Welcome to the 2018-2019 Wrestling Season

Introductions Board of Directors Coaches Andy Pond Zach Skattum President: Lee Triplett Vice President/Sponsorships: Brad Stuwe Vice President/Team Coordinator: Cole Miller Secretary/Communication Director: Tiffany Miller Treasurer/Equipment Director: Krista Triplett Head Youth Coach: Andy Pond Sponsorships: Tom Hartmann Member At Large: Jen Kaufhold Member At Large: Dan Lehman Member At Large: Allison Jordan Member At Large: Charlie Thies Coaches Andy Pond Zach Skattum Mark Neu Isaiah Eide Maolu Woiwor Sam Hall

Mission Statement Teach life skills of teamwork, sportsmanship, perseverance & hard work while having fun in the process. Expectations of our wrestlers Set goals Work hard & be persistent Keep a positive attitude Good sportsmanship Work as a “Team” Keep strong academics

Club Charter Mat Club is a member of MN/USA Wrestling $45.00 of registration fee covers MN/USA membership Covers insurance for the club, facilities, and kids Card is needed for all MN/USA qualifying tournament and state tournament See website for information on printing card http://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/1038692-general- membership-information

Shakopee Wrestling Policies Code of conduct Put the kids first Development of the kids is MOST important Lead by example – in practice room and tournaments Let the coaches coach and refs ref Policy posted on website Media Policy Promote the sport & success of your child, use positive messages about the club, officials, coaches, & opponents Equipment Please take care of & return at end of season All coaches are certified Safesport and USA wrestling coaches

Communications All information found on: www.shakopeewrestling.com Calendars, events, etc. IMPORTANT! We need your current email address for club communications Follow us on Twitter & Facebook Facebook @shakopeewrestling Twitter @shakomatclub DIBS

Key Dates and information Picture Night is Nov. 29th Shakopee Home youth tournament January 26th 2019 2 hours of volunteer hours required at our home tournament (sign up via website under “Dibs” tab will be live in late December) Financial assistance (please see a board member for information)

Fundraiser Fundraising January 2019 Heggies Pizza Expect an email & meeting in early January 2019

First Night of Practice Registration must be completed online prior to 1st practice Must notify board member & return equipment by Dec. 10th in order to receive refund & deposit checks Must bring 2 checks to first night of practice $50 Deposit - Equipment Singlet (provided by Mat Club) Headgear (provided by Mat Club) $100 deposit - volunteer check Shoes (not provided) swap opportunities available at first couple practices. Accepting donations of old shoes.

Coaching Staff and Practice Times Maolu Woiwor, Zach Skattum & Sam Hall Pre-K – K starts Monday Nov 12th 6:15-7:00 pm Mondays (PreK-K) 7:00-8:00 pm Mondays 1-2nd grade 6:15-7 pm Thurs Team Tech Positions Andy Pond, Mark Neu, & Isaiah Eide 3rd - 5th grade (experienced 2nd graders – TBD by coaches) Starts Tuesday Nov 13th 6:30-8 pm Tuesdays 7-8 pm Thurs

Practice Guidelines Practice gear: Shorts T-shirt Wrestling shoes preferred, clean tennis shoes ok Parents can be present for PreK – 2nd grade Looking for team techs – the more help the smoother practices run Help maintain discipline Coaches want to coach! Limit talking in the room Coaches may ask parents to leave if being distracting 3rd-5th grade practices – parents will be asked to stay out of room

Tournament Information We’ve all been there! Opportunities every weekend, not mandatory Club has “coach attended” tourneys (check website calendar and Facebook for weekly updates) Ask for a coach prior to your wrestler’s match Tournament uniform – Mat Club t-shirt, singlet, headgear, shoes, personal preference items (mouth guard, knee pads, etc.) Keep wet wipes in your wrestler’s backpack Rule of thumb for # of tournaments – match your child’s age Get to know your coaches & team techs. We will help talk through tournaments & who’s attending Ask other parents about tournaments & who’s attending

Tournament support We’ve all been there! Types of regular season tournaments: MN/USA Qualifiers - more competitive Open tournaments Team tournament Qualifiers “qualify” your child for entrance to the state tournament based on points (25 pts needed) (1) 1st place finish is 40 points – qualifies for state (1) 2nd place finish is 25 points – qualifies for state (1) 3rd place finish is 10 points – need 3

Individual Tournaments Open Tournaments & Qualifiers To be poste soon! On our website calendar we will list the tournaments where Shakopee coaches will be attending. Independent participation www.theguillotine.com Date Day Tournament 17-Nov Sat Apple Valley MNUSA Qualifier 25-Nov Sun Owatonna MNUSA Qualifier 1-Dec Eastview Open 2-Dec New Prague 8-Dec Scott West MNUSA Qualifier 16-Dec Waconia Youth Wrestling 4-Jan Friday Farmington Individual tournament 5-Jan Eagan Open 6-Jan Cannon Fall Team tournament 12-Jan Mankato West Open 20-Jan LCWM MNUSA Qualifier 26-Jan Shakopee MNUA Qualifier 3-Feb Cannon Falls 19-Feb North Branch MNUSA Qualifier 24-Feb Owatanna MNUSA Qualifier 3/8-3/10 Frid/Sat/Sun MNUSA State

Team Tournaments Prior Lake 12/9 Team & novice individual tournament Blue Earth 12/15 Cannon Falls 1/6 STMA – The Brawl 1/27 Waseca preK-3rd 2/17

Wrestler of the Week Coaches select a wrestler each week Receive a medal & recognition on Facebook Objective criteria: good partner, first tournament, first win, upset win, good sportsmanship, etc.

Sponsorship Program Keeps participation costs low If you know of a business that would like to sponsor, contact: Brad Stuwe Tom Hartmann Printable PDF document on website (sponsorship levels)

Get Involved! It’s your club – be involved! Recruit 1 more wrestler Board member positions will be open following this season Volunteer hours – critical to the success of the club & our tournament

Thank you! We look forward to another successful year! 2018-2019