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Here is the entry list. Avon WC Gold Avon WC Black Team Jeff Center Grove WC Indy West WC Lawrenceburg WC Jay County (Patriot) WC Duneland WC Pride WC Columbus East WC Warren WA Franklin WC Perry WC Hamilton South Eastern WC Columbia City WC Gladiator WC If you have entered, and your club is not on this list contact me a.s.a.p. All roster are to be emailed to mbrewer@eliteindy.com and iswa@sbcglobal.net by Wednesday 1/4/2011. Birth Certificates and report cards / progress reports to to be turned in at weigh-ins. All team leaders will be emailed a rules reminder, and will be contacted via the phone this week to discuss any rules, guidelines, or concerns. If any team / club members have questions or concerns, please direct them to your team / club leader. Matt Brewer 317-201-0644

We have about 50 kids that have expressed a disire to go. Of these wrestlers, half have won at least one ISWA state championship! We need bigger wrestlers. We have no one signed up at 135, 148, and HWT. We have state champs from 40 to 125! Team leaders: We will be contacting you after the first of the year.

Let's not forget that there are other ISWA tournaments on this date. You can get your kids matches at Whiteland on the 7th, Martinsville on the 8th (track wrestling event) , and Jasper on the 8th.

All of you make good points. The ugly truth is that not all kids will be able to participate in this event this year. With this said, here is some things to think about. 1. Last year we attempted to have two divisions, an all-star / mixed club / open division and a community based division. Under this format all kids would have been able to participate. Kids from small and large communities could come together to make teams. The fact is that only one team entered the open division (which allowed kids from multiple school districts). Due to the lack of participation, this division was done away with. So..... there was an attempt (by the ISWA) to open an avenue for all wrestlers. With this being said, I will revist this concept so that no kid will be left out in the future. We can not blame the ISWA for not having an open division when we (the youth wrestling community) showed no interest last year. 2. The rules have been posted and in place for three months. I agree that they are not perfect (nothing is). With this said, we are two weeks away from this meet. We do not have the time, nor is it fair to change the rules at the 11th hour. Last year we had a meeting at Ben Davis the night of weigh-ins. We will be meeting there again this year. This is an open invitation to all CLUB LEADERS, to join us to discuss this event and to give imput for future dual state championships. Please come be a part of the solution . Blasting the ISWA and this tournament on this board will not help. Again, I am new to the board. I can not begin to tell you how much time, effort, and thought goes into whatever it is that the ISWA is a part of. We are not here to make families upset. As stated by myself, Tshaefer, and Chicken Wing.... there has to be rules and guidelines. We are not going to change them at this point. 3. Tracking the cards........... We did consider simply stating that whatever club you get your card at, is where you wrestle. With this said, cards expire on September 1st. Most clubs do not begin until after October. More and more kids are getting there cards at their academy clubs or online to start working out before club starts. Just because a kid picks up a card at an academy does not make them more or less of a club member within their community. 4. Wade... I do understand your frustration. I do not take your concerns lightly. I do care about your club and clubs like yours. I would suggest this for this year. Per your post, you have 15 team members from your school district. There are 18 weight classes. Consider taking your 15 wrestlers and adding 4 from the other school district. This should give you a pretty full line up. Again, this tournament is a work in progress. I assure all of you that if we all come together and agree to support the open division, that no kid will be left out again. But.... it will take all of us to get it going. We need participation.

Yes. This all correct. Please note that the number 4 was not just pulled from the sky. As stated before, we are modeling this event after Diney Duals (a very succussful national community based event). They allow 3. We have more weight classes so we bumped it to four. That is 22% of the weight classes (18 weight classes), if you start all four. On a 24 man roster they will make up 16% of a roster. All good points and thank you.

A board member / tournament director will be posting a statement today or tomorrow. I have explained the guidelines to the best of my ability. Again, the rules have been in place for months now. I can tell you this. A LOT of thought is put into whatever the ISWA does for the kids. I assure you that are intention is not upset families or wrestlers. As stated above, we do not want to use a map and compass, but it appears that a defined distance may be in order. We are trying to avoid this. Again, this is a community based tournament. It may be helpful to discuss any issues with club leaders and have them contact us. Feel free to call and discuss.

