Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion Kids Folkstyle Jr Viking Capital City Challenge - Sunday, 1/6/13

The Jr. Viking Capital City Challenge will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 this year. We will again have OPEN brackets for 6U, 8, 10, 12 and 14 divisions and NOVICE brackets for 8, 10, and 12 divisions (all novice brackets will be round robin format). This will be a trackwrestling event and we will be utilizing the trackwrestling clocks. We will wrestle on no less than ½ mats. The Jr. Viking Wrestling Club would love to be your host the first weekend in January!

A tournament flier can be found at Jr Viking Capital City Challenge and following is a direct link for registering your athletes at Tournament Registration

Bumping this notice to the top with a reminder that we will have both OPEN and NOVICE brackets! Thanks.

I hope everyone has had a great December of wrestling. I would like to remind you all that registrations are open in www.trackwrestling.com for the Capital City Challenge hosted by the Jr. Viking Wrestling Club at Seaman High School in Topeka, KS on January 6th. We are planning a great event. A few high lights about our tournament.

1) We will have Open brackets for 6U, 8, 10, 12, and 14 divisions
a. Brackets for the 8, 10, 12, and 14 divisions will be grouped utilizing RR and 8-man double elimination format (best fit)
b. Brackets for the 6U division will be grouped utilizing RR format only

2) We will have Novice brackets for the 8U, 10, and 12 divisions
a. All novice brackets will be grouped utilizing RR format only (ALL NOVICE WRESTLERS WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL)

3) We will wrestle on 10 surfaces (7 circles divided in no less than ½ mat each)

4) We will allow home-site weigh ins as long as home sites agree to our weigh in policies

5) We strive to start on time and finish by mid-afternoon. We have a great concessions and large common area for parents and fans to spread out with plenty of elbow room.

This tournament is a great way to start 2013…we very much look forward to being your host. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Mark Stanley
785/224-5161

Event Flyer
Trackwrestling Registration

Hey Mark, are you guys allowing double dipping for age groups this year?

Registrations are coming in nicely! Our deadline is January 2nd, but we will close early if we fill up in order to insure a positive experience for all. I will be sending out proceedures for hosting a "home site" weigh in early next week to those clubs that have made a request. Thank you and happy new year!

Hey Mark, are you guys allowing double dipping for age groups this year?

The Jr Viking Capital City Challange tournament is now full! We hate to turn anyone away however to maintain the experience for everyone we need to do so as we have reached our limit.

Thank you for all the support!

Mark Stanley
785/224-5161
jrvikingwrestling@gmail.com

Hey Mark, would you at least mind answering my question???

Club Directors...you should have all received the following email along with a roster of your wrestlers. Please check your roster for completeness and accuracy and respond to me today. I will send out the "Tournament Worker" User ID and Password to those clubs who agree to the weigh in protocol listed below by tomorrow evening. Thank you for your cooperation.
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You are receiving this email because your club has entered wrestlers into the Capital City Challenge tournament. Thank You. Below you will find a copy of your roster let me know of any errors at this time by emailing corrections to jrvikingwrestling@gmail.com. If there are no errors please respond to the same email address that “everything looks good”. Your cooperation will help us to start on time! Also review the roster for any unpaid entry fees...any unpaid fees must be paid prior to the close of weigh in on Sunday your wrestlers will be scratched from the tournament.

There will be “on site” weigh in from 6:30pm-8:00pm on Saturday evening and again on Sunday morning from 6:00am-7:30am. We are also allowing “home site” weigh in if you agree to the following protocol

1) Weigh in shall be conducted by bronze certified coach utilizing certified scale

2) Skin and nail checks will be conducted at the time of weigh in

3) Weigh in will be conducted no sooner than Noon on Saturday, Jan5, and weights will be reported NLT 8:00pm on Saturday, Jan5, through trackwrestling as instructed.

If you agree and would like to conduct a home site weigh in please indicate that you will comply with the established protocol in an email to jrvikingwrestling@gmail.com and a trackwrestling “Tournament Worker” User ID and Password will be emailed back to you along with instructions for completing the process. Thank you.

Mark Stanley
jrvikingwrestling@gmail.com
785/224-5161

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Trailhands
Junction City
Wellsville
Atchison

The above listed clubs have agreed to follow the protocol laid out for "home site" weigh in and have all received the email with detailed instructions listed below...

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You are receiving this email because you have requested to host a home site weigh in for the Jr. Viking Capital City Challenge and have agreed to the following protocol.
1) Weigh in shall be conducted by bronze certified coach utilizing certified scale
2) Skin and nail checks will be conducted at the time of weigh in
3) Weigh in will be conducted no sooner than Noon on Saturday, Jan5, and weights will be reported NLT 8:00pm on Saturday, Jan5, through trackwrestling as instructed.
"Home site" weigh in sites are an important tool that add a level of convenience to your club members. However, the integrity of weigh in process is arguably the most important component to a successful tournament. Please honor the responsibility given to you as you carry out the weigh in process.

I have provided the details needed below. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at 785/224-5161 or my Assistant Tournament Director (Lonnie Woodman) at 785/207-1082.
Please ensure each kid is checked for skin and finger nail issues. If a kid is overweight, please go ahead and bump them up to the correct weight class.
Instructions: (Please make sure all steps are completed for all wrestlers by 8PM Friday Night)
1) go to: http://www.trackwrestling.com/ and login to the Jr. Viking Capital City Challenge as a tournament worker using the following account information:
UID: xxxx
PW: xxxx
2) Click the link titled "Weigh Ins"
3) Type in the wrestler’s last name in the box labeled "last name". Click the "go" button.
4) Click on the wrestlers name to pull up the weigh in screen.
5) Confirm the Division and Weight class entered.
6) Enter the actual weight of the wrestler and click "Save Participant". The wrestler is now weighed in.
7) Jump to step 1 to repeat. If you know of scratches, please reply to this email and I will take care of them.
Mark Stanley, Tournament Director
785/224-5161
jrvikingwrestling@gmail.com

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If your club is not on the list above and you would like to host a "Home Site" weigh in for the Jr. Viking Capital City Challenge please have your club director respond to the email sent out previously requesting to host and aggreeing to comply with the listed protocol and I will send you the ID/Password to get you set up. Thanks.

Mark