NORTH CAROLINA AAU WRESTLING PRESENTS 2016 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Friday Weigh-in, March 11, 2016 SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 Cabarrus Arena & Events Center 4751 NC Hwy 49N Concord, N.C. 28025 Morning Session: TOT, BANTAM, MIDGET, JUNIOR, Afternoon Session: SCHOOL BOY, CADET, ELITE, & OPEN DIVISIONS ONLY NC RESIDENTS WITH AAU CARDS MAY PARTICPATE ALL WRESTLERS MUST PRE-REGISTER & PAY ONLINE BY THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 AT MIDNIGHT ENTRY FEE: $30 TILL TUESDAY MIDNIGHT THEN GOES TO $35 (WRESTLERS MAY ONLY WRESTLE ONE DIVISION & WEIGHT per Session!) FRIDAY (March 11th) WEIGH-INS HELD 6:00-9:00PM @ Cabarrus Arena. SATURDAY (March 12th) WEIGH-INS @ CABARRUS ARENA ALL DIVISIONS IN MORNING FROM 7:00-8:00AM ONLY SCHOOL BOYS - OPEN DIVISIONS FROM 12:30-1:30 PM Wrestlers Must Make Weight for Division/Wt Class Entered and bring Completed Registration Form & Proof Documents (valid AAU Card & proof of age) COACHES MEETING Saturday Morning, March 12th: @Cabarrus Arena @ 8:15 AM Doors will open at 7:00am on Saturday Morning OPENING CEREMONIES BEGIN SATURDAY AT 8:45 AM TOTS THROUGH JUNIORS WILL BEGIN WRESTLING AT 9:15 AM SCHOOL BOYS THROUGH OPEN DIVISON WILL BEGIN AT 2:45 PM AAU CARDS REQUIRED FOR WRESTLERS AND COACHES CARDS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE EVENT ADMISSION Individual - $5.00 Children 5 & Under - Free Coaches must register for Free Admission into Facility ($5 fee for floor Pass) -This event is licensed by the Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S. Inc. -All participants must have a current AAU membership -AAU membership may not be included as part of the entry fee to the event. -AAU Youth athletic membership must be obtained before the competition begins except where event operator has a laptop available with an internet connection. Be prepared: Adult and Non Athlete Memberships are no longer instant and cannot be applied for at event. Please allow 10 days for membership to be processed. -Participants are encouraged to visit the AAU web site www.aausports.org to obtain their membership. WRESTLER ELIGIBILITY ? All wrestlers must have a valid AAU card and be a resident of North Carolina. ? AAU cards will NOT be sold at the tournament. (AAU cards can be purchased online at http://www.aausports.org.) ? Online registration must be completed via http://www.Trackwrestling.com ? Entry Fee must be paid online (Pay online with Credit Card.) ? REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 at MIDNIGHT. ? ONLINE WEIGHT CHANGES may be made & are due by March 10th at midnight. ? NO LATE REGISTRATIONS AND NO DAY-OF WALK-INS! ? Morning Session Wrestlers must weigh-in Friday, March 11, 2016 6:00 - 9:00 pm OR Saturday, March 12, 2016 7:00-8:00 am ? Afternoon Session Wrestlers must weigh-in by Saturday, 12:30 ? 1:30 pm. (Afternoon wrestlers only have to weigh-in once.) ? At weigh-in each Wrestler MUST have required Proof Documents (Valid AAU Card and birth certificate or Valid NC Driver?s license or ID.) DIVISIONS AND WEIGHTS TOT 2010/AFTER 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, HWT (75 Max) BANTAM 2008/2009 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90, HWT (125 Max) MIDGET 2006/2007 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 103, 112, 120, 130, HWT (175 Max) JUNIOR 2004/2005 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120, 130, 140, HWT (205 Max) SCHOOL BOY 2002/2003 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 140, 150, 160, 180, HWT (260 Max) CADET 2000/2001 84, 91, 98, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 ELITE 1997*/1998/1999 98, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 OPEN Madison weights * 1997 ELITE MUST STILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL & MUST PROVIDE PROOF (CADET & ELITE WEIGHTS MAY BE COMBINED IF NEEDED. NO GUARANTEED AWARD) -- WRESTLERS MAY ONLY WRESTLE ONE WT CLASS/DIVISION IN A SESSION -- TOURNAMENT LIMITS Based upon running 12 mats in both the morning and afternoon sessions a limit of 1000 entries will be accepted to ensure adherence to the planned schedule. Register early to reserve your spot. VERY IMPORTANT: WE MUST HAVE TABLE WORKERS AND WRESTLING MATS FOR THE EVENT! Contact Tournament Director if your club will provide a wrestling mat and/or work a table. Table workers should check-in Friday night, March 11th to receive their work package. Mats must be delivered to arena early Friday morning or sooner. Tournament Director: Alex Freeze email: afreeze@windstream.net Phone: 704-363-7686 WEIGH-INS Weigh-ins will be held at Cabarrus Arena & Events Center. All division may weigh from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, March 11th and 7:00am to 8:00am on Saturday, March 12th. Only School Boy through Open division may weigh from 12:30-1:30 PM on Saturday, March 12th. Wrestlers must wear a singlet to weigh-in. If you do not have a singlet, wear gym shorts and t-shirt. Wrestlers will NOT be allowed to strip down to underclothes to weigh and they are NOT allowed to leave the area once reporting to weigh-in. A scale will