Rules Modifications

Rule 1‐2‐1     A club may enter as many wrestlers per age and weight class as are otherwise qualified.

Rule 1‐2‐2    There is no limit to the number of matches per day per wrestler. Wrestling will not continue past 10:00 P.M. and no more than twelve hours per day.

Rule 1‐2‐3    No contestant shall wrestle in two (2) consecutive matches with less than fifteen (15) minutes rest between matches in the same bracket, unless both of the coaches and wrestlers involved agree to waive the rest period.

Rule 2‐1‐2   The wrestling area of the mat shall be based on the age group competing, as follows:

Under 11 must have a minimum wrestling area of 15′ x 15′

11 to 14 must have a minimum wrestling area of 20′ x 20′

High School must have a minimum wrestling area of 24’ x 24’ or a circular area of 28 feet in diameter

Rule 2‐1‐3   This rule is omitted.

Rule 3‐1‐1   A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the officials will be required to be USAWA‐ Kansas and high school registered for all sanctioned tournaments. One
registered official will serve on the tournament disciplinary committee and be in charge of all officials. It is recommended that all officials be both high school and kids registered.

To be a Kansas Kids registered official:

1. Return registration form.
2. Must be a high school registered official.
3. An official referee uniform is mandatory during all competition.
4. Failure to honor a written contract to officiate will be grounds to have Kansas Kids certification revoked.
5. To be considered for the Kids State Tournament an official must
   1. have officiated at least one kids tournament and
   2. must work a district tournament unless they receive a waiver from the State Officials’ Director and the State Folkstyle Director.

Rule 3‐1‐4    The enforcement of rules regarding facial hair, finger nails, and communicable diseases will be the responsibility of the tournament committee at the time of weigh‐in. The Tournament Director will have a medical aid procedure in operation and at a minimum of an E.M.T. present on site, and will advise the coaches who the medical director may be.

Rule 3‐1‐5    The safe handling of blood cleanup on the mats will be the responsibility of the host tournament director, who will have cleanup materials at all mat areas.

Rule 4‐1‐1    The legality of all uniforms will be up to the referee, and need not conform to the NFSHSA rule.

Rule 4‐2‐1    The requirement of a hair cover is eliminated. There is no restriction on hair length.

Rule 4‐2‐3    The written documentation must consist of the form designed by USAWKS. This form must be accompanied by a physician’s letterhead or prescription form.

Rule 4‐4‐1    Competition shall be in the following age and weight classes. Minimum age determination shall be as of midnight, August 31 for that competitive year. For
example, a child with a birthday on August 31, 2007 will wrestle at a minimum as an eleven‐year‐old during the 2018/19 season. A child born on September 1, 2007
will wrestle at a minimum as a ten‐year‐old during the 2018/19 season. Any USAWKS club may challenge the age of any wrestler during weigh‐in at a sanctioned tournament. The wrestler or the wrestler’s club must, within one week, provide a birth certificate or similarly reliable verification that the wrestler’s age and school grade stated on his/her membership card is accurate. The High School Division is available for wrestlers currently attending high school, or middle school if their age does not qualify them for a younger age division. Wrestlers qualifying for two different age divisions may only enter one of those divisions.

Boys

8 & Under:  40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 88, 95, 110, 125, 140

9 & 10:  52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 150, 170, 190

11 & 12:  64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 165, 190, 215, 240, 265

13 & 14:  75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175, 205, 235, 265

High School:  100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215, 250, 285

Girls

8 & Under:  40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 80, 90, 110, 125

9 & 10:  50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 125, 140

11 & 12:  65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 165, 185

13 & 14:   72, 79, 85, 92, 97, 101, 105, 110, 115, 119, 127, 136, 145, 165, 185, 200, 235

High School:  100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 155, 170, 190, 235

Additional and/or combined age and weight classes can be used at the option of the host tournament director. Double‐dipping (entry into a maximum of two different age brackets) and wrestling up in age shall be permitted. Should the tournament director wish to opt out of allowing double‐dipping and /or wrestling up in age, they must notify entrants via flyer or other means prior to tournament.

Special Needs Wrestler

1. A wrestler with “special needs” may be certified as a special needs athlete and allowed an accommodation to wrestle in an age group one division younger than currently qualified.
2. In order for a special needs athlete to be allowed such an accommodation they must present an application to the chair of the Special Needs Advisory Board (SNAB). The application must include the reasons for the requested accommodation, a letter requesting such an accommodation from the applicant’s home club, and an individual education plan (IEP) that states the
   age appropriateness of the applicant to their peers. If the applicant has Down syndrome, then a completed Atlantoaxial Subluxation exam form must also be provided with the application.
3. The three member SNAB is appointed each year by the Folkstyle Director at the State Body Meeting. At least one of the members of the SNAB shall have a child who would meet the requirements of special needs certification listed below, and at least one of the members of the SNAB must be a coach, as defined in Section 1, Article III, 3(b) of these By‐Laws, and hold a bronze level certification or higher. The three members of the SNAB shall select a chairman from their membership each year.
4. The SNAB will review any application for “special needs” certification which is submitted. During the review process the SNAB may also request additional information from the applicant or their club. The application review process may be done in person, by telephone, or email. After review of the application the SNAB will then recommend to the Folkstyle Director whether or not the applicant should be allowed to wrestle in an age division one division younger during the Folkstyle season than currently qualified.
5. Upon receipt of the recommendation from the SNAB, the Folkstyle Director will determine whether or not to certify the applicant as a wrestler with “special needs”. If the wrestler is certified by the Folkstyle Director as a “special needs” athlete then a written certification will be provided to the applicant by the Folkstyle Director. The written certification will be valid for the current season only, and a copy must be presented by the home club of the special needs
   wrestler to each tournament director, at the time of any tournament registration, in order for the special needs athlete to be allowed to wrestle in an age group one division younger than currently qualified.
6. An athlete with “special needs” is a person that satisfies any one of the following requirements below:
   1. The person has been identified by an agency or professional as being developmentally delayed as determined by their localities. The term “developmentally delayed” refers to various terminology used throughout the world, including intellectual disability, intellectual handicap, mental disability and mental handicap; or
   2. The person has a cognitive delay, as determined by standardized measures such as intelligent quotient of “IQ” testing (typically defined as having an IQ of 75 or less) or other measures which are generally accepted within the professional community as being a reliable measurement of the existence of a cognitive delay; or
   3. The person has a closely related developmental disability. A “closely related development disability” means having functional limitations in both
      general learning (such as IQ) and in adaptive skills (such as in recreation, work, independent living, self‐direction or self‐care). However, persons whose functional limitations are based solely on a physical, behavioral or emotional disability, or a specific learning or sensory disability, would not qualify as a wrestler with “special needs”; or
   4. In the case of exceptional circumstances that do not meet the requirements set out above.

Rule 4‐5‐1   All sanctioned tournaments will hold a weigh‐in. The weigh‐in procedures shall be determined by the tournament director. All participants shall have the opportunity

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Rule 4‐5‐3   to weigh‐in at the same time. No weigh‐in shall be prior to twenty four (24) hours before the published tournament start time. However, a novice only tournament wrestled on
Sunday may conduct its weigh‐in up to forty‐eight (48) hours before the published tournament start time Wrestlers shall wear a competition style singlet at weigh‐in. Rule 4‐5‐5 There shall be no weight allowances given, unless otherwise allowed by the tournament director.

Rule 6‐1‐1   The length of matches will be determined by the age group wrestling. 8 & Under / 9 & 10 will wrestle three one (1) minute periods. All other age groups will wrestle three one and one‐half (1 1/2) minute periods.

Rule 6‐1‐2   The first period in all consolation matches may be either one minute, or a regulation length period, at the option of the tournament director.

Rule 10‐2‐2   Wrestling will not begin until the wrestler is represented by a coach at matside. Coaches and wrestlers shall be permitted a maximum of two (2) minutes total to appear at the mat. Failure of a coach or wrestler to appear shall result in forfeit to the opponent.

Rule 10‐2‐5   A forfeit or no‐show is the same as any other loss.

Rule 10‐3‐6 In the event of a tie in the number of match wins in a round robin bracket, the following criteria will be applied. After each criteria is applied, if two wrestlers remain tied the winner will be based on head‐to‐head competition. If more than two wrestlers remain tied the next criteria will be applied.

1. Head to head competition;
2. Activity Points,(2‐Fall, Forfeit, Inj. Default; WBD; 1.5 – Tech Fall; 1 – Major
   Decision);
3. Most Pins;
4. Most Technical Falls;
5. Most Major Decisions;
6. Most Pins in Least amount of time;
7. Most Tech Falls in Least amount of time;
8. Most Match Points;
9. Lowest contestant weight;
10. If the winner still cannot be determined, then the winner will be by coin flip.