STANDING RULES

SECTION I - DISTRICT ALIGNMENT

Consult the map located on the last page of the Standing Rules.

SECTION II - USA WRESTLING CLUB MEMBERSHIP

1. A USAWA-Kansas Kids club member is a wrestler who is on the roster of a club that has had its USA Wrestling Club charter approved. The club shall confirm, through a birth certificate or similarly reliable means, the wrestler's date of birth prior to adding the wrestler to its roster.

2. A USAWA-Kansas Kids club member may obtain a membership card by paying the annual fee set by and payable to United States of America Wrestling Association-Kansas, Inc. (USAWA-Kansas).

SECTION III - USA WRESTLING COACHES MEMBERSHIP

A USAWA-Kansas Kids coach may obtain a USA Coaches membership card by paying their annual fee to USAWA-Kansas.

SECTION IV - SANCTIONED FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT RULES

1. The rules will be from the annual publication by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA), unless otherwise specified in these standing rules.

2. All USAWA-Kansas Kids sanctioned tournaments must be sanctioned by USA Wrestling and be on file with the USAWA-Kansas Chairman at least thirty (30) days prior to the tournament.

3. Rules Modifications (references to NFSHSA rules book)

	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 thirty (30) minutes rest between matches, unless both of the coaches and wrestlers involved agree to waive the rest period.
	Rule 2-1-2	Every wrestling area, no matter what size, must have a minimum three (3) foot safety mat area next to any floor surface and five (5) foot from any wall or post.
	Rule 2-1-3	This rule is omitted.
	Rule 3-1-1	A minimum of one USAWA-Kansas Kids certified official will be present at all times. He will serve on the Tournament Committee and be in charge of all officials. It is recommended that all officials be both Kids and High School Certified. To be a Kansas Kids Certified Official: 1) Return registration form with a check for $5.00 before November 15, 2001. 2) Attend a Kansas Kids Certification Meeting, which will follow all high School Certification Meetings and Clinics. 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) Must have officiated at least one kids tournament to be considered for qualifying tournaments.
	Rule 3-1-4	The enforcement of rules regarding 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 and special equipment will be up to the referee, and need not conform to the NFSHSA rule.
	Rule 4-1-3	Shoelaces are not required to be taped or otherwise covered.
	Rule 4-2-3	The written documentation must consist of the form designed by USAW Kansas Kids, Inc. 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. Age determination shall be as of midnight, August 31 for that competitive year. For example, a child with a birthday on August 31, 1989 will wrestle as an eleven-year-old during the 2000/01 season. A child born on September 1, 1989 will wrestle as a ten-year-old during the 2000/01 season. Any USAWA-Kansas Kids 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 stated on his/her membership card is accurate.
8 & Under					40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 88, 95, 110, 125.
9 & 10					52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 150, 170.
11 & 12					60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 165, 190, 215, 240.
13 & 14					70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175, 205, 235, 265.
15 & 16					95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175, 185, 215, 245, 275.
					Additional and/or combined age and weight classes can be used at the option of the host tournament director.
	Rule 4-4-2	No wrestler will be permitted to wrestle another person with a weight spread exceeding the following weights:
		8 & Under				15 Pounds
		9 & 10				20 Pounds
		11 & 12				25 Pounds
		13 & 14				30 Pounds
		15 & 16				35 Pounds
	Rule 4-5-1 & Rule 4-5-3	The weigh-in procedures shall be determined by the tournament director.
	Rule 4-5-4	There shall be no weight allowances given, unless otherwise allowed by the tournament director.
	Rule 5-2-5(h)	When the defensive wrestler goes into an uncontrolled high bridge, the referee will break the hold, stop the match and award the offensive wrestler three (3) back points. All bridges are not uncontrolled and need not be stopped, unless they are potentially dangerous.
	Rule 6-1-1	The length of matches will be determined by the age group wrestling. 8 & Under / 9 & 10 will wrestle three (1) one 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 6-1-3 & Rule 6-7-1	The overtime period will be one minute.
	Rule 8-1-5	Anyone officially ejected from a tournament must leave the building, and will not be allowed to participate in and/or attend any other sanctioned tournaments. This sanction shall be effective for:
				1^st occurrence – 8 days 2^nd occurrence – 24 days 3^rd occurrence – one calendar year
		An official ejection will follow an official warning, except in the case of flagrant misconduct.
	Rule 10-2-2	Wrestling will not begin until the wrestler is represented by a coach at matside. Coaches shall be permitted a maximum of two minutes to appear at the mat. Failure of a coach 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 a round robin, the winner will be determined based on head-to-head competition. If head-to-head competition cannot determine the winner, the winner will be determined by total points earned:
			Fall, forfeit, default or disqualification				4
			Technical fall				3
			Major decision (8 to 14 pts)				2
			Decision (0 to 7 pts)				1
		If the winner still cannot be determined, the total bracket will be wrestled again.

SECTION V - STATE QUALIFYING FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT RULES

1. Qualifying tournaments are tournaments that are used to qualify or are in a series of tournaments that could advance a wrestler to the State level of competition. Qualifying tournaments are subject to all sanctioned tournament rules under Section IV, except where those rules have been modified or expanded under this Section.

2. For the purpose of eligibility of entering a Sub-District or District tournament, a competitive member must be a resident of Kansas and/or be enrolled in a Kansas educational school system. Special cases to this rule are subject to notification and permission from the Executive Council. The State Tournament Director will be notified of any person permitted to wrestle under this provision.

3. SEEDING MEETINGS - Each district will establish a deadline, prior to the seeding meeting, after which no additional entries may be made. At the seeding meeting, weight or age corrections or scratches may be made in all age groups, including walk-on wrestlers, prior to the start of seeding the wrestlers. Once the seeding starts, no changes or additions will be allowed except in the case of clerical errors by the tournament director.

4. Entry forms will be furnished by USAWA-Kansas Kids.

5. Entry Fees for the state tournament will be set each year by the State Body.

6. The District State Director and his/her two Assistant State Directors will determine the number of qualifiers from Sub-District to District. Each District will have this responsibility.

7. There will be four (4) qualifiers from each District to State.

8. The weight classes that a kid wrestler enters at the lowest level qualifying or advancement tournament will be the same for the following tournaments throughout state competition.

9. All Junior High Wrestlers that were participating in a school affiliated (KSHSAA) wrestling program on the same day as a qualifier, will be permitted to wrestle in the next level tournament.

10. There will be at least one official per wrestling area, plus one official for each three wrestling areas.

11. The pairings of the State Tournament bracket will be District first place winner vs. District fourth place winner, and District second place winner vs. District third place winner. Bracket pairings are rotated annually. Current pairings are:

1999	District I vs III District II vs IV	2000	District I vs IV District II vs III
2001	District I vs II District III vs IV	2002	District I vs III District II vs IV

12. The State Folkstyle Tournament will be held the last Saturday/ Sunday of March; unless the last Sunday is Easter, in that case, the tournament will be moved to the last Friday/Saturday of March.

13. Rules Modifications (references to NFSHSA rules book)

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'
	15 & 16	must have a minimum wrestling area of 24 feet square or a circular area of 28 feet in diameter
Rule 2-2-2	The safety mat area defined in modified Rule 2-1-2 must be kept clear at all times, except for two coaches per wrestler. Only coaches with copper or bronze level will be allowed mat side at all qualifying tournaments.
Rule 3-1-1	The referee's uniform is mandatory. All referees must be both High School and Kids certified.
Rule 4-4-1	No additional age or weight classes are allowed. At no time will a wrestler be permitted to wrestle out of their age division unless it is specifically stated in these standing rules.
Rule 4-5-4	There shall be no weight allowances given.
Rule 6-1-2	The first period in all consolation matches will be one minute.
Rule 10-4	In the event of a bracket with three or four wrestlers, there will be a round robin. In the event of a two-man bracket they will wrestle the best two out of three matches.

SECTION VI - STANDING RULES FOR FREESTYLE, GRECO ROMAN

1. The fall, illegal holds, age determination, criteria, weight classes, and length of matches are as defined in the USA Wrestling International Wrestling rules, as published by USA Wrestling.

2. Wall brackets will be USA Wrestling Freestyle bracketing.

SECTION VII - POLICIES

1. Rules Committee
The Rules Committee shall consist of the Kids Official Representative, the Kids Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director, one District Representative elected from each district, and the Parliamentarian. The Rules Committee shall meet prior to August 31, with the Kids Official Representative providing at least fourteen (14) days advanced written notice of the place, day and hour of the meeting. All recommendations from the Rules Committee must have the support of at least four (4) members of the committee.

2. District Representatives
In addition to their duties on the Rules Committee, the District Representatives will be responsible for providing the Kids Official Representative with assistance in certifying officials for USAWA-Kansas Kids. In this regard, they will be operating as agents of the Kids Official Representative, and will comply with his/her guidelines.

3. Amendments
Any amendments to these rules must originate from the Rules Committee, except those adopted directly by the State Body pursuant to Item 4 of this Section. The Rules Committee can consider any suggestion(s) received, whether in oral or written form; however, they must discuss any written suggestions received prior to the date of their meeting. Any recommendations from the Rules Committee will be presented to the Executive Council at the next meeting of the council. The Executive Council may approve a Rules Committee recommendation on a majority vote. Only those amendments recommended by the Rules Committee may be approved by the Executive Council. Upon approval by the Executive Council, the amendment will become effective upon presentation to the State Body.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rules Committee is permitted to make nonsubstantive changes to these standing rules solely for the purpose of clarification.

4. State Body
These standing rules may be amended on a two-thirds vote of the State Body, provided that at least fifty-five percent (55%) of all voting representatives of the state are present. These standing rules may be amended at any annual State Body meeting, or at any special State Body meeting when the proposed amendment has been sent out in the notice of such meeting. Upon approval by the State Body under this provision, the amendment will become effective in the next subsequent fiscal year.

All proposed amendments of the standing rules under this provision must be presented to the Executive Director, in writing, by certified mail post dated no later than July 31. The Executive Director must send a copy of the proposed amendment to each member of the Executive Council post dated no later than August 31. The Executive Council will review the proposed amendment and make its recommendation to the State Body at the next annual meeting.