be available to check your weight so make sure you can make weight BEFORE reporting for your official weigh-in. Skin, hair, and nails will be checked before wrestlers will be allowed to weigh. All wrestlers must get on the scales. WRESTLERS MUST MAKE THE WEIGHT INWHICH THEY REGISTERED. (ONLY EXCEPTION: WILL MAKE A WEIGHT CLASS CHANGE IF OVER WEIGHT AT FRIDAY NIGHT WEIGH IN.) Wrestlers who do not make weight on Saturday will NOT wrestle and will be scratched from the pairings. NO weight allowance will be given during weigh-in. Weigh-ins close promptly at 9:00pm on Friday and 8:00am & 2:00pm on Sat. NO refunds for those who do not make weight or no shows. PAIRINGS Pairings will take place prior to the event. Wrestlers may be placed via a blind draw format to fill brackets with efforts to separate team members in first round. A ?bye? will be given where needed to fill brackets. Wrestlers who do not make weight and ?no shows? will be scratched. MATCH GUIDELINES Modified high school rules will be followed with modifications as to weight and periods. Singlets or TIGHT FITTING tee and shorts, covered laces, and headgear are required! (Exception on headgear requirement will be made for Open Division only.) Mouth Protection required if you have braces or orthodontic device on teeth. Hair length must meet high school rules (NFHS 4-2-1) or a hair net will be required. Tots through Midget wrestle three one minute periods ( 1 ? 1 ? 1 ). Junior through Open wrestle three one and one-half minute periods ( 1½ ? 1½ ? 1½ ). WAIVER In consideration of your acceptance of my entry, I and my legal heirs do hereby waive and release any and all claims for damages I may have against Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, NC AAU Wrestling Association and/or tournament officials, sponsors, or administrators for any and all injuries suffered by me in connection with said tournament. TEAM COMPETITION Only licensed AAU Clubs/Teams will be eligible for the team competition (and recognized at opening ceremony). Teams will be ranked based on points accumulated through each division/weight class. A team with multiple entries in a division/weight class will only be awarded points for the highest finisher in that division/weight class. The team with the most points will be presented 1st, second most 2nd, etc. Points will be given as follows: 1st Place ? 16 points 2nd Place ? 12 points 3rd Place ? 9 points 4th Place ? 7 point 5th Place ? 5 points (Only awarded if > 12 wresters) 6th Place ? 3 point (Only awarded if > 12 wresters) Note: Not all brackets will award 6 places, only brackets with 12 or more wresters. Teams must provide an official AAU Roster to the Tournament Director at the coaches meeting (or prior to beginning of first session) in order to be considered in Team Competition. It is the responsibility of each team to ensure their wrestlers are properly identified on brackets. If that individual is NOT on your roster then you do not get credit for their points earned. If you do not contact director of error before wrestling starts you have forfeited your team?s rights to the wrestler?s points. WRESTLE BACK for 2nd Place For all Divisions Tot through Open in bracketed pairings the 3rd place finisher will only be allowed to wrestle back for 2nd place if 3rd and 2nd never meet in the bracket. AWARDS ? INDIVIDUAL ? Awards to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners in each Division/Weight Class (Brackets containing 12 or more will be awarded to 6 places) ? TEAM ? 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for Tots thru Schoolboy - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for Cadet thru Open - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for Overall (Tots thru Open) ? Fastest Pin for Morning Session and Afternoon Session COACH`S REGISTRATION ? All Coaches must show a valid AAU Card & ID for free admission into the facility. ? A $5 Fee must be paid during coach?s registration for a floor pass. ? Coaches should register during Fri. weigh-ins to relieve congestion on day of event. ? Be prepared: Adult and Non Athlete Memberships are no longer instant and cannot be applied for at event. Please allow 10 days for membership to be processed. DIRECTIONS: www.cabarrusarena.com REGISTRATION FORM 2016 NC AAU Wrestling State Championship SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 Cabarrus Arena & Events Center 4751 NC Hwy 49N Concord, N.C. 28025 Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: Date of Birth: AAU Number: Division Weight Class In consideration of your acceptance to my entry, I and my legal heirs do hereby waive and release any and all claims for damages I may have against the North Carolina (NC) Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Wrestling Association, Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, their sponsors, coaches, volunteers, tournament officials, and/or administrators for any and all injuries suffered by the name indicated above in connection with the 2016 AAU State Championships. I have reviewed the flyer for this tournament and agree to all rules and guidelines stated for the event.