2. 5th Grade Wrestlers now with Riverview Middle School 2 nd grade wrestlers now with Phantoms instead of Kaspers Main apparel order will be completed on-line through Eagle Graphics and picked up at Eagle Kaukauna Retail Store Phantom’s Season shortened to Thursday, February 18 th ending with dual at Little Chute New program Phantom’s Top Notch to begin Monday, February 22nd and run till Thursday, March 24 th

4. KRD - Kaspers K-1 KRD - Phantoms 2-4 RVMS – Eagles 5-8 KHS – Ghosts 9-12

5. KHS Wrestling 20 Regional Championships 13 Individual State Champions 2 Time State Individual Champions Back to Back Division 1 Team State Champions 4 State Runner Up Trophies Combined Record 542-93-6 34 Consecutive Wining Seasons

6. Patrick Goff 6th year as Phantom’s Director 1996 KHS Graduate Jeremiah Reffke 9th year coaching 3rd t year Phantom’s Coach Varsity coaching experience at Kaukauna and Appleton 3X State place winner Brandon Van Schyndel 3nd year Phantom’s coach State Qualifier 2X Conference Champion Studying Nursing Tyler Reffke 2nd year Phantoms coach 2007 Kaukauna Graduate 4yr Wrestling Letter winner US Navy Veteran

7. All coaches must pass NFHS Concussion Training ABC’s of wrestling paperwork will be distributed tonight and MUST be read by both parents and wrestlers The KRD Concussion Acknowledgement agreement must be signed by at least one parent and each wrestler in the family and returned to me by the end of the week in hard copy Failure to do so requires us by state law to remove your wrestler from practicing and or withholding their team shirt What are we doing to prevent And educate everyone about them?

8. We are asking all Phantom wrestlers to fulfill minimum requirements to EARN their team shirt this year. They are: Sign in for attendance to four practices to earn their shirt team shirt right away, likely December 28th Otherwise wrestlers will receive their team shirt when the four practice requirement is met Those kids that attend the first four practices will also get a bonus with their team shirt, their last name printed on the back as a reward for their attendance commitment for the first two weeks

9. HAVE FUN! Finish what you start – never quit Be on time of practices – at least 10 min. early Treat coaches and wrestlers with respect Show GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP! No throwing of headgear Shake hands with opponent before and after match Shake hands with other wresters coach after match

10. All wrestlers need to have CLEAN t-shirt and shorts for each practice – (NO jewelry, cut offs, jeans, or clothing with zippers) All wrestlers must have athletic shoes that are only worn on wrestling mats. Wrestling shoes not required Please instruct your child go directly to the wrestling room! Kids wandering the building is not allowed! Parents are encouraged to stay and watch practice, but please try and let the coaches do the coaching Parking in the back is not permitted and violators will be towed Please pick up your child in front of the school

11. 1. Making sure they are at every practice possible. 2. Making sure that they are at practice on time. At least 10 minutes early. 3. Making sure they have the necessary equipment each practice. 4. Making sure they practice good hygiene, have plenty of rest and a healthy diet. 5. Making sure they participate in the duals and tournaments we wrestle in. 6. Being there to watch and cheer on your child at tournaments and duals. 7. Volunteering to help out at duals in concessions and/or working tables, as well as supplying baked goods and/or fruit for the Cheesehead. 8. Encouraging your child to work hard -- before, during and after our program ends. 9. Encourage your child that, win or lose, they did a good job. Our goal is to develop athletes that love the sport of wrestling. 10. Being positive with them -- never critical.

12. We encourage more advanced individual training, like Fox Valley Elite which is available for an additional fee We invite those wrestlers that want to compete at the highest levels of youth wrestling to sign up for our Phantom’s Top Notch program when the season concludes. Otherwise, we will focus on developing ALL wrestlers to love the sport of wrestling We want Parents & Wrestlers to know what skills to work on We try to Highlight Techniques, Fitness and Attitude in our practices We work very hard to match wrestler skills for competition events (Practices, Duals and Tournaments) While we may sometimes split practice to teach to smaller groups, we are one team of Phantoms!.

13. New program Phantom’s Top Notch will begin on Monday, February 22 th with the intention of preparing wrestlers for WWF wrestling season. An affiliation of USA wrestling Our intention is to challenge wrestlers that are ready with more advanced training and more intense practices Coaches expectation is that anyone participating is going to wrestle at WWF Regionals on Saturday, March 19th A small cost will be required for the program and USA card is required for participation at Regionals and other events Other wrestlers will have a little more time off, as a reward for the hard work they put in. Especially important with 2 nd graders replacing 5 th graders in this program We will reconvene as one group of Phantom’s for the Pizza Party on Monday, March 28 th at Badger Sports Park

14. DUE December 14 th

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17. Weekly communication will be issued via e-mail Kaukauna Phantom’s website is www.kaukaunaphantoms.comwww.kaukaunaphantoms.com New Facebook page is available https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phantom- Wrestling/307467622775244. LIKE US!!!https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phantom- Wrestling/307467622775244 Team Singlet Will be handed out on January 7 th practice during weigh ins for the year Must be worn at team tournaments and duals if expect Phantom coaching Must be returned at the Pizza Party WASHED on COLD and hang dry Volunteers needed for Phantom Home Dual. Sign up information will be sent later Baked goods and fruit donations needed for the Cheesehead Wrestling Tournament held in Kaukauna on Jan 8th- 9th Fundraiser- Push Up (help keep this program FREE with at least a $25 donation to the program) Special thanks to the Kaukauna Recreation Department and the Kaukauna Wrestling Club for allowing this program to be possible