Written by Ben Wanagat Thursday November 3rd 2011 USA Tourney: 2011 USA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Homewood Invitational 2011 Homewood Middle School, 395 Mecca Ave, Birmingham, AL, 35209 Google Map MANDATORY PRE-REGISTRATION Please note that wrestlers will need their USA Card and Trackwrestling number to pre-register. Tournament Fee is paid online. Each wrestler may only compete in one weight class. However, they may register to compete in the next age group. Except for K-2 born 9/1/05 – 12/31/06, 3rd – 4th born 6/1/03 – 8/31/03, 5th – 6th born 1/1/01 – 8/31/03. These wrestlers can not wrestle up due to USAW insurance regulations. Any wrestler who fails to pre-register will not be able to compete in the tournament. There will be NO manual registrations allowed on Tournament Saturday. Registration DEADLINE: Friday December 2nd at 10:00 am Pre-Register Now! SATELLITE WEIGH-IN NOTE: Make sure the wrestlers are grouped by age division on weigh in sheet. We encourage and fully expect our coaches and club representatives to demonstrate integrity in the weigh-in process. Each Club will weigh in their wrestlers on Thursday night after practice or by Friday before the 10:00 am deadline. The Wrestler’s weight will be written on his left arm by a coach or club representative. The coach will then email the official weigh-in document to the Tournament Director and Team Alabama Youth Director by the 10:00 am deadline on Friday night. The Tournament Director will match the Club Weigh-in Document to the Trackwrestling Pre-Registration Data to ensure all wrestlers are in the correct bracket. Homewood Invitational Host: Allisonmd@gmail.com Trackwrestling Director benwanagat@yahoo.com Information Alabama USA Standards will be used for age divisions and weight classes. The wrestle-back format will be used to determine a true second place finish. Coaches must maintain a visible USA Card to be allowed on the mats and in the hospitality room. Only two coaches are allowed in the corner during a match. Saturday January 21st Wrestling Schedule Kindergarten – 2nd Division Born 9/1/2003 – 12/31/2006 : Wrestling begins at 8:00 am – 10:30 am Kindergarten – 2nd (Beginner Brackets) Division Born 9/1/2003 – 12/31/2006 : Wrestling begins at 8:00 am – 10:30 am 3rd – 4th Division Born 9/1/2001 – 8/31/2003: Wrestling begins at 11:00 am – 1:30 pm 3rd – 4th Division (Beginner Brackets) Born 9/1/2001 – 8/31/2003: Wrestling begins at 11:00 am – 1:30 pm 5th – 6th Division Born 6/1/1999 – 8/31/2001: Wrestling begins at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 5th – 6th Division (Beginner Brackets) Born 6/1/1999 – 8/31/2001: Wrestling begins at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm