Idaho High School Activities Association

Idaho High School Activities Association

2005

State Wrestling

Tournament Manual

United Dairymen of Idaho

The Official Sponsor of IHSAA State Championship Events

2004-2005 State Tournament Host Hotels

The following hotels have agreed to serve as the 2004-2005 State Tournament Host Hotels by providing complimentary rooms for tournament officials. We appreciate their generous support and urge member schools to patronize these Partners in Youth Development.

BOISE (EAST)

HOLIDAY INN 3300 Vista Ave. 208-344-8365

DOUBLETREE CLUB HOTEL 475 W. Parkcenter Blvd. 208-345-2002

RED LION PARKCENTER 424 E. Parkcenter Blvd.

HAMPTON INN 3270 S. Shoshone 208-331-5600

FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT 3300 S. Shoshone 208-331-5656

BOISE (WEST) / TREASURE VALLEY

SHILO INNS & RESORTS FOUR AREA LOCATIONS

Nampa Suites 1401 Shilo Dr., Nampa 208-465-3250

Nampa Blvd 617 Nampa Blvd., Nampa 208-466-8993

Boise Airport 4111 Broadway, Boise 208-343-7662

Boise Riverside 3031 Main, Boise 208-344-3521

HAMPTON INN 5750 E Franklin Rd., Nampa 208-442-0036

RODEWAY INN 1115 N. Curtis Rd, Boise 208-376-2700

COEUR D’ALENE AREA

COEUR D’ALENE INN 414 W Appleway, CDA 208-765-3200

SHILO INN 702 W Appleway, CDA 208-664-2300

IDAHO FALLS AREA

SHILO INN 780 Lindsey Blvd., IF 208-523-0088

RED LION IF HOTEL 475 River Parkway, IF 208-523-8000

POCATELLO AREA

POCATELLO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 208-235-7659

Pocatello area hotels have agreed to share in providing rooms for IHSAA officials. For accommodations at tournament rates contact the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

TWIN FALLS AREA

SHILO INN 1586 Blue Lakes Blvd., T.F. 208-733-7545

BURLEY INN 800 Overland Ave, Burley 208-678-3501

THE IHSAA

Leading the Way Since 1925

In 1925 the Idaho High School Activities Association was formed to provide educational experience not otherwise provided in the school curriculum. Since that time, the IHSAA has sought to provide a safe rewarding environment for competitions, and consistency in all rules of athletics, speech arts, music, and drill team activities.

Prior to 1925 regulations were sorely needed: many athletes were over-age, others were freely recruited, and some were not even enrolled in school. When disputes developed, the problems were often "solved" by brawls between the communities. As the schools began to sponsor activities, the programs began to flourish and the problems diminished. During the dynamic growth years of 1970-1980, the IHSAA saw participation in high school activities double to the point where over 60% of Idaho's high school boys and girls now participate in extracurricular activities.

Few Idahoans realize that the IHSAA, the chief administrative body of interscholastic activities, is an independent association of Idaho's schools that has been carefully structured to provide needed services to the youth of the state without placing unfair burdens on the education system. In fact, the activity program in most schools requires less than 2% of the educational budget allotted for that school. With the continued cooperation and dedication of school superintendents, principals, athletic directors, coaches, and teachers, as well as the keen interest of the Idaho public, high school activities will remain strong. The IHSAA welcomes you to this championship event, a showcase of some of the finest of our Idaho Athletes.

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY

A. PURPOSE OF MANUAL: This manual has been prepared to provide a better understanding of the administration of IHSAA sponsored events. It will serve as a guide to the participating schools and will provide greater consistency. All information will be included in this manual except such supplementary or incidental information as may be included in the coach’s packet. The regulations in this manual shall be considered official unless the schools are notified in a special bulletin of any changes.

B. PHILOSOPHY OF INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES: Interscholastic activities are intended to supplement the secondary curricular program. These activities can provide the student with educational experiences and learning outcomes that contribute toward the development of good citizenship. This can be accomplished only when the emphasis is placed upon teaching “through school activities”. Interscholastic activities can be justified only when this is its primary philosophy and purpose.

C. PURPOSE OF DISTRICT AND STATE CONTESTS: It is the desire of the IHSAA Board of Directors that district and state contests be both fun and educational. It is extremely important that athletes, coaches, and the school community make every effort to enhance and keep in proper perspective the educational values of these events. Only when competition contributes toward worthwhile educational goals can it be considered sufficiently important to be included in the school program.

