WEIGH IN: FRIDAY APRIL 9, 2010 5 – 8 PM SIMPSON COLLEGE, INDIANOLA, IA
ALL COMPETITORS HAVE UNTIL CLOSE OF WEIGH IN TO MAKE WEIGHT. MUST MAKE SCRATCH WEIGHT. (NO SCALE ALLOWANCE)
COMPETITION: ALL TEAMS WILL BE SEEDED IN TEAM POOLS BASED ON PAST FINISH BY TEAM. FIRST TIME TEAMS WILL BE RANDOMLY SEEDED. (SIZE OF POOLS WILL BE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT BASED ON TOTAL NUMBER OF TEAMS ENTERED). AFTER POOL WRESTLING TEAMS WILL BE SEEDED INTO PRELIMINARY BRACKET BASED ON POOL PERFORMANCE AND THEN ON POINT DIFFERENTIAL IN TEAM SCORES. POOL CHAMPIONS WILL RECEIVE TOP SEEDS FOLLOWED BY POINT DIFFERENCE SEEDING. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS ENTERED TEAMS WILL THEN MOVE TO EITHER CHAMPIONSHIP OR CONSOLATION BRACKETS. EVERY TEAM SHOULD WRESTLE A MINIMUM OF 7 DUAL MEETS. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO MAKE SURE ALL ALTERNATES GET AS MANY EXHIBITION MATCHES AS POSSIBLE.
AWARDS: TOP 8 TEAMS WILL RECEIVE TEAM AWARDS. CONSOLATION BRACKET CHAMPIONS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TEAM AWARDS. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO TEAM MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUAL MEDAL CRITERIA: MINIMUM 6 MATCHES WRESTLED: NO LOSSES – GOLD, 1 LOSS – SILVER, 2 LOSSES – BRONZE AND 3 LOSSES – COPPER.
ELIGIBILITY: ALL WRESTLERS MUST BE ENROLLED 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADES AND NOT TURN 16 IN 2010 TO BE ELIGIBLE. COACHES PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AT THE TOURNAMENT:
 CURRENT AAU CARD (AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
www.aausports.org )
 COPY OF BIRTH RECORDS
 COPY OF REPORT CARD OR SCHOOL GRADE CERTIFICATION (ON SCHOOL LETTERHEAD)
 E-MAIL APPROVAL OF OUT OF AAU DISTRICT/STATE TEAM MEMBERS
ONLY 3 TEAM MEMBERS CAN BE FROM ADJOINING DISTRICT (ASSOCIATION) ALL TEAMS MUST MEET AAU NATIONAL GUIDELINES AS STATED IN THE AAU NATIONAL CODE AS WELL AS MEET BOTH THE GRADE AND AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. YOUR 3 ATHLETES FROM OUTSIDE YOUR AAU DISTRICT MUST RESIDE IN AN ADJOINING AAU DISTRICT. HERE ARE THE CODE GUIDELINES: 4.3 Membership and Residency. 4.3.1 Adult members will not be bound by residence requirements. 4.3.2 Youth members must register in the District of their bona fide residency, except as follows: 4.3.2.1 A youth member who resides in the county of one District that adjoins a county of another District and who attends a school located in the adjoining county will have the option of registering in either District. 4.3.2.2 A youth member subject to a written joint legal custody arrangement whose custodians reside in different Districts shall have the option of registering in either District. 4.3.2.3 A bona fide student at an educational institution may be considered a resident of the District in which the institution is located. 4.3.3 Persons living outside the U.S. may register in the closest District or with the District where the competition they are first participating in will take place. The respective National Sports Committee rules shall govern their participation in AAUcompetitions. BYLAW 6. ELIGIBILITY 6.1 A youth member may elect to participate in his or her District of bona fide residence or a District that geographically adjoins that District. Exception: In team sports a maximum of three (3) members may participate with a team in an adjoining District. [Team sports include baseball, basketball, field hockey, hockey, soccer, softball and volleyball.]
QUESTIONS: CALL LEE PAMULAK at 515 961 6116 or E-MAIL Lpamulak@aol.com
