California USA Wrestling’s
Grappling Central Regional Championships

Official Sponsor

April 18-20, 2008
Lemoore High School
101 East Bush
Lemoore, CA 93245

(In conjunction with Open Freestyle and Greco State)

Registration

Pre-registered: Friday, April 18, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Not pre-registered: Friday, April 18, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Weigh-ins:

Friday, April 18, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Referee & Rules Clinic:

Friday, April 18, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Rules Clinic:

Saturday, April 19, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Competition Starts:

Saturday, April 19, 8:00 am

All pre-registration must be done on TrackWrestling.com. There will be door registration on April 18th. The cost of the event is $30.

Rules:

All matches will follow the International Regulations set forth by FILA. All tournament operations and procedures will obey the current rules set forth by California USA Wrestling. Go to: http://www.ca-usaw.org/grappling to download the complete rulebook and other documents to understand the rules.

Weight Class

All weight classes will be determined by Block/Madison system. The Block/Madison system uses a computer program to group weight classes together within 12% from the lightest to heaviest.

Divisions:

Senior Men and Women (Advance and Novice Divisions)

High School (Advanced and Novice Divisions)

*if there are not enough competitors to fill the divisions, everyone will be placed into novice.

Age Groups:

High School (Born 1988 and after, plus must be enrolled in Grades 9-12)

Senior Men (Born 1990 and before)

Senior Women (Born 1991 and before)

Requirements:

All competitors must have a USA Wrestling card, which can be purchased at the event. All competitors must wear either a long-sleeve, short-sleeve or sleeveless tight fitting lycra rashguard competition top with no holes or abrasive parts. You may wear either tight fitting lycra competition shorts or loose fit board shorts. The board shorts may not extend below the top of the knee or be excessively baggy. Button, zippers, external strings, exposed Velcro or other abrasive parts are prohibited. Singlets, shoes, and head gear are permitted. Must Show proof of age.

Contact:

Roberto Dixon (831) 524-4017

Chris Carlino (714) 334-9257 chriscarlino@mac.com