click HERE for more information). USA Wrestling Athlete Membership Cards can be acquired from the State Chairperson or State Membership Director of the contestant`s state of residence or online (click HERE). Secondary sports accident insurance is provided as a benefit of membership.
COACHES
All coaches that wish to gain access to the competition floor to coach athletes must have a current USA Wrestling Coaches Card. All USA Wrestling Coaches Membership Cards MUST be attained prior to the event, due to mandatory background checking. For a Coaches Membership Card, please click HERE. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW COACHES MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS.
KIDS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Intermediate, Novice & Schoolboy/girl):
PARTICIPANTS CAN BE FROM ANY STATE. HOWEVER, ONLY WRESTLERS FROM A CENTRAL REGION STATE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE 2013 ASICS/USAW KIDS FREESTYLE & GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS AT THIS EVENT. ***All Intermediate, Novice and Schoolboy/girl wrestlers from a Central region state participating in the freestyle and Greco-Roman Central regional tournament qualify for the ASICS Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman National Championships. This tournament is not a qualifier for the Pee-Wee, Bantam or Girls Freestyle.
CADET & JUNIOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: BOTH DIVISIONS
Open to ALL wrestlers that meet the necessary age requirements. Top three (3) place winners qualify for your state's team above the state limit for the 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships (in the age division and style in which you qualify). Athletes must still adhere to all state policies.
JUNIOR DIVISION: Athletes shall be considered eligible to compete in Junior Division competitions if he/she is currently attending high school, or participating in a program considered by the State's Department of Education to be fulfilling the athlete's requirements for graduation from an accredited high school program, or if a summer event, attended high school, or participated in a program considered by the State's Department of Education to be fulfilling the athlete's requirements for graduation from an accredited high school program the Spring semester just prior to the summer event. In addition, the athlete has only four consecutive years to compete in the Junior Division once his/her class begins the ninth grade.
STATE KIDS/CADET/JUNIOR DIRECTORS
Indiana: Kids: Ed Pendoski P.O. Box 157 Beech Grove, IN 46107 (317) 780-1885 ependoski@wrestlingcia.com
Cadet: Jake Harreld, jharreld@hse.k12.in.us Indiana State Wrestling Association
Kentucky: Kids: Efren Quirino
Cadet/Junior: Robert Ervin, rervin0203@gmail.com Kentucky USA Wrestling
Michigan: Kids: Chris Codden. ccodden@manistee.org 11770 Morton Road Manistee, MI 49660 (231) 398-0663
Cadet: Zac Beck
Junior: Joseph Wood Michigan USA Wrestling
Ohio: Kids: Wendal Donathan, wendeldonathan@aol.com 14435 Kline Road, Mount Orab, OH 45154
Cadet: Jeff Kullman, jkullman2@neo.rr.com
Junior: Brian Marcelli, bmarcelli@highlandschools.org Ohio-USA Wrestling
West Virginia: Rob Archer 58 Fairfax Drive Huntington, WV 25702 (304) 633-1395 robbiedearcher@aol.com WV-Mat: The West Virginia Wrestling Page
