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Table of Contents
- Sportsmanship ……………………………………………………….
- General Tournament Information …………………………………
- Tournament Information
- Team Passes …………………………………………………………
- Guidelines for Coaches ……………………………………………..
- Rules for Weigh In
- Conduct of Tournament
- Important Dates & Reminders……………………………………...
- Seeding Criteria
- Thursday Agenda......
- Tournament Schedule
- Tournament Schedule ......
- PassForm ...
- Media / School Yearbook ..
- Skin Condition Form ..
- Return to Competition Form …
- Championship Souvenir Items......
- Photography
- Mini Trophy and Medal Order Form ……………………………... .…………………….
- Awards Photographs ……………………………………………….
- LHSAA Sponsors ……………………………………………………..
- Hotel Information ……………………………………………………...
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General Tournament Information
Sessions
I - Friday, February 20 – 9:00 AM
II - Friday, February 20– 5:00 PM
III - Saturday, February 21 – 8:00 AM
IV - Saturday, February 21– 6:00 PM
Admission
$10.00 per person (1 session)
$35.00 per person (all sessions)
Tickets may be purchased through Ticket Master on-line beginning February 1,2015.
Doors Open
Teams Friday, February 20– 6:30 AM
Saturday, February 21– 6:30 AM
Spectators Friday, February 20– 8:00 AM
Saturday, February 21– 7:00 AM
Entrances
Teams –South end loading dock
Spectators – Halls A & B & C
LHSAA/LHSCA Passes
Present pass and picture ID at LHSAA will call in front lobby and enter through Halls A, B or C.
Prohibited Items
Ice chests, coolers, food, beverages, confetti, balloons, artificial noisemakers, pom-poms, items on sticks and laser light devices.
Media Credentials
Pick up credentials in front lobby at LHSAA will call and enter center through Hall A. Name will be on list if request sent to LHSAA. If not, must show identification.
Media Parking
Black topped parking lot.
RV Parking
It is the schools responsibility to notify their fans of the Pontchartrain Center’s rulesgoverning RV’s. All RV’s must park in the West Auxiliary Lot (located in the SW corner). Parking in any other area will cause the vehicle to be towed at the owner’s expense.
For pricing and RV parking information, please call 504-465-9985.
Tailgating
Permitted in the West Auxiliary Lot (SW corner)ONLY. Tailgating is not permitted in the spectators parking lot.
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Tournament Information
Tournament Director
B.J. Guzzardo, LHSAA
Office (225) 300-4204 or Fax 225-300-4244
Email:
Assistant Tournament Director
Jim Ravannack, USA Wrestling (New Orleans)
Cell (504) 289-1750 or Fax (504)885-0051
Email:
Referee
Cliff Strider, Baton Rouge – LHSAA Wrestling Rules Interpreter
Tournament Committee
Cliff Strider, Jim Ravannack,Craig Ketelsen, Rod Cusacks and Dean Tessitore
Tournament Physician(s)
Tulane University Hospital Physicians, Dr. Gregory Stewart, Dr. Taylor Sanders(other physicians to be named later).Tulane Sports Medicine Trainers will be the official on-site health care professionals.
(Any and all decisions of the physician(s) and health care professionals concerning injuries and/or communicable diseases shall be final).
Playing Rules
2014-2015 National Federation Wrestling Rules and 2014-2015 LHSAA Handbook Rules.
Officials
Officials are selected by the LHSAA
Trainers
Trainers will be provided throughout the tournament by Tulane Sports Medicine.
Team Bus Parking
All team and/or school buses must park in the gravel Lot (directly behind the loading docks). You may drop team off at the loading dock entrance before parking. (Buses parked in the spectator lot will be made to move.)
Team Seating
Teamsshall sit in the upper section of Hall A (West side). The lower section shall be reserved for spectators.
Video Taping
Will be allowed, however, tapes cannot be viewed on Pontchartrain Center property. Teams cannot video bouts that do not feature one of their wrestlers.
Team Passes
Coaches’ Floor Passes
A maximum of up to 4 passes per school. Passes will be issued at the coaches’ meeting on Thursday. This pass allows the coach to enter the floor/mat area when he has a wrestler on the mat.
Team Passes
1 pass per wrestler entered.
Locker Room/Practice Coach Pass(to be issued from registered coaches by the school)
1 pass per coach registered with the LHSAA not to exceed 4 per school.
Team Personnel Passes
A maximum of up to 4 passes per team for trainers, managers and/or statisticians. This pass will allow the personnel to enter with the team and in the warm-up area but DOES NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO THE FLOOR/MAT AREA.
