1.
WIAA registered officials must be used for all
matches.
2.
Dual Matches:
3.
Weigh-ins at
a.
Follow NFHS weigh in procedures.
4.
Match start time:
a.
Junior Varsity:
b.
Varsity: Not
to start before
5.
A doctor or emergency medical aide is requested to be
in attendance whenever possible. The home medical person shall be encouraged to
check with the visiting coach after the match to make sure that there are no
serious injuries.
6.
The wrestling sub-regional tournament shall be a
double elimination tournament with the exception of pigtails when necessary.
7.
The home team selects the order of teams for double
dual wrestling.
1.
All wrestlers score team points.
2.
Wrestlers from the same team may not wrestle each
other in the first round.
3.
Top eight wrestlers will be seeded whenever possible
with a maximum of two per school. Two wrestlers from the same team will be
seeded if there is criteria.
4.
If a total number of wrestlers in a weight class
exceed sixteen, a pig-tail will be used for tournament entry. The procedure
will be:
a.
Seed top eight wrestlers
b.
Place wrestlers to draw
c.
Pig-tail remaining wrestlers
5.
Wrestlers may not be moved to a different weight class after the weight class
has been seeded.
8.
Replacement of a wrestler will be allowed for injury
or illness only, when documented by a doctor. If a wrestler is pronounced
ineligible because of a school or other rules, a wrestler who is not already in
the tournament may replace him. If a
replacement will be entered into the tournament the tournament director will be
notified prior to the weigh-in.
9.
Replacement of a seeded wrestler will be done by
moving lower seeded wrester upwards.The procedure will
be:
a.
If the replacement is seedable,
he will be seeded where appropriate.
b.
Individual coaches shall have the option to accept or
reject the movement of a seeded wrestler.
c.
When needed, an unseeded wrestler will be drawn to
insure an even distribution of paired quarter-brackets and half-brackets.
10.
Every wrestler shall have an equal opportunity to draw
for a bye.
11.
Seeding Criteria:
a. Head to
head. In case of even split, the last meeting shall take precedence. If odd
number of matches, most wins determines seeding.
b. Common
opponents.
c. Last year’s post-season
placement.
d. Coin
Flip.