WRESTLING COACHES MEETING

Tuesday, October6, 2015

West Adams High School - 5:00 PM

Agenda

  1. Welcome & Introductions
  1. Sign In (Hand-outs online @ Coaches Corner)
  2. New Schools/teams
  3. Bright Star ( C )
  4. Diego Rivera ( C )
  5. Huntington Park ( M)
  6. Marquez( M )
  7. Sotomayor ( N )
  8. New Coaches
  1. Administrative
  2. Web Site:
  3. CIF-LA City Section Wrestling
  4. Boy’s & Girls’ Varsity Wrestling
  5. Who wrestles first decided at weigh-in
  6. League Managers – (elections for coming year)
  7. Jessie Lopez – Northern
  8. Eric White – Coliseum
  9. Jesse Hockenbury - Marine
  10. Christian Gonzalez – East Valley
  11. Ramon Tovar – Valley Mission
  12. James Medeiros – West Valley
  13. League Assignments – League Managers
  14. 2015 – 16 Wrestling League Schedules are in
  15. Changes & Additions: Changes after printed schedule is distributed will only be approved in the event of an emergency.
  16. Regional Alignment: #1, #2, #3
  17. Seeding Committee
  18. Ballot
  19. Nominations
  20. Season TimeLine:

2015-16 Wrestling Timeline

DRAFT

Coaches MeetingTuesday, October 6th

West Adams5:00 pm

Assessments – Hydration TestsStarting Oct 15th

Date and Locations TBD

First allowable practice – Boys & GirlsNovember 9th

First allowable competition – Boys & Girls November 21st

Eligibility Rosters Due DateMonday, January 5th

(LAUSD & League Commissioners)

Winter BreakDecember 21st – January 8th

League start date:

Six team LeagueDecember 3rd

Five team leagueDecember 10th

Boy’s City Duals

Round 1: Division I & II @ See ScheduleMonday, Jan. 25th

Round 2: Division I & II @ PalisadesSaturday Jan. 30th

Boy’s Seeding Meeting RegionalsTuesday, February 9th

Girl’s Seeding Meeting Finals

Location: Section Office: 4:00 pm Girls, 5:00 pm Boys

Boy’s Regional Qualifying TournamentsSaturday, February 13th

Region 1: East Valley & Marine @ CarsonWrestling @ 10:00 am

Region 2: West Valley & Northern @ GH?Wrestling @ 10:00 am

Region 3: Valley Mission & Coliseum @ TBAWrestling @ 10:00 am

Boy’s & Girl’s City ChampionshipFriday, Feb. 19th & Sat. Feb. 20st

Location: Roybal Learning Center Friday @ 3:00 PM; Saturday @ 10:00 AM

Girl’s State ChampionshipsFriday, Feb. 26th & Sat. Feb. 27th

Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA

State Championship – BoysFriday, March 4th & Sat. March 5th

Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, CA

Region 1 / Region 2 / Region 3
East Valley / West Valley / Valley Mission
Chavez / Birmingham / Panorama
Monroe / Chatsworth / Reseda
Polytechnic / Cleveland / San Fernando
Vaughn / El Camino Real / Sylmar
Verdugo Hills / Granada Hills / Van Nuys
Marine / Northern / Coliseum
Bell / Belmont / Bright Star
Carson / Bernstein / Diego Rivera
Huntington Park / Eagle Rock / Dorsey
Marquez / Franklin / Fremont
Narbonne / Roybal / Palisades
San Pedro / Sotomayor / West Adams
11 / 11 / 11
  1. SAFETY

1. Facility

a. Be aware of your Safe School Plan in the event of an Emergency

2. Equipment

a. Safety Equipment (Headgears)

b. AED

3. Training methods

a. Maintain Daily Practice Plans

b. Know your skills

4. Student health

a. MRSA

b. Ringworm

c. Impetigo

Medical Release for Wrestlers to Participate with Skin Lesion

  1. RULES (IAC, CIF) – John Aguirre, Commissioner
  2. Student Eligibility
  3. Scholastic Requirements (CIF Bylaw 205)
  4. Coaching Requirements (Bylaw 512)
  5. Title V - Coaching Education
  6. First Aid / CPR Certification
  7. Concussion Training
  8. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
  9. Coaches code of Conduct
  10. Out of Season Contact
  11. Dead Period (Bylaw 309)
  12. Practice Requirement
  13. Practice limitation (Bylaw 506)
  14. Number of Contest – (Bylaw 3101)
  15. Safety
  16. Heat Stress
  17. Concussion Return to play Protocol
  18. Facilities
  19. Coaching Responsibilities
  20. Athletic Paperwork
  21. Health History
  22. Proof of Medical Insurance
  23. Emergency Information Card
  24. Acknowledgement of Risk Warning and Consent Form
  25. Concussion notification Form
  26. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Sign off
  27. Evidence of Academic Eligibility
  28. Player code of conduct
  29. Steroid prohibition
  30. Photo release form
  31. Paperwork associated with transfers
  32. Eligibility Roster
  33. Ineligible Student Participation
  34. Transfers
  35. Bylaw 206 – Valid Change of Residence
  36. Bylaw 207 – other than change of residence
  37. Foreign Students
  38. Student exchange
  39. Hardship
  40. Other than transfer hardship
  41. Age – bylaw 203, 8 Semester – Bylaw 204, Scholastic – bylaw 205
  42. Undue Influence, Athletic Motivation, Prior Contact, Following a Coach
  43. Officials
  44. Fees
  1. LAUSD Athletic Office, David Siedelman
  2. Coaching Requirements
  1. Paid Positions

i.Finger print / TB test (LAUSD)

ii.Coaching Education

iii.First Aid / CPR

iv.Concussion Training

  1. Volunteer Coaches
  1. Finger print / TB test (LAUSD)
  2. Coaching Education
  3. Concussion Training
  4. First Aid / CPR highly recommended
  1. Hazing, Bullying, Suspected Child Abuse -

a.Do not allow anyone to participate in these activities as part of your program.