Lost Passes
There is a $10.00 fee to replace a lost participant pass and/or a coach/ team personnel pass/wristband.
Spouse Passes
Spouse passes will be issued at the coaches meeting on February 19, 2015. Name must be provided on School Pass Form. Only coaches registered with an LHSAA/LHSCA pass may receive a spouse’s pass.
Extra Team Purchases
Schools may purchase a tournament pass for non-wrestlers at a price of $10 each. This pass is for students only and allows them to enter at the spectator entrance.
School Pass Form
The school pass form is included in this Bulletin and must be filled out completely, signed by the principal, and faxed to the B.J. (225-300-4244) or emailed () no later than 4:00 PM on Monday, February 16, 2015. Passes will be picked up at the coaches meeting on Thursday, February 19, 2015 when entry fees are paid.
Guidelines for Coaches
Entries
Entries must be received no later than Monday, February 9, 2015. Only one contestant per weight class may be listed on the entry form. Submit your schools entries online through the track wrestlingwebsite.(See instructions on page 7 in this bulletin.)
Entry Fees
$15.00 per wrestler entered into the tournament. Fees should be submitted on a school check made payable to the LHSAA along with the list of entries. Must be paid at the Thursday, February 19th coaches meeting or wrestlers will not be allowed to participate.
Wrestler Weight Verification Forms and Seeding Information
Forms will be downloaded from the website on Sunday, February 15, 2015. All information must be complete and accurate and put on the website (for each wrestler) by 10:00 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2015. False or inaccurate information shall result in the wrestler not being seeded and the school fined $100.
IMPORTANT: If you are experiencing difficulties with the website, please contact the NWCA at
(717) 653-8009or Matt Pinero at (504) 491-2627and they will guide you on how to correct the problem.
Number of Seeds
Each division (I, II, III) shall be limited to a maximum of 8 wrestlers per weight class to be seeded.
Substitutions
Substitutions must be made to the LHSAA office no later than 4:00 PM or 6:30 PM at the seeding meeting on Monday, February 16, 2015. No substitutions will be allowed after the seeding meeting begins. Any substitutions made on February 16, 2015 must be accompanied with the new wrestlers’ NWCA printout (fax to LHSAA prior to 4:00 PM or bring to seeding meeting).
Seeding Meeting
Monday, February 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM at the LHSAA Office (Baton Rouge).The meeting is closed to everyone except the committeemembers and their moderator.
Seeding Committee
Each division shall have its own seeding committee. Each committeeshall consist of one coach from each area of the state and a moderatorall of which shall be selected by the tournament director and assistant tournament director.
Coaches’ Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Pontchartrain Center, in the Lakeview Terrace.All division head coaches must attend. Entry fees not submitted prior to this meeting must be paid at this time.
Coaches’ Rule
Non-faculty coaches that have not taken the NFHS online coaching class cannot serve as the school’s faculty representative nor coach the team. Non- faculty coaches that have taken the class may act as the school’s faculty representative.
Conduct of Tournament
The Division I, II and III State Tournament shall be a double elimination tournament.
All Divisions shall use a 32 man bracket when applicable and all Divisions shall use a 16 man bracket where applicable. When a weight class has less than 16 wrestlers, a 16 man bracket shall be used. All rounds of the tournament shall score.
Eight (8) wrestlers will be seeded in each weight class in each division. If less than eight wrestlers are submitted to be seeded, then the number submitted will be seeded.
All byes in each weight class will receive a 4-point bye in the first round of championships ONLY.
Note: All seeded wrestlers will receive a bye in the 1st round of championships. If the number of competitors does not permit this, the bye will be taken away the 8th seed, then the 7th seed, then the 6th seed and so on in order to accommodate all wrestlers on the bracket.
Scoring will be from the 16 or 32 man bracket, as determined by the number of entries in each weight class, and will be normal scoring advancement points.
The brackets, for a division, shall be redrawn when a seeded wrestler is not able to wrestle in the tournament on the first day.
Seeding Meeting Procedures
The three divisions shall meet on the Monday of the week of the State Wrestling Tournament. The meeting shall be closed to all with the exception of the moderator and the committee members.
The committee will seed the wrestlers using the seeding criteria adopted by the LHSAA Executive Committee. The NWCA seeding program will be incorporated in the seeding process.