D. SUPERVISION OF ATHLETES AND FANS: The IHSAA By-Laws hold a school responsible, both at home and away, for the conduct of its athletes, students and coaches. Coaches are required to supervise their athletes. A coach’s respect for others and school property is necessary in order to instill in their athletes a respect for others and school property. Students staying overnight in hotels or motels in conjunction with any interscholastic athletic contest should be well chaperoned. The good conduct of students will leave a good impression for the entire school and community.

A school also should inform its athletes, students, coaches and fans of the value contest officials play in education through ahtletics. When informing these people of this, the difference in the purpose of high school and professional sports should be emphasized. Lack of respect for officials should not be tolerated. Booing of officials leads to booing of coaches and athletes and this has no place in high school athletics. Athletic administrators are urged to develop a program through any and all communication techniques available to insure that spectators understand that high school athletics are an educational endeavor as opposed to the games being an end in themselves.

2005 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

5A/ 4A/ 3A / 2A

Date: Feb. 24-26, 2005

Site: The Idaho Center, Nampa

Manager: Gerry Nutt, Middleton HS

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ADMISSION OF PARTICIPATING WRESTLERS

In your coaches’ packet you will find a pass for each of your wrestlers. Please emphasize to your wrestlers not to lose their passes. All wrestlers will be admitted only a designated entrance. Only coaches with a floor pass and wrestlers in uniform will be admitted into the mat area.

ADMISSION OF COACHES

Tournament passes will be issued to coaches who have an IHSAA activity card. The passes will be enclosed in the coach’s packet. The coach receiving a tournament pass will have only one admission remaining on his activity card (it will be so noted at the pass door). Only authorized individuals will be allowed on the floor area.

ADMISSION OF MANAGERS

One manager per five qualified wrestlers will be admitted free.

ADMISSION OF MAT MAIDS, CHEERLEADERS, BANDS, ETC.

No mat maids, cheerleaders, drill teams, or bands will be admitted free. A form has been enclosed with this booklet to order and purchase tournament passes in advance. All tickets will be in the coach’s packet.

ADMISSION PRICES

Tournament Pass: $25.00

Discount Pass: $16.00

General Admission: $ 5.00 per session Championship round: $6.00 general

Discount Ticket: $ 4.00 per session $4.00 discount

(Students in grades 1-6 and students in grades 7-12 with an activity card may purchase a discount ticket. Children under 6 admitted free. Senior Citizens may purchase tickets at discount prices.)

AWARDS CEREMONY

The coach of each champion will make the presentation of medals. The awards will be given 2A/4A first, followed by 3A, and 5A. Medals will be given to the first six places in each weight class in each division. Team trophies will be awarded to the Champion, runner-up, third place and fourth place in each classification.

CERTIFICATION OF WRESTLERS FOR THE DIST. TOURNAMENT

The three scratch weigh-in requirement for entry into the district tournament has been reinstated for the 2004-05 wrestling season.

TWO POUND GROWTH ALLOWANCE

The IHSAA will be using the two-pound growth allowance for the 2004-05 season. The growth allowance will go into effect on January 15, 2005. A two-pound growth allowance will be added to each weight class for all wrestlers, but this may not be used to qualify for a lower weight class. Example: Wrestler A’s minimum certified wrestling weight is 114 pounds, which puts him in the 119 weight class. After January 15, the 112 weight class becomes 114, but Wrestler A is still only eligible for the 119 class.

DRESSING ROOMS

Wrestlers should dress at home or in their motel rooms. There will be limited dressing rooms available at the tournament site.

MOTEL

See page 2 for a listing of participating host hotels.

MOTEL CONDUCT

Each year we have a few athletes who create a bad image for the rest by their uncontrolled behavior in motels. All coaches are encouraged to check their rooms closely upon arrival and departure to avoid unneeded misunderstandings. Please make sure athletes are properly supervised.

NUMBER OF MATS AND OFFICIALS

Ten mats will be used during most of the tournament. Eight mats will be used for the semi-finals on Friday night. Only four mats will be used in the finals on Saturday night. An assistant referee will be used only during consolation and championship semifinals and consolation and championship finals.

COACHES MEETING

There will be a State Wrestling Coaches Association meeting on Saturday February 26, 7:00 a.m. at The Idaho Center. If you have concerns that you would like to have addressed at this meeting, please contact Kelly Bartlett at Mountain View High School in Meridian: 855-4050.

PACKETS

Coaches’ packets will be available Wednesday evening and Thursday prior to weigh-in.