Here is my opinion / definition of "geographical area" in Indiana. I would say that Indiana has five areas. Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest, and Southeast. Say that your club is in Northwest Indiana, we would expect your wrestlers to reside in that area. Your club may be somewhere that is hard to define (near the edge of an area). In this case we have to use good judgement. This is why we decided not to use ISWA sections (to be fair to clubs on the edge of areas). There has to be some sort of boundary / guideline. At Disney Duals and Kingsport TN, they use states / regions. We are trying to model our event after these very successful events that many of us have enjoyed. We realize that not all ISWA members belong to clubs which are participating in this event. With this said, not everyone will be able to attend. This is a TEAM event, which is to promote comminity pride and encourage the growth of clubs within Indiana communities. This event is only in it's second year. Hopefully more clubs will get involved, and this event will help grow our sport. All but 4 team members must have a report card from the same school district. I hope this helps

No one can dictate who attends a club or what is considered an active member. All ISWA club are to use their best judgements and sportsmanship. As stated within the set guidelines, this is set up to be community based event. By keeping this a community based event, this will allow for the promotion of the sport of wrestling in each community and prevent the formation of "all-star" teams. Coaches will be motivated to get kids out to fill teams, thus growing our sport. All-star teams would discourage many wrestlers from participating in this event. With this said, we realize that not all community clubs can fill a roster with kids from their community. Furthermore, there are many kids that attend clubs which are not located within their community. For these reasons, we have decided to allow an "allowence" for all teams (4 wrestlers). This is similar to what is done at the Disney Duals at the high school level. The teams are still considered to be community teams, but an allowence is provided so that teams are able to compete with other full teams. Now as far as the term "geographical area". We realized that we needed to set some sort of boundries, to discourage clubs from seeking statewide for "hired guns" (for the lack of a better term). We encourage all clubs to give spots to kids which live in around the area of which the club is located. We considered using counties or ISWA sections. With this said, there are many clubs located near a county line or an ISWA section boundary (For example: Marion and Johnson Counties are in different sections). We know that many kids in Johnson County attend clubs which are located in Marion County. We do not want to discourage or make it not possible for these kids to wrestle for the club that they have attended for years. Thus, we have decided to go with "geographical area". We are not going to get a compass and map out, but with this said we all need to use good judgement. If a wrestler attends schools hours away, don't include them on your roster please. We could make several pages of rules and regulations for this event, but there is no way to prevent gray areas such as this and not discourage the growth of our sport. We all must remember, that growing our sport is what this event is all about. I hope this explains things. If you have any other questions or concerns on this matter, feel free to contact me directly. Thank You, Matt Brewer ISWA Folkstyle Developmental Director 317-201-0644

Man, that was a little harsh. I sorry ;D. We were down all day and got a pin at heavy for the .5 point win. Wow! Sorry Mills. Your boy is doing awesome in Virginia. We are all proud of him.

I have been updating Danny. Go find him.

You are right Mark - 1999

Up to 23 kids that have won an ISWA state championships! We need upper weights and very little guys. The Ohio TOC is not the same weekend this year. TOC is the following weekend.

Please get your entries in soon. The deadline is approaching. Team leaders: Please be sure to have copies of report cards and birth certificates for each wrestler. We will need them. Remember 6th grade and under, and born in or after 1999. Be sure to check and to follow all set guidelines.

Within the first few days of this post we have had 15 ISWA state champs, and several state placers respond. Many of the past and present youth team leaders have been in contact. Respose has been VERY positive. Lets get this thing going.

With all of this said, there maybe a second year Novice (who still is a 5th grader) that has a finish lower then a kid that was a intermediate. If the Novice wrestler beats the Intermediate in a wrestle off, then they get the nod. We want the very best team possible. We will be making a list of potential team members over the next few weeks. We will then select a handful from each weight class to attend a selection camp. With this said, it is very difficult to know which Novices are in the 5th grade and were born in 2000 or after. We will need all of your help to ID these kids. You can email us or see me this weekend in Michigan, the following weekend in Columbus, or at Dixie Duals in Atlanta. You can see Danny in Michigan this weekend or Virgina in a couple of weeks.

The qualifier was great. With this said, we are trying to find the best and most COST effective way to form the best teams possible. This will be the first year with the ISWA "offically" on board. We would like to lay the ground work so that when these youth wrestlers get to be Schoolboys, Cadets, and Juniors they will have many years wrestling in this type of tournament and the overall level of Indiana wrestling will be elevated.