The seeding committee shall be composed of one coach from each area of the state and a moderator. The LHSAA Assistant Executive Director, in charge of wrestling, and the Assistant State Tournament Director shall select the moderator and committee members.
Must Read – IMPORTANT – Must Read
Rules for Weigh-In:
1- Only those wrestlers entered in the tournament will be allowed in the weigh-in room.
2- A team may be accompanied by onlyone coach from each school.
3- Parents, trainers, physicians and other coaches will not be allowed in the weigh-in
room.
4- Any questions about skin conditions will be examined by the tournament physician and
his/herdecision shall be final.
Rule pertaining to use of tobacco products:
1- Rule 7, Section 5, Article 5 states.... “Flagrant misconduct on the part of the coach or any
other team personnel is any act which the referee considers serious enough to remove the
offender from the premises. These acts can occur prior to, during or after a match. This
includes the use of tobacco products. Flagrant misconduct shall be penalized in Accordance
with the Penalty Chart.”
2- Team personnel is anyone connected with a team such as coaches, trainers, managers,
statisticians, wrestlers, team doctors or administrators.
3- Everyone team connected should refrain from the use of any and all tobacco products while
inside the venue on the mat, in the stands and dressing areas.
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Important Dates & Reminders
Teams arriving Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Pontchartrain Center.
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Weight Check and Medical Check
Tournament Weigh-In and Medical Check
Friday, February 20, 2015
Division I - 7:00 AM
Division II - 8:00 AM
Division III - 9:00 AM
Weigh-IN
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Division II - 7:00 AM
Division III- 7:30 AM
Division I - 8:00 AM
SEEDING CRITERIA
When determining seeding for the State Wrestling Tournament, only the following criteria will be considered and only in the order listed.
To be considered for a seeded position, a wrestler must have a winning record.
There will be a 20-minute time limit in effect for each weight class.
- Head-to-head competition is criteria. If tied, move to next criteria.
(won/loss only – score is irrelevant)
- Win/Loss record versus common opponent
(won/loss only – score is irrelevant)
- Place finishes in same tournaments
(preceding year state tournament, in state tournament, out-of-state tournament)
- Exceptional record versus seeded opponents
- Best overall record, especially at that weight (winning percentage)
- Vote by committee, if necessary.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 – Agenda
Pontchartrain Center
TEAMS MAY NOT ENTER THE BUILDING BEFORE 5:00 PM
TIME / ACTIVITY6:00 – 7:30 PM / Weight Checks
6:00 – 7:30 PM / Skin Checks
7:30 – 8:00 PM / Coaches Meeting
Warm Up Mats / Located in Hall C
PROTOCOL TO BE FOLLOWED
Teams dropped off at South end loading dock
Team parking in designated areas (Behind Loading Docks – Gravel Lot)
Team weight and skin checks in weigh-in room
Team warm-ups/practice on mats in Hall C (Stay out of Halls A & B)
Coaches Meeting in Lakeview Terrace
Everyone exit facility following coaches meeting
IMPORTANT – MUST READ
It is every coach’s responsibility to make their wrestlers aware of the importance to be on their best behavior while in Kenner, at the Pontchartrain Center and hotels.
Care must be taken to keep the facility clean and leave it as we find it.
Wrestlers must stay in the floor and weigh-in areas and dressing rooms and not wander throughout the building. Any person associated with a school/team that is identified as doing damage to Pontchartrain Center facilities will cause their school to be fined for the cost of the damages and the team will be taken out of the tournament and sent home.
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2015STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 19, 2015
5:00 p.m. / Facility Opens (Any teams arriving before this time must remainoutside until the arena is ready to open.)
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. / First MEDICAL check and Weight check for all divisions arriving Thursday (Coaches be available)
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. / Coaches meeting:
- Coaches Sign-In
- Collect any entry fees not paid
- Receive tournament packets
- Rules reminders – Cliff Strider
- Comments from Tournament directors
- Musemeche Photography
Friday – February 20, 2015
6:30 a.m. / Facility opens (Team entrance only)6:45 a.m. / Second MEDICAL check for Division I (wrestlers that did not get checked on Thursday)
7:00 a.m. / Division I Weigh-In
8:00 a.m. / Divisions II Weigh-In and second MEDICAL check
9:00 a.m. / Division III Weigh-In and second Medical check
Wrestling Session I
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. / Division IFirst Round of Championships
Second Round of Championships
First Round of Consolations
Second Round of Consolations
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
(Approximate) / Division I
continues
Division II
First Round of Championships
Second Round of Championships
First Round of Consolations
Second Round of Consolations
11:00-4:00 p.m.