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS

The finalists in each weight class are to be dressed in uniform and meet at the designated area by 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 26.. Further instructions will be given at that time. Steve Demers of Eagle, Wade Palmer of Kuna, Matt Cobb of Weiser, and Mike Leck of North Fremont, coaches of last year’s team champions, have been invited to lead the grand entry.

PICTURES

Color pictures will be taken of wrestlers on the awards stand by Nish's Photographics, 1904 Grant Street, Ste #3; Caldwell, ID; 454-5466 or 1-800-717-6474, the official IHSAA photographer.

REPRESENTATION

5A 4A

Dist. I-II 4 Dist. I-II 2.5

Dist. III 8 Dist. III 5.5

Dist. IV-V-VI 4 Dist. IV-V 5

16 Dist. VI 3

3A 2A

Dist. I-II 3 Dist. I-II 4

Dist. III 4 Dist. III 3

Dist. IV 3 Dist. IV 2

Dist. V 3 Dist. V 3

Dist. VI 3 Div. VI 4

16 16

SCORER’S TABLE PROCEDURE

Towel throwers will be instructed to stand and move to the edge of the mat when 15 seconds remain in the period. With 10 seconds remaining, the thrower will go onto the mat to a position facing the timer. When time expires, the official will be touched or the towel dropped into the wrestlers.

SEEDING INFORMATION

Idaho is one of the few states in the nation that attempts to seed all wrestlers into the state tournament. IMPORTANT: Every coach should complete a sheet on each wrestler who is entered in the district tournament and file the seeding information with the IHSAA office.

Important items:

1. Complete all information on the forms.

2. Mail forms to the IHSAA office as early as possible - they

must be in the IHSAA office by Feb. 19.

3. Opponent’s name.

4. Score of a decision.

SEEDING CRITERIA

For 3A/2A 1st through 8th seeds:

1. Head-to-head competition

2. Record against common opponents

3. District champions

4. Returning state champions

A champion or runner-up at a weight class will have a higher seeding than one moving up or down from another weight class. Example: A state champion at 112 lbs. and a 2nd place wrestler at 125 lbs. when seeding for the 125 lb. class.

5. Returning state runner-up at the same weight class

6. Returning state placer (3 through 6)

7. Exceptional or best overall record

8. When a school has two wrestlers in the same weight class, if possible, they should be placed in opposite half brackets.

9. If possible, the district champion and runner-up will be put in opposite half brackets.

For 5A/4A 1st through 6th seeds:

1. At-large selection is done at district level and by the seeding committee in each classification for the state tournament.

2. When schools have two wrestlers in the same weight class, they will be placed in opposite half brackets. If possible, the district champ shall be separated from his district runner-up by being drawn into the opposite half bracket, if it does not change the seeding criteria.

3. Head-to-head

4. Record against common opponent in that weight class.

5. Record against common opponent in different weight class.

6. Best varsity record (minimum of 15) at that weight class.

7. Returning state champ or runner-up in the same weight class.

8. Returning state placer (3-6) in the same weight class. Follow same progression for two, three or more weight classes removed.

9. Best overall record

10. District champ

11. After seeded wrestlers and at-large are determined, all remaining wrestlers will be drawn in.

T-SHIRTS

Souvenir tee shirts will be sold at the tournament site by McU Sports.

TOWELS

Towels will not be furnished.

WEIGH-INS

Official weigh-ins will be conducted in the locker rooms at the Idaho Center.

WEIGHT CLASSIFCATION

103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 275. A contestant shall not wrestle more than one weight class above that class of his actual stripped weight at the time of weigh-ins. In accordance with the National Federation rules, one additional pound will be allowed for each consecutive day of competition.

The following recommendations have been adopted by the IHSAA Board of Directors and will be observed during the state wrestling tournament in regard to blood and bleeding wrestlers on the mat. The Board encourages schools to observe the recommendations in non-state competitions.

1. Provide disposable towels on the mat to be used by wrestlers and officials in case of bleeding.

2. A container in the mat area for the soiled towels.

3. A container of disinfectant or bleach solution at each mat for removal of blood from the mat.

2005 STATE WRESTLING TIME SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Weigh-Ins Session I

5A & 4A 10:00-11:30 12:00-3:30 (matches 1-8) 7:00-8:30 (matches 9-12)

3A & 2A 1:30-3:00 3:30-7:00 (matches 1-8) 8:30-10:00 (matches 9-12)

Weigh-Ins for Friday will be held on Thursday eve. at the times posted

5A & 4A: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. 3A & 2A: 8:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Friday, February 25, 2005

Session II Session III

5A & 4A 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (matches 13-16) 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (matches 17-20)