b.Report all incidents of Hazing and Bullying to an administrator and or police as soon as possible.

c.Report, Report, Report - Criminal / Child Abuse – LAPD

1. Los Angeles County, The Child Protection Hotline 1 (800) 540-4000

2. Los Angeles Police Department Abused Child Unit (213) 485-4700

3. Los Angeles County Sheriff Department (562) 946-8531

  1. NFHS – Mike Perez
  2. New rules
  3. Points of Emphasis
  4. Weigh-in procedures,
  5. Weigh-in timeline
  1. Coaching Education
  2. Yero Washington &Kevin Lake:Beat the Streets
  3. Junior High Programs
  4. Developmental approach to Skills
  5. Student Graduation – Ramon Tovar, Van Nuys HS
  1. What are you doing to ensure your athletes will graduate
  2. Weekly grade checks – talk to the Counselors
  3. Set-up tutor partners
  4. Organizing your practice – James Medeiros, Birmingham CHS
  1. Weight Management – Hydration Testing; Wrestling Assessors
  2. Michael Castillo
  3. Tom Jones
  4. Mick Maxwell
  5. Steve Soltysik
  1. NWCA Wrestling Weight Management Program
  2. Codes & Passwords
  3. Coaches Registration with NWCA online
  4. Assessment Dates
  5. $10 per wrestler at the time of assessment
  6. Hydration and assessment
  7. Deadline for assessment is January 15 (exception require hardship waiver)
  8. Certified minimum wrestling weight base
  9. Weight loss limit per week 1.5% of body weight
  10. 2 pound growth allowance (January 15)
  11. No Hydration Test after January 15
  12. Appeal of Assessment Results – 14 days

1. See Section on Appeals pg. 10, Coaches’ Manual in the Wrestling Weight Management Program

  1. Minimum days of practice before a student can compete
  1. 10 days, 5 if participated in a Fall Sport
  2. Weigh-ins – Pre-match Weigh-in form (all competitions)
  3. NWCA Optimal Performance Calculator
  4. Wrestlers Access Report
  5. Forms:
  6. Parental Permission form
  7. Individual Profile Form – weight Certification Assessment
  8. Appeal form – air displacement body Composition report Form
  9. Physician Clearance - Wrestler body fat Allowance (below 7% male / 12% female)
  10. Concussion Awareness
  11. Physician Release – Skin Lesion
  1. Tournaments

1.Sanction Tournaments

  1. Host schools must turn in the Pre-Match Weigh-in Sheets

the following Monday.

2. Tournament Participation application (maintain on file at school)

a. Host Tournament Application (deadlines - 60 Days)

3. See handout How to run a High School Wrestling Tournament

  1. Regional Championships - 1 Day

1.Boy’s Regional Tournament

i.Host School – organize tournament

  1. CIF Office will oversee the Regional Tournaments(Organized by Regions– to produce top 5 finishers for CITY FINALS and not violate the 5 match rule)
  2. Double elimination (after “Pig Tails” matches

i.8 man bracket (11 team Leagues)

ii.seed 1 – 4

iii.“Pigtail” matches must win to stay in tournament. Will attempt to separate league opponents in 1st round

iv.Wrestle to 3rd & 4th

  1. Seeding committee
  2. To seeded must have minimum of 10 matches

ii.Only wrestlers that competed in the regional qualifying tournaments are qualified to be entered in the CIF-LA City Championship

  1. Girls City Championship

i.2 day tournament

ii.Open Format, one wrestler from each weight class/school

iii.Will build on a 16 man bracket

  1. Will attempt to separate league opponents in 1st round Wrestle to 3rd & 4th

iv.Seeding Criteria

  1. Minimum of 10 matches
  2. Section Ranking – “Body of work”
  3. State Ranking – Last year’s finish
  4. Overall Record
  5. Tournament finish/strength of tournament
  6. Head to Head

v.Scoring to 6th, without violating 5 match rule

vi.Medals to 4th place

vii.Upper & Lower Outstanding Wrestler

viii.Coaches will finalize seeding after weigh-in

ix.All weight categories are finalized after the weigh-in

  1. Boys City Championship

i.2 Day Tournament

ii.16 man bracket

iii.Seeding Criteria or Formula

  1. Section Ranking – “Body of Work”
  2. State Ranking - Last year’s finish
  3. Tournament finish/strength of tournament
  4. Head to Head
  5. Overall Record

iv.Coaches will finalize entries after weigh-in

v.All weight categories are finalized after the weigh-in

vi. Scoring to 4th

vii.Medals to 4th place

viii.Upper & Lower Outstanding Wrestler

ix.CIF Champions & Runner up Plaques

  1. Break Out – to Computer rooms
  2. How to Use Track Wrestling
  3. Input Data
  4. Retrieve Data
  5. Break Out by Regions/Leagues
  6. Set up Pre-League Schedule
  1. New business
  1. Questions & Answer
  1. Adjournment

Tom Jones, Sports Coordinator – Wrestling, email: