Organizers have finalized the schedule for the 2009 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials, which will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz., October 22-24.
The competition will be hosted alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open, which is a major international wrestling tournament in the three Olympic wrestling styles. The Sunkist Kids International will be hosted October 23-25.
For information on the event, and to register to compete, visit the official website at:
http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=21817
The winners at the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials will represent the United States at the 2009 Grappling World Championships, which will be at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 12-13.
The U.S. Grappling World Team Trials is an open tournament for Senior-level men and women grapplers. There will be no pre-qualification required to enter the competition. There will be competition in both the No-Gi and Gi styles of international Grappling under the FILA rules.
The No-Gi Grappling competition will be held on Friday, October 23 and the Gi Grappling competition will be held on Saturday, October 24.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All participants who chose to compete in both the No-Gi and Gi competitions only have to weigh in once at the official registration and weigh in for No-Gi Grappling, which will be held Thursday, October 22, starting at 5:00 p.m.
To download the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials flier, CLICK HERE.
USA Grappling is excited that it can showcase its top domestic event alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open, which features many of the best wrestlers in the nation and around the world.
"We are pleased to add the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open," said Kim Martori-Wickey, Executive Director of the Sunkist Kids. "It should be an outstanding event. We are excited to have a World Team Trials event with the Sunkist Kids International for the first time. It will be great to have a new audience at the event, and for people to see the different styles at the time."
The U.S. is encouraging all of the nation's best Grapplers to enter the tournament and try out for the U.S. team.
The United States is the defending World Champion team in both No-Gi and Gi Grappling, after winning team titles at the first FILA Grappling World Championships in Switzerland in 2008. Everybody expects that the 2009 World Championships in Fort Lauderdale will be the most competitive ever, and the U.S. will need to be well prepared if it hopes to defend its World Title.
"We encourage all Grapplers to compete in our U.S. Grappling World Team Trials," said USA Grappling National Coach Ricardo Liborio. "With the World Championships held in the United States this year, we expect the competition to be at its highest level."
Liborio is excited about bringing together the nation's best Grapplers and preparing them to face the world.
"We expect to bring our team together to train in Florida at American Top Team," said Liborio. "We will bring quality coaches and athletes to our training camp, to help the U.S. team gain the experience and skills it takes to win."
USA Grappling is inviting Grapplers who have competed for other organizations, as well as those who have not yet tried the FILA Grappling rules, to come to Phoenix and test themselves against the nation's best.
"USA Grappling is excited to have our Trials alongside such a great event. We want to thank Art and Kim Martori for their help in making this event happen," said Jeff Levitetz, Managing Director of USA Grappling. "We are looking forward to having a great tournament and are excited about Grappling's future with USA Wrestling."
Those who have not competed under the FILA Grappling rules can review the updated rulebook, which is posted on TheMat.com.
Download the FILA International Grappling Rules at:
http://www.themat.com/events/GRAPPLING_REGULATIONS_2009.pdf
Mark your calendar, and make sure to attend the 2009 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 22-24.
The competition will be hosted alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open, which is a major international wrestling tournament in the three Olympic wrestling styles. The Sunkist Kids International will be hosted October 23-25.
For information on the event, and to register to compete, visit the official website at:
http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=21817
The winners at the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials will represent the United States at the 2009 Grappling World Championships, which will be at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 12-13.
The U.S. Grappling World Team Trials is an open tournament for Senior-level men and women grapplers. There will be no pre-qualification required to enter the competition. There will be competition in both the No-Gi and Gi styles of international Grappling under the FILA rules.
The No-Gi Grappling competition will be held on Friday, October 23 and the Gi Grappling competition will be held on Saturday, October 24.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All participants who chose to compete in both the No-Gi and Gi competitions only have to weigh in once at the official registration and weigh in for No-Gi Grappling, which will be held Thursday, October 22, starting at 5:00 p.m.
To download the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials flier, CLICK HERE.
USA Grappling is excited that it can showcase its top domestic event alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open, which features many of the best wrestlers in the nation and around the world.
"We are pleased to add the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials alongside the Sunkist Kids International Open," said Kim Martori-Wickey, Executive Director of the Sunkist Kids. "It should be an outstanding event. We are excited to have a World Team Trials event with the Sunkist Kids International for the first time. It will be great to have a new audience at the event, and for people to see the different styles at the time."
The U.S. is encouraging all of the nation's best Grapplers to enter the tournament and try out for the U.S. team.
The United States is the defending World Champion team in both No-Gi and Gi Grappling, after winning team titles at the first FILA Grappling World Championships in Switzerland in 2008. Everybody expects that the 2009 World Championships in Fort Lauderdale will be the most competitive ever, and the U.S. will need to be well prepared if it hopes to defend its World Title.
"We encourage all Grapplers to compete in our U.S. Grappling World Team Trials," said USA Grappling National Coach Ricardo Liborio. "With the World Championships held in the United States this year, we expect the competition to be at its highest level."
Liborio is excited about bringing together the nation's best Grapplers and preparing them to face the world.
"We expect to bring our team together to train in Florida at American Top Team," said Liborio. "We will bring quality coaches and athletes to our training camp, to help the U.S. team gain the experience and skills it takes to win."
USA Grappling is inviting Grapplers who have competed for other organizations, as well as those who have not yet tried the FILA Grappling rules, to come to Phoenix and test themselves against the nation's best.
"USA Grappling is excited to have our Trials alongside such a great event. We want to thank Art and Kim Martori for their help in making this event happen," said Jeff Levitetz, Managing Director of USA Grappling. "We are looking forward to having a great tournament and are excited about Grappling's future with USA Wrestling."
Those who have not competed under the FILA Grappling rules can review the updated rulebook, which is posted on TheMat.com.
Download the FILA International Grappling Rules at:
http://www.themat.com/events/GRAPPLING_REGULATIONS_2009.pdf
Mark your calendar, and make sure to attend the 2009 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 22-24.
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