The ISWA has committed to sending three elementary dual teams to the 2012 National Elementary Dual Championships to be held in Kingsport, TN on April 13-15. Currently team leaders will include Matt Brewer, Bryan Bailey, Ryan Parrish, and Danny Lane. We would like to get more experienced team leaders to join us in putting together the best teams that Indiana has ever sent to this outstanding event (hint , hint ...Brandi, Jason, Lee, Brent, Ed, Chad, Jim, etc.....). We would like to start a list of interested wrestlers a.s.a.p. If you have a wrestler who may be interested, please let us know (See below contact information). You must contact us to be considered for the team. The final teams will be selected by all team leaders. A time a location for the team camp / selection will be determined soon. Below is some information on the trip. NATIONAL ELEMENTARY DUALS Kindergarten?5th Grade (born in 2000 or after) April 13-15, 2012 Kingsport TN Dobyns-Bennett High School Trip info: ?Team members must be in the 5th grade or below, and be born in 2000 or after (both required). ?A fee will be charged to each wrestler who attends this trip. This fee will cover a T-shirt, shorts, singlet, and tournament entry fee. ?Team members will be responsible for their own transportation and lodging (a block of rooms will be held for team members). ?Weigh-ins will be on Friday afternoon in Kingsport, TN (April 13th 2012). Wrestling will begin Friday evening, and conclude on Sunday afternoon (April 15th 2012). Team Selection Process: 1. Based on 2011 ISWA Folkstyle State Final results, up to 5 wrestlers who may fill each weight class, may be invited to a camp. 2. Each wrestler will be required to be within two pounds of their selected weight class. Wrestle-offs will be held at the end of camp to help determine the make-up of each team. 3.The final rosters will be determined by the coaches and team leaders (selection committee). Club affiliation will not have a role in team selection. The top two teams will be made up of the top wrestlers. Places on the third team will be reserved for underclassmen (developmental). 4.At the time of camp each wrestler must have necessary paperwork (birth certificate and report card) and deposit. For more information contact: The ISWA Folkstyle Developmental Director Matt Brewer?Phone: 317-201-0644 Email: mbrewer@eliteindy.com

Just a reminder, the ISWA will be holding our second Elementary Dual Team State Championships on Sunday January 8th at the Frankin Community High School (2660 Cumberland Drive, Franklin, IN 46131). We already have some new teams entered for this year. We will be accepting the first 16 team which enter. Please do not wait. The deadline for entries is Thursday December 29th 2011. All team members must meet the BOTH of the following criteria. Born in 1999 or after and be in the sixth grade or below. We look forward to a great day of wrestling. Please get your entries in soon. Here is a link for further information: https://wisesolutionsinc.box.com/shared/3t4tigfhdzouy22j3q9a Matt Brewer ISWA Folkstyle Developmental Director mbrewer@eliteindy.com 317-201-0644

Over 40 kids tonight at live night (Wrestling Hard). About 40 in the beginners group before live. Great job to all.

Should have a very good room tonight. Door 33 Avon High School. Starts at 7:15. Multiple ISWA state champs will be there.

We (Avon) would like to come also. Thanks, Matt Brewer Only if we get a live performance of Baby Chops! You have to post a link to the video here in this thread.

Once again, the Avon Wrestling Club will be holding FREE workouts for USA Wrestling Card holders on Wednesday nights (starting this Wednesday). Middle schoolers and advanced elementary wrestlers are invited. Technique will be shown by Israel Blevins and his staff. Former IU team captain and coach Jon McClain will be there also. Mr. McClain is still a beast! There will be multiple ISWA state champs and many ISWA state placers on hand. Session will be from 7:15 to 8:30. Enter door 31 at Avon High School. Must have a card with you to attend (no exceptions!).

Hey kid why are you posting during school hours? I am going to have a talk with QuinnsDad! Hit the books buddy, and leave this stuff to us old men.

This is out of hand. This was a post congratulating an young man for his hard work and an awesome accomplishment. Now, it has turned to this. This topic should be locked. If you want to start a redshirt debate, then do it elsewhere. I don't know the kid, but I am proud that an Indiana wrestler was very successful at this tourney. Great job youngman! I would be crushed if I were in junior high and worked as hard as Jose does, just to have a bunch of people rip me. I'm sure that he is a great kid. This is the youth board! C'mon, we are better than that.

Great turnout last night! Lots of little guys (pee wee and bantams). I will see the rest of you tonight. Coach Brewer