RIWA 2009 Tournament Schedule
Note changes in red

Date

Host club, location

Ages

Entry fee

January 4

Warren Wrestling Club
Kickemuit Middle School
Warren RI

6-18

 

$10

January 11

Warwick PAL
Bishop Hendricken H.S.
Warwick, RI

6-18

$10

January 18

Johnston
Johnston H.S.
Johnston, RI

6-18

$10

January 25

Bristol
Mt. Hope H.S.
Bristol, RI

6-18

$10

February 1

Tabor Acadamy
Marion, MA

6-18

$10

February 8

North Providence
North Providence H.S.
North Providence, RI

6-18

$10

February 15

Coventry
Coventry H.S.
Coventry, RI

6-18

$10

February 22

Westerly
Westerly H.S.
Westerly, RI

6-18

$10

March 1

Rhode Island Kid's Championship
Woonsocket H.S.
Woonsocket, RI

6-18

$15

March 8

New England Youth Championship
Hudson H.S.
Hudson, MA

6th, 7th, 8th grades, plus Novice

TDB

March 15

South County
Narragansett H.S.
Narragansett, RI

6-18, separate girls only divisions.

$15

March 2

Somerset
Somerset H.S.
Somerset, MA

Tentative

$10

Weigh in times:
For Club tournaments: 6 to 10 year olds (7:30 - 8:30 am) 11-18 year olds (11:00 - 11:30 am)
For RI State tournament: TBA

Weigh-in Procedure - For Club Tournaments: Madison weights (weight groups determined by registration) apply. Wrestlers weighing less than 100 lbs will be allowed a 3 lbs. allowance (+ or -) and wrestlers weighing more than 100 lbs will be allowed a 5 lbs allowance (+ or -) from the weight they pre-registered with, if not, they will not be allowed to wrestle or moved to another bracket. For the State Tournament: You must make weight for the weight class you pre-registered for, you will not be allowed to bump up or down a weight class if you don't make the weight class you pre-registered for. USAW weights (http://themat.com/forms/Weights.pdf) apply.

Split Tournament Times:
6-7-8 year olds and 9-10 year olds will wrestle from 9:00 - 12:00 noon.
11-12 year olds, middle school and high school wrestlers will wrestle from 12:00 noon to 3:00pm

Pre-Registration:
You must pre-register for all RIWA tournaments by going http://www.TrackWrestling.com.
You can not register at the door on Sundays. Bring the pre-registration receipt for proof .

Age Groups:
(6-7-8) (9-10) (11-12) (13-14) (15-16) (17-18). Your age group is determined by the age you will be on your birthday in 2009. You can only wrestle in your age group. No age bumping is allowed.

Headgear Rule:
All wrestlers at any USAWrestling event must wear headgear.

OUT OF STATE TEAMS AND WRESTLERS ARE WELCOME AT ANY RIWA TOURNAMENT EXCEPT FOR OUR STATE TOURNAMENT
USA Wrestling cards are required for all participants at all RIWA Tournaments. Cards expire each year on August 31st. Membership Cards can only be purchased online at http://www.TheMat.com . Coaches must have a valid 2009 USAWrestling Coaches Card to be on any mat.

For additional information contact any one of the Club Directors or RIWA State Officers. Their name and phone numbers along with directions to each tournament can be found on our web site at: http://RIwrestling.com.

NOTE: Any HS wrestler is eligible to compete in any RIWA Tournament during your HS wrestling season to include the Freshman, JV, State Championship or New England Championship, provided he/she has a USAWrestling card. This is a new ruling approved by the RIIL.

 

Address any questions to: ViceChairman@RIwrestling.com

Date: As of 28 November 2008

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