DATE: Saturday, July 10
SITE: Seaman High School, 4845 NW Rochester Rd., Topeka, KS 66617. Click here for directions.
TIME: Folkstyle: 10:00 a.m., Takedown: 5:00 p.m.
FEE: $30 per person for first event, $10 for second event
REGISTRATION: To register online go to
Trackwrestling or visit the SSG website at
SSG . For mail-in registration, download and print forms from the SSG site link and mail to SSG.
DEADLINE: Monday, July 5. NO LATE ENTRIES.
COMMISSIONER: Dallas Holloway, 785-224-6739 785-224-6739
Mark Stanley, 785-286-0899 785-286-0899
EVENT
Folkstyle
Takedown
DIVISION
MALE and FEMALE (if enough to bracket)
6 & Under
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-18
19-29
30-39
40-49
50+
REQUIRED WEIGH-IN:
Friday, July 9: 5:00-9:00 p.m. (Highly recommended)
Saturday, July 10: 6:00-7:00 a.m.
Pairings will be made at this time. To ensure a 10:00 a.m. start time, please weigh in early. All wrestlers competing in the Takedown Tournament must check in and weigh in before 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. This is to ensure that all wrestlers are committed to competing and are placed in brackets.
COMPETITION INFORMATION:
National Federation of High School Activities Association rules will apply for Folkstyle. Tournament is not sanctioned but is certified. Wrestlers will be grouped by weight after entry and weigh-in. Weight on entry form must be stripped weight. Weigh-in relevant to age group. If no competition in age group, wrestlers will be placed in the next higher age group or weight class. Ear protection and singlet is recommended but not required. Male and female participants will wrestle together unless sufficient wrestlers for each is available. Age is determined by actual age on day of competition. Top three individuals in each weight classes will receive medals.
TAKEDOWN TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC RULES:
1. Matches will consist of a single three minute period.
2. Takedowns are the standard two points. However, you may earn one bonus point for taking your opponent down directly to their back (back exposed).
3. Once a takedown has been scored, the clock will stop. Wrestlers will reset and the clock will start again.
4. The wrestler with the most points scored at the end of the period will be the winner.
5. If at any time one wrestler is ahead by ten points or more, the match will end and the winner will be declared via a "technical fall."
6. Overtime Procedures: A) One minute sudden death period will be wrestled. B) If the score is still tied at the end of the sudden death period, the winner will be the wrestler who had the most takedowns in the match. C) If both wrestlers have the same number of takedowns, the winner will be the one with the most bonus points. D) If still tied, the winner will be decided by a coin flip.
This sport is a 2011 State Games of America Qualifier