(Approximate) / Division III
First Round of Championships
Second Round of Championships
First Round of Consolations
Second Round of Consolations
Division I
Continues
Division II
Continues
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. / Break
Wrestling Session II
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. / All Divisions (I,II & III)Third Round of Championships
Third Round of Consolations
Fourth Round of Consolations
Weight Checks / Times will be announced when room will be open.
Saturday-February 21, 2015
6:30 a.m. / Facility opens7:00 a.m. / Weigh-In for Division II
7:30 a.m. / Weigh-In for Division III
8:00 a.m. / Weigh-In for Division I
Session III
8:00 – 10:30 a.m. / Fifth Round of ConsolationsDivision II
(Approx. 8:30 a.m.)Division III
(Approx. 9 a.m.)Division I
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. / SEMIFINAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Approximate) / Division I (mats 1 & 2)
Division II (mats 4 & 6)
Division III (mats 3 & 5)
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. / All Divisions (I, II & III)
(Approximate) / Sixth Round of Consolations
2:00 -4:00 p.m. / Consolation Place-Winners
(Approximate) / Division I- 3rd& 4th Places on mat 1, 5th& 6th Places on mat 2
Division II - 3rd& 4th Places on mat 3, 5th& 6th Places on mat 4
Division III - 3rd& 4th Places on mat 5, 5th& 6thPlaces on mat 6
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. / BREAK
Session IV
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. / Championship Finals & AwardsDivision I – mat 2
Division II – mat 1
Division III – mat 3
Note: Due to injury, defaults, forfeits and/or wrestlers not making weight, rounds may be altered to allow for changes.
MAT LOCATIONSHALLS A and B – Mats 1-8
Hall C – Mats 9-10
IMPORTANT
All times are approximate after the start of each session.
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Wrestling School Pass Form
This form must be completed in its entirety and FAXED to the LHSAA at (225) 300-4244 or email: NO LATER THAN Monday, February 16, 2015 by 4:00 PM.
COACHES-FLOOR PASS
The following coach(s) (4 maximum) meet the requirements of the coach’s rule as outlined in Section 3, pages 42 through 43of the 2014-2015 LHSAA Handbook.
Check Appropriate Box
Coaches Name / HeadCoach / Faculty
Member / Non
Faculty / Retired
Coach / College
Student
TEAM PERSONNEL PASSES
A maximum offourpersons will be issued passes as managers, statisticians or trainers. These should be students that have helped throughout the wrestling season. Persons acting as managers or statisticians cannot serve as coaches andsit in the corner and are not permitted on the floor/mat area.
Name: / Name:PARTICIPANT PASSES
Number Entered on Official Entry Form: ______
SPOUSE
Spouses Name(s):1. / 3. 5. 7.
2. / 4. 6. 8.
I certify the above information is true and understand that my school may be penalized if the above mentioned persons do not meet Section 3 of the 2014-15 LHSAA Handbook.
Principal signature:School: / Date:
Media / School Yearbook
School Yearbook/ Newspaper Personnel:
- Request media credentials online by visiting the Media Credential link on the LHSAA website.
- A letter must be submitted to the LHSAA (Attn:Jacob Doyle, . Phone 225-300-4205, Fax 225-300-4245) from the school’s principal (at least three calendar days prior to the beginning of the tournament) requesting up to two tournament passes for a yearbook and/or newspaper staff member with proper school identification.
- The purpose of the “School Yearbook/ Newspaper” credential is to permit a complimentary entrance into the event for which the person is gathering information.
- The pass may be picked up at the LHSAA table located near the ticket office. Must have photo I.D.
Photos taken during an event may not be sold or used in any capacity outside of the purpose(s) of their school’s yearbook and/or newspaper. The LHSAA has an exclusive photography contract with Musemeche Photography.
***Media credentials may NOT be passed to a parent or friend***
Individuals that have been issued media credentials to be on the floor of the Pontchartrain Center for the specific purpose to take pictures on behalf of a school , shall have the credential revoked if it is learned that the credential was passed to an individual not authorized to have the credential or if they are taking pictures with a camera that was passed to them from a non-credentialed spectator/parent.
The two individuals involved with this infraction shall be immediately escorted from the Pontchartrain Center.
It is the schools responsibility to make their photographers and fans, as well as their coaches, aware of this rule and the consequences for violating it.
All media and school photographers are to stay at a distance, designated by ropes and stanchions, to take pictures of the awards ceremonies.