May 1, 2014
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:FHSAA Representative, Athletic Director & Head Wrestling Coach
County Athletic Directors
FROM:Dale Klaus, Director of Athletics
RE:2015 FHSAA Regional Wrestling Tournaments
The Florida High School Athletic Association is currently making plans for the 2014-15 school year. Accordingly, we are interested in establishing the host schools and sites for the 2015 FHSAA Region Wrestling Tournaments. It is part of an overall goal for advanced planning which we believe will benefit the FHSAA Office, the potential host institution and those schools participating in the FHSAA State Series in wrestling.
If your school is interested in serving as host for one of the 12 regional wrestling tournaments to be held on February 2728, 2015, please submit your letter of invitation to the FHSAA Office no later than May 15, 2014. Please include the information on the attached application along with your letter of invitation and email to or .
Team IP is the “official provider” of souvenir merchandise for all FHSAA region wrestling tournaments. The host school also agrees to grant access to the gymnasium area for any FHSAA Corporate Sponsor.
You may review the 2014-15 FHSAA State Wrestling Series classification and district assignments on our web site at ( It is our intention to award the sites for the 2015 regional wrestling tournaments no later than the month of June.
For your information, the 12 regional tournament complexes are as follows:
Class 3ARegion 1Districts 1 through 4
Region 2Districts 5 through 8
Region 3Districts 9 through 12
Region 4Districts 13 through 16
Class 2ARegion 1Districts 1 through 4
Region 2Districts 5 through 8
Region 3Districts 9 through 12
Region 4Districts 13 through 16
Class 1ARegion 1Districts 1 through 4
Region 2Districts 5 through 8
Region 3Districts 9 through 12
Region 4Districts 13 through 16
We look forward to receiving your region wrestling application no later than May 15, 2014.
ALL BOLDED items must be completed. Class ____A Region ____
School Name: ______City: ______
Principal: ______Signature: ______
Athletic Director: ______Signature: ______
Head Wrestling Coach: ______ Signature: ______
Previously hosted Regions: Yes ___ Which year(s) within the past five years: ______
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Previously hosted large (12 or more teams) Invitational Tournaments: Yes ___ Which year(s) within the past five years: ______
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Tournament Director: ______Title: ______
E-Mail Address: ______(legible please)
Phone: (_____) ______Fax: (_____) ______Cell phone: (_____) ______
We will use ___mats (minimum size 40 x 40) for the early rounds.
Our seating capacity with these mats in place is ______.
We will follow the time schedule listed in the current FHSAA Wrestling Manual Yes
A modified time schedule will be permitted—Same as current FHSAA Wrestling Manual EXCEPT
Session 3
Consolation Finals and Championship Final simultaneously on two mats……….……. 6 p.m.
[This will permit traveling teams an opportunity to return home at a more reasonable hour.]
Yes No (Alternate time schedule must be included)
Physician: Awrestling knowable physician will be secured for weigh-ins Yes No
Clocks: Visual table clocks are now required Yes If Yes, two or three-sided? ______
Scales: Digital scales are now required Yes How many? _____
Table Workers: Strongly recommend knowledgeable and competent adult table workers (a minimum of one at each table) Yes How many? _____
No, we will use student volunteers
Results: We are capable of forwarding tournament results via the Internet. Yes No
An electronic template will be provided to each host school. The results must be entered on the template and sent to the FHSAA Office as an e-mail attachment.
Hotels: List several area hotels, distance from your school and their rates for this time of year.
NAME OF HOTEL / DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL /FEBRUARY RATE
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