Tournament Directors/Hosts
Developmental Folkstyle League Events
We are testing this model during the 2009-2010 Season. We are very flexible during this period and can accommodate different situations. Please contact Ed Duncan, ad@ncwrestling.org, or Marty Bartram, webmaster@ncwrestling.org, with your concerns.
- Entry fees
- NCAWAY members $5
- NCUSAW members $5
- No other athletes may participate
- Entry is restricted to first and second year wrestlers who have not placed in a state championship, 8th grade and below.
- $1 of every entry is reimbursed to NCAWA
- League events are generally limited to 100 participants
- $1 Spectator fee, $5 per family
- NCAWA pays your Trackwrestling fees.
- You are required to run conduct preregistration and run your tournament on Trackwrestling. NCAWA will train someone on your club at no cost to you to run Trackwrestling.
- Your trained person is encouraged to register as a Pairing Official with USAW, thus entering into our state pool of pairing officials.
- Tournament hosts reimburse Pairing Officials for their work at folkstyle events at the following rates:
- P1/Head Pairer- $75; for travel 100-200 miles from home address $90; travel over 200 miles $100
- P2 - $50; for travel 100-200 miles from home address $60; travel over 200 miles $70
- P3 - $25; for travel 100-200 miles from home address $30; travel over 200 miles $35
- You will need one Pairing Official per 100 entries in your tournament (league events are generally limited to 100 participants). If your Pairing Officials are affiliated with your club, they are more likely to donate their time for your event.
- Pairing Official membership is valid for Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman events.
- For more information please contact Elizabeth Carpenter, our Pairing Director, at pairingsdirector@ncwrestling.org.
- Mat Officials
- Remember you are providing a low-cost DEVELOPMENTAL experience for wrestlers.
- You may use coaches, or high school wrestlers as officials.
- We recommend you plan for 1.5 officials per mat.
- Awards
- NCAWA will provide participation awards for your event.
- We strongly encourage you to make your awards presentation as special as practical while maintaining the flow of the tournament.
- Clocks
- Score clocks are not necessary for these events.
- NCAWA has score clocks available for your use if you need them; contact Ed Duncan at ad@ncwrestling.org to arrange use.