1. Welcome to the 2018-2019 Wrestling Season

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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
membership-information

5. 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

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

7. 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)

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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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)

18. 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

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