Purpose
This is a youth wrestling conference designed to promote the team concept in youth wrestling. Too often the youth wrestling has been focused on the individual through attendance at the chaotic and numbers-driven open tournaments. Most youth wrestlers find the few team duals they have the opportunity to wrestle in to be one of their best experiences of the season. While the conference will be competitive in nature, the conference clubs should seek to emphasize the team, have fun, and learn about wrestling, without undue stress on winning.
Eligibility
Wrestlers must attend a school that feeds into their High School Wrestling Program, may wrestle on that club's youth team, provided they are in GRADES K-6 ONLY.
Dual Meet Format
Each team in the conference will have one dual meet with each of the other conference clubs. This can be accomplished by triangular meets. The duals have been scheduled. (Please check the schedule page for more information.)
The home team shall provide mat space, a scoring table with a scorer and timer. The home team shall also provide the official. The official may be a high school wrestler. The official may also be a coach from one of the clubs, if both coaches agree. However, no parents who are not coaches will be allowed to officiate.
The dual will use NYWA Class A Weigh Classes as listed below:
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 84, 88, 93, 102, 115, 130, HWT-Max. 215
Weigh-Ins will take place at the scheduled dual meet start time. Wrestlers will be given a ONE pound allowance at weigh-ins to adjust for variations in scales. The ONE pound allowance is a rule for every MYWC event. Wrestlers are allowed to move up two weight classes in any MYWC event. Scales do not have to be certified, as long as coaches agree on the scale to be used.
Coaches are to provide the scorer's table with a roster of wrestlers and alternates with wrestling to start immediately upon completion of weigh-ins. Teams will be allowed to list up to 5 alternates.
A coin flip will determine which team declares the first wrestler at a weight class. The winner of the coin flip will select "evens" or "odds." This corresponds with the weight class match numbers. For example, 50 pounds is match 1, 55 is match 2, 60 is match 3, etc. If the winner of the flip selected odds, that team would have to put its wrestler out first in the odd match numbers, i.e., the 50 pound class, the 60 pound class, the 70 pound class, etc. The first declared wrestler will report to the scorer's table to give his name, whereupon the second declared wrestler will report to the scorer's table to give his name.
The team scores will be kept utilizing the high school scoring system.
Tie=2 Team Points
Win=3 Team Points
Win by Major=4 Team Points
Win by Technical=5 Team Points
Win by Fall=6 Team Points
Forfeit=6 Team Points
Injury Default=6 Team Points
Disqualification=6 Team Points
Individual Matches
The MYWC will not enforce the NFHS rule requiring mouth guards for orthodontia.
The MYWC does adopt the new neutral position option added to the NFHS Rules.
Three 1:00 periods-WITH STOP TIME-unless injury time out determined by official.
High School match scoring rules.
Overtime procedures.
Overtime is 45 seconds long. It is sudden-death on the feet. First takedown wins. If there are no takedowns, it ends in a tie and each team is awarded 2 points.
Tiebreaker Criteria
High School Wrestling Team Tiebreaker from the NFHS Rule Book: The team whose opposing wrestler(s) or team has been penalized the greater number of team points for flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct shall be declared the winner The team having won the greater number of matches shall be declared the winner. The team having accumulated the greater number of points for falls, defaults, forfeits or disqualifications shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of points for technical falls shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of points for major decisions shall be declared the winner. The team having greater number (total match points) of first match points score shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of points for near-falls shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of takedowns shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of reversals shall be declared the winner. The team having the greater number of escapes shall be declared the winner. The team whose opponent has been penalized the greater number of points more often for stalling. The team whose opponent has been warned more often for stalling shall be declared the winner. The team whose opponent has the greater number of points for all other infractions shall be declared the winner. If none of the above resolve the tie, either a tie shall be declared or the flip of the disk shall be declared the winner.
Only ONE MATCH on the mat at one time-please do not try to speed up the duals by splitting mats. This defeats the team concept.
Only coaches and wrestlers will be allowed at matside. ALL PARENTS MUST REMAIN SEATED IN THE BLEACHERS OR REMAIN 5 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE MAT.
