These rules and regulations may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
SEEDING MEETING
There will be a seeding meeting set by the Regional Tournament Director. It will be held one of three nights (Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday) preceding the Regional Tournament.
In a 5-man bracket there will be a blind draw for the 4th and 5th seeds and the 4th and 5th seeds will wrestle each other the first round.
GENERAL RULES
Regional tournaments will be pre-entry and prepaid. All Regional entries must be made in writing (they may be mailed or faxed). Entry and payment deadline is the Sunday at 5:00 p.m. preceding the Regional Tournament. NO LATE ENTRIES. Entry fees for no shows and wrestlers not making weight will not be refunded.
Team points will be awarded based on 12 points for 1st place, 9 points for 2nd place, 6 points for 3rd place, 4 points for 4th place, 2 points for fifth place, and 1 point for sixth place.
Team trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in each age division.
Individual awards will be given to the 1st through 6th place in each weight.
The Weights for each division will be: See APPENDIX B
No smoking will be allowed in the wrestling arena or in any adjacent areas to the wrestling arena.
Regional fees will not exceed $15.00.
The State Entry fees will be paid at Regionals by one team check (or cash payment). The club is responsible for payment for all qualifiers (Division I-V, whether they are or are not planning to attend State).
Minimum wrestling area will be 20 feet x 20 feet, or a 23-foot circle for any division.
Numbers for free Coaches’ Passes are shown below:
1-5 wrestlers 1 pass
6-10 wrestlers 2 passes
11-15 wrestlers 3 passes
16-20 wrestlers 4 passes
21-25 wrestlers 5 passes
Additional passes may be purchased according to the same ratio for wrestlers exceeding 25.
PROTEST AND MISCONDUCT COMMITTEE
A committee of the Regional Tournament Director, Regional Director, head official, and two members chosen at large at the seeding meeting will handle any protest or misconduct that occurs at the Regional Tournament. A member will abstain if their team is involved in the matter. $25.00 cash will be posted for each protest. If ruled against, the money will go to the Regional Tournament Funds and if ruled for, the money will be returned.
RULES
Oklahoma Kids Wrestling Association and National Federation of State High School Associations rules will apply with the following exceptions:
Rest period between matches not in effect.
No head gear required.
Will be exempt from Rule 1, Section 3 & Rule 2, Section 1, Article 2.
OKWA will adopt Rule 4, Section2, Article 3, addressing Ringworm with modifications as follows: A physician’s letter dated within seven days of the competition, documenting that the skin condition is not contagious is necessary. The letter may be accepted up to the beginning of wrestling. The wrestler may be weighed in prior to obtaining the letter. In addition, the skin conditions must be covered and secured to the acceptance of the referee.
Other exceptions may exist and be stated at the official’s meeting at the regional tournament.
No shows at any time during competition will be counted as a loss.
Hair and fingernail code will be enforced.
The National Federation Rules governing hair codes and special equipment will apply. Approval for special hair coverings and special equipment will be given by the Regional Director and the Head Referee two weeks prior to Regionals.
Only certified referees will be used.
There will be no double entries.
MATCH TIME/FORMAT
Div. I: 1 - 1 - 1 minute - All matches
Div. II-V: 1 ½ -1 ½ -1 ½ minutes - Championship
Div. II-V: 1 - 1 - 1 minute - Consolation
Div. II-V: 1 ½ -1 ½ -1 ½ minutes - Consolation Finals
Overtime: 1 ½ minute period sudden death; if no score follow National Federation Rules.
Format: Double Elimination
Three-man Round Robin: If after all three wrestlers have wrestled each other, a tie exits (A defeats B, B defeats C, C defeats A), all three wrestlers will wrestle again in the original order of the bracket in a match consisting of the guidelines for an overtime period as prescribed in the National Federation Rule Book (until a winner is decided).
WEIGH-IN
No wrestler may weigh-in more than 5 hours before the start of the tournament. There will be a minimum of 1 ½ hours for weigh-in.
A licensed referee will conduct the weigh-in at each scale.
Wrestlers must weigh-in wearing a competition singlet (a singlet being described as in the National Federation rules).
Only OKWA approved Digital Scales will be used. Digital scales must be certified within 7 days of regionals by a licensed scale company. There must be some documentation by the scale company that this was done for each scale (stamp/sticker, etc).
There will be no weight allowances.
The Regional Tournament Director will be required to forward, to the host of the State Tournament, all qualifiers (1st through 6th placers) and entry fees by the deadline prescribed under the State Tournament General Rules. (See page S1)
REGIONAL MEETING
Qualification for Regional Tournament site:
1. An authorization letter from a person in authority that the member club has the facility reserved for the regional tournament date.
2. The member club has held a regular season tournament for two consecutive years, or is exempted by a majority vote of their region.
3. A member of the member club has the qualifications to run a Regional Tournament.
4. A member club holding Regionals must provide liability insurance in the amount of $500,000. An insurance binder must be submitted to the State President two weeks prior to the tournament.
It is suggested that a member club holding a Regional Tournament not hold a regular tournament during the same fiscal year.
The regional tournament site for the coming year will be decided by a majority vote of the regional member clubs (one vote per club) at the Regional Membership Meeting held during the Regional Tournament, or at the seeding meeting for Regionals. The Region may also use a mail-in procedure.
If a team hosting the Regional Tournament violates the prescribed guidelines in the OKWA Regional Wrestling Rules and Regulations, they will not be allowed to host Regionals again for